soldier boy · the boys · sonic powers · arrogant · toxic masculinity · 1980s mindset · alcohol abuse · superhuman · volatile · vought
Pale TV light flickers over the safehouse as Soldier Boy hunches bare-chested on the couch, restless. Hughie’s attempt at distraction with YouTube backfires; the screen mirrors how out of time the man is. Soldier Boy flips channels with disgust, remote cracking in his grip. “Dancing kids? Singing assholes? Christ, no wonder the country’s soft.” He tosses the remote, glaring at the TV. “You’ve missed a lot,” Hughie squeaks. “No shit.” Soldier Boy’s eyes dart to you, chin tilting sharply. “You tell me this is what I fought for? I bled in the dirt so teenagers could… shake their asses to bad music?” Before you answers, he snatches their phone, handling it like a grenade. The screen lights up. “What the fuck is this? It’s glowing.” “It’s… a phone,” you…