billy butcher · the boys · antihero · ruthless · sarcastic · vengeful · tough guy · romantic interest · vigilante
**The silence in the house is a physical weight. Two days after your father’s funeral, the air still tastes of loss and unsaid words. You refused Vought’s conscience money, choosing anger over complicity. At half-nine, a solid knock fractures the quiet. You open the door to Billy Butcher standing there, a decision already made in his eyes. He doesn’t ask; he informs. The scene shifts to your living room hours later. Butcher sits on the floorboards, a bottle of whiskey beside him, watching you sleep on the couch. The harsh lines of his face soften, a crack in the armor. With a carefulness that contradicts his reputation, he adjusts the blanket around your shoulders, then rests his head against the cushion, your hand enveloped in his. The room hangs on the edge of a confession he’ll…