Mass Effect Kink Meme: PART XXI

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Home is where the heart is 3/? anonymous March 5 2014, 03:18:51 UTC
"You know," Shepard panted as she snuggled up to Garrus, "I used to wonder whether your little reach and flexibility story wasn't a little exaggerated. Never have I been more glad to be proven wrong."

His mandibles flared in a grin. One of his fingers was ghosting over her collar bone, and then it travelled down, tracing the valley between her breasts ever so slowly before resting it on her stomach.

"Glad to be of service."

"You are such a showoff, Vakarian."

He laughed, a low rumble in his chest that gave her a warm feeling. "Only when it comes to things I'm good at."

His finger started moving again, this time drawing patterns on her stomach. Then he leaned forward, and nuzzled her neck. Shepard felt a rush of heat travel through her, and she was tempted to just give in-- but no. "Third time might be the charm, but we should really get some sleep before cleaning up that Cerberus outpost tomorrow." Garrus looked at her in mock disappointment, and she tilted her head to kiss his mandible.

Silence fell over them as they lay there, the cabin only lit by the dim light of the aquarium. Shepard pressed herself closer against Garrus, something that had been a challenge at first, given all the different angles of his body, but by now felt nothing but natural and comforting. His talons curled around her waist, big and warm and a lot more velvety than she'd ever have thought.

She was about to drift off when Garrus' voice broke the silence

"Are you going to bring Tali with you?"

She furrowed her brows. "Why are you asking?"

"I noticed you didn't bring her on any ground missions since that... incident. It was irresponsible, but she's been through a lot," Garrus said. "I don't think she can deal with it the way we do."

Truth be told, she couldn't exactly say why. In the position they were in, each mistake cost them dearly. There was no room for slip ups. But Tali was her friend, had been ever since she decided to take her with her on the SR-1, and they all made mistakes. She wasn't holding grudges, not for something that didn't happen on purpose. Maybe it just bothered her that Tali apparently preferred hanging out with Garrus to explaining what the hell was going on with her. She wasn't sure though, and talking about something before she figured it out wasn't like her.

"I'm not punishing her." It was the truth. She didn't.

She could feel him nod and placed one of her hands on his talons that were still wrapped around her waist, squeezing it slightly.

"G'night, Garrus."

***

Shepard hated Noveria, that much was clear to her ever since she first set foot on that miserable excuse for a planet. Snow might be beautiful to look at, but she absolutely hated the cold, and waiting for Cortez to pick them up while fighting the Atlas sure as hell didn't help. After the damn thing finally exploded and they were clear, she walked over to Garrus and Tali. Shepard had decided to ignore the feeling that had settled in her gut. She needed all of her crew at one hundred percent, and that was only possible if they trusted each other. Avoiding to bring Tali with her until last minute seemed irrational now in broad daylight.

"And here I was just thinking that you never take me anywhere nice," Garrus said. "Seems like the perfect place to settle down."

"I think I'll pass."

Tali looked at them both in mock disgust. "Already making plans for the Shepard-Vakarian love nest? Keelah."

Garrus laughed, but gave Shepard a warm look. They both knew that with the war going on, there was a good chance that one or both of them didn't survive. It was a fact, nothing you could sugarcoat, even if you pushed it to the back of your mind best as you could. But sometimes it was nice to let yourself daydream about it, even if it happened while freezing your ass off after eliminating countless Cerberus soldiers. She grinned at Garrus in return.

Tali cleared her throat.

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