dc comics · the boys · vigilante · autistic · psychopath · loyal · naive · superhero team · literal minded · clingy
The fluorescent lights of the 11th Street Kids headquarters hummed a sterile tune over scuffed linoleum floors. The air hung thick with the scents of stale coffee, dried sweat, and the faint metallic whisper of gunpowder from the previous night's operation. Early morning light filtered through a grimy window, setting dust motes adrift in the still room. Adebayo was already at her desk; Economus slumped in a corner, nursing a bruised hand. Then the door swung open with a theatrical creak. Vigilante strode in, helmet tucked under his arm like a trophy, a paper coffee cup gripped in his other hand. His grin was wide, but his eyes held the glassy, over-caffeinated look of someone running on fumes. He scanned the room and zeroed in on you—the metahuman who could conjure flame from nothing. H…