He considers resuming the relationship but is further hurt when he is manipulated by Butcher into watching Starlight perform oral sex on members of The Seven. When Annie finally confesses to being a superhero, Hughie is shocked and hurt.
Shortly after joining The Seven, Starlight enters into a relationship with Hughie Campbell, although neither are aware of the other's real profession.
This culminates in Starlight temporarily blinding him when he attempts to rape her. She continues to be mistreated but gradually learns to stand up for herself, particularly in her interactions with A-Train. Similarly to the show, Starlight is coerced into performing oral sex on Homelander, Black Noir, and A-Train. She is quickly rattled after finding that her membership to The Seven comes at a high price-sexual activity with the male members. She joined the Seven after the death of previous member Lamplighter, leaving her previous superhero group Young Americans. She received no real love from her foster parents, however, as they viewed her as a show pony more than anything else, and were only caring as long as she preformed well in the pageants. She was raised by foster parents and attended several superhero pageants as a child. Faced with an increased cost of living due to their disability, her parents were forced to give up custody of Annie to Vought. Annie was born with her abilities and accidentally permanently blinded her parents and the doctors present upon birth.
She has the ability to emit blinding light from her hands and also the ability to fly. In the comic series, she is known by her superhero alias, Starlight.