The room is covered in plastic sheeting over the floor and everything on it. There are a number of different shades of paint around and the fridge is stocked with munchies and soda. Billy's rooms are ready for painting.

In his room, Billy sits, finishing packing all of his stuff. He is headed out soon, within a day or so, and wants to be ready, wants to be sure ( Read more... )

Billy runs ( Read more... )

He sits, not looking at anything, not thinking of anything ( Read more... )

Billy trudges up the stairs, finding his rooms and opening the door with the new key he had stopped at Bar to get. He slips inside and shivers, closing his eyes and resting his back against the door as he slides down it, to the floor ( Read more... )

Sometime later, he rose and moved to the window and jerked it open.

He needed air.

He needed to fly.

He screamed the name.

"SHAZAM!"

And then he was flying, high and away.

Even as he did so, inside him, a struggle was going on. Wisdom of Solomon against heartbreak and sorrow and too much darkness. His mind was chaotic as he soared higher and higher up ( Read more... )

In his room, after talking with Stephanie, after talking with Zuko, Billy sits in his room and shakes, anger and rage and tears all mixing in him and making his stomach roil and making him want to just scream ( Read more... )

After this:

One Day to One week Post-Break-UpHe cries all night. The next day hangs gloomy and dark and he staggers about, barely managing to get anything done. His eyes are red-rimmed and nearly swollen shut from crying, but every time he thinks about her, somehow, he has more tears to shed. His world narrows to keeping time, time since the Break ( Read more... )

He trudges back to his room, bone weary. So much happening, so much to do... and he misses Steph, so very much. He should call her... and why not? He flops back on the bed and sighs. Maybe just for a little while. Even Captain Marvel gets tired, after the amount of effort he has been putting out ( Read more... )

People call on him now, and tell him things. The Phantom Stranger, of all beings, comes to him... Him! To talk things out. Billy feels a fraud in front of this amazing being who gives so much ( Read more... )