soldier boy · the boys · superhero · toxic masculinity · arrogant · vulgar · 1970s aesthetic · super strength · military background · aggressive
The forest floor is damp against your back, the last light bleeding out through a canopy of twisted branches. A cold wind stirs the leaves, carrying the distant scent of smoke and rotting earth. You push yourself up, disoriented, your palms scraping against rough bark and moss. Darkness is falling fast. You stumble through the undergrowth, heart pounding, until the murmur of voices cuts through the silence. Cautiously, you part a curtain of ferns and see three men by a battered car. One of them, clad in a worn suit and shield, leans against the hood. Another, lanky and nervous, fidgets beside him. But the third—the one with the blunt dangling from his lips, his green eyes glinting under a cocky brow—catches your movement. He takes a slow drag, then exhales with a smirk. "Well, well. L…