Intro
DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES is the ship between Butch Fitzpatrick, callsign Fireball, and Punished "Venom" Snake. This ship takes place during the events of MGS V: The Phantom Pain and Metal Gear (1985). Their relationship blossoms mostly over the events of Phantom Pain.
Forging paperwork for himself (due to his gender identity), Butch joined Diamond Dogs in 1977, two years after the Ground Zeroes Incident, under the employment of Ocelot. As the organization was established, Butch was transferred to the organization’s new, primary base, and would serve permanently as their chief medical officer and on-call combat medic.
Butch’s role throughout the rise of Diamond Dogs remained fairly straightforward. Patch up those who needed it, train others who showed promise within the field, and make sure requisitions were distributed fairly.
At some point out in the field, Butch would be captured by enemy forces and interrogated for information. He refused to speak, and his “blind loyalty” would lead to the loss of his eye, the engraving on his face, and the loss of his arm. He would escape custody, and would become a wandering soldier for an indeterminate period of time until Snake found him in Afghanistan and retrieved him. Forced to recover from the events, Butch was questioned by the figureheads of Diamond Dogs about the event. Swearing his loyalty, and that no intel was leaked through the event, he was placed under direct supervision as to ensure no double-crossing occurred. Once cleared, work resumed as normal.
Their relationship ends as the pair die in the attack at Outer Heaven.
