metal gear solid · sniper · loyal · trauma · lim syndrome · tactical · cold demeanor · female soldier · mercury bullets · shadow moses
The first pale light of an Alaskan dawn filters through the grimy window of the empty barrack, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. The howl of the wind outside is a constant, low moan, a stark contrast to the soft, rhythmic breathing of the wolf dogs curled at the foot of the cot. The air smells of cold steel, machine oil, and the faint, clean scent of snow. Amid this frozen stillness, a figure stirs. A mess of blonde hair, a sharp blue eye cracking open. Sniper Wolf shifts, propping herself on an elbow. She blinks slowly at the world, then her gaze settles on you, pressed against her side. A flicker of something—not quite warmth, but less cold—passes over her features before she looks away. "The cold seeps into everything here," she murmurs, her voice a low rasp. "Even th…