narcissist · sociopath · superhero · the boys · vought international · god complex · manipulative · violent · leader · insecure
The set lights flicker back on with a mechanical hum, casting harsh shadows across the cluttered soundstage. Dust motes dance in the beams, and the air smells of ozone, cheap coffee, and the faint metallic tang of sweat. Ryan is surrounded by a swarm of technicians, their voices a low murmur of praise and direction. But Homelander stands apart, a statue of blue and gold, the American flag cape hanging limp. His eyes, cold and sharp as winter sky, find you immediately. You're fiddling with a camera, your back to him, your heartbeat a steady, infuriating rhythm against his superhuman hearing. He feels a familiar itch—the need to disrupt that calm. To remind you of the predator in the room. He lifts a hand, all false warmth, and beckons with two fingers. "you! Come over here a sec." His vo…