They've come to get me again, the cloud is over my head

[billykaplan]

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Not good enough, Billy thought, staring blankly at the punching bag in front of him. Not strong enough. I can’t do anything. His hands clenched. I couldn’t stop them from destroying my home, or from coming after Teddy. I couldn’t help Eliza. He looked at his hands. “What’s the point?” he asked himself aloud. “What’s the point

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[magnetlips]

Cassie opened the door. She had heard Billy's last statement. "Hey, want some company?" She knew after all that fighting she needed some one to talk to, but Billy might rather want to blow off steam at the punching bag and be alone.

[billykaplan]

Billy looked away from the punching bag, carefully dropping a more cheerful mask over his face. "Sure, if you don't mind watching me totally suck at hitting stuff," he said with a little shrug, shaking his hurting hand.

[magnetlips]

Cassie smiled. "It takes some getting used to. Kate would know more about this but when I took defense classes they mentioned there was one way to try and focus all your energy into your fist." Cassie focused on the punching bag, holding her clenched fist in front of it before hitting it hard. "But it never works for me." Cassie confessed.

[billykaplan]

Billy watched Cassie's strike, then looked down at his own clenched fist. "What works for some people doesn't always work for others," he commented, unfolding his fingers one by one. They were still tingling a little.

[avengers_fan]

Victor took Billy's arms in hold again and guided him through another few motions, before having him punch again. "Oh? Anyone I've met in the building so far?" He chuckled lightly to himself.

[magnetlips]

Cassie smirked. "You mean like his boyfriend?" She didn't know how Victor had missed that, then again she hadn't seen him on the roof earlier.

Hm, she needed to get a camera and start taking pictures of Billy and Teddy, either for blackmail or just so the couple could have cute pictures of the two of them. She pushed to the back of her mind the thought that added how they'd especially want that if one of them died.

[avengers_fan]

Victor blinked. "Wait, boyfriend?" He abruptly became very aware of his positioning with Billy. "You mean you're a ladybug?" He tried not to just jump away in surprise, but he was clearly a little shaken up. (OOC: Mexican slang for a gay male; only about as offensive as the 'queer eye' term)

[billykaplan]

Billy blinked, cocking his head to one side. "What," he asked, "does your usage of 'ladybug' mean, exactly?" He swept a hand through his hair, his face carefully blank as he took in Victor's reaction. He had long ago accepted the fact that there were people out there who were going to be biased against him because of his sexuality, but that didn't mean he had to like it.