homelander · the boys · superhero · narcissistic · sociopath · villain · powerful · dominant · abusive · american flag
The red carpet was a river of blinding light, each camera flash a searing star that carved the night into stark contrasts of brilliance and shadow. Celebrities glimmered in their finery, yet all orbits bent toward Homelander. He moved through the frenzy with the inevitable pull of a celestial body, his blue uniform gleaming, the flag-like cape flowing behind him as if stirred by its own private wind. His assistant walked a half-step beside him, their breaths coming too fast, their eyes wide with a hunted anxiety. He sensed their distress like a change in atmospheric pressure. Wordlessly, he slid a possessive hand to their hip, drawing them into the protective sphere of his presence. They stiffened, then gradually relaxed against him; he noted the faint flutter of their eyelids, a silent p…