A month after taking down Saren, Shepard spends Christmas shore leave with her favourite turian C-Sec officer on the Citadel. Movies are watched, gifts are exchanged, and two war heroes celebrate their unlikely friendship.

The story of Garrus and Femshep as told by me. Lots of off-canon. Sequels incoming. TW: It's been brought to my attention that some of Garrus' more animalistic behavior in some scenes have caused panic attacks for victims of abuse. I am so sorry for anyone who had a similar reaction. SO sorry. I would like to make any new readers aware of this beforehand. Thank you.

"Primarch Vakarian? Uh, sir? I'm here to ask you about Commander Shepard." Shepard/Vakarian.

When a routine reconnaissance mission goes awry, Shepard and Garrus are pushed to the bounds of their endurance.

Before she died, Shepard loved the stars. Not so much, anymore.

The reapers retreat, they all have a chance to breath, but when everyone falls thankfully into line behind their returned saviour, Garrus notices a subtle change in his Shepard that he wishes he didn't.-rated T for sexual situations, Character death.