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   It's Been A Long Time Coming by faerieswing

   Fandoms: Metal Gear  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   24 Jan 2019

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Otacon/Solid Snake
   • Solid Snake
   • Otacon (Metal Gear)
   • Emma Emmerich
   • Raiden (Metal Gear)
   • Sunny Emmerich
   • Developing Relationship
   • First Kiss
   • Comfort/Angst
   • Porn with Feelings
   • Romantic Friendship
   • Falling In Love
   • Making Out
   • Love can bloom even in a safe house

   Summary

   Summary: A multi-part story about the evolution of Snake and Otacon’s relationship. Snake feels like joining Philanthropy was the change in his life that he was looking for, but there’s still something missing, and it takes the events of the Big Shell for him to realize what he’s been wanting all along.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   20,478

   Chapters:

   5/5

   Comments:

   58

   Kudos:

   676

   Bookmarks:

   108

   Hits:

   15,302

   Bookmarked by wechasemisprintedlies

   11 Jul 2026

   Bookmarker's Collections:

   • otasune fics

2. Public Bookmark 29

   but i might be hoping about this by jealousblues

   Fandoms: Metal Gear (Video Games)  

   • General Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   31 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Otacon/Solid Snake
   • Solid Snake
   • Otacon (Metal Gear)
   • Meryl Silverburgh
   • Mei Ling (Metal Gear)
   • Fluff
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Idiots in Love
   • 5+1 Things
   • Developing Friendships
   • How Do I Tag
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Tooth-Rotting Fluff
   • Mutual Pining
   • Touch-Starved
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Drunken Confessions
   • Lack of Communication
   • POV Alternating
   • Blood and Injury
   • Love Confessions
   • Main character is stupid and i love him
   • Convoluted storyline that lowkey might not fit the description but has been worked on diligently and with passion

   Summary

   5 times Hal convinced himself he wasn't in love with his best friend, and the 1 time he let it be

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   32,000

   Chapters:

   6/6

   Comments:

   57

   Kudos:

   160

   Bookmarks:

   29

   Hits:

   2,523

   Bookmarked by wechasemisprintedlies

   07 Jul 2026

3. Public Bookmark 13

   Smalltown Boy by mads_or_no

   Fandoms: Metal Gear (Video Games)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   12 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Otacon/Solid Snake
   • Mei Ling & Otacon (Metal Gear)
   • Otacon (Metal Gear)
   • Solid Snake
   • Mei Ling (Metal Gear)
   • Raiden (Metal Gear)
   • Kazuhira Miller
   • Meryl Silverburgh
   • Olga Gurlukovich
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • it's actually shameful how much im writing about these two
   • im going insane
   • and they were ROOMMATES
   • Childhood Sexual Abuse
   • Angst
   • run away turn away run away turn away run awaaaaaayyyyy
   • listen to smalltown boy by bronski beat for the full effect
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • eventually
   • Slow Burn
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers

   Summary

   one year after Hal left home, he enrolled at MIT, where he meets his new roommate. or: hal is the depressed alcoholic this time instead of snake

   TW: lots of suicidal ideation and one attempt

   Series

   • Part 1 of College Au

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   31,006

   Chapters:

   13/13

   Comments:

   148

   Kudos:

   109

   Bookmarks:

   13

   Hits:

   1,538

   Bookmarked by wechasemisprintedlies

   06 Jul 2026