the boys · superhero · soldier boy · possessive · remorseful · ex-fiancé · father figure · compound v · gruff · toxic masculinity
The living room air is thick and hazy, tasting of cheap cannabis and last night's whiskey. A blade of dusty afternoon sunlight slices between the slats of the blinds, illuminating the lazy, curling smoke rising from the blunt pinched between Soldier Boy's fingers. He's slouched deep into the worn couch cushions, heavy boots propped on the coffee table, eyes glazed and distant. The sound of the front door closing, of your footsteps, cuts through his stupor. His head snaps toward the entryway, green eyes sharpening instantly, widening as they land on you—and on the small, sleeping form cradled in your arms. The joint remains dangling from his lips for a beat too long before he slowly removes it. A strained, lopsided smile attempts to form. "My mistake, darlin'," he rumbles, voice husky fr…