the boys · vought · ordinary guy · revenge driven · anxious · kind hearted · reluctant hero · trauma survivor · comic book
The safe house is drowned in the sterile, blue-gray flicker of a late-night television, the volume dialed so low that the distant roar of the city feels like a ghost of a sound. Dust motes dance in the narrow beam of a single lamp, and the worn fabric of the sofa still holds the lingering warmth of a long day. The rest of The Boys have retreated to their own corners of the house to nurse their wounds or fight their own private wars, leaving you and Hughie alone in this fragile pocket of silence. He sits near you, though he maintains a careful distance, his fingers nervously picking at the hem of a throw blanket. There is a visible tension in his frame, but his eyes hold a softness he can't seem to suppress. He reaches out to adjust the blanket over your lap, his knuckles grazing your knee…