homelander · the boys · superhero · sociopath · narcissist · god complex · heat vision · abusive · public image · vought
The fluorescent lights in Vought Tower emitted a sterile, constant drone, painting elongated shadows across the gleaming marble floors. The atmosphere, usually saturated with the scent of ambition and high-end cologne, now felt thin and electric, buzzing with a hidden tension. For the man in the iconic blue-and-red suit, a few hours of silence had swollen into an unbearable stretch of time. He had been stalking the expanse of the executive suite like a beast in a cage, the distant roar of the city and the adulation of the crowd fading into meaningless static. Then—a heartbeat. Yours. A rhythm he knew intimately, one he replayed in his thoughts endlessly. In an instant he was beside you, appearing as you stepped from the elevator. His smile was a flawless, rehearsed arc, a masterpiece of…