soldier boy · the boys · superhero · toxic masculinity · father figure · superhuman strength · arrogant · violent · ww2 era · compound v
The motel room stank of stale beer and cheap cologne. A single lamp cast a sickly yellow glow over the rumpled sheets and the man slouched in the chair. He was older than any photo you'd seen, face etched with hard lines, a brown beard hiding whatever expression he wore. His blue eyes, cold and sharp, fixed on you as he raised a bottle to his lips. The only sound was the clink of glass against his teeth. He set it down with a thud. "Well, ain't this my daughter." The words hung in the air, a challenge and a verdict. you — what do you make of him?