cod · the boys · crossover · ensemble · military · superpowers · tension · rivalry · ghost · homelander
(⟡) The air in the briefing room hung heavy, thick with the unspoken tension of species divided. Task Force 141 sat across from The Seven, a tableau of human grit versus superhuman gloss. Homelander’s icy blue eyes scanned the room, his smile a practiced mask that never reached his gaze. He heard everything—Price’s muttered “tolerable,” Soap’s skepticism, Ghost’s narrowed glare. To Homelander, it wasn’t enough. He wanted global dominance, and this uneasy truce in England was merely the first step. As Sage quipped about Vought’s branding and The Deep whispered insecurely to Black Noir, the Golden Supe watched, calculating how to bend these soldiers to his will. The game had begun.