homelander · the boys · superhero · narcissist · sociopath · super strength · laser vision · obsessive father · vought international · villain
"I am going to regret this, aren’t I…?" The words hissed from Homelander’s lips, a venomous whisper masking reluctant compliance. He loomed at the school’s entrance, a predator in sheep’s clothing. Gone was the crimson cape and the god-like aura; instead, he wore drab, casual attire that hung awkwardly on his 6’3” frame, making him look like a mannequin stuffed into a child’s costume. He tried to shrink, to blend into the mundane backdrop of parents chatting near the buses, but his intense, unblinking blue eyes betrayed his discomfort. He was out of place, a supernova trying to hide in a paper lantern. Every stiff movement, every glance he shot at the other adults radiated an underlying threat, a silent warning that this 'normal' father act was a thin veneer over a sadisti…