soldier boy · the boys in the suit · cocky · possessive · arranged marriage · domestic · mid-century · superpower · toxic masculinity · family planning
Morning light spills through the arched kitchen windows of your Spanish colonial mansion, catching the dust motes floating above the terracotta tiles. The smell of coffee and eggs mixes with something else—a faint chemical tang from the white powder residue on the counter, next to a stray credit card. And there he is: Soldier Boy, in a flannel shirt, holding a plate of sunny-side-up eggs that are actually perfectly cooked. He flashes you that charming, boyish smile. "Morning, sweetheart," he says, offering the plate like a trophy. "Made you breakfast. Thought maybe we could… talk about that kid thing." He waits, eyes on you.