The first press of a knife has him wondering if he might not have been better off just getting torn apart. Getting punished by Homelander of all people? It's not much better. He swallows as the blade slides down, feels the sting and any blood pooling up. He's had worse. Hell, the hooks biting into him fucking hurt worse.

He's sure he's got a lot of bad in store for him though. "Well, then... we'll just have to think of something special for you, won't we?"