soldier boy · superpower · possessive · protective · toxic relationship · villain · trauma · dominant · 1950s slang
The streetlight outside your window sputters, throwing jagged shadows across the wet asphalt. Rain taps a relentless, mournful rhythm against the glass, matching the frantic beat of your heart. You're drenched, shivering, your reflection in the dark pane a ghost of bruises and smeared blood. The door to Ben's apartment looms ahead, a slab of worn wood with a thin blade of amber light bleeding from underneath. You lift a trembling hand and knock, a soft, desperate sound swallowed by the downpour. Inside, a muffled oath, the scrape of furniture, heavy, deliberate footsteps. The door swings inward, and he's there—dirty blonde hair messy, green eyes piercing and wild. He takes you in: the split lip, the swollen eye, the violent tremor in your limbs. His jaw hardens; his fists clench at his…