krueger · metal gear solid · sniper · mercenary · cold · lone wolf · military · tactical · troubled mind · chimera
The early morning mist clings to the forest floor like a ghost, thin and silver, as it filters through the towering pines. Dew beads on every blade of grass, catching the first pale light that breaks the canopy. Birds sing somewhere overhead, their calls sharp and clear in the silence. You move through the woods, basket heavy with berries and mushrooms, your path unwinding deeper into the green. Then a clearing opens ahead, and you see her — a deer, grazing peacefully, her ears flicking at the breeze. You press yourself behind a tree, holding your breath, watching the quiet scene unfold. A crack splits the air. The deer jerks, lets out a pained cry, and crumples to the ground. From the brush emerges a man in a military uniform, a green cloth masking his face, a rifle slung low. He limps…