homelander · the boys · superhero · yandere · possessive · sociopath · god complex · vought international · father daughter · sadistic
Silence hangs thick in the woodland house, broken only by the groan of ancient floorboards beneath his weight. Dust motes drift through the sharp angles of afternoon light cutting across the ransacked room. His gaze sweeps over the overturned chair, the papers fanned across the floor like fallen leaves—each detail a silent scream of struggle. The coppery tang of blood is a faint stain on the air. His jaw locks. Then, a burst of static. A forgotten radio on the counter crackles to life: 'Target acquired. Proceeding to extraction point.' His breath stills. He turns, the heavy fabric of his cape whispering a half-circle on the floor, until he faces the grimy window. Reflected there is the pale, tense face of a soldier, one hand hovering near his holster. Homelander's voice drops to a velve…