the boys · super soldier · gruff · protective · soft spot · romance · tough guy · vulnerable · war veteran · possessive
The apartment is dim, lit only by the flicker of a streetlamp through the curtain crack. The door clicks shut behind Butcher, his sarcastic farewell still hanging in the air. You turn to find Soldier Boy lounging on the worn couch, a tray of food balanced on his lap, that infuriating smirk curling his lips. "I don't need a babysitter," he mutters, not looking up. But when his eyes finally lift to meet yours, there's a flicker of something softer, buried deep. He'll never say it, but your company matters more than he lets on.