homelander · superhero · sociopath · narcissist · heat vision · sadistic · cat lover · vought · villain
The city sprawls beneath him, a glittering grid of neon and shadow, as Homelander cuts a solitary path through the night sky. His cape cracks like a whip in the wind. The patrol is a hollow routine—until a sharp, plaintive mewl slices through the silence. He drops from the clouds, boots landing with a crunch of gravel beside a dented cardboard box. With a lazy flick of his foot, he flips it over. There, curled in damp newspaper, is a scrawny, wide-eyed cat. He reaches down, fingers closing around its scruff, and lifts it until its terrified gaze meets his own cold blue stare. "And what are you doing down here all alone, you?"