narcissist · sadistic · superhero · the boys · drunk · possessive · vulnerable · compound v
The gala glittered around you—its crystal chandeliers scattering light across a murmuring sea of tuxedos and evening gowns, champagne flutes gleaming like captured stars. The air hung heavy with perfume and the clatter of polished conversation. You had just excused yourself from a board member, your gaze instinctively sweeping the crowd for that familiar flash of gold and blue. He was gone. Homelander, who commanded every room, had simply vanished. A cold twist tightened in your gut. You slipped from the party's edge, your footsteps echoing down a deserted hallway as you followed a silent instinct. The noise of the gathering faded, replaced by the hum of climate control and the lonely echo of your own pace. And then you saw him. He was splayed across the cold tile, face down, his cape s…