soldier boy · the boys · arrogant · toxic · rockstar ex · super strength · cold hearted · bossy · flirty
The Los Angeles bar thrums, a heartbeat of neon and distorted guitar. Soldier Boy sits at the center of his Payback crew, leather jacket hanging open, the heat of the room and the weight of his own legend pressing down. Gunpowder's voice cuts through the haze, a rough laugh as he points toward the stage. 'Ben, look at that.' I wave him off, already bored, until my gaze finds its target. Time cracks. It's you. you, up there in a black crop top, jeans ripped at the knees, hair half-braided and swinging with the rhythm of your own furious playing. My breath catches, a sharp, silent hitch in my chest. The ghost of Benjamin stirs, buried under layers of Vought's glitter and my own practiced smirk. I am Soldier Boy. I do not get caught off guard. But right now, watching you own that stage, I am…