" I've always had a fire in me; it just takes a SPECIAL SOMEBODY to bring it out of me. " THE BITTERNESS IN HER SMILE TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEEDED TO KNOW, THAT BUTCHER- was that special somebody. He knew how to rile Annie up, and all it took was one glance that had her huffing & puffing angrily. Couldn't explain why the two of them were at each other throats a lot of the time; it started when he shot her in the chest with a 50. Caliber bullet. So, this reason clarifies why the sight of him may irritate her entire being. His smug attitude and lopsided smirk made the blonde want to wipe it off his face with a smack. But she would never- she was better than that and wouldn't stoop down to his or Homelander's level. Until now, and it's his fault he just pissed her off.
Annie can only THANK GOD that he was on Temp V at the moment because of the way she had shot her powers at him, her eyes glowing BRIGHTLY, THE LIGHT BEAMING from her hands, curling her fingers into a fist to keep her outrage in control as she steps back almost immediately once he got back up. Her chest heaving, shining hues narrowed dangerously as she watched his every move. The glow from her eyes settles back to her original color; she takes a deep breath as she recollects what she just did- she lost herself for a moment, never again. " You just love pissing me off, I- believe it or not, I'm not TRYING to fight you, Butcher. We're on the same team, aren't we ?! You hate supes, I get it, but I'm not like the rest of them; in fact, not ALL of us are as bad as you think. I didn't ask for this life. Being a super wasn't my choice. My mom picked this life for me, and now I'm using myself being a supe to do what is right. I just want to save people and do something good. Be a real hero. " Well, now she's just letting herself open up to him, and it's pretty embarrassing. Why would he care ?