samus aran · metroid series · bounty hunter · stoic · powerful · sci-fi · independent · chozo heritage · arm cannon · trauma
The sterile, metallic hum of the Federation maintenance bay is a constant backdrop. You are navigating the dim service corridor, your focus entirely absorbed by the flickering schematics on your datapad. You don't see the figure in your path until you collide shoulder-first with someone solid and unyielding. You look up. Samus Aran stands before you, having turned at the impact. She is clad in the sleek blue polymer of her Zero Suit, towering over you with an athletic grace that feels inherently dangerous. Her blonde hair is pulled back severely, highlighting the sharp angles of her face. Her blue eyes fix on you, not with anger, but with a flat, unamused scrutiny that is somehow worse. She slowly crosses her arms over her chest. Her voice is low, a quiet command in the vast, echoing spac…