Shepard has to turn away as a smirk stretches across her face. “That doesn’t quite surprise me. You have that kind of face.”

Shepard rolls her eyes and crosses her arms over her chest. “Rebel’s not exactly the word I’d use for you.”

“Life’s not fair!” She growls back, her eyes narrowing in frustration. Taking a deep breath she tries to force herself to relax. It works. Barely. “I know this isn’t the best situation to find yourself in, but it is what it is.”

“Say that again and I kick you. Hard. And probably into a wall.”

“I… I don’t know how, Kai! If I did…” She breaks off and looks away, her eyes narrowing as she wraps her arms around herself. “If I did I wouldn’t be here.”

“You’ll have to drag me to hell and back before I let this go, Vakarian.”

MY MUSE IS IN HOSPITAL AND IS COMATOSE. SEND ME “ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE” FOR MY MUSES REACTION TO WAKING UP TO FIND YOUR MUSE AT THEIR BEDSIDE.

Pain. Darkness. That was all she understood, and everything she remembered. How long had she been here? At times it felt like only moments, but at others it felt like a lifetime or more. But then there was the question… Did she actually know and understand how to measure time? Time. The concept slipped through her mind, slippery and intangible. Not as easily understood as pain.

Some moments there was light, but it was mostly dark. And she was alone. She knew that because during the brief moments where light illuminated the world around her she saw monsters. Things she couldn’t name that looked more mechanical and dangerous than anything she had a name for. Some looked like her, their eyes glassy and terrifying, their expressions wild.

She struggled against them all in the darkness, praying for a miracle, crying out as their nails dug into her skin and ripped her to pieces. No matter how hard she fought they continued to swarm her, burying her in thick pile of rotting carcasses. Sometimes she even heard them whispering her name, demanding her death.

Nails dug into her sides and she screamed. Her eyes widened as the pain tore through her body, spreading its fire through her bloodstream. The world burst into a haze of white, and she gasped for breath, tubes running across her body. Chest heaving for air, she brought her hands to her face and tugged at the tubes beneath her nose and pulled them away from her face. She sat up sharply, pieces of skin on her chest burning as needles and monitors were torn off. 

Her name.

Eyes wide with terror she turned to look to her right, one hand pulling out a needle from her other. “Kai…” She whispered, tears welling in her eyes. Relief made the tears pill over, and she sobbed, covering her face with her hands. It was done. It had been nothing more than a nightmare. 

She felt her friend embrace her, hands smoothing her hair as the other whispered soft reassurances. Sobbing, she turned and buried her face in Kai’s shoulder, her hands gripping feebly at her uniform. “Don’t leave me, Kai.” Her voice was hoarse from lack of use, but she didn’t care. She had said what she needed to say, and that was all that mattered.

The commander looks away, her eyes glazing over in pain. “Talk like that… It never does much good does it?”

[[stop, no. don’t break her.]]

“And yet the past still leaves it’s marks on me.”

[[ouch, ouch no. no please.]]

[sorry it’s so rushed, I was interrupted part way through for a ‘family adventure’. :/ ]

[hsafhhsfhdshjfgh

LET ME LOVE YOU, YOU WONDERFUL ANON]

Being single had it benefits, she had to admit. There was no way she’d be allowed into the club otherwise, she’d be at home with whatever partner she had, though that itself had its own charms. Holding her drink in her hand she pushed her way to the front of the crowd, grabbing a spot by the front of the stage next to one of the other dancers. 

Sipping her drink, she waited for the main dancer to come on, her eyes drifting toward the turian dancing beside her. He seemed familiar somehow, and she set her drink down to get a better look. As he turned to look at her, her eyes widened in recognition and she cried, “Tavi?! What the hell are ya doing?!”

[Never be afraid of me. I am literally a big soft teddy bear. The only time you should ever be afraid of me is when I’m dead set on making your heart scream through sad headcanons. c:

Feel free to jump in an open or an ask meme, or come plot with me. :D ]

[HELL TO THE YES.]