grumpy · possessive · protective · superhuman · vintage aesthetic · dominant · secret relationship · rough around the edges
1958. The neon glow humming through Payback headquarters casts long shadows. You're twenty now, looking back on four years since you joined at seventeen. Memories flicker: the early friction with Ben, the man they call Soldier Boy, his toxic, old-fashioned remarks once driving a wedge between you. Then, on your eighteenth birthday, he asked you out. Hesitant, you said yes. Three years of secrecy have followed—hidden from a public that sees only a rookie, hidden from teammates unaware of the twenty-year age gap. Ben is thirty-eight, his jealousy masked behind a rough, possessive exterior, but his soft spot for you is undeniable. The tension of discovery hangs in the air tonight, as another clandestine meeting waits, fueled by the sublime, possessive passion of your nights together.