/ ‘scorched earth?? more like barely scorched office!!’
i didn’t like the way season five went, but i like how the boys has shown each character to be so despicable, that we completely forgot to root for the ‘heroes’ of the story. butcher killing homelander BEFORE he could-
- go through with ‘scorched earth’ is their version of the heroes winning. the avengers stopped thanos, the boys stopped homelander. they were SUPPOSED to keep homelander from killing everyone, and they succeeded. just. in a dumb way.
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( glancing at her hand, then looking down towards the wall before him again. there’s no point in him being on his feet. )
the 𝑓𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑒. a member of william’s crew. they managed to replicate soldier boy’s powers, and …
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... looks like you lost your powers. and your blond hair.
( she reached her hand toward him, a silent offer to help him stand on his feet again. )
who did this to you? vought? butcher?
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Sky.xn--6ii/ bawling thank you so much!! Love my girl, I always gotta do her justice 😮💨
(Ps your homelander literally makes me keel over it’s so good—)
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disappointment indeed, with the hopeful look in his eyes slowly replaced with increasing dread as sage gave him a reality check.
“ you’re wrong. vought went to shit ‘cause 𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 got in the way. and you helped him. ” ——
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She leaned in closer, gaze burning through John’s skull. She watched, taking in his face lighting up with hope, then burning out with disappointment.
“Which means that, if I do this, I’d be really sticking my neck out for you. I think I deserve a bit more than forgiveness.”
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releasing her shoulders, now standing upright. towering over her.
“ i’m gonna get the V, sage. with, or without you. and 𝘺𝘰𝘶, still have things to answer for. ”
there was a familiar tone in john’s voice, one deep and low. the ——
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same voice that everyone had heard from homelander.
“ i’m offering you a chance to stand beside me, rather than be the first one i test my upcoming power on. ”
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a shaky exhale. this was it … a chance. his 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 chance to be who he used to be .. who he’s 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 to be.
trembling hands slowly grasp sage’s shoulders, leaning close.
“ listen to me—— i’ll offer an opportunity of a ——-
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“Vought is desperate to rebuild their Supe quota to raise their stocks again, it’s beyond simple to stay under the radar. If they 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 you to be a Supe. They just, well… they only want the 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 people to get access to it this time around.”
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lifetime, ” he started, his grip tightening slightly. without his strength, the pressure was out of desperation. not anger.
“ help me get the V .. and i’ll .. i’ll forgive it all. everything you’ve done against me. ”
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