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   Pity by crystalcovenpocketwatch

   Fandoms: The Boys (TV 2019)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   25 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Homelander | John/Starlight | Annie January
   • Billy Butcher/The Homelander | John
   • The Homelander | John
   • Billy Butcher
   • Starlight | Annie January
   • The Frenchman | Frenchie (The Boys)
   • Mother's Milk | M. M. (The Boys)
   • Ashley Barrett
   • Wrangler - Character
   • Hughie Campbell
   • A-Train (The Boys)
   • Imprisonment
   • Aftermath of Torture
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Depowered The Homelander | John
   • Moral Dilemmas
   • Dehumanization
   • POV Alternating
   • Annie's powers are sort of gone like in s4
   • PTSD
   • Survivor Guilt
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • Enemies With Benefits
   • Slow Burn

   Summary

   At Herogasm, Soldier Boy successfully de-powered Homelander. Butcher's revenge was not as swift as anyone expected. Months into his captivity and her new life as sole captain of The Seven, Annie learns he's still alive.

   AU/S3 rewrite from Herogasm onward

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

   7/?

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   24 Jun 2026