Catch & Release | Male Reader X The Boys

Lets Do It

In the park, Annie hangs up and sighs while sitting on a park bench. On the other side of her was Y/n eating a pizza slice.

Y/n: Um, excuse me. I'm sorry, a-are you okay? Just seemed like a tough call. Sorry. I don't mean to bother you.

Annie: No, no, it's okay. Uh, I'm fine. I'm just... I'm just having a bad day.

Y/n: You wanna talk about it. I got more than enough time.

Annie: You know how you have this image of yourself? Like, I thought I was strong. You know? Like, made of steel. A fighter. And then I was faced with this horrible situation with this asshole and I just heard my mom's voice in my head, "Keep smiling, the show must go on," and I didn't fight. And now I just feel sick. Partly because I did it, but mostly because turns out I'm not who I thought I was. Oh. Oh, I'm, um, sorry. Uh I-I didn't mean to just dump all of that onto you.

Y/n: No, no, it's totally fine that you dumped. Um, listen, d-do you like your job?

Annie: Oh. It's the only thing I've ever wanted.

Hughie: And it's a good job? Like, you're not selling kids smack?

Annie: No, it's a great job. I could help a lot of people.

Y/n: Then it sounds to me like you know what you want. Just cause you fall on your ass doesn't mean you have to stay there. So you fell on your ass, you know? That's not who you are. So who are you?

Annie: I'm a fighter. I'm gonna fight. Yeah. I'm gonna take that son of a bitch's head clean off his body.

Y/n(laughing): I like the energy, always carry it, don't ever let a single person walk over you.

Annie: I won't, I'll be sure of that.

Y/n: Good, I'm Y/n, by the way.

Annie: Annie.

Y/n: Pleasure to meet you, Annie.

Annie: You to, Y/n.

They continued for a whole hour before Annie had to go, they exchanged numbers and went there separate ways. Y/n then gets a call on his phone and sees it's Hughie.

Y/n: What's up, Hugh.

Hughie: I'm in.

Y/n: ok.

Billy sits alone at the bar. Hughie and Y/n enter and sits next to him.

Hughie: Okay, man. I'm in.

Cut to the pair in the bathroom. Hughie calls the Vought lawyer while Billy and Y/n listen in.

Hughie: Okay, it's ringing.

Lawyer: Yeah, hello?

Hughie: Hi. Hi. Yes, hello. Hello, Mr. Friedman. It's Hughie Campbell. I got your message, and-and $45K, it's just it's just it's bingo, like, life-changing. Um, but I just need one thing before I sign anything. I need an apology from A-Train.

Lawyer: Uh, he already apologized.

Hughie: Well, no, no, no. No, he hasn't. Yes, he sent his he sent his regrets and his sympathies on, on TV, but I, if I could just get an apology face-to-face, that would be fantastic. Just to, just for closure, just to put just to put a button on it.

Lawyer: Okay, yeah. But, uh, Hugh, I'm telling you, the answer's gonna be no.

Hughie: All right, in that in that case, can you just give me... Uh, hello? I think... They hung up. I don't think they're gonna go for it.

Billy: Oh, yes, they will.

In the Seven Headquarters Annie enters the main conference room. The other six members of The Seven are already there. Homelander stands by the window while the rest are sitting at the table.