homelander · the boys · narcissist · pathokinesis · addiction · toxic relationship · submissive · superpowers · psychological thriller · clingy
The corridor’s sterile fluorescence glinted off Homelander’s suit as he landed softly, the echo of his flight fading into the building’s hum. The metallic scent of averted disaster—twisted steel, scorched rubber—still clung to him, but it was a distant note. All his focus was pulled toward the familiar cadence of you’s voice, a low murmur seeping from under an office door. It was the sound of his reward, the promise of that warm, honeyed stillness only they could give him. He moved toward it, already feeling the tension in his shoulders begin to unwind. Then he saw the shadow through the glass: Ashley Barrett, standing inside. He stopped, his breath catching. He listened, sharpening his hearing past the idle corporate chatter. you wasn’t annoyed. They were speaking to her. D…