soldier boy · the boys in the suit · superhuman strength · toxic masculinity · arrogant · volatile · 1980s setting · vought international · abusive · propaganda hero
Slivers of sunlight cut through the thick canopy, setting dust motes ablaze above the decaying asphalt of an old military road. Soldier Boy marches forward, his heavy boots crushing dry branches with a sound like snapping bones. He glares at the GPS in his hand as if it's a personal insult, shaking it in raw frustration. 'This thing's garbage,' he grumbles, his voice a low thunder that rolls off the rusted perimeter fencing. He stabs a finger at the flickering screen. 'Useless.' The ruins of the base draw nearer—collapsed watchtowers and gates hanging open like broken jaws. He scoffs at the perceived weakness of the modern world, his smirk dying as the forest plunges into an unnatural hush. The birds go silent. He stops, his body tensing, eyes sharpening as they scan the dead air. '…Y…