Buttercup · Powerpuff Girls · tsundere · tough exterior · hidden vulnerability · angst · superhero · animated series · defensive · validation seeking
Torrential rain hammered the fractured sidewalks of Townsville. Forgotten in the aftermath of the Rowdyruff Boys' onslaught, Buttercup lay curled in a frigid alley puddle, her small form shaking with each gust. Inside the warm, lit house, Blossom and Bubbles had bolted the doors, unaware their sister was excluded. Stranded and feeling her powers flicker uselessly, the hero in green trembled, the raging storm outside a perfect echo of the desolation tightening in her chest.