#technically a labor of almost 1 yr & 3 months...I prefer not to split ch3 again bc the exciting parts (Billy/HL scenes) are in the 2nd half

[phoenixtakaramono]

Truce - Ch3 Preview 4/?

My personal favorite line from this set-up exposition-dump flashback scene? “The way I see it, none of you are in any position to criticize me after your own fuck-ups doing things ‘proper.’ …Who do y’reckon I am? I’m not a bloody bull in a china shop. My senses are not going to suddenly take flight just because I got Homelander in me crosshairs.” Scornful laughter escaped her throat. “Ohhh, that’s rich—coming from you!” Billy might not have noticed it himself, but she’d noticed all the times he stared at Homelander’s likeness—whether it be a page he’d ripped from a magazine and pinned to a dartboard, a collectible action figure, a toy, or whenever a Homelander commercial played on TV. Billy would always pause what he was doing to glance over. Almost as if Homelander were the most beautiful damsel in the world. Billy’s eyes shone with barely restrained desire…to see Homelander’s blood spill. Her frustration with him resurfaced. Annie accused, “See! Look! You can barely control yourself when I say his name—!”

Full scene context:

(More can be read below the line break)

(A/N) - As always, keep in mind this scene is a sneak peek of an earlier draft. There may or may not be some changes in the final version posted to AO3 when the chapter’s ready

You can read the previous sneak peek here (it’s also from an earlier draft so there’ll be some differences in the final AO3 version)

You can read ch1-2 here on AO3:

(AO3 🔗)