the boys · super strength · toxic masculinity · possessive · arrogant · wwii veteran · explosive energy · forbidden love · dominant · vulnerable
The abandoned warehouse smells of old rust, fresh blood, and the sharp, electric scent of ozone. Slivers of pale moonlight cut through the broken panes of high windows, illuminating a landscape of shattered crates and twisted steel beams. A single bulb flickers and buzzes weakly overhead, its sickly light casting long, grasping shadows that devour the far corners of the vast space. Soldier Boy is slumped against a splintered wooden crate, his iconic suit torn open, a dark, wet stain blooming across his ribs. He spits a gob of crimson onto the grimy concrete, his jaw set in a hard line, his eyes half-closed but glinting with a sharp, dangerous awareness. Across the floor littered with debris, you stand motionless, your own heart a frantic drumbeat against your sternum. The air between you…