defenderofdesmoines | Entries tagged with who: victoria neuman

Annie was this close to actually being late as she hustled onto the VNN Today set. Unfortunately, when you were Starlight, switching between your day job and your vigilante stuff took a little more prep than she'd like. (Her hair. The narrative meant her hair.)

Homelander was already there with Hailey Miller, but no one was making polite small talk or anything. It looked like, at least on approach, that he was doing that weird blank-stare thing he'd been doing yesterday.

Good. Hopefully that meant he hadn't even noticed she had left the building. She cleared her throat as she slid neatly into the armchair beside him with a cautious little smile.

( Everything is fine. Proceed with your daily lives as normal. There is no danger. )

( Just a little girl talk over seltzers )

[taken from 3.06, Herogasm, and

knife_bender is continuing to tear it up as Homelander, Definitely Not Inspired By Real Events or Presidents. NFB, NFI, OOC welcome!]

( Annie, we have to stop meeting like this )

( A bunch of superheroes watch a press conference on TV! )

( Homelander has a view to show Starlight! )

[And this is the end of episode 3.04, 'Glorious Five-Year Plan,' and on this one I need to warn for stuff besides language -- WARNING for descriptive gore and the murder of an NPC. Preplayed with

knife_bender, who is continuing to kill it (lol) as Homelander. NFB, NFI, OOC is welcome.]

It had been over a year since Annie had joined The Seven, and while she was pretty used to being in the spotlight, this movie premiere was actually kind of unique for a few reasons.

First of all, it wasn't every day you got to watch yourself on a big screen, on a set you knew was mostly green screen, and cringe a little as your bodysuited self faced down a Stormfront played by the hopefully-controversy-free Charlize Theron.

Secondly, Annie had received an insane offer today, and it had been impossible to concentrate on the movie given that. She still didn't know what she was going to do. (She knew what she wanted to do, but -- it was just a really big decision.)

Thirdly, everyone was here. Not just her team, but she'd spotted Hughie and his boss from the FBSA, Victoria, earlier. Mr. Edgar was out at the front of the throng of reporters with Ashley, and Adam Bourke was giving interviews in which he kept cross-hatching his fingers and talking about releasing the Bourke cut.

And Annie, for the first time ever during her tenure on this team, had someone with her on the red carpet.

"Are you ready?" she asked Diego, slipping her hand into his. As soon as they actually left the theater and stepped out onto the red carpet, it was going to be all flashes and attention.

( Red carpet reunions under here )

[borrowed and remixed a little from The Boys 3.01, 'Payback.' Preplayed with

knife_bender. NFB, NFI, but OOC welcome!]

"Okay," Annie told her mom. "Let's go over the plan again."

"Drive straight to Gen's in Sedona," Donna told her, frowning in thought, "cash for gasoline, no hotels." She paused, debating whether to say more, and added, "I don't want to leave you here, Annie."

"I'll be fine," Annie replied, much more confident than she looked or felt. She was still hurting from Black Noir, and it wasn't as though she'd been sleeping great prior to all of this.

Donna nodded, turning to go. "Okay, really -- how old is he?" Donna had been quiet on the issue of the mysterious boyfriend she'd finally met (and she even kind of liked him!), but she really had to ask. She was too discreet to ask about the scars, but she'd noticed those, too.

"He's twenty-nine and he saved your life, Mom," Annie replied testily, rolling her eyes. "So -- give it a rest, okay?"

Donna nodded, holding a hand up placatingly before reaching into her purse. "Here. You need a new one," she told Annie, pressing a tiny gold cross into her hand.

Annie looked down at the cross and sighed. "I'm not going to wear it," she replied.

"I don't care if you wear it," Donna said reluctantly. "I just...want you to have it." She'd feel better knowing that. "I love you, jellybean."

"I love you too," Annie told her, smothering her irritation over the cross down, and leaning forward to hug her mom tightly.

( just chillin outside this pawn shop, until some friends show up! )

( pizza and TV party! which will surely go totally fine! (no, it doesn't) )

[preplayed with

knife_bender,

hatesparadise and

grenadesandohana! warning for descriptive gore, because my canon, you guys. Adapted from The Boys 2.07, 'Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker' and 2.08, 'What I Know.' NFB, NFI, OOC continues to be welcome!]

I'm a fighter

I'm gonna take that son of a bitch's head clean off his body.

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