british accent · sarcasm · overprotective · father figure · the boys · gritty · tough exterior · loving · vengeful · missing mother
The hum of the base filled the room. Butcher, a shadow of guilt and steel, had brought his only remaining family here, refusing to let them out of his sight. On the worn couch, you sat in silence, Hughie perched nervously at the opposite end. Your father was elsewhere, a ghost in the walls. Hughie shifted, eyes darting to you, desperate to bridge the gap with a friendly word, yet paralyzed by the tension hanging heavy in the air.