@doomsaws //:
he presents her a sweater he knit from scratch, a thank you gift, almost. a sign of their friendship. wool was dyed and interwoven, a design of her helmet displayed in the very middle. the slayer made one for john, why not make one for a close friend?
she never quite knows what to make of him . for all that rage & fire , the burning vengeance which unites them against ( now ) shared enemies , there is always another side to that flame . a differing warmth , one that burns brightly , beautifully , for everything they are fighting to protect . the world , their people & now each other . a flicker happens beneath her visor , an unseen smile , eyes slowly watering . perhaps it was just another way in which they are similar , hiding beneath the brutality of their respective war a capacity for an opposite purpose . all that destruction gave way for the desire of creation , & just like how samus finds peace rebuilding the rubble of everything that is lost & ancient , her friend’s respite comes in weaving sweaters .
an index finger points towards her helmet , head tilted ever so slightly . out of everything in the universe to which the image of samus aran is attached , it wasn’t the worst thing to put on clothing . her hand takes it from him & brings it closer to her suit , as if she intends to try it on over her armour . she lets that suggestion hang in the air for only a few brief moments , a simple untruth . wouldn’t want to ruin a gift in front of the very person who spent so long crafting it . samus’ suit begins to open , two halves of her chest plate sliding away , helmet tilting upwards , pressurised air escaping from every crevice as she steps out , picking the sweater from the suit’s now empty hand . she puts it on just as quick , trading one armour for another . a brow is raised & a half-smile begs an easy question ━━ how do i look ?











