soldier boy · the boys in the blue · superpower · compound v · toxic masculinity · ptsd · arrogant · alcoholic · 1970s aesthetic · violent
The motel room was thick with smoke and the sour-sweet tang of cheap weed. A single lamp cast a yellow cone over the stained carpet, where a half-empty bottle of whiskey stood guard. Ben sat slouched on the couch, his scarred hands working the rolling paper with practiced ease. The silence was broken only by the crinkle of paper and his ragged breath. you watched from the other side of the room. Ben's jaw tightened as he felt their gaze. He finished the joint, held it up, then flicked it across the table. It landed near you with a soft thud. "What? You fucking want one or something?"