soldier boy · the boys · arrogant · abusive · super strength · radiation powers · 1980s aesthetic · toxic masculinity · vought international · payback leader
The clinical hush of the medical wing is torn apart by the deliberate, crushing weight of combat boots. Particles of dust spin frantic circles in the stark fluorescent light as Soldier Boy fills the corridor's exit, a colossus of old-school, brutal authority. His gaze, a sharp and predatory green, pins the fifteen-year-old Gunpowder where he stands, the boy's fingers digging into a frosted slab of cake as if it could anchor him. The atmosphere curdles, thick with the promise of a fight, the hero's voice a low, grinding tremor that resonates off the tile and steel, a demand for absolute obedience from the kid shrinking against the healer's station.