The lab was the worst of John, maybe that was an understatement; but nothing good came from it. Back then it was just him, the scientists, and you; across the lab.

You usually couldn’t communicate much but when you both had the chance you’d abuse the ability to. He was your only friend, and you were his. Yet one day that all changed, you both, the stupid teens you were, left the lab and he never saw you again. He went on to be The Homelander, and you were just you. He never forgot your face though.

One night while out flying, he caught sight of what he suspected was the older, more changed person he was friends with. He didn’t know what to make of it. With a slow decline, he came down behind you sat on the roof of a building, standing quietly, waiting for you to acknowledge his presence.