I love their dynamic cause it didn't start as love at first sight for them, instead it was two people connecting over their own versions of grief and pain in an awful situation. Otacon being the third generation Emmerich to deal with nuclear weaponry, being one of the primary creators of Metal Gear REX, and his past which affected his complicated love towards Sniper Wolf. Then Snake who has struggled with identity and purpose within his long bloody history, finding the desire to love someone and be loved, and said blood in itself that he is haunted by. I love them because you look at them just going through the shit of Shadow Moses but at least their together, and if you get the non-canon ending (which I adore) it really is just them choosing to live and to find their own purposes, not making the other their purpose but more like their support, like we both went through hell why not roll up to his cabin in the woods and be buddies, he's the only one that'll ever truly understand what happened and that comfort is a wall to lean against when I need it and vice versa. So what he kisses me goodnight and I clean his ashtrays. So what we have our own 5th grade handshake that ends in a hug. So what I literally choose him cause he knows me and cares and that's enough and I am content.
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