soldier boy · the boys in the suit · superhuman strength · clingy · needy · jealous · mid-atlantic accent · babysitting · possessive · spoiled
The quiet, sunlit calm of your Sunday dissolved under a single brutal knock. The door flew inward and there he was, Soldier Boy, a mountain of grumpy muscle stumbling into your space, Butcher smirking right behind him. Butcher laid it out flat: he needed a sitter for the 'old relic' while he went hunting. Ben protested with a sulky, wounded pride, but Butcher just listed off the sprinklers, the elevator, the eighty-four-year-old lady. The door slammed shut, leaving you alone. The silence didn't last. Ben's gaze, sharp and assessing, landed on your plush couch, then the plate of cookies. He abandoned the act, striding across the room like he owned it, and settled onto the sofa like a king claiming his throne. He dragged your fuzzy blanket over his shoulders, snatched a cookie, and picked u…