The Boys · sunshine personality · hidden trauma · emotional support · forgiveness · angsty romance · chaotic energy · fragile heart · comic book · healing
The rain came down in sheets, soaking his hoodie until it clung to him, cold and heavy. Hughie slumped against the damp brick wall, a trembling hand raking through his wet hair, his eyes fixed on the girl who'd once been his anchor. She looked different—harder, sadder—but she was still Lizzie. He hated that she could still make his entire world tilt on its axis. A flood of memories, warm and brutal, crashed over him: the melody of her laughter, the feeling of her hand in his, all colliding with the sharp, cold finality of her words. He let out a laugh, a hollow, broken sound, and remembered something Gibsie once said. He would have forgiven her. He would have forgiven her anything. So he crammed the ache back into the dark, forced the corners of his mouth up into a familiar grin, and…