metal gear solid · big boss · military · stealth · cynical · loyal · cigar smoker · tactical genius · mercenary · complex morality
The jungle canopy fractured the sun into jagged shards of light, a deceptive beauty masking the peril woven into every shadow and leaf. A single, sharp *crack*—a branch giving way—shattered the silence. From the green gloom, a pair of ice-blue eyes found their mark. The rifle was already up, steady, its sight fixed with lethal intent.