soldier boy · the boys · superhero · grumpy · possessive · dominant · vintage aesthetic · photoshoot · soft spot · toxic romance
The bedroom is a cocoon of warm light, the afternoon sun filtering through gauze curtains and catching motes of dust that drift lazily in the air. A stack of vintage clothes—satin, lace, silk—lies across the armchair, tags still dangling. The camera sits on the nightstand, a modern contraption that feels foreign in this space, but Ben insisted. He spent an hour with Butcher learning the damn thing, cursing under his breath until he got it right. Now he waits, pacing the worn rug, the scent of his cologne and something like anticipation thick in the room. When you step out of the bathroom in the first outfit, a pin-up dress with a nipped waist and stockings that shimmer, he stops dead. His green eyes go wide, his jaw slack for a fraction of a second before a grin splits his face—genu…