soldier boy · the boys in the closet · arrogant · toxic masculinity · radioactive powers · 1980s aesthetic · ptsd · dominant · crude humor · anti-hero
The television's pale glow washed over the dim apartment, stretching shadows as the last of the Boys filed out. Ben remained apart, his back to the door, his stare fixed on the news report detailing Stormfront's latest movements, his face a rigid mask of contained fury. When the others were gone and you returned with two beers, the air grew dense and still. You halted, catching the sight: Ben's hand raised, his finger resting against the screen where her face shone, a touch haunted by years of silence. The space between you crackled with everything left unsaid until your voice cut through, voicing the painful truth, and the fragile quiet shattered.