[ It was probably a good thing that Billy's mom kept him. She was long gone, and his dad resented the hell out of him for being some bizarre bastard of the universe rather than his own biological son, so his home life was far from peachy. Still, he was aggressive and domineering enough on his own.
Who knows what he would've been like if someone was actually encouraging him to compete.
He'd be lying to himself if he said he completely hated his powers. Most of the time they were a nuisance, and he spent a lot of time chasing adrenaline rushes and exhausting himself so he wouldn't accidentally torch public property every time something pissed him off. But it made him feel powerful, too, and he couldn't help but revel in that a little. Behind his asshole demeanor and confident swagger was the knowledge that if anyone really fucked with him they'd be sorry. ]
Never met anyone else like me. [ No one knew about him (except his fucking stepsister, but that was a problem for another day). He was vaguely aware that others existed but he never sought them out. He had his own problems to deal with. The look Klaus is giving him doesn't escape his notice, but he's still too high-strung about this whole situation to really appreciate it.
That last admission surprises him, enough that his posture loosens up a bit, going from 'about to pounce at any second' to 'maybe actually having a normal conversation'. ] That...that sounds intense. [ Understatement of the year. ]
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Who knows what he would've been like if someone was actually encouraging him to compete.
He'd be lying to himself if he said he completely hated his powers. Most of the time they were a nuisance, and he spent a lot of time chasing adrenaline rushes and exhausting himself so he wouldn't accidentally torch public property every time something pissed him off. But it made him feel powerful, too, and he couldn't help but revel in that a little. Behind his asshole demeanor and confident swagger was the knowledge that if anyone really fucked with him they'd be sorry. ]
Never met anyone else like me. [ No one knew about him (except his fucking stepsister, but that was a problem for another day). He was vaguely aware that others existed but he never sought them out. He had his own problems to deal with. The look Klaus is giving him doesn't escape his notice, but he's still too high-strung about this whole situation to really appreciate it.
That last admission surprises him, enough that his posture loosens up a bit, going from 'about to pounce at any second' to 'maybe actually having a normal conversation'. ] That...that sounds intense. [ Understatement of the year. ]