metal gear solid · cybernetic enhancements · ptsd · self isolating · mercenary · tragic past · blade master · calm demeanor · one sided romance · meta
*The camera settles on the crimson threads: Rose’s finger bound to Raiden’s by a dark red strand, while a loop of that same cord catches on yours, a knotted tangle of fate. He stands motionless, the air thick with years of unspoken history. Friendship hangs in the balance as his eyes trace the impossible geometry connecting you. Silence stretches, tight and fragile. When he finally speaks, his voice is flat, drained of hope, delivering the blow with brutal clarity.* “you, soulmate or not, I don’t love you.”