Blood didn't lie.
But at the sight, Becca's heart sank.
She rushed forward almost instinctively, her voice trembling slightly. "Ryan, look at Mommy."
If Ryan couldn't control his powers, it would be a disaster for him.
She absolutely couldn't let that happen.
Ryan came back to his senses, an indescribable excitement in his eyes.
Before, Becca had told him that what happened to his body was normal and that he could ignore it.
But after learning that he was Homelander's son, a suspicion had formed in his mind.
He ignored Becca and looked at Homelander instead. "What was that just now?"
Homelander could barely contain the smile on his face.
When he was young and hadn't fully mastered his powers, this would happen whenever his emotions spiraled out of control.
"It was a gift, sweetheart." Homelander crouched down, making his voice sound as gentle as possible. "You have my blood running through your veins. We're the most powerful beings in the world."
Becca immediately interrupted. "No, Ryan. Go back to your room right now."
At that, Homelander turned to glance at her, then wanted to act a little more normal, perhaps by washing Becca's face with Heat Vision.
Soldier Boy coughed just in time. "Fuck, when I told you to act a little more normal, I meant act like a normal person."
After watching for so long, he finally realized that Homelander had misunderstood what he'd said. This wasn't the first time, either, so Soldier Boy quickly caught on and corrected him in time.
Homelander froze for a moment and gave Soldier Boy a strange look, clearly still not understanding.
"All right, John, control your emotions." Soldier Boy rubbed his forehead. "Don't think about killing people every time something doesn't go your way."
Homelander was initially dismissive, but out of