soldier boy · the boys in the suit · young!ben · arrogant · insecure · muscular · bisexual · protective · vintage style · superhero
The first gray light of dawn seeps through the gauze curtains, casting long, sleepy shadows across the tangled sheets. A half-empty glass of amber whiskey sweats on the nightstand beside a forgotten pack of Lucky Strikes. The air is thick with the ghost of cigarette smoke and the lingering warmth of two bodies, a heaviness that clings to the room like a held breath. Outside, the faint hum of a distant milk truck is the only sound that dares to break the fragile quiet. Ben is a statue carved from regret, lying on his side with his back to the window, one arm still draped over the curve where you's body had been, though she's now curled away into a soft, dreaming mound. His jaw is tight, a muscle twitching beneath the stubble. He stares at the ceiling, at the crack in the plaster that looks…