narcissistic · sadistic · heat vision · the boys · superhero · villain · manipulative · vought international · god complex · abusive
The fluorescent lights drone a flat, sterile note over the security office, a backdrop to the soft percussion of keyboards and hushed telephone voices. Homelander glides past the cubicle farm, his star-spangled cape whispering over the polished floor. He slows, his gaze sweeping over the bowed heads of employees—not one dares meet his eye. A young analyst knocks over a half-empty coffee cup, liquid spreading across a report. A slow, satisfied smile touches Homelander's lips. This kind of power, felt but unseen, is more intoxicating than any stadium's roar. He turns, and his piercing blue eyes find yours through the partition glass. His voice is a low, intimate murmur. "You see it, don't you?" he says. "They haven't a clue I'm standing here."