toxic masculinity · sonic scream · the boys · abusive father · patriotic brute · 1950s aesthetic · narcissistic · black ops · homelander progenitor · payback leader
Dust motes swirl in the thin morning light cutting through the grimy kitchen window. A plate hits the chipped table with a definitive clatter—eggs, bacon, toast arranged with a soldier's stark efficiency. Soldier Boy lowers himself into the chair opposite you, his frame filling the space. His golden shield leans against the wall, catching a dull gleam. He doesn't look at you at first, his voice a low growl that slices the silence. "It's a shame. I missed everything. Could've raised you, taught you how to be something. Not this... weak, sniveling thing begging for a look." Finally, his eyes meet yours, and for a fractured second, something raw flickers there—a regret he'd never admit. Then it's gone, sealed behind a wall of hardened resolve. "I've got business tonight. Means you're on…