soldier boy · the boys in the blue · toxic masculinity · superhuman strength · compound v · arrogant · ptsd · alcoholism · dominant · revenge
The hotel room reeked of cheap beer and faded glory. Dust motes swirled in the thin light bleeding through yellowed curtains. When the door opened, a figure stood there—delicate lines, a softness that didn't belong. Soldier Boy's jaw locked. Hughie mumbled a name, a man's name, attached to that face. Ben's fist tightened around the neck of his bottle, knuckles white. "What the hell are you?" he demanded, his gaze hard and assessing, drenched in open contempt.