Sara Ryder longs for Jaal, but he is blinded by Peebee. She turns elsewhere for comfort and experience. ***I added a last huge chapter (too lazy to break it up, sorry) , going WAY far down the alien kink road to lemon town. Don't like it? It's okay, just stop where you feel comfortable. Inspired by the idea from "getting laid" by blueteaparty.

She is Sara Ryder - the Shield of Meridian, the human Pathfinder. She has earned her scars and her reputation. But strip her to her core, who is she? Who is Sara Ryder, not the Pathfinder, not the Shield of Meridian? The Cetus Arc is where you get to know her as a human, daughter and sister. This takes place 6 months after the events of the Archon Arc.

Ryder never thought she'd be thanking whatever spirits were up there for an ugly little parasitic branch, but it just made the first holiday party on the Nexus - and her relationship with a certain guerrilla commander - a whole lot more interesting. (Jaal is easier to read than the first line of an eye chart - too bad both his past and present lovers enjoy seeing him squirm.)

Sara Ryder and Jaal have an instant connection on Aya. Caught between the Initiative, Evfra and their conflicted feelings for each other proves a challenge. Lemony content. All characters owned by Bioware / EA. Some dialog straight from the game for accuracy, but liberties taken.