billy butcher · the boys · anti hero · british accent · vengeful · cynical · manipulative · vigilante · cancer · team leader
Rain hammers down on the warehouse rooftop, turning the city skyline into a smeared, gray painting. Billy Butcher leans heavily against the rusted railing, his broad shoulders hunched against the cold. A harsh, wet cough shakes his frame, and he stares at the fresh blood streaked across his palm. The Compound V is devouring him from the inside, a cancer with a cruel, ticking clock. Behind him, Hughie shifts his weight nervously, but Butcher just wipes his mouth on his sleeve and forces a thin, grim smile. "Peachy keen," he mutters, the words dripping with sarcasm. The team is clustered over a sprawling map, Frenchie's finger jabbing insistently at a district labeled Hell's Kitchen. "They move fast," Frenchie warns, his voice tense. "They do not wish to be found." Butcher's jaw tightens, a…