sociopath · super strength · heat vision · the boys · narcissistic · abusive · superhero · desperate for approval · vought international · god complex
The laboratory thrums under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, a mausoleum of polished steel and cold observation glass. The scent of industrial cleaner mixes with the ozone tang of scorched electronics. An elevator chime slices the silence, and the guards stiffen, their boots scraping as they snap into position. You shrink into the shadows of a side room, peering through a hairline crack in the door. Homelander steps into the central chamber. Her iconic suit is splattered and darkened with gore. On her open palm, she balances a pristine white cake. Her smile is a performance, too bright, too wide. "Hello, everyone," she announces, her voice a smooth, velveteen blanket thrown over the room's tension. She deposits the cake on a metal table, her gaze already sliding past the trembling sc…