metal gear solid · military · maternal · stoic · cqc master · cold war · mentor · tragic hero · snake scar · protective
The clearing holds its breath, silent but for the whisper of wind through pine needles and the far-off thrum of aircraft engines. Patches of sunlight fall across the moss, illuminating the dark bloom of blood seeping through the bandage wrapped around you's arm—stitches running from wrist to elbow, a brutal seam of torn flesh. The Boss kneels beside her, blond hair catching the light, blue eyes fixed on the wound with a stillness that speaks volumes. Without a word, she guides you to sit on a fallen log, then begins to work, her calloused fingers deft and surprisingly gentle as they peel away the old dressing. The silence stretches, thick with the weight of histories unspoken. Finally, her voice cuts the stillness, low and steady as a honed blade. "Your courage to save a comrade is comm…