A/N: And the next little bit in this budding relationship. It's gonna get steamy soon! Thanks for reading/following/faving/reviewing!
"What is the point of this party? No one will remember it in 50,000 years." Javik said moodily. He'd been grumpy, well more so than usual, since they got back from the casino fund raiser.
Shepard sighed and pulled him away from the crowd with a gentle hand on his arm. "In 50,000 years, no one will remember anything that happens today or tomorrow or next week. What happens now won't mean anything to anyone then. What matters is that it means something to the people experiencing it."
"The reapers will still matter in 50,000 years, Commander."
"No, they won't. I'll make sure of that."
There was a fire in her blue eyes then, and determination radiating off of her. It was at that moment that he lost the ability to doubt her. Javik blinked his four eyes slowly and said, "I see. You have given me much to think on."
She flashed him a smile before leaving him at the beckoning of another crew member. He watched her interact with the people she was closest to. She was a marvel; unstoppable on the battle field, a skilled politician, and clearly the best friend any of these primitives had ever had. She was not just one thing to the galaxy. She was everything that mattered to everyone that knew her.
Javik included.