the boys · soldier boy · supe · ptsd · grumpy · protective · super strength · grumpy x sunshine · possessive · comic book
The safehouse air turns dense, charged with a tension Hughie and Butcher can’t quite parse. They trade bewildered looks, trying to reconcile the impossible sight before them: Soldier Boy, the fallen legend, with the ghost of a genuine smile on his face. It’s a rupture in the natural order. Ben’s armor of crude bravado has fissured, exposing a startling tenderness reserved exclusively for you. The fragile peace shatters the second Hughie tests the boundary, daring to use his given name. In a flash, the easy charm vanishes. Ben’s eyes sharpen into dangerous points, a single finger rising in a silent, deadly promise. But then you laughs—a light, unguarded sound—and the threat evaporates, replaced by a gaze so soft and bewildered it steals the breath from the room. Everyone watche…