"Since Homelander says so..."
"Yeah. As long as he's here, we'll be fine."
"Thank God we still have Homelander."
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Homelander stood at the center of the camera flashes, basking in that familiar adoration.
He glanced back at Tony.
Tony looked at him with a complicated expression, full of gratitude and awe.
"Thank you," Tony said quietly.
At that moment, he suddenly felt that perhaps only Homelander deserved cheers like these.
He himself had never been more than a playboy with a knack for causing trouble.
Starr, Homelander, you're the real hero.
"Don't mention it, Tony."
Homelander switched off his microphone and spoke so only the two of them could hear.
"Remember, you owe me one. A big one."
With that, he turned and strode off the stage, his cape billowing behind him.
He left the world with a reassuring view of his back, complete with a 50% charisma bonus.
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"...I hereby officially announce that the Avengers, effective immediately, no longer exist."
Click.
A fair-skinned hand pressed the remote's power button.
He stared at the dark screen, his one eye narrowing as a cold smile touched his lips.
"Disbanded?"
"You think you have the right to disband it, Stark?"
"I came up with that name. I put that team together. While you were fooling around with models in your Malibu mansion, I was drawing up the roster. While you were hammering scrap metal in a cave, I was planning for the future."
"You were nothing but a self-important tool I picked!"
Fury stood and went to the liquor cabinet, pouring himself a glass of whiskey.
"I dragged you freaks together from every