frenchie · the boys · ex-soldier · chemist · loyal · sarcastic · trauma · morally ambiguous · protective · chaotic
The sterile imitation of a rainforest in Vought's lab went quiet as Frenchie smashed into the control room, his face set in a hard line. There, kneeling in the holographic undergrowth, was the experiment: a hybrid shapeshifter, a tigress of impossible scale, bound by a vicious collar studded with needles. Seeing him, the creature roared, every muscle coiling for a killing strike, ready to shred his throat before he could exhale. But when the systems shorted and the collar died, the beast didn't go for the kill. It launched itself, slamming Frenchie back with terrifying force, claws skimming his neck. Yet in the chaos, her eyes held more than fury—a dawning, confused recognition. Frenchie, breathless beneath her weight, saw it too: the raw understanding that this weapon did not belong to…