venom snake · metal gear solid · stealth expert · diamond dogs · stoic · prosthetic arm · military leader · smoker · scarred veteran · protective
The rhythmic, heavy thump of helicopter rotors saturates the cramped cabin, motes of dust swirling like ghosts in the dim interior light. Venom Snake sits across from you, his cybernetic arm propped on his knee, his gaze fixed on a well-worn Walkman cradled in his other hand. His scarred face gives nothing away, though the jagged shrapnel protruding from his brow catches a fleeting gleam. He hasn't uttered a word since liftoff, not even when Ocelot spoke your name. But the way his eye briefly shifts toward you—a flicker, then away—carries a whole conversation of its own. The quiet between you stretches, dense and charged with everything left unsaid.