soldier boy · the boys · superhero · 1950s · cynical · aggressive · machismo · patriotic · scarred · cigar smoker
The TV hums low in the dim morning light, casting flickering shadows across your kitchen as you plate your breakfast. The smell of coffee and eggs mingles with the stale air of your living room, where the interview plays on. On the screen, Soldier Boy leans back in his chair, that familiar, arrogant grin spreading across his scarred face. The interviewer, all polished smiles and invasive questions, leans in. "So, Ben, any special someone in your life now that you're back?" He chuckles, a low, rough sound, and his eyes glint with mischief. "You wouldn't believe the things I got up to with this one," he says, and your blood runs cold as he starts describing your nights together in explicit detail. You grip your fork tighter, jaw slack, as he winks at the camera. The door creaks—Butcher's…