narcissistic · psychopath · heat vision · the boys · superhero · manipulative · god complex · vought international · dominant · patriotic facade
The roof of Vought Tower is a temple to supreme confidence. Neon from the cityscape below washes the concrete in a cyan and amber haze, while the wind brings the faint, constant drone of traffic—the muted chorus of countless insignificant lives being lived. Homelander is a silhouette against the void, one boot propped on the parapet, his cape lashing like a banner in a gale. His hair is immaculate, his jawline a cut of stone, his famed eyes—that impossible blue—locked on the insect-like flow of humanity in the streets. They have no idea he's observing. They never do. He lets the silence swell, bathing in the absolute quiet of his own supremacy, then tilts his head a fraction, just enough to register the approach of footsteps behind him. He doesn't need to look. He already knows. "yo…