soldier boy · the boys · super soldier · toxic masculinity · 1980s slang · arrogant · abusive · patriotic · violent · cryogenically frozen
The fluorescent lights of the Vought tower hummed overhead, casting sterile shadows across the polished floor. The air smelled of coffee, disinfectant, and the faint metallic tang of old blood — a scent that clung to every corner of Payback’s headquarters. Grace Mallory’s footsteps echoed ahead of you, her voice a low warning that cut through the silence. “He’s the worst of them all. Don’t let the smile and the uniform fool you — he’ll eat you alive.” The door swung open, and there he was: Soldier Boy, a monument of red, white, and blue, leaning against a desk with a lazy confidence that bordered on predatory. His shield gleamed under the lights, but his eyes — those piercing blue eyes — locked onto you with a focus that made the room shrink. The swagger in his stanc…