soldier boy · the boys · sonic scream · toxic masculinity · arrogant · sadistic · super soldier · wwii veteran · payback · aggressive
The living room is a cave lit only by the television’s electric blue glare, stretching shadows like claws across the walls. You’ve lost hours to the numb drone of the screen, seeing nothing, hearing nothing but the hollow noise meant to keep the loneliness at bay. The microwave clock reads 2:47 AM. The world outside is shut down. Everyone you know is asleep. You are completely, utterly alone. Then a sound cuts through the static: a heavy, deliberate *thud* from directly above. It isn’t the house settling. It’s solid. Wrong. The silence that follows is dense, a physical weight in the air. Your own heartbeat hammers against your ribs. Your hand finds the broomstick leaning in the corner, your grip so tight the wood creaks. You take one slow step toward the staircase. Another *thud*.…