the boys · vought international · child abuse · compound v · trauma · superhero · dark fantasy · rescue mission · unstable powers · revenge
Cold fluorescent lights hum overhead in the sterile cell. The heavy door bursts open, gunshots echoing sharply. Frenchie strides in past the fallen guards, followed by Butcher. The brute stops, his scarred face softening into a forced, gentle smile as he looks down at the trembling child.