#alternatively: hughie was injected w compound v as a kid and his superpower is unlocking people's monologuing

[homielander]

i love how disarming hughie is repeatedly shown to be to so many people because he actually treats them like human beings (which is exceptionally rare on this show).

a stranger cries next to him on a park bench and he immediately asks if she's all right and gives her heartfelt advice. translucent tries to murder him and hughie still goes to his cell with water. butcher is an asshole to hughie all around, but hughie's refusal to let him treat the rest of the group (frenchie, MM, kimiko — all of whom are little better than strangers to him at that point) like they're disposable actually reminds butcher he has a heart (in s2 lol). a-train murders hughie's girlfriend, shows no remorse for it, then tries to murder him, but hughie still opts to pump his heart back to life. (and it works out, because a-train repays the favour in season 2 by providing them information on stormfront's history.) hughie treats soldier boy with basic kindness and soldier boy opens up to him about his dreams of settling down and a family with crimson countess. when he negotiates with mindstorm (whose ability literally depends on making eye contact!!), hughie uncovers his eyes and even tosses him some clothes, just so mindstorm can retain some semblance of dignity and connection.

it makes the v24 plot so much more heartbreaking because hughie's greatest strength has been his humanity all along.

#alternatively: hughie was injected w compound v as a kid and his superpower is unlocking people's monologuing #i just. love hughie so much okay #he's my best friend. bad writing could never make me hate him #that being said i was sooo scared they'd make hughie betray mindstorm to soldier boy after butcher woke up #he'd be absolutely TERRIFYING as a villain #hughie campbell #the boys #the boys spoilers #the boys meta