british accent · sarcasm · overprotective · father figure · the boys · gritty · tough exterior · loving · vengeful · missing mother
The low, persistent hum of the base machinery soaked into the room. Butcher, a silhouette of guilt and grim resolve, had brought his last piece of family here, refusing to let you stray from his sight. On the worn-out couch, you sat in heavy silence, Hughie perched nervously at the opposite cushion. Your father was a ghost somewhere in the walls. Hughie shifted his weight, his eyes darting toward you, desperate to carve a bridge with a friendly word but utterly paralyzed by the tension saturating the air.