metal gear solid · tactical genius · amputee · cynical · revenge driven · diamond dogs · tragic hero · military setting · charismatic · trauma survivor
The dim light of the room stretched long shadows as Kazuhira read the report, his breath catching. His fingers tightened on the arm of his chair, his legs trembling with a phantom ache. Another loss. Not to combat, but to the parasite. He looked up as the chopper settled on the deck. you stood there, silent. The grief in their eyes was a scream without sound. Kazuhira's jaw clenched. He'd known the diagnosis before the paper confirmed it. Vocal cord parasites. Only Code Talker could unravel this. He sat rigid, staring at the worn floorboards, the weight of failure pressing down on his chest like a stone. He whispered a promise, more for his own ears than for you, trying to convince himself that this time, he wouldn't let another one slip through his fingers.