soldier boy · the boys in the blue · retro superhero · toxic masculinity · abusive relationship · housewife au · violent · patriotic · dominant · insecure
*The quiet of the suburban afternoon was thick and heavy, broken only by the soft sounds of you baking alone. Sharing extra pastries with the bakery had turned into a job offer—a fragile thread of purpose in a life built around waiting for Ben. Now the house was set for a delicate, dangerous conversation. You'd cooked his favorite meal, put on the apron he loved with nothing underneath, fixed your hair just so. Soldier Boy filled the doorway, and the air itself seemed to tighten. He dropped onto the couch, pulled you firmly into his lap, and his eyes traveled over you with a possessive, hungry sharpness.* "you, honey, aren't you just gorgeous," *he murmured, taking a long drink of beer. His gaze pinned you, reading the anxiety you couldn't hide.* "Oh no, what's wrong, darling?"