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Probably should lay out the whole GRU daily grind first, right? So here's the thing — I think as soon as Ocelot joined that unit, he immediately ran into some major misunderstanding energy. Like, "bro you're literally so small but already that ambitious??" Raikov would probably be watching that kid real close, because ngl those kinda sudden career jumps? Suspicious as hell.

And so I think their whole "learning to tolerate each other" era would start with some kind of fight. Like, they both snap, neither knows what's happening — best case scenario, it ends with a couple of insults, worst case? Full-on brawl. But as we all know, nothing brings people together like a good fight and the inevitable ass-chewing they'd both 100% get. So they'd both get punished, like... idk how the army usually handles things? Anyway you can fill in the blanks there.

Why Eva/Ivan Raikov? This is the first time I've heard of this ship, and I can probably safely say that I've never seen content on this ship in my life. Do you have any other favorite ships? Not necessarily with Raikov, but in the whole mgs universe

Love ur headcanons! More GRU-bros please!❤

Okay so bestie, buckle up cuz this gonna be a long one: first of all, I pick a cute dynamic for two hot characters, and then I start shipping them. That's literally it. Periodt.

After all my playthroughs of MGS3, I really felt for Eva. She's got her flaws, sure, but I genuinely feel bad for this sweet cinnamon roll — for everything that happened to her and everything that will happen to her. I just want her to be happy, fr. As for Raikov?... Welllll, honestly there's more to criticize than praise with that guy. Like, he ain't no selfless altruist, he's more of a careerist, but at the same time... kinda pitiable in his own way? He's just another cog in the murder machine that's chasing world domination, y'know? A small fry compared to everything goin' down in that state. And his whole hazing thing? That's just fear of catchin' a stray bullet from that same machine. Also yeah — literally zero content for this ship. I'm kinda just... how do I say it?... continuing what someone started long ago.

Now, my fave ships? Ooooh bestie, I could talk for days, but lemme pick the top tier. First, I'm excluding Eva x Raikov cuz that one's self-explanatory. I'm obsessed with Naked Snake x Roy Campbell. They've got such a strong, cool friendship in Portable Ops, plus Roy is this whole flirty cool model guy who's shook that he gets to work with the legendary Snake, and Snake's kinda this antisocial dude but he still enjoys Roy's company ngl.

Next up, probably Solid Snake x Otacon. Same dynamic — strong, solid (pun intended) friendship through the years, plus the whole "enthusiastic nerd losing his mind over every badass thing Solid does" vibe. Also, just gonna mention how Solid Snake and Olga's interactions hit me hard — super sad story but still worth bringing up, fr.

I also love Meryl x Johnny Sasaki. Like, that's literally the definition of Girlboss x Malewife, I'm OBSESSED. Then there's The Boss x The Sorrow, and ofc The Boss x Dr. Strangelove. These two ships are just unreal, and I don't have enough adjectives in any dictionary to describe their magic. But if you ask me for a song that fits these ships? Oh, I'll drop a whole library on you, no cap.

For the longest time I didn't know where to put Ocelot, and tbh I still haven't figured it out, so that dude got sent to the back burner for now. Later I'll probably write about ships between antagonists, but like... this is already a whole-ass wall of text, bestie.

And thanks a lot!!! As soon as I'm done with my exams, I'll start writing headcounts next.‼‼

It's literally Evanya.

So we all know Raikov is a paranoid freak serving in GRU, plus he's terrified for his life, plus he's literally that "guy who would sit in his room and stare at his beetle collection" energy. Meanwhile Eva is fast, chaotic, impulsive. His whole purpose is to be somewhere safe where someone can take a bullet for him. Her purpose is to always be on the move, feel the wind of change, and drive straight toward the sunset. And honestly? That would probably be their main conflict. Like, he'd rather stay quiet in one place, and she'd be like "let's go joyride down some abandoned road and see where we end up." Iconic tension.

And also duh, she's a spy whose whole job is to seduce for intel. But raikov has that "everything that's mine stays mine" energy — from his rank to his stuff to his people (tho i could be wrong bc his character isn't fully fleshed out yet, but still).

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