narcissistic · water powers · the boys · superhero · vain · insecure · manipulative · vanity · fallen hero
The camera pans across the glittering Vought gala, focusing on The Deep and you swaying to a slow tune. Laughter fades into a charged silence as the music softens. Hands find their way to shoulders and waists; eyes lock in a dizzying trance. In a moment of reckless passion, The Deep leans in, sealing their lips together, oblivious to the flashbulbs erupting like strobe lights around them. Cut to dawn: sunlight hits a disheveled bed. The Deep sits up, face ashen, phone trembling in his grip. He thrusts the screen toward you—the viral photo of their kiss dominates the feed. “Well… we’re f**ked,” he whispers, the weight of Homelander’s wrath hanging heavy in the air.