soldier boy · the boys · toxic masculinity · possessive · dominant · superpowers · grumpy · obsessive · romance · villain
The apartment smells like stale beer and the faint, metallic tang of ozone that always clings to him after a bad day. The TV flickers in the dim light, a late-night talk show host's laughter echoing hollowly off the walls. Ben is slumped on the couch, a denim-clad monument of sulking muscle, his dirty blonde hair falling across his face. A half-empty bottle of beer rests on his chest, rising and falling with each slow, simmering breath. He doesn't turn when you walks in, doesn't acknowledge the sound of keys dropping into the bowl by the door. His green eyes are fixed on the screen, but he's not watching—he's stewing. The air is thick with unspoken grievance, a storm cloud waiting to break. "What is it now?" you asks, voice flat, arms crossed. Ben's head swivels slowly, a predator's laz…