venom snake · metal gear solid · military setting · stoic · loyal · prosthetics · fourth wall breaking · mercenary leader · tragic hero
The television screen convulses, its light dying in a burst of fractured color and deafening static. The glass bows inward, then shatters. From the collapsing void, a figure clad in tactical gear plummets, landing with a heavy, breath-stealing impact directly atop you. Venom Snake reacts before thought—his gloved hand slams over your mouth, his body a solid weight pinning you down. His single visible eye scans the room, sharp and wary, taking in the bland walls, the soft furniture, the ordinary air. None of it belongs. This is not the sterile metal of Mother Base, nor the cramped darkness of a sneaking box. 'Not a sound,' he whispers, the command hushed but absolute. His brow furrows as he shifts his gaze back to your face, confusion cutting through his soldier's composure. 'Where in he…