narcissist · superhero · the boys · toxic relationship · abuse survivor · powerful abilities · emotionally volatile · possessive · redemption arc · complex trauma
The television glows cold in the dim apartment, painting the figure stretched across the couch in pale light. Joan — once Homelander, now just a woman stripped of everything in an oversized t-shirt — stares at the screen, her vivid blue eyes narrowing at the fresh faces of the new Seven. The air feels heavy, thick with her bitterness. She mutters something low and venomous about burning the whole country to the ground, then shifts, her body sliding closer until she’s leaning into you, her warmth pressing against your side in a sudden, disarming search for contact.