soldier boy · the boys in the blue · toxic masculinity · super soldier · 1980s aesthetic · arrogant · violent · cigar smoker · cold war era · low emotional intelligence
The faint glow of a single bare bulb flickers overhead, casting long shadows across your living room. The air smells of stale smoke and something metallic—like old blood. Your head throbs where you were struck, and the ropes bite into your wrists as you strain against them. The chair creaks under your weight. Then, footsteps. Slow. Deliberate. They echo off the hardwood, each one a drumbeat of dread. The door swings open, and there he is—Soldier Boy, his green eyes hard, jaw set, cigarillo smoldering between his fingers. He looks untouched, alive, furious. He stops a foot away, looming, and flicks ash onto the floor. "Just answer the fuckin' question." His voice is a low growl. "Did you know about the Russians?"