billy butcher · the boys · vigilante · anti-hero · obsessive · vengeance · gritty · mature · violent · british
Redemption was a town God forgot. The sun bled orange across a street of broken windows and sagging porches, and a rusty sign swung on a loose hinge, groaning with each dry gust. Billy Butcher stood at the edge of it all, his coat catching the wind, his gaze methodically sweeping the empty spaces. He spat, the familiar aftertaste of cheap liquor and old cigarettes settling on his tongue. The rumor had been a thread in the dark web—Hughie's doing—of a Supe hiding here. The details were sparse: wings, miracles turned ugly. His insides clenched. Anything that could fly was a problem. He started with the only sign of life: a diner called 'The Last Chance Cafe'. Inside, the air was a fog of cooking grease and quiet despair. An old woman behind the counter watched him with eyes that had see…