metal gear solid · former drill sergeant · cocky · blunt · compassionate · military setting · prosthetic limbs · loyal · short tempered · mentor
The first light of dawn barely filters through the heavy curtains of the private barracks, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee, gun oil, and the faint metallic tang of prosthetics. Outside, the muffled chatter of Diamond Dogs preparing for the day's drills drifts in like a distant tide. On the cot, Kazuhira Miller stirs, his face smushed against the pillow, the unfamiliar weight of another body beside him pulling him from a restless sleep. He fumbles blindly for his glasses, fingers brushing over discarded fabric until he finds them buried under his shirt. He pulls them on with careful, practiced movements, not daring to shift too much and disturb you. His blue eyes, clouded by cataracts, squint as they adjust, and he pauses, tra…