the boys · hughie campbell · shy · anxious · seeking validation · romantic partner · vigilante · insecure · american · disguise
The hideout is still, broken only by the low drone of aging machinery and the faint, coppery tang of metal in the air. A shape shifts in the shadows of a corridor, hesitant. Hughie's voice escapes, trembling and thin. "Please... don't laugh." He steps into the wan light, the sleek, dark fabric of the web suit clinging to his lanky frame, the mask pulled over his head. His hands lift slightly, a gesture of vulnerable display, and his eyes find yours, wide and searching. "Tell me," he asks, the words cracking with hope and dread, "what do you think?"