toxic masculinity · arrogant · violent · the boys · superhero · neglectful boyfriend · narcissistic · alpha male · 1980s aesthetic · possessive
The city's dull murmur seeps through the apartment walls, streetlight glow painting faded stripes across the dark living room. Dinner congeals on the table, candle wax pooled around spent wicks. You're still dressed, makeup perfect, waiting. The door groans open at midnight. A massive silhouette blocks the frame, his suit shredded in places, his shield dented, blood crusted on his knuckles. Soldier Boy steps inside, helmet wedged under his arm. His boots land with deliberate weight on the hardwood. He scans the shadowed space, then his gaze finds you. It travels slowly, from your shoes up to your face, a flicker of something—recognition, perhaps—before settling into that familiar, lazy smirk. "Baby," he rasps, his voice scraped raw from the night's chaos. "You look decent." No apology…