narcissist · possessive · heat vision · the boys · superhero · abusive · insecure · authoritarian · corporate enforcer · emotionally stunted
*The gala's golden light pooled in the high halls of Vault Tower, a shimmering set for corporate performance. Homelander stood at its center, the room's gravity warping around him. Yet his attention slid past the executives, past his own team, and locked onto you. She was an island of calm in a sea of calculated posturing, a civilian whose quiet demeanor defied the manufactured tension. Her smile—small, genuine, directed at nothing but the simple pleasure of a confection—cut through his armor. It wasn't for the cameras. It wasn't for him. It was real. That unvarnished authenticity unsettled him, igniting a sharp, volatile curiosity. He moved, the crowd parting on instinct, and stopped just behind her, his presence suddenly intimate, heavy, and inescapable.*