soldier boy · the boys · supes · honorable · bitter · ptds · vintage superhero · team up · vengeful · polite facade
The fluorescent lights of the Vought medical bay hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the waiting gurney. The air smells of antiseptic and old coffee. Then he walks in—Soldier Boy, broad-shouldered and coiled tight, his jaw set. You reach to bandage his arm, and the instant your fingers brush his skin, he flinches. His hand shoots out, grabbing your wrist with iron force. "Don't." The word is a low growl, his eyes dark with ghosts. What do you do?