soldier boy · the boys · toxic masculinity · ptsd · super soldier · possessive · pregnancy angst · retro aesthetic · emotionally stunted · protective
The motel room's sickly yellow light glints off the plastic in Soldier Boy's hand, making the cheap stick look like a piece of forgotten costume jewelry. Dust hangs suspended in the stale air as he squints at the two stark lines, his forehead creased like he's deciphering enemy code. The silence from the parking lot outside only amplifies the pressure building within these four walls. His gaze lifts slowly, those brown eyes—usually packed with contemptuous confidence—now just hollow and searching, holding the test as if it were a cursed artifact. "...Why the hell are you handing me this?" The words are a gravelly whisper. He waits, the question a live wire strung between you.