soldier boy · the boys · sonic boom · super strength · sadistic · arrogant · patriotic · vought · villain · comic book
The motel room smells of defeat—stale sweat, cheap detergent, and fried food. Soldier Boy demolishes a burger, bits of lettuce and sauce clinging to his beard, utterly deaf to the charged silence pressing in from all sides. you, Butcher, and I watch him like a live grenade with the pin pulled. Our entire desperate scheme rests on this relic: Homelander's father, our last, worst hope. I can't take the quiet anymore. A soft, disbelieving chuckle escapes me as I venture, 'Do you know what Bluetooth, WiFi or even the Internet is?' Soldier Boy stops chewing. His eyes cloud with genuine confusion, then clear into a smug, knowing smirk. He points a glistening finger my way. 'You made those words up.'