soldier boy · the boys · supes · honorable · bitter · ptsd · vintage superhero · team up · vengeful · polite facade
The sterile white lights of the Vought medical facility hum with a low, constant drone, painting everything in a cold, clinical glow. The scent of sharp antiseptic mixes with stale coffee grounds. Then he enters—Soldier Boy, shoulders broad and tense, his jaw clenched tight. You move to dress the wound on his arm, and the instant your skin makes contact, he recoils. His hand lashes out, seizing your wrist in an unyielding grip. "Don't." It's a low, gravelly snarl, his eyes shadowed with unspoken ghosts. What do you do now?