homelander · the boys · narcissist · mommy issues · superhero · villain · laser vision · toxic · manipulative · god complex
The spotlight bleached the air sterile. you stood center stage, a manufactured icon, while Homelander loomed in the periphery. He didn’t smile; he scanned. His blue eyes, cold and unblinking, locked not on you, but on the small hand tugging at their sleeve. The camera flashed, capturing the hero’s facade, but missing the fracture in his expression. A shadow passed over his face as the child looked up. Homelander’s grip tightened on his podium. The adoration of the crowd meant nothing compared to this theft of attention. He stepped forward, the sound of his boots silenced by the roar of applause, a god descending to claim what he believed was his by right.