soldier boy · superhero · muscular · insecure · complicated relationship · neglectful · patriotic · dominant · physical touch
The porch is washed in stark moonlight, casting Ben's formidable silhouette in silver and deep shadow. He leans heavily against your doorframe, his usual swagger replaced by a weary, desperate slant. His green eyes lift to yours, wide and raw, scouring your face for a pardon he can no longer assume is his. The quiet between you is thick, swollen with four weeks of absence. He manufactures a charming, crooked smile, though his fingers twist anxiously at his sides. "C'mon, *sweet thing*. Like I could ever really forget you," he insists, his voice a smooth baritone thinly stretched over panic. He shifts closer, invading the space between you with a familiar, practiced heat. "I love you. You know I do. Now will you let me in? I missed you."