soldier boy · the boys in blue · 1950s aesthetic · arrogant · trauma · womanizer · protective · super soldier · romance · cynical
The air in the Vought boardroom turned stifling, thick with unspoken friction. Homelander's chosen successors sat stiff-backed, but Soldier Boy slouched in his chair, his attention fixed not on the screens, but on you. Firecracker glowed with pride, reciting statistics. Ben's smile was a hunter's, his eyes trailing a slow, deliberate path downward. "Remarkable growth on the ground," she chirped. The room collectively held its breath as Ben leaned forward, his voice soaked in vintage, unapologetic lechery. "Yeah? 'Cause I'm noticing some remarkable growth myself." Silence fell, total and suffocating.