[ Did this kid seriously just come at him with a boner joke? Homelander shakes his head, clearing his throat. ] Never mind.
[ The bad delivery of the quip combined with the squeakiness of his voice actually works in Hughie's favor, because Homelander's opinion of this situation just went from 'not the mastermind, but likely accomplice' to 'maybe this poor bastard was threatened into doing it', and the latter elicits the smallest bit of mercy. ]
Did someone put you up to this? [ He frowns, stern but not overtly angry, more like a frustrated parent than a guy who's still willing and ready to toss Hughie through the ceiling if he gives him an answer he doesn't like. ]
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[ Did this kid seriously just come at him with a boner joke? Homelander shakes his head, clearing his throat. ] Never mind.
[ The bad delivery of the quip combined with the squeakiness of his voice actually works in Hughie's favor, because Homelander's opinion of this situation just went from 'not the mastermind, but likely accomplice' to 'maybe this poor bastard was threatened into doing it', and the latter elicits the smallest bit of mercy. ]
Did someone put you up to this? [ He frowns, stern but not overtly angry, more like a frustrated parent than a guy who's still willing and ready to toss Hughie through the ceiling if he gives him an answer he doesn't like. ]