I Should Go

by Nevery

Speeches, farewells, denials, howls of grief and of rage. Those that knew Shepard in life remember the Commander in death. Shepard's gender and any interpretations of romance are intentionally ambiguous and left up to you. Disclaimer: Reading these shorts whilst listening to "An End for Once and For All" carries with it a heavy risk of tears.

15. Fifteen: Tali'Zorah

'Zorah, Tali

Oh Keelah, Shepard.

I don't even know how to start. Where to begin. How to talk to you.

I can't bear doing this, any of this – without you here.

There's a hole in my life now Shepard. A big, stupid, bosh'tet of a hole.

I only just got around to fixing the one left by my... my father, and now...

You were so big Shepard. Larger than life and so much bigger than anything or anyone in my... in any of our lives.

How do I start fixing that?

I don't even know if going back to Rannoch will help. I spent so long dreaming of that day and now... see? There's something more! All these things you've done.

How could one person do so much for so many? That's what I could never comprehend.

Oh now it just sounds like I blame you and of course I don't but I'm just... just angry, Shepard – I'm angry that you gave so much and you never got enough time to take something back.

I wanted you to have more time.