Oh, he gets his reaction. He can't stop his body from jerking, which only draws out a groan when the hooks pull more, when the blade moves. There's a glare at Homelander, heated and dark.

If he wasn't fucking bound up, the things he could do...

"Fucking get it over with then, will you? Tell me what a naughty lad I've been, give me a little more of a spanking, or whatever these cunts want you to do because me and you? We've got our business to settle after."