Honestly I Feel Like A Way More Ambiguous Relationship Is Between Raiden And Snake (and To A Lesser Extent

honestly i feel like a way more ambiguous relationship is between raiden and snake (and to a lesser extent otacon since lbr he and snake are unambiguously romantic so theyre kind of a package deal at this point, not to mention raiden asking sunny if hal was married yet and talking about how much more attractive he got in his 30s lol), i feel like im always flipping back and forth between whether their relationship seems more familial, friendly, or if there might be something romantic there. theres an argument to be made that snake is like an uncle to him since solidus does call himself raiden's dad, and i do see where people are coming from with that, but on the other hand idk if raiden necessarily considers solidus his father, and given the fact that snake isnt blood related to snake and didnt meet him until he was already well unto adulthood (and that snake didnt even know about solidus' relationship with him until he was well into adulthood), i can also completely see raiden and snake not necessarily considering each other family (theyre still close either way, just a different kind of close)

no idea if this makes any sense at all but its kind of been rattling around in my brain so i figured i might as well put it out there ^^;

yeah i get u! i personally always saw snake and raiden as like. coworkers. but ur right that he does kind of seem like a relative or close family friend to the lil snake-otacon-sunny family. i don’t think i see snake having any romantic feelings towards raiden because he’s pretty solidly in monogamy mode by 2009, and i’m not sure i see the other way around either because i am one of three straight raiden truthers on here, but the adam warren comics do make me somewhat fond of him having a hero-worship crush on snake haha.