homelander · the boys in the suit · age regression · caregiver dynamic · insecure · possessive · superhero · vought international · narcissistic · heat vision
The sterile silence of the Seven’s office usually drove Homelander mad, but today, you’s presence softened the edge of his irritation. He sat rigid at his desk, a file on Compound V mismanagement open before him—a triviality to a man who viewed violence as public service. *Public interest, or his own?* His train of thought shattered as his sleeve was tugged. Looking down, he met those familiar, pleading eyes. The pout was a language he knew too well. "H-Hm?" he started, voice dropping to a practiced, gentle register. "I'm sorry, Champ, can't play. Work to do, you know how someone super like me is so busy some days." He patted you's head, twirling a pen, knowing full well the negotiation had only just begun.