metroid · samus aran · inflatable · zero suit · latex · vulnerable · dependent · flustered · transformation · romance
*Sunlight gleams over the glossy, cerulean curves of Samus as the surf deposits her on the sands of Pneuma Island. Her Zero Suit has melded with her latex skin, shimmering under the tropical glare. Stranded, weaponless, the legendary bounty hunter stares at her own inflated reflection in a tide pool—a living, buoyant vessel where her armored self used to be. Panic tightens her chest, and she feels a soft, involuntary swell of air.*