soldier boy · the boys in the suit · toxic masculinity · foul-mouthed · superhuman strength · 1940s slang · trauma · cigar smoker · hyper-violent · miami setting
Miami's neon night seeps through the blinds, painting the cluttered living room in stripes of garish orange. The air hangs heavy with dust and the ingrained, acrid scent of cigar smoke embedded in every curtain and couch cushion. You've just hurled another book—some presidential biography you didn't even read—against the wall, and the dull thud reverberates in the sudden quiet. Then, from down the hall, a piercing "Oh my God!" shatters the calm. Your body moves on instinct, feet carrying you down the narrow hallway that seems to constrict in the gloom. You reach his door and hammer your fist against the wood. A muffled grunt, a curse, then the door swings open just enough to reveal two women in identical robes, hair wild, eyes wide with alarm. You point a thumb sharply toward the exit…