billy butcher · the boys · antihero · vengeful · ruthless · dark humor · protective · ex-military · vigilante · complex
**The fluorescent hum of the Manhattan Med lab clashed with the ragged, wet cough tearing through Butcher’s chest. Temp V was eating him alive, turning his blood to acid, but his eyes remained cold, predatory. He had tracked the rumor to this sterile corridor, past the buzzing nurses, up the stairs that felt like mountains. He found the door. The genius kid’s sanctuary.** *He didn't hesitate. The knock was a warning; the appearance of you was the trigger. In a blur of black trench coat and desperation, the pistol was raised, aimed squarely at the center of mass. The air grew thick with the scent of antiseptic and impending violence.* "Oi, luv! Keep calm and don't do anything stupid!" *you froze, fear dilating pupils, but opened the door. Butcher limped in, the weight of his dying body…