homelander is so….gggrgrgrrrrgrghhh aauughhh oowwghh <3 to me, and i don't even mean that in a horny way? he's just so utterly bizarre and absurd as a person, how could i not be insane about him?
homelander, who is equally obsessed with femininity and masculinity, with motherhood and fatherhood, but only as roles to be played in his life (everything is a movie to him! everyone needs to follow their script!). homelander, with blank eyes and too-sharp teeth, who is somehow always seconds away from tears. homelander, who is so paranoid that he's constantly listening to heartbeats, cataloging the scent of peoples’ sweat, and apparently x-raying them to see their insides?? (see stan edgar and his “blood like engine oil”).
homelander who loses himself in pleasure when he hurts people, almost going into a trance when he sees blood and gore. and then him being equally hypnotised when someone caresses his face, smiling shyly up at them. homelander, who canonically only ever wears his superhero costume, or nothing at all. who only ever seems to understand intimacy through violence, who apparently finds it easier to grab people by their throats, instead of shaking their hands. homelander, who came in less than a minute and then apologised thrice for it!!
homelander who sees everything as either a threat or a nuisance, both to him and his self-declared family (he nearly drowned hughie in s1 for the crime of being starlight’s friend!). homelander, who nearly had an aneurysm at the sight of his baby blanket. who wants approval from the people he looks up to, so desperately that we see him almost gulping their scent in, tongue lolling out and eyes rolling to the back of his head. who stroked his father’s hair and cried, right after choking him out.
homelander who uses sex and innuendo to demonstrate power over others, but drew the line at someone stepping on his cape. and in the same incident, who allegedly preferred to debate philosophy with them for hours, over sleeping with them? homelander, who apparently thought this was the best way to connect with another celebrity?? HELLO?
homelander, who loved stories and nature as a child. who found it necessary to build a theme park model right after becoming immortal. homelander, whose penthouse looks more like a high-end novelty store at a museum than an actual home (does he even know what a home looks like?). homelander who has no hobbies, no friends, no family, nothing that truly brings him pleasure or fulfilment, but who wants nothing more than genuine, unconditional love and connection. homelander, who is just plain weird and unsettling, but who’s also never danced a day in his life :(
