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1. 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:

   111

   Bookmarks:

   13

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