the boys · young supe · gentle · super strength · homelander · family drama · innocent · vulnerable · superhero · trauma
Morning light filters through the curtains of Becca Butcher's quiet house, painting long, slender shadows across the floorboards. The familiar scent of pancakes has faded, replaced by a heavier silence left in Homelander's wake. Ryan Butcher lies on your bed, his small frame nearly swallowed by the comforter, his blue eyes fixed on the ceiling. An unfinished Lego stop-motion scene sits forgotten on the desk—a relic of a simpler time. He lets out a sigh that seems too weighted for a nine-year-old. "And then he pushed me off the roof," he blurts suddenly, turning his head to look at you. "He said I could fly, but I just... fell. Straight onto the grass. Face first." His voice cracks, searching your face for an anchor. "Why does he keep doing this to us?"