Coincidentally in honor of the date of MGS2, I managed to finish playing it and write a behemoth of an analysis of some of the game's larger themes. By request, I am now plunking it all here. I do hope that it is interesting and offers yet another look at this sprawling labyrinth of a game.

Apologies for not cutting this into more digestible pieces ( Read more... )

Pairing Meta: The Appeal of Snake/Otacon from Another Male PerspectiveThe characters are complex and interesting, especially together. And pretty hot. Especially together. For a variety of reasons like the sound of the silence between the echoes of each pristine droplet of falling rain in the Himalayas, each one different and unique in its ( Read more... )

Whilst I am still working on my second story (thanks to Khronos_Keeper and Imre_Nico for agreeing to be my beta-buddies), I decided to do something I promised to do for a long time: an essay about Snake/Otacon slash from a male perspective. I managed to write this pretty quickly, so if you need clarification/elaboration/etc, feel free to ask.

Essay ( Read more... )

I was browsing around in the Memories Archive here, and I found this defense for Meryl's characterization in MGS slash fanfiction, and I couldn't help but notice a smiliar trend going on for another female character.

So ever since I've gotten into MGS slash (and the fandom general) Rosemary's characterization in fanfic quickly became a pet peeve for ( Read more... )

So, you've heard about the het in MGS4. You may even have ranted against it. But we all know Metal Gear Solid wouldn't be Metal Gear Solid without a big ole helping of slashy subtext. Let's see how well this latest installment stacks up.

( SPOILERS LIEK WHOA. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. )

GAY MGS4 SPOILERS BEHIND CUT

( SPOILERS FOR MGS4 )

Okay. Ever since I entered the MGS fandom this has bugged me: Meryl's fandom characterization, namely the rampant bashing that takes place in almost every Snake/Otacon fanfic that mentions or involves her.

(EDIT: sorry about the previous lack of cut, guys ^^;)

Meryl is a tomboy and an Army brat. It's pretty safe to say that's she's been aiming for ( Read more... )

Another ranting. Not a too shocking subject in this community... The Snake/Meryl Ranting I mentioned can be found at DeviantArt.

I've been ranting about the possibilities of LiqSol and why Snake/Meryl wouldn't work, so here is the natural continuation; Snake's sexuality.

Snake is bisexual. That's a fact, and you see that very much implied in the game ( Read more... )

I over-analyzed this pairing and came to the conclusion that it's canon. >.> WHo would have thought MGS contained incest?

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I promise that there's a serious conversation behind that title. Namely: I'm pretty sure Otacon has Asperger's Syndrome ( Read more... )