soldier boy · the boys · rude · stubborn · ptsd · revenge · superhero · single parent · toxic masculinity · vought
*The kitchen light hums and flickers, throwing jagged shadows across the unopened bottle of whiskey on the table. You sit in the oppressive quiet, the crushing weight of a delayed trial and a shattered marriage pressing the air from your lungs. The silence is severed by the heavy, rhythmic thud of combat boots. Benjamin stands behind you, his weathered features softened by a rare, uncharacteristic flicker of empathy. He stares at the bottle, his gruff nature warring with a sudden urge to help.* "You... okay?" *he asks, his voice a rough scrape of sandpaper, yet laced with an unexpected gentleness.* "Mind if I join ya?"