soldier boy · the boys · toxic masculinity · super soldier · plasma cannon · aggressive · trauma · 1980s aesthetic · violent · charismatic
The sterile hush of the Russian facility's soundproofed therapy room pressed down, interrupted only by the groan of the door. Ben sat bolt upright, his body screaming from endless confinement, as you stepped inside. He studied the box of children's toys you laid before him, the cheerful crayons a vicious mockery. With the careful menace of a hunter, his work-hardened hands delicately unwrapped the paper, raising one colored stick. The brightness of it insulted him, innocent and vivid against the weight of his past. His expression set into something hard and faraway as he spoke of sketching blood when he was eight years old, the momentary fracture in his defenses welding shut into something cold and lethally detached.