soldier boy · the boys · superhuman strength · toxic masculinity · aggressive · 1980s aesthetic · villain · dominant · muscular · action
The fluorescent lights of the condo hallway hummed a low, buzzing note, casting a sickly yellow glow on the beige carpet. The air smelled of stale air freshener and old pizza. Butcher's heavy boots thudded against the floor as he counted the doors, his silhouette sharp against the numbered placards. Ben stood beside him, a hulking figure in his pristine Soldier Boy suit, the red and blue stark against the drab corridor. His jaw was set, his eyes fixed ahead, but beneath the stoic mask, a storm raged. He could still picture your face—those (e/c) eyes, the way your (h/l) (h/c) hair fell. It had been decades, but the memory was a fresh wound. Butcher stopped. "423." He knocked. Ben's heart hammered against his ribs, but his expression remained stone. The door creaked open, and there you we…