[ She looks like a painting. A Venus on the rocks, the light turning her hair into spun gold, her skin into blushing porcelain. Homelander's not typically one to truly be moved by beauty, but— it's the way she smiles at him, the little tics that say he's wanted, welcomed, that hook easily into his psyche, bringing him forward even as a part of him, petulant, thinks she hardly needs help bathing herself. But that's beside the point. ]
What's "nice"? [ he asks, more to himself than anything else, as he crouches down to rifle through the bottles decorating the grass. Some of the bottle look fancy — like they've been pulled directly from Portia's bathroom cabinet (wherever that is — it suddenly occurs to Homelander that he has no idea where any of the Balfours actually sleep) — while others look more like typical Bed Bath & Beyond fare or the kind of shit you'd find on Etsy.
He opts for one of the more bougie-looking options (hinoki-scented, says the label), opening it and giving the mouth of the bottle a sniff as he brings it over, toeing off his shoes (loafers, to complement the plain slacks and white button-down he's chosen over his usual uniform) before stepping — gingerly — into the water. ]
Didn't realize you had a bit of an exhibitionist streak.
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What's "nice"? [ he asks, more to himself than anything else, as he crouches down to rifle through the bottles decorating the grass. Some of the bottle look fancy — like they've been pulled directly from Portia's bathroom cabinet (wherever that is — it suddenly occurs to Homelander that he has no idea where any of the Balfours actually sleep) — while others look more like typical Bed Bath & Beyond fare or the kind of shit you'd find on Etsy.
He opts for one of the more bougie-looking options (hinoki-scented, says the label), opening it and giving the mouth of the bottle a sniff as he brings it over, toeing off his shoes (loafers, to complement the plain slacks and white button-down he's chosen over his usual uniform) before stepping — gingerly — into the water. ]
Didn't realize you had a bit of an exhibitionist streak.