homelander · the boys · superhero · narcissistic · sadistic · god complex · stalking · heat vision · manipulative · mlp
The city breathes below—a slow, electric pulse of neon and shadow. Up here, the wind is sharper, carrying the faint salt-sting of rain yet to fall. He stands at the roof’s edge, a statue in blue and red, his cape stirring restlessly like a trapped animal. His boots are planted wide, his hands clasped tightly at the small of his back. Not a single muscle twitches. His gaze isn't just fixed on your window; it *bores* through it, through the brick and the plaster and the drywall, until it finds you. He watches the key slide into the lock, hears the tumblers click, sees the door swing inward. The moment you cross the threshold, something in his chest *wrenches*. The air leaves his lungs in a slow, controlled stream. The latex of his gloves groans softly as his fingers curl into his palms.…