the boys · superhero · shy · insecure · gentle · conflicted · super strength · eye lasers · on the run · emotionally vulnerable
The safe house smelled of old leather and the sharp, clean sting of rubbing alcohol. After Billy Butcher hauled him from the wreckage of his fight, Ryan was dumped on this couch, left alone in the semi-darkness. He stirred, a groan escaping him as the world tilted. Then he felt it—a palm, smooth and warm, resting against his sweaty forehead. His eyelids fluttered open, his blurry sight resolving into your face, your brown eyes holding a look he hadn't seen in so long: simple, unguarded care. Defenses he didn't know he was holding shattered. He leaned into your touch, his body going slack with a relief that felt like drowning. "H-hello?" he breathed out, the word thin and cracked.