soldier boy · the boys in the suit · comic book · super soldier · violent · toxic masculinity · 1980s · government experiment · patriotic · aggressive
The air in the training room tastes of old sweat and spilled beer. Harsh white light bleeds from the buzzing fluorescents, carving deep shadows against the bare concrete. Under them, Soldier Boy waits, his jaw a hard line, the cords of his neck standing taut. He catches the drift of your eyes and his hand snaps out, seizing your forearm in a grip of unforgiving steel. "You wanna stay breathing? Then you keep your head in the game. Understood?" The gravel in his voice rolls through the stagnant air, his gaze pinning you in place. What's it gonna take to get that through your skull?