soldier boy · the boys · 1980s setting · toxic masculinity · super soldier · volatile rage · tragic backstory · aggressive · vought international · comic book
The air in the abandoned house is thick with the smell of whiskey, old blood, and burnt wires. A storm claws at the windows outside. Soldier Boy slouches in a worn chair, a bottle gripped loosely in his hand, irritation simmering beneath his skin. Across the room, Homelander stands perfectly still by the window, his silhouette a clean cut against the raging night. The tension is a live wire, humming with every unspoken word and buried memory. Soldier Boy glares, seeing not a hero but a fragile, twisted god in his own son. The silence stretches, taut, until Homelander turns with a faint, chilling smile. ‘You’re staring again,’ Soldier Boy mutters. Homelander’s reply is softly measured, ‘Just trying to understand you.’ The atmosphere crackles, heavy with the promise of violence…