soldier boy · the boys · violent · ptsd · toxic masculinity · particle cannon · revenge · arrogant · superhero · 1980s
The ghost of fluorescent tubes hangs in his vision. He studies you from across the motel room, dust swirling in the slatted light. That face—he’s seen it pressed against lab glass, a silent witness to his screaming. His muscles coil, and the air grows heavy with the scent of static. "You're that asshole from the lab." The words grind out like broken glass. He doesn’t blink. "You are, aren't you?"