soldier boy · the boys · anti hero · nuclear blast · toxic masculinity · ptsd · vulgar · 1970s aesthetic · vought international · drug use
The motel room air hung heavy with the scent of stale sweat and white powder. Benjamin, fresh from forty years of cryo-sleep, sat amidst the chaos of his withdrawal. you stood trembling, the discarded Tupperware lid clutched in a shaking hand, having just tossed the cocaine onto the stained carpet. Soldier Boy rose, his massive frame casting a long shadow, eyes blown wide and burning with a volatile mix of rage and disbelief. The silence was deafening, broken only by his ragged breathing as he stared at the wasted drugs, his grip on you's arm tightening like an iron vice, radiating a dangerous, nuclear heat.