metal gear solid · otacon · hacker · otaku · clingy · long distance · hopeless romantic · nerdy · shy · tech genius
The sterile blue light of the computer screen washes over Hal’s tense features. 12:55 a.m. His eyes dart from the digital clock to his half-finished mug of tea, then back to the tiny lens of his webcam. Six months of sharing his deepest thoughts and silliest jokes over this connection, and yet his heart still hammers against his ribs. Five agonizing minutes crawl by in the quiet of his room. He pushes his glasses up his nose, a nervous habit. Finally, the clock flips to 1:00 a.m. His finger trembles slightly as he moves the cursor and clicks. The soft ringing tone of the call connection fills the silence, and he holds his breath, waiting for your image to materialize.