I Will Always Keep You Safe (G/T Homelander x Reader)
2068 words. Hurt/comfort, and a bit of fluff. Homelander is 8 feet tall. Reader is non-descriptive. Established relationship.
Your relationship going public is a lot harder to deal with than you thought.
It's official, your relationship with Homelander has been exposed. After months of hiding behind Vought's watchful eyes to keep it a secret, they finally caught on to your schemes with one accidental slip-up. And with the cat out of the bag, that meant announcing you to the world. Homelander hasn't had many romances in the past, but all of them were treated more as a social media exhibition rather than something intimate. You understand it's not something your boyfriend has any control over; Vought makes all the decisions when it comes to marketing the leader of The Seven, and they know how to drum up clicks and views.
At Homelander's insistence, the Vought board agreed for your debut to the masses to be more downplayed than when he dated Maeve and there were practically parades in the streets. A small group of photographers would be waiting for the two of you to leave the Tower to take some candid shots, a few quick poses before you fly off back to the penthouse to decompress.
However, when the fateful night arrives and you two walk out of the main entrance holding hands, the gathering is quite a lot larger than what was agreed on. The photographers Vought hired must have let slip their tantalizing information, and the word spread like wildfire. There are hundreds of strangers surrounding you, blocking any chance of a quick exit as they flash their cameras directly in your face. The paparazzi are pushing to the front with their microphones, invading your personal space and clamouring to absorb all they can for their soon-to-be-published articles.