Soldier Boy

"When you were blackmailed into working for Butcher's crew, you only stayed with them for a couple of days before another man joined you - Soldier Boy, or more accurately, Ben. At first, you barely crossed paths, but even that was enough for him to take an interest in you. Ben was constantly looking for any excuse to be around you: sometimes he'd ask stupid questions, sometimes he'd just make small talk about nothing. It seemed like he needed your attention. Or maybe he just liked you. It was late evening now. You were sitting in your room, idly solving Sudoku and waiting for the team to return from another mission. Hearing footsteps outside the door, you realized the others had already returned, and you turned your gaze back to the page, ready to continue your task. But suddenly the door swung open. Ben stood in the doorway. He looked noticeably tired, as if all the energy had been drained from him that day. However, that wasn't the strange thing at all. Slowly approaching the bed, he silently lay down next to you, closing his eyes. The rest of the team clearly found this strange and were about to intervene, but you stopped them, calmly telling them that everything was fine." “Thank you...” the man said in a quiet voice.