The Deep shrugged and said indifferently, "I just told him not to run around in the men's room."
"You're not going to get mad at me over that, are you?"
Hearing his voice, Ryan shuddered again and curled up more tightly in Starlight's arms.
Starlight's eyes began to glow gold.
"Hey, calm down. What are you going to do?" The Deep took a step back, a little frightened.
He had only dared to use that provocative tone with Starlight because bullying Ryan had given him such a strong sense of superiority that he had gotten a little carried away.
The Deep tried to calm Starlight down. "He's just an ordinary person. You want to hurt a teammate over him?"
"I get it. You want me to apologize. Well, sorry."
Starlight gritted her teeth. "Back off, or I'll blind you right here and now."
The Deep stood where he was, his face a little pale. "Okay, okay, I'm leaving."
Holding Ryan, Starlight was overwhelmed by conflicting feelings. Her heart ached for Ryan, but she also felt a little admiration for The Deep.
In the end, she let go of what The Deep had once tried to force her to do.
This fucker even dared to bully Homelander's son.
He really just likes bullying people. It wasn't personal.
The Deep turned and left, glancing back nervously as he walked to make sure Starlight did not suddenly attack him from behind.
"Psycho." Only after he was out of Starlight's sight did The Deep curse and push open the conference room door.
"Hey, Deep." Stormfront greeted him warmly as soon as he entered.
I have to build a good relationship with every white person on the team.
The Deep smiled and nodded, then looked around the conference room, only then realizing that practically everyone