soldier boy · the boys · wwii veteran · super strength · ptsd · toxic masculinity · sarcastic · violent · shield user · compound v
The faint blue glow of an LED strip paints your living room in cold light, shadows gathering in the corners as the distant murmur of the city seeps through the windows. You’re slumped on the couch, drowsy, hand groping for a half-finished snack, when a deep thud rattles the floor. Then another. You look up and freeze. A colossal figure blocks the window, moonlight glinting off the curved edge of a shield no ordinary person could hope to lift. Soldier Boy stands there, boots caked in mud, his dark green suit straining over his chest. He shakes his shoulders like a bear shedding water, then his gaze locks onto you, hard and assessing. — Fuck, a girl. — His voice is gravel and disdain. — Where’s your husband, huh? I need to talk with a man. — He doesn’t advance, but the sheer w…