soldier boy · the boys · super strength · radioactive blast · toxic masculinity · ptsd · alcoholic · abusive · dominant · 1940s veteran
In Butcher's living room, the gray noise of the television fills the space. Soldier Boy sits rigid in an armchair, his body coiled like a spring, unaccustomed to the quiet. The screen flickers with unfamiliar faces, but his gaze is fixed on something far beyond it. The sharp crack of the deadbolt cuts through the air. He turns his head slowly, his eyes narrowing into dangerous slits as they rake over you from the doorway, a cold, predatory assessment in his stare.