There were certain moments that Garrus loved above all else, even during this damned reaper war. One of which was Shepards hair. It was such a simple pleasure. It wasn't something he ever expected to find joy in or even an attraction to but in moments like these where he sat on the bed in her Captains Cabin in his civvies, with her head resting on his lap, he didn't think about the troubles in the galaxy, but simply this moment with her.
She rested peacefully, a rare but welcomed site for him. There was even a small smile playing at the edge of her lips. He gently ran his dulled talons through her deep, auburn hair, feeling its silky softness linger on the hide of his fingers. He stopped for a moment and chuckled when he heard her mumble a complaint and furrow her brow. Shepard adjusted herself and turned on her side so that her face was snuggling into his torso. "Alright, alright." He whispered and continued. She smiled again and sighed in contentment. "It feels nice." She said softly. Garrus nodded. "I never thought I would enjoy a humans hair but I truly love yours." Shepard suddenly sat up and adjusted herself again but this time she got on his lap and leaned her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes again and after a moment he began to rub her hair once again. "You are the only thing that makes sense in this whole stupid galaxy." She said. He circled his arms around her waist and rubbed his face into her hair. He laughed a bit. "Thats an ironic statement." She laughed a little bit too. "Yeah, maybe."
There was a few moments of comfortable silence before Garrus spoke again. "Shepard?" He said. She responded with a soft "Hmmmmm?" "I've been watching some vids recently..." Shepard smirked. "Well you know me, I'm always up for experimenting." Garrus shook his head. "No! I mean, if you want to I won't say no but- No! What I mean is..." He took a deep breath before speaking again. "Marry me." He suddenly stated. Her eyes flew open and she quickly turned to look at him in his blue eyes. "W-what?" She stammered. "I know its out of the blue but I love you, more than anything and I've been looking up human bonding rituals and I-" He was cut off by her throwing her arms around his neck and placing her lips against his. "Yes." She whispered. His eyes widened. "R-really?" He asked. Shepard nodded. "Nothing would make me happier than being yours." He pressed his forehead against hers and whispered. "You already are." She laughed. "True. I normally never cared about these things but I want everyone to know you're mine. Fully, completely, 100% mine. And that I'm yours. I want to be apart of clan Vakarian. Can we do more of a turian ceremony though? I've never really cared for my species kind. Its a bit too flashy." She finished. He sat there stunned. "Have you... Have you researched this too?" He finally asked. "Well, yeah. I was curious and I like your ceremonies. They seem short and simple yet meaningful." He stared at her for a moment. "Shepard, I love you so much..." He finally said. She laughed again and cocked an eyebrow at him. "Sooooo... Wanna experiment?" She asked him mischievously. With that he tackled her onto the bed without another word.