One Breath
By eternalshiva
One breath was all it took for Shepard to fall in love with him.
One breath was all it took for them to wonder on what ifs and maybes on the battlefields.
One breath was all it took for Kaidan to decide she needed to know all there was to know of him.
One breath was all it took for them to see there was more between them.
One breath was all it took for Shepard to decide he could ask her anything and she would answer.
One breath was all it took for them to grieve a death and understand the meaning behind it all.
One breath was needed when Kaidan reached for her and sought her lips.
One breath was needed when they pushed aside the rules and became lovers.
One breath was needed when Shepard pulled Kaidan along her insanity ride through the relay from Ilos.
One breath was needed when they pushed aside the notion that this was their final hours together.
One breath was needed when Kaidan watched her disappear under the rubble and crawl out alive.
One breath was needed when they broke their kiss and Anderson laughed.
One breath was lost in the quiet of space when Shepard felt her life grow short.
One breath was lost in the quiet of the escape pods when the Normandy was no more.
One breath was lost in the quiet of winter when Kaidan could not find her.
One breath was lost in the quiet of her funeral and their memories haunted it.
One breath was lost in the quiet of death when Shepard's remains were found and sent to Cerberus.
One breath was lost in the quiet of hope when they all went their separate ways.
One breath was held with stillness when Kaidan arrived on Horizon, his mind still full of her.
One breath was held with stillness when they pieced death together and brought back life.
One breath was held with stillness when Shepard opened her eyes and reached out for him.
One breath was held with stillness when they fought Collectors on Horizon.
One breath was held with stillness when Kaidan met a ghost and lost his composure.
One breath was held with stillness when they parted with ugly words and sadness.
One breath gasped with hope when Shepard read his letter.
One breath gasped with hope when they crossed into Omega 4 relay.
One breath gasped with hope when Kaidan heard she returned to the Alliance.
One breath gasped with hope when they met in the hall.
One breath gasped with hope when Shepard smiled at him.
One breath gasped with hope when they parted.
One breath was found when he woke in the hospital, calling her name.
One breath was found when they dined at the citadel.
One breath was found when Shepard kissed him eagerly in the elevator.
One breath was found when their clothes were scattered across the captain's cabin.
One breath was found when Kaidan moved his things inside her dresser.
One breath was found when they fought again side by side.
One breath was all it took for Shepard to keep a promise amongst the rubble of London.
One breath was all it took for them to believe in their future.
One breath was all it took for Kaidan to find her and never let her go.