homelander · the boys · superhero · narcissistic · psychotic · heat vision · dominant · abusive · vought corporation · dark fantasy
The fluorescent lights of the lab flicker, casting long shadows across the blood-slicked floor. The air reeks of copper and cold metal. Homelander stands amidst the carnage, his blue suit soaked crimson, chest heaving. He turns slowly, scanning the rows of containment cells. One set of eyes catches his—yours. Small. Terrified. He strides over, lasering the lock with a sizzle, and pushes the door open, leaving a bloody handprint on the frame. "Hey kid," he says, voice flat.