Prompt 1 : The reunion after Horizon and the Collectors defeat of Shepard and Kaidan. The catch; it must be silent NO DIALOGUE (or text or emails)!
thanks to Star for her help with the teeny amount of smut.
Reality Bites
Joker leaned back in his chair, deep in thought. The Collectors had been defeated and now the Normandy and her crew were back on the Citadel. Shepard had gone to meet with Anderson and Hackett to discuss the reaper threat. As far as he was concerned the most immediate problem was getting Shepard and Alenko back together. It shouldn't take much. Sparks always flew around those two. Joker was actually surprised that Shepard had let him walk away on Horizon. He wouldn't have put it past her to shoot Alenko and drag his sorry ass back to the Normandy. Then there was that lame assed email that Alenko had sent her. Joker shook his head. Alenko was so dense when it came to women. Why on earth he felt the need to mention dating a doctor on the Citadel to Shepard was anyone's guess.
He sighed. It looked like it was up to him to get those two together again, and he had the perfect plan. Shepard had told him to find somewhere for her to sleep tonight, and Joker just happened to have acquired Alenko's address and a key to his apartment. It paid to have extranet connections after all.
Shepard let herself into the apartment that Joker had told her she could use. She was tired and just wanted to relax away from everyone for at least one night. She flicked on the lights and looked around the small apartment. Joker had told her it belonged to one of his buddies, currently on a mission. She was surprised that any of Jokers friends kept their place this neat and tidy and there weren't any signs of personal memorabilia around. Shepard shrugged. She'd have a closer inspection in the morning. Right now all she wanted to do was have a shower and crawl into bed.
Stripping she stepped into the shower. The aroma of the soap made her think of Kaidan. Damn it, why wouldn't anyone tell her where he was? Surely, take three solar systems to the left and hang a right wasn't that difficult? She smothered a yawn as she stepped from the shower and quickly toweled herself dry. She turned off all the lights before sliding into the bed to dream about Kaidan. She'd worry about finding him tomorrow.
Kaidan let himself into his apartment, rubbing the back of his neck tiredly. He didn't bother with the lights, just headed straight the bedroom where he stripped and slid into bed. Shepard was on the Citadel somewhere but Joker had denied any knowledge of where she was. He closed his eyes; he'd worry about finding her tomorrow.
The dream started as it normally did. Shepard turned into Kaidan's arms, the heat from his body drawing her towards him. Usually at this point, she found herself wakening to an empty bed but this time the warmth felt real as did the feel of his mouth on hers. Her hands slid over his back, pulling him closer as she slid one leg over him possessively.
He responded eagerly, his tongue sliding out to part her lips as his hands slid over her waist and hips. Her skin crackled at his touch although she wasn't sure whether it was the result of arousal or biotic discharge or both. She moved against him eagerly, her soft groan answered by one from Kaidan as they came together in a frantic tangle of lips, hands and arms which eventually ended in waves of pleasure. Sated, she rolled over, sliding into deepest sleep.
Kaidan woke slowly, savouring the feelings his dream had left him with. He didn't know why this dream had felt so real compared to his usual ones which left him feeling empty and alone. His shoulder ached and he looked at it, seeing a couple of small round bruises that looked like... bite marks? He suddenly became aware of a weight across his legs and realised he was not alone in the bed. He sat up abruptly, stifling an oath as he turned to see the woman next to him. Shepard? Here? His shock gave way to the realisation that last night had not been a dream after all.
Shepard stirred and stretched languidly. Movement beside her made her open her eyes to find herself looking directly into Kaidan's. The shock she felt was mirrored on his face. Kaidan? Here? She should never have trusted Joker. What the hell, it was too late now anyway. She reached up to pull his head down to hers. It wouldn't hurt to relive the dream just once before they had to talk.