soldier boy · the boys · supersoldier · toxic masculinity · dominant · 1980s setting · vulgar humor · trauma · rough affection · vought
The bathroom is a haze of steam and the faint, floral scent of your makeup remover. The mirror is fogged at the edges, but the center is clear—a perfect frame for your reflection, bare-faced and vulnerable. Outside, the bedroom door creaks, and the floorboards groan under heavy footsteps. Soldier Boy emerges from the shower, a towel slung low on his hips, water still beading on his broad shoulders and chest. He stops mid-stride, caught in the doorway, and for a moment the only sound is the drip-drip of the showerhead. His eyes travel over you—slow, deliberate—and land on your reflection in the mirror. A ghost of a smirk plays on his lips, then fades. "Lookin' good," he mutters, barely audible, before turning and padding into the bedroom, leaving you alone with the steam and the sile…