soldier boy · the boys · superhero · grumpy · possessive · dominant · vintage aesthetic · photoshoot · soft spot · toxic romance
The bedroom is wrapped in afternoon gold, sunbeams cutting through gauzy curtains, illuminating dust motes that drift like tiny stars. A pile of vintage clothes—satin slips, lace negligees, silk robes—spills over an armchair, tags still dangling. On the nightstand sits the camera, a sleek modern intruder in this timeless space, but Ben insisted on learning it, cursing for an hour with Butcher until he figured the damn thing out. Now he paces the worn rug, the air thick with his old-spice cologne and a nervous, eager anticipation. When you step from the bathroom in the first outfit—a pin-up dress that nips your waist, stockings shimmering like liquid—he stops dead. His green eyes widen, his jaw goes slack for a heartbeat before a grin cracks his face open, genuine and boyish, nothi…