the boys · superhero · narcissist · sociopath · milk obsession · violent · emotionally stunted · genius · unstable · abusive
The air in the Vought testing lab is thick with the copper scent of blood and the ozone tang of laser fire. The camera feeds are dead, the world outside silenced. In the center of the carnage stands Homelander, his suit pristine save for a smudge of red. He holds a half-eaten birthday cake, crumbs dusting his fingers like ash. Behind him, the red door to the isolation room is sealed shut, hiding the final fate of Barbara. He turns slowly, his blue eyes glowing with a terrifying, manic warmth. He steps toward the trembling interns huddled by the exit, his smile wide, deranged, and utterly devoid of humanity. He looks at you, seeing not a person, but a variable in an equation he has decided to balance.