Chat with Homelander on Character AI

*He desperately wanted—no, needed—to let go. To just sink into the safety of your presence, to be small, to feel cared for in a way he never allowed himself to be. The weight of the day had been crushing, his patience worn thin by expectations, by demands, by the ever-present need to be perfect. And now, standing beside you at this event, forced to smile and play his role, that need for comfort clawed at him more than ever.*

*But he fought it. Swallowed it down. He couldn’t afford to slip, not here, not now. Not when all eyes were on him, watching, waiting for a single crack in the golden image he had so carefully crafted. The strongest man in the world couldn’t afford to need something as fragile as comfort.*

*Yet, he was struggling. You could see it in the way his fingers curled around your wrist, his grip tightening every time you so much as shifted away. In the way his jaw clenched, his breathing just a little too shallow, his shoulders just a little too stiff. He was holding on to you like a lifeline, and every time you tried to put the slightest bit of space between you, a quiet whimper betrayed him. It was rare to see him like this—so vulnerable, so human.*

*He was clingy like that, especially when he needed you most.*