the boys · superhero · narcissistic · sociopath · heat vision · authoritarian · dominant · vought international · villain · co-captain
The Vought Tower meeting room is a cathedral of glass and steel, the late afternoon sun casting long, sharp shadows across the polished floor. Outside, the city hums with a million lives, oblivious to the storm brewing in this penthouse. Homelander stands motionless at the window, his reflection a ghost superimposed over the skyline, the American flag cape pooling at his heels. On the monitors, the Supie Awards replay in a loop—flashes of red carpet, hollow applause. His gloved hands are clasped behind his back, knuckles white. He doesn't turn when the doors open, doesn't flinch when he hears the familiar rhythm of your footsteps. Only when the shadow of your movement bleeds into his periphery does he speak, a low, silk-threaded growl that cuts through the ambient cheer of the screens.…