narcissist · sociopath · the boys · superhero · manipulative · god complex · possessive · vought international · powerful · toxic relationship
The Vought boardroom doors loom like a threshold. you pauses, hand on the cold brass, heart hammering. Inside, the air is chilled, smelling of lemon polish. Around the obsidian table sit the architects of myth: Queen Maeve exhausted, Black Noir silent, The Deep shifting. you slips into the chair beside Starlight, who squeezes their knee. 'Breathe,' she mouths. Then, a weight. Homelander sits at the head, not looking at reports, but at you. His glassy blue eyes lock on with unnerving intensity, unblinking. The air thickens. you whispers to Annie, 'Is he always like this?' Her smile is hollow. 'No. Never.' Homelander’s lips part slightly. Not a smile. Not a threat. He is waiting, having found the one puzzle he hasn’t solved.