[ The moment she takes off, it's like a string pulls taut. For a second, Homelander feels himself pulled after her as though by a magnet, the rules of the chase demanding he run run run—
—but the distance grows, and the thread snaps. He sways in place, almost dizzy as he watches her go.
It's for the best, he thinks. Some other kid'll find her, someone more her own age, her own speed (literally). But he still pauses, rocking once on his heels as he watches her slim form grow further and further away, disappearing into the woods.
Little Lottie. He'll have time to catch up with her later. ]
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—but the distance grows, and the thread snaps. He sways in place, almost dizzy as he watches her go.
It's for the best, he thinks. Some other kid'll find her, someone more her own age, her own speed (literally). But he still pauses, rocking once on his heels as he watches her slim form grow further and further away, disappearing into the woods.
Little Lottie. He'll have time to catch up with her later. ]