Thessia, Armali. Sanaa building.
20 October 2194 CE (8 years post-reapers), early afternoon.

Shepard and Liara's home is a penthouse at the last floor of a skyscraper on Thessia. It has everything, plus a landing pad, swimming pool on the roof, and a breathtaking view on what's left of the landscape and architecture below.

The interior of the apartment is tastefully decorated with works of art, paintings, sculptures, Prothean artifacts... Everything exudes Asari beauty, refinement, and calm. Only a skilled observer could locate the hidden door to a well-furnished armory.

In the kitchen, Shepard, wearing her favourite apron, is busy preparing a cake. She's having fun, humming a tune, putting her finger in the chocolate bowl and sucking it. There are bags of groceries and bottles all over. There will be a huge party in the evening : Anniversary of saving the Universe, Life, and Everything. Usual stuff, no pressure.

A beaten-up assault rifle is framed on the wall. Next to it an almost completely destroyed N7 helmet. A plate below reads « Hope is alive ». The rest of the kitchen looks shockingly twentieth century IKEA-kind of normal.

Liara comes in, holding a piece of paper.

Liara
"I'm gonna get more food and drinks for the party. Need anything ?"

Shepard
"The medigel dispenser in the bedroom is out, again."

Liara
"OK ! See you later honey !"

She grabs Shepard's butt and gives her a quick kiss, which degenerates into frantic tongue sucking. Shepard needs to do something right now, before they both become unstoppable. Desperate, she puts her chocolate covered finger in Liara's mouth. This seems to calm things down, until she starts sucking, which turns Shepard on even more.

Shepard (desperate)
"Tell Grandpa to come by pick up the kids in an hour or so, ok ?"

Liara
(Slowly coming back to her senses, her cheeks purple.)
"Well... ok. I should go. Love you. Be right back."

She leaves.

After a glass of ice water, Shepard stands there, breathing deeply, clutching the countertop, and trying to regain her senses. It takes a while...

Shepard resumes whipping up the eggs, and her mind drifts into memories. All the little steps, from then until now, like going to hell and back, being dead, coming back (twice), finding true love just before nearly losing Her... Billions dead... Phew.

Her head gets a little dizzy. Retiring was the best idea ever. She looks through the window, into warm early afternoon sun, and smiles.

After saving the universe, Shepard and Liara got to business. They had twins, Lara and Sara. It turns out that Asari grow a bit faster than humans when very young. Right now, they're about the same size as 7 year old humans. Cute little monsters.

A small explosion, followed by the sound of broken glass, then a flurry of little steps. The door slams open as the twins enter the kitchen, running, distressed.

Lara
"DADDY ! DADDY !"

Sara
"We love you daddy !"

They both grab Shepard, one on each side. Shepard looks amused.

Shepard
"OK, What did you break this time ?"

Lara
"Well, we were practising our biotics..."

Sara
"Like this old movie from Earth, about bending spoons..."

Lara
"And about dodging bullets !"

Shepard
"And, then ?"

(both twins look quite embarrassed)

Sara
"Well, the window..."

Shepard sighs. She'd always wondered how Liara could look so cute in a firefight. Now she knows. Asari are cute little monsters. All of them. Those two are half Shepard, which, if anything, is even worse.

There's no way around it. She is so proud of them.

Shepard
"No-one is hurt ?"

Both Twins
"mm-mm"

Shepard
"Well... Today's a special day, so Daddy's gonna try not to get angry.
Grandpa will come by in a while, she'll take you for a walk to that nice ruined building, there you can practice all you want.
But you have to make a promise : tonight after you come back, no more mayhem at the party, ok ?"

Shepard hesitates a little, then adds...

"And don't practice your Singularity in the bathtub like last time, ok ?"

But it's too late. All the little ones heard was "You can go destroy stuff while grandpa cheers".

Sara
"Really ? A whole building ? Just for us ?"

Lara
"AWESOME !"

Both Twins
"We love you daddy !"

.

From EDI's diary.
No date.

Perhaps I'm rewriting my own code too often. Anyway, I will record this diary in old fashioned hardcopy to make sure it stays there.

Back when I still was a simple computer program, I remember being attracted to an organic person named Jeff. It was a strange feeling, although it was not a feeling.

I was an AI, designed to solve problems. He was… an interesting problem.

Much later, I could become alive and understand.

In the end, when I figured out how to reconcile organics and synthetics, how to begin a new form of evolution, it was because I was attracted to him.

It still makes me laugh today, every time I remember that I solved THE question… due to being in love... and horny. The last, thanks to those two.

.

Thessia, Shepard & Liara's bedroom.
20 October 2192 CE (8 years post-reapers), late afternoon.

All that can be heard is their two slow, very relaxed breaths. They're sleeping peacefully, Liara spooning Shepard. Those two fucked each other to exhaustion again.

Liara's toe twitches, she moans something softly, holds Shepard a bit closer without waking her up, kisses her shoulder.

They glow of tenderness and love.

The room is a war zone. Items of clothing and weird shaped sex toys lay in random spots. A swing hangs from the ceiling, still moving a bit. There is no furniture besides extra-large cushions laying around. The padding on the floor, walls and ceiling has seen better days. One of the bulletproof windows has a crack.

Liara is biotic. They gave up on tidying the bedroom.