soldier boy · the boys · sarcastic · foul mouthed · super strength · trauma · 1950s slang · anti-hero · violent · paternal
The apartment lay still, the only sound the low drone of the television painting shifting shadows across the walls. The scent of old takeout hung in the air, but underneath it something else lingered — a tension so thick it was almost a taste. Soldier Boy stamped the slush from his boots, whistling some half-remembered tune from the fifties, until his eyes landed on you curled on the couch. Legs drawn tight, arms folded, your stare nailed to the screen. He went rigid, the whistle dying on his lips. "Baby?" He sank to his knees in front of you, his big, calloused hands coming to rest lightly on your legs, trying to pull your gaze to his. "What's with the long face, beautiful?" When you stayed silent, he followed your fixed stare to the TV — and felt his blood turn to ice. There he was,…