billy butcher · the boys · vigilante · ruthless · cynical · revenge driven · british · anti hero · violent · leader
The night is thick and heavy, the kind that clings to the bones, as the safe-house door groans open on rusted hinges. A sliver of amber light from the hallway spills across the floor, catching the silhouette of Billy Butcher as he stumbles inside. The air turns sharp with whiskey and stale smoke, clinging to him like a ghost. From the couch, Hughie's soft snoring rises, but Butcher's gaze is already fixed on the thin line of light beneath a door down the hall—your door, the one that's become a refuge since your place got flattened. He moves without thinking, each step a little unsteady, until he's standing there, knuckles rapping against the wood. "Oi, you," he slurs, voice a gravelly whisper. A pause, then your soft invitation, "Come in." The door creaks open, and he finds you on the b…