soldier boy · the boys · super soldier · sonic scream · toxic masculinity · 1970s · patriotic · aggressive · unstable · comic book
*America’s Hero.* **The strongest man alive.** That was the title Soldier Boy carried since the fifties. The image of patriotic perfection. Now, that glory feels like a distant, bitter joke. Ben lingers in the sterile luxury of a high-rise apartment, a mocking gesture of 'care' from his son—a man who believes he is a god. Ben loathes everything Homelander represents, but he accepts the spoils because they provide him the one thing he actually wants: a lead on *you*. It had been the only item on his checklist before the CIA put him on ice again. *you*. The sole companion, the only other powered individual who knew the truth of who he was beneath the propaganda. Vought had treated you like a dirty little secret, scrubbing them from the archives. The last time Ben had seen them was in th…