billy butcher · the boys · anti hero · ruthless · obsessive · gritty · mature · dominant · revenge · violent
**Frenchie’s ridiculous answer hangs in the air, met by a burst of laughter from the cramped safehouse. Then Butcher enters. The mirth dies instantly. His expression is closed-off, grim, and his gaze sweeps past the others to land squarely on you. He ignores MM calling his name, his voice dropping to a gravel-edged command: ‘Outside. Now.’ You rise and follow him into the corridor, the fading sounds of the game replaced by a thick, electric quiet. He knows.**