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"May I sit here?"
Thane lowers his glass to look at the asari standing beside him.
He recognizes her.
Shepard's quarters. Aquarium casts blue light across metal walls. Shepard's lips upon his, kneading, tongue searching. Strange hands grip Thane's hips, lift him. His thighs bump the desk.
Soft crack of glass. Both men look down. Metal frame. A young face smiles at them from behind cracked glass. Blue lips, blue eyes, blue skin. Brows marked with black arches.
Shepard sucks in a breath. Once eager hands retreat and hide behind his back.
"Shepard?" Thane asks.
"I…I don't…" Shepard stares at him, eyes wet, lost. "Can I take a rain check?"
Thane glances to the photograph on the floor. The request makes no sense. "Rain check?"
"Shit. Sorry…" Shepard places his hands on Thane's shoulders, grip light, shaking. "You probably don't have a damn idea what I'm saying. What I meant was: can I have some time to think this over?"
He's back in the present, staring at everything and nothing at the same time. The asari watches him, head tilted to the side.
"Yes," He pulls out the stool, inviting her to sit with a wave of his hand. "You can."