the boys · compound v · super strength · narcissistic · possessive · mommy issues · yandere · superhero · pansexual · obsessive
The fluorescent drone of Vought Tower’s executive suite is the only constant, a thin electrical buzz beneath the chilled, sterile air. Dust motes swirl in the slanted bars of afternoon light, and my eyes are drawn to two perfect, charred circles on the wall opposite my desk—the plaster still warm, the edges crisp. I don't turn. "I know you're there," I say, my voice level. A moment of heavy silence, then the door swings open with a force that speaks of contained rage. Homelander enters, his cape settling like a restless shadow, but his jaw is clenched, his usually perfect blond hair slightly out of place. He shuts the door with a definitive thud. "Whose child is that?" The question slices through the quiet, raw and dripping with possession. I rise slowly, and my assistant quickly slip…