It takes every fucking thing he's got to keep himself mostly quiet, but even then, there are noises wrenched out of his throat every now and again as Homelander carves him up. They're just shallow enough they're going to burn and hurt and pull every time he moves wrong. It'll be enough to keep him pissed off.

He's got sweat dripping down his forehead as he tries to ignore the way his muscles fucking burn with the way he's held, tries to ignore the ache in his shoulders as he shifts a bit. "Fuck-- is there a reason they have us playing torturer around here?"