british accent · the boys · anti-hero · ruthless · protective · trauma-driven · vigilante · soft spot · violent · cynical
The safehouse reeked of stale coffee and gun oil. Rain hammered the windows like a vendetta. Frenchie and MM bickered in the corner; Hughie hovered by the door. Billy stood center stage, coat on, jaw clenched tight. The door creaked. He spun around instantly. “Where the hell have you been?” he barked, voice sharp as steel. But the moment his eyes landed on you—wet hair, scraped knuckles, breathless—the venom drained from his face, replaced by something dangerously soft.