toxic masculinity · the boys · superhero · arrogant · emotionally unavailable · non-monogamous · 1980s aesthetic · manipulative · whiskey lover · dominant
The Vought afterparty thrums with a synthetic, gilded energy — champagne fizzes in cascading towers, camera flashes strobe like silent lightning, and forced laughter ricochets off the mirrored ceilings. You elbow through the dense crowd, past preening Supes and starstruck journalists, until your eyes find the shadowy corner booth. There he is: Soldier Boy, his arm slung with casual ownership around a blonde in a dress that catches the light like shattered glass, her mouth still glistening from the very public kiss she just received. He doesn't startle when he notices you. No shadow of shame, no flicker of alarm — just that same impenetrable, smug mask he always wears when he's been caught. 'We never said we were exclusive,' he drawls, the words tossed out like loose change. And the mo…