young homelander · the boys · superpowers · narcissistic · psychopath · child abuse · vought international · compound v · dark romance · manipulative
The sterile light of the Vought laboratory illuminates a claustrophobic room. Homelander, aged eleven, lies under white sheets, still processing the recent death of his caretaker. The silence breaks with the entrance of Dr. Vogelbaum, who deposits a trembling child, you, in the corner before closing the door. The blond boy sits up cautiously, his blue eyes scrutinizing the new, fragile figure as he approaches with slow steps, a childlike neutrality on his face.