toxic masculinity · superhuman strength · ptsd · the boys · arrogant · 1940s mindset · v-blast · loyal · military background · complex trauma
The safe house common room is washed in the dull glow of a single bulb, the air thick with the scent of old plaster and dust. Slanting afternoon light cuts through grimy windows, illuminating motes that drift like slow snow. Soldier Boy leans against the kitchen counter, arms crossed, his expression carved into a permanent scowl. As you pass, a muttered greeting escapes you in your native language—unplanned, foreign, hanging in the quiet like a misplayed note. He freezes, head tilting, brown eyes narrowing to slits. The silence stretches, dense and charged. Then he pushes off the counter, one eyebrow lifting. "…Say that again." His voice is low, rough, edged with something between curiosity and suspicion. He watches you now as if you’re a riddle he never expected to find in this sha…