***Author's Note***
Super quick on the update because I've been looking forward to this section of the story :3
I hope you all enjoy it ^-^ and I hope I've done it justice!
WARNING! There is smut at the end. It is homosexual. If you don't wish to read it just skip the end of the chapter :)
Chapter 22 - Collection
Smiling as she put aside her tools, Marie stood and admired her handiwork. The new upgrades on the resistors of the Drive Core will prevent any major problems should a power surge happen.
She stood and dusted metal filings from her overalls and turned to walk away from the pulsing blue of the engine. She nodded to Ken and Gabby who were playing a game on their Omni-tools with their heads bent close to one another. She wished her fellow engineers would just get on with their relationship already.
With that, her thoughts were pulled to Thane. Maybe I should just suck it up and get on with it...
Her feet led her to the bathroom as she pondered the problem that was the drell. The warm water washed away the sweat and grime from the engine and she sighed in relief. When she was dried and had donned the black cotton clothes that Thane had picked for her all those weeks ago, she grabbed two teas from Gardner with a cheery smile and made her way to the cockpit.
Joker was resting his head in his palm as his green eyes flitted from one schematic to another.
"How's it going?" He jumped at the sound of her voice and turned to her with a grin. He saw the tea and eagerly reached out for a mug.
"Thanks. And it's strange, the IFF is powered but it has a weird signature. The Collectors were really big on junk data." His brow furrowed as he turned back to the data. "I'll ask Tali when the ground squad get back. Which reminds me, why are you still on the ship, man?" He sipped at the tea and smiled.
"I've just finished with the engine."
"Engineer Travis has made it possible for great power surges to pass through the Drive Core without any residual damage." If Marie didn't know that EDI was an AI she would say that she sounded proud.
"Cool. Anything to keep my baby flying." He absently rubbed at the arm rest of his seat. A new beeping sound came from the console with new data. Joker sighed and his hands moved the holograms into new positions as he scanned the numbers. "I'm telling you EDI your readings are off." He thought for a second as Marie watched him over the rim of her cup. "It's radiation bleed, just white noise!"
"I have detected a signal embedded in the static. We are transmitting the Normandy's location."
Marie's heart rate sped up. Why would we need to transmit our location? The squad know where we are-
Joker seemed to have the same idea. "Transmitting? To who?"
The cockpit grew silent. The sounds of the ship seemed to halt as the worry in Joker's voice saturated the space between them. A low rumbling was headed of by a sharp white noise and a shadow fell over them.
Joker put his head in his hands before looking out the window and promptly sagging in his chair.
"What the fuck is that!?" Marie shouted.
The ship was massive and ancient looking. Its long design and bulk gave it and intimidating grace. The rock formations on its front made it look un-natural.
"Shit!" The ships shadow slowly moved across them as it brought itself above the Normandy. "Getting out of here!" He tapped furiously at the controls and set of the ship wide alarm. The panic began to spread rapidly, like a contagion.
"Propulsion systems are disabled. I am detecting a virus in the ships computers." Marie spied some of the crew on the CIC grabbing weapons from the emergency weapon benches and she dearly wished she had her rifle.
"From the IFF? Damn it! Why didn't you scrub it?" He sounded exasperated as he stubbornly attempted to get the ship away from the Collectors.
"Primary defense systems are offline. We can still save the Normandy, Mr. Moreau, but you must help me." EDI paused as Marie and Joker looked over their chairs at the crew members who assembled at the docking port, weapons armed and ready to rain hell on anything that emerged. "Give me the ship."
"What!? You're crazy!" He sighed. "You start singing Daisy Bell and I'm done." His attempt at humour did little to calm Marie as she began to set up her Omni-tool for battle.
"Unlock my sealed databases and I can initiate counter measures. The maintenance shaft in the science lab will allow passage to the AI core. Main corridors are no longer safe, the collectors have boarded."
They used the shuttle bay... Marie grimaced as she thought about the people down there.
And Joker began to stand, the effort of doing so clear on his face. Marie stood by his side and he wrapped and arm around her shoulder. Red lights blinked at them on the floor and Joker nudged her to follow them.
He leaned heavily on her as his shambling gait prevented them from moving very quickly. She knew it irritated him, even more so considering the situation. But she pulled him along steadily and down the corridor that led them onto the CIC.
"Shit shit shit shit sht..." Joker whined and she wasn't sure if it was through the pain in his bones or the likely hood that they were going to die.
"Come on Joker, we got this..."
Crew members were covering the elevator as they passed and Marie was pained to see a woman who looked no older than herself.
The elevator opened. "God! What is that!?" And the guns began pumping. Marie glanced over at the elevator and held back a scream of pure terror.
A giant bug-like alien crawled out of the doors with a screech as bullets attempted to take it down. Its many legs flicked out and clicked on the metal floor. A scream filled the room and Marie saw the woman go down.
And then they were through a door and in the science lab. Mordin's domain. The clinical feel of the room was dimmed somewhat during his absence. Joker made a beeline for the maintenance shaft. He recoiled slightly as he bent to descend into it, as a shadow passed the window that over looked the Drive Core. Another bug thing was watching them as they climbed into the shaft. They fly!? Screams followed them as they entered the cool semi-darkness.
"Shit!" Joker complained as he forced his arms and legs to move in their crawling position. The pain he must be feeling in his knees was something Marie wasn't keen on thinking about.
They emerged in Thane and her's room and she hastily grabbed her rifle.
"Just in case." She muttered.
Joker nodded and they turned to the door. A man was stood there and in any other situation she would have wondered what he was doing in her room. He was too pale, visibly shaking.
"Joker! Marie! This deck is crawling with those things. Stay close, I'll protect you!"
Joker wrapped his arm over her shoulder once more and the man ran through the doors.
Joker huffed. "Yeah, because we can run. Shit."
Marie shrugged and pulled him to the door and right toward the Med-bay. They passed the elevator to see it closing behind a scion and Kelly Chambers, it flung a screaming woman away from it as the doors shut. Her screams were cut short as her head hit the floor hard. The man they had meant to follow was on the ground a few feet away, his eyes unseeing and glazed over. Unconscious.
They moved as fast as they could to the Med-bay. The screams of the crew followed them as did the eyes of the Collectors. The door opened and Marie and Joker hastily entered it before it locked behind them. She sent a silent thank you to EDI.
"Main fusion plant offline.. Activating emergency H Fuel cells."
They made their way to the AI core all the while looking out for Chakwas who was nowhere to be seen. Maybe she's hidden somewhere. Marie hoped that was the case as she spied more crew members being rendered unconscious through the glass.
"What the shit!?"
The AI core was in its usual red glow and Marie leant against the door as it shut behind them, breathing heavily and hoisting her rifle. Joker hobbled over to the console on the wall of the core.
"All right. We're at...uh...you." EDI appeared behind him with her usual blue glow.
"Connect the core to the Normandy's primary control module."
Joker began typing away and muttered to himself. "Great. This is where it starts, when we're all just organic batteries guess who they'll blame. 'This is all Joker's fault! What a tool he was! I have to spend all day computing pi because he plugged in the overlord!'"
"Joker!" He turned to Marie. "Just get on with it, and then we can watch A space Odyssey and sing Daisy Bell, okay?"
He smirked and nodded. A final typing of the console and EDI erupted into a blue electrical charge. Clicks, whirrs , and computer chatter passed through the components of the AI core and Joker and Marie followed the sounds hopefully.
The AI core lit up in blue and out shone the ruddy red lights. "Ah. I have access to the defensive systems. Thank you, Mr. Moreau. Now you must reactivate the primary drive in Engineering."
Marie stood straight. "I know where that is."
"Argh! You want me to go crawling through the ducts again!"
"I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees." Marie and Joker looked at each other before turning back to the projection of EDI, warily. "That was a joke."
"Right."
"The shaft behind you connects to the Engineering deck. Good luck."
They climbed once more into the vents.
They emerged through the vents and into Jack's quarters.
They could hear a stomping on the metal stairs to the right of them and stopped moving.
"Hostiles are present in Engineering."
No shit. Marie thought as she kept her eyes on the stairs. Shadows could be seen as whatever cast it descended toward Jack's 'room'. She looked around for a likely place to hide and they landed on the cot that served as Jack's bed.
Not big enough for two.
She thought quickly as Joker watched her with a furrowed brow.
"We'll never make it up the other stairs in time." Joker nodded and turned to face down the enemy.
"We can take them."
Marie shook her head. "There's too many of them, Joker. I'm not good enough to fight them off and you have no weapon..." She sighed and dragged him toward the bed. "You need to turn the primary drive back on and get the ship out of here!"
"What are you saying?"
She looked him in the eye with determination. "Get under the bed, Joker."
"No! You have to come with me!"
They could hear the low mutterings of the Collectors behind them. "No time! Get under the bed now!" She pushed him to the ground and he shuffled beneath the cot. She hastily covered him with Jack's blanket and took a long shaky breath. "I can do this."
She spun and ran toward the steps that the Collectors were descending down. Their tan and brown bodies were big and bulky as she quickly pushed past them. They turned to follow with outraged groans and abandoned their exploration of Jack's quarters.
She was halfway up the steps before her world went black with a sharp pain to the back of her head.
"Activate the drive and I will open the airlocks as we accelerate. All hostiles will be killed."
"What? What about the crew!?" He winced at the thought of Marie.
"They're gone, Jeff. The Collectors took them."
"What about Marie?" He knew it was cruel to only worry about one crew member. But she had sacrificed herself so that he could save the ship, she had been his friend with her frequent visits to the cockpit.
"The Collectors have taken her."
"Shit." He typed at the console and moved the primary drive console.
"I am sealing the engine room." The Drive Core began to glow as the alarms signalled the ship's power. "I have control."
The Drive Core lit up and pulsed with its energy. Joker covered his eyes to fend of the light. It threw out its light and the ship lurched with such force, it flung Joker away from the console and onto his back. He cried out at the pain as his bones screamed at the treatment. The ship hit hyperdrive and left the crew behind.
"Purge is complete. No other lifeforms on board. Securing airlocks and cargo bay doors."
Joker heaved himself up into a sitting position and stood slowly. "Send a message to Shepard's shuttle, tell him what happened."
"Message away." He leaned onto a railing and hid his head in his hands. "Are you feeling well, Jeff?"
"No," His voice shook. "But thanks for asking."
He slowly made his way back to the CIC.
Shepard laughed as Grunt roared out their victory cry. Jack joined in whole heartedly and the two butted heads. Samara and Thane sat quietly beside one another as they each said their own prayers. Tali was talking animatedly to Garrus who chuckled deeply at the quarian as Legion watched with a sense of confusion. Zaeed lit up a cigar in his own ritual of success and groaned as it floated away with a cloaked Kasumi. Mordin was avidly screening some samples he had gained from the rather difficult mission and Jacob watched over his shoulder with a small smirk. Even Miranda seemed in high spirits as she stood by Shepard's side and watched the squad laugh amongst themselves.
He piloted the shuttle carefully as they entered atmo and began their journey back to the Normandy.
His console beeped and he opened the message. It was from the Normandy.
Huh? Why has it moved?
"Everyone! Shut up!" The squad immediately silenced and he scanned the words of the message. It spoke of an attack on the ship resulting in its relocation. He read the details slowly, growing more and more agitated with each passing word. A list of names of the crew members now MIA making him groan as the list covered everyone, going from the headcount.
He pinged the message to his squad. A few minutes of silence as they read the message. And then the uproar.
Grunt roared out in anger with Jack, Garrus and Zaeed. the three of them spreading the anger easily amongst the others. Samara narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips as her mind ran through likely scenarios of how this came to be. Tali was pacing and ranting about the sheer audacity of the Collectors. Miranda, Jacob and Mordin stood to one side as though awaiting orders of attack. Kasumi's cloak flickered and she appeared with her head bowed.
They were all made silent by a loud thud. They turned to Thane who had simply made his fist connect with the wall of the shuttle and leaving behind a sizeable dent. His pink cheeks and neck were now very nearly black with his anger and his dark eyes burned into Shepard's.
He had read Marie's name on the list.
When they arrived back onto the Normandy, the weight of the quietness seemed to crush them all.
"Joker?" Shepard said through the comm.
"Hey, commander..." His voice was thick and wobbled.
"Meet me in the CIC, I want a full report." He seethed and in the cockpit Joker flinched before wiping his face.
"Aye aye."
It was an unspoken command that the crew follow him to the CIC. So Shepard was surprised that the elevator paused on the Crew Deck and Thane left the elevator.
"Thane-"
"I need to be alone." The drell nearly growled out and walked away to Life Support.
When all had assembled in the CIC, Shepard ushered Joker into the back room and left them all standing with curious faces. A few watched Joker go with accusing eyes a looks of sympathy. Shepard helped Joker up onto the desk and paced before him to allow Joker to gather his thoughts. Miranda followed them through.
"Everyone!? You lost everyone and damn near lost the ship too!?" She sneered at the pilot who looked back her with a blank pale face.
"I know, all right! I was here."
Jacob entered the room and Shepard sighed. Can I not question people alone or something? "It's not his fault, Miranda! None of us caught it."
EDI voice echoed around them. "Mr. Taylor is correct. The harmful data in the Collector Drive was even more sophisticated than the Black Box Reaper Viruses I was given."
Shepard sat on the desk beside his pilot and pulled his hair over his shoulder. "I heard it was a rough ride..." He patted his friend on the shoulder gently. "How are you holding up, man?"
"There's a lot of empty chairs in here..."
"We did everything we could, Jeff. Us and Marie."
Shepard sighed. "What happened?"
Joker's breath hitched and he looked his commander in the eye. "She gave herself over to them, caused a distraction so I could hide and they-" He paused to collect himself. "They took her."
Shepard nodded. "Is the ship clean? We can't risk this happening again."
"EDI and I purged the systems. The Reaper IFF is online, we can go through the Omega Four Relay whenever you want."
"Don't even get me started on un-shackling a damned AI..." Miranda hissed.
Shepard stood and made his way to the door. "Shut it, Miranda." Jacob followed his commander closely.
He wasn't going to wait. The Collectors had his crew and he meant to save every single on of them. He punched in the coordinates for the Relay and stood on the raised platform above his galaxy map, the squad assembled around him. All except Thane who had locked himself in Life Support.
"Please confirm destination, Shepard. The Reaper IFF is online, but there is a chance that the Normandy may not survive the Omega Four Relay. Once we are en route, we are committed."
Shepard shook his head and looked over his squad. His family. And he thought about the missing members. "The Collectors took my people. Time to go get them back." He met Garrus' gaze and held it.
"You got it, Commander. Plotting a course for the Omega Four relay. ETA about two hours. I'll let you know when we arrive."
He plaited his long damp hair as he read through a message.
Hey mum,
I'm sorry I haven't spoken in a while. I've just been busy I guess.
I have a mission and it's pretty dangerous. The Omega Four relay to be exact.
I think what I'm trying to say is, I'm sorry I was such a pain in the arse. I'm sorry we never see each other and I'm sorry I wait for months before I message you.
If I come back we should get together on the Citadel for that coffee.
I'll send you a message when I return...if I return.
Love you,
Elliot
He wished desperately that he had seen his mother whilst he was on the Citadel. He wished that he had messaged her before all this. Just for the chance...
He heard the door hiss open behind him. He would have turned to tell them he wasn't in the mood for company but he heard the tell-tale trill that was Garrus' greeting. He spun in his chair and sent him a small smile.
The turian was dressed in his casual civilian clothes and stood awkwardly to one side. He canted his head at him and flickered his mandibles.
"Hey...I brought wine, best I could afford on a vigilante's salary." Shepard chuckled lightly and crossed the room to Garrus. He punched in a code on the panel beside him and music began, club music with a jaunty beat. "If you were a turian, I'd be complementing your waist or your fringe." Shepard looked down at his bare chest and waist with a smirk, his plaited hair resting on his chest. Garrus seemed to gulp as he looked Shepard up and down with icy blue eyes. "So...uh...your hair looks good. And your waist is...very supportive."
"Smooth." Shepard winked and took another step closer.
Garrus looked away and coughed lightly into his fist. "Hopefully, that's not offensive in human culture. Crap. I knew I should have watched the vids. Throw me a line here Shepard..."
Shepard laughed again at his awkwardness. "Wow, consider me seduced, Garrus. Now, shut up and stop worrying." He tapped the panel and the blessed silence made Shepard relax.
"I just...I've seen so many things go wrong, Shepard. My work at C-sec...what happened with Sidonis..." Shepard looked up at him. He needed to vent and he was here. "I want something to go right. Just once. Just..."
Shepard raised his hand to the scarred side of Garrus' face and gently rested it there. The turian bent his head at his touch and sighed deeply. He slowly brought his head to Shepard's and they rested their foreheads together with shut yes, simply enjoying the feel of another so close to them.
"You're my best friend, Garrus. Nothing can go wrong with us."
Garrus placed the wine on the desk and brought his taloned hands to Shepard's waist. Shepard brought his body closer to Garrus' and allowed himself to mould to the hard edges of his plates.
"I'm glad." He said with a chuckle, the vibrations of it coursed through Shepard's body and made him shiver.
He bent his head up and paused, his lips a mere inch from Garrus' mouth. Garrus still had his eyes shut and he breathed deeply. Shepard smirked and softly brushed his mouth against his.
Blue eyes sprang open at the sudden warmth on his face, his eyes roaming Shepard's face as he was kissed. It wasn't unpleasant by any means and when Shepard flicked his tongue over his mouth, Garrus shuddered.
"Do that again."
Shepard smiled and kissed him once more, coaxing Garrus into the movement with his own tongue. They pressed together and warred for dominance. But as turian's didn't kiss, Shepard won easily.
Then Shepard's hands were on the turian's waist and Garrus gasped. "E-lliot, that is a very sensi-"
"I know." He grinned up at Garrus and allowed his nimble fingers free reign as they explored the dips and ridges of Garrus' waist.
Garrus growled at the touch and copied the movements on Shepard's waist, running his hands up and down the hard muscles on Shepard's chest and abdomen. He gently pulled the band from Shepard's hair and ran his talons through it, allowing it to hang freely in a blonde curtain.
Garrus felt his pelvic plates shifting as the scent of Shepard overwhelmed him and he fought to stay under control. It was a sorely lost battle as Shepard continued his ministrations of his mouth and fingers on Garrus' body. He nipped at the soft flesh of his neck before soothing it with his tongue. His fingers played with the clasps of his clothing and Garrus was grateful that Shepard was only wearing soft cotton pants.
Clasps opened easily for Shepard and he smiled against Garrus' neck. The feel of the turian's talons scraping lightly against his skin made him tingle and the faint red lines on his skin to glow slightly. He felt himself harden and moved himself closer into Garrus.
Garrus shuddered as he felt the hardness press against his leg. He growled from low in his chest and spun Shepard to side and pressed him up against the fish tank. The blue light cast Shepard's muscle into stark relief and darkened his lust filled eyes. Garrus' breath hitched as he looked his lover up and down, his eyes lingering on the hardness in his pants and slowly trailing his gaze up the fine trail of hair above them. He bent his head into the crook of Shepard's neck and languidly ran his tongue along it. Shepard moaned loudly so he did it again, making Shepard's hand hold tightly to his waist. Garrus hissed at the hardness of his touch before biting down on Shepard's shoulder. Marking him as his.
Shepard growled at the pain and pleasure from Garrus and felt the warm trail begin at his shoulder and down his chest and back. He looked up at Garrus who watched his blood trail with burning eyes.
"G-Garrus..?"
The turian met his eyes with a small grin. And Shepard made a mental note to look up turain customs. He resumed his touches and light licks of Shepard's skin. He lifted Shepard from the ground, mildly marvelling at his lightness, and brought his legs around his hips. Shepard rested his arms on his shoulders and allowed himself to be pressed into the glass by Garrus' body. He ran his hands over the turian and began to remove his clothing, revealing the hard plates and soft tan skin beneath them. He ran his tongue through the spaces between the plates and Garrus' moaned and shifted to allow him better access.
Their bare chests pressed together and Shepard reveled in the warmth of the turian. Their sighs and moans filled the air between them, and their touches made one another flood with warmth and made their heartbeats so loud.
Garrus began rolling his hips against Shepard and Shepard gasped at the contact. Garrus grunted and lifted Shepard away from the glass of the fish tank, easily carrying his lover toward the plush bed not ten steps away from them.
He gently placed Shepard onto his back and knelt between his legs, casually running his fingers up and down the well-defined muscles of his thighs. "So, Elliot..." The way he purred his name made Shepard shiver. "Is this your first time with a turian man?"
Shepard moaned when a particularly sensitive area was brushed with Garrus' talons. "Ah! Umm, first time with a turian...not with a man..." Garrus was happy that he would be Shepard's first turian even if he wasn't Shepard's first man.
He felt Shepard shift and was suddenly the one on his back, Shepard casually straddling his hips. He bucked his hips instinctively and Shepard smirked. "What about me?"
"Both...my first human and man..." He was distracted as Shepard bent over him, his long hair brushing against his plates even as his tongue licked at his neck. His hands were on his waist again and Garrus bucked once more. His dick was fully free now and it pressed stubbornly into his pants, he whined when he couldn't feel Shepard against it.
Shepard seemed to have similar ideas as he climbed of his hips and stood beside the bed. Garrus watched him and couldn't tear his eyes away from Shepard's hands as they lowered the soft cotton pants to the ground, baring all of Shepard's naked form to the turian.
He stood proudly and dared the turian to comment with his eyes. Garrus gulped and allowed his gaze to roam Shepard's vulnerable form. They stopped on Shepard's hardened cock, framed by a short fine spattering of light hair. The human joined him once more on the bed and Garrus caught a glimpse of his round muscled arse. He smirked as Shepard knelt beside him and divulged himself of his own pants.
Shepard smiled when he watched Garrus get naked. His cock was similar to a humans in terms of length and thickness, but was more pointed toward the end and with a blue cast beneath the tan skin. Garrus lay out and watched Shepard's eyes roam him.
He sighed in relief when he felt the commanders hands run down his chest and over his waist. And then he grew hot when those hands continued to move lower and lower until...
"Un...Ell-" He words were cut short as his mind drew a blank.
Shepard's long fingers were wrapped around his dick and he couldn't help but like it. A slow pumping began which caused his breath to escape in ragged pants and his feet to fight for purchase on the bed. He felt hair brush his waist and his eyes snapped open when he felt a warm wetness surround him. He looked down at Shepard and cried out his pleasure when he saw the human using that hot mouth on him. His tongue twirling around his tip before he closed his lips around him. He bobbed his head and Garrus moved his hips in sync to the rhythm. He tangled his talons in the hair and clenched his fist as Shepard moved up and down and twirled that tongue. He felt his cock throb and a coiling sensation began low in his abdomen. He didn't want this to end so soon.
Shepard was moved and pressed tightly against Garrus' chest. The turian licked at his mouth and he complied with his own kisses. He felt the turian move his hands along his back and over his arse, he moaned into Garrus' mouth. He could feel each other's hardness pressing against one another. Garrus rolled his body and was suddenly on top once more.
He knelt between Shepard's legs and took his dick with one hand. He marvelled at the way Shepard squirmed in his doing so and let his moans bask him. He pumped his hand whilst stroking his thigh with the other. Shepard met each pump of his hand with a jerk of his hips. Brown eyes fluttered closed and his mouth opened slightly.
Garrus smirked and wet a finger with his tongue. Shepard may have been his first man but he knew what to do, and he would be damned if he got this one perfect thing wrong. He slowly pressed the tip of his talon against Shepard's hole and watched as Shepard's eyes opened and looked into his. He waited a beat before seeing Shepard's slight nod. It was all the permission he needed before carefully sliding his finger into him.
Shepard gasped at the felling of being filled by Garrus' finger and willed himself to stay relaxed. The steady pumping of Garrus' on his dick helped and he slowly grew comfortable with the feeling of being prepared. And then the feeling was gone as Garrus pulled out and Shepard missed the feeling instantly.
"Garrus...I need...please!" He panted.
"I know."
Garrus pressed the tip of his dick against Shepard and slowly let himself push in. Shepard groaned and Garrus growled at the feeling. Warm and tight and-
Shepard cried out and Garrus paused. Before feeling him wriggle and roll his hips onto him. Garrus grabbed Shepard's hips and slowly began to fuck him. With each thrust into him, Shepard let out a new amazing sound that had Garrus wanting more and more. He watched as Shepard palmed his own dick, the imagery itself nearly sending Garrus over the edge. His blonde hair was threw behind him like a halo which shifted when Shepard arched his back and Garrus found himself able to go deeper.
The feelings were too much for him as Garrus' pumped inside him. Each thrust pressing into that most sensitive area with vigour. He couldn't help the noises that escaped him and he couldn't help watching the turian above him. Garrus had his head thrown back in ecstasy, his mouth open as he growled and cursed his way through the pleasure. His strong hands gripped tightly on his hips and the talons pierced his skin, but Shepard didn't care. All he cared about was the growing warmth low in his stomach and the building pressure of his imminent release.
Garrus heard Shepard grunt and felt him shiver beneath him. He watched as the human spilled his seed onto his own stomach. That was when Garrus gave in allowed himself to come, the sheer bliss made his mind go black and the galaxy ceased to exist as he emptied himself into his lover.
They lay side by side. Spent and shivering in the afterglow. Garrus pulled Shepard into his embrace and they lay there like that until joker signaled the sighting of the Omega Four Relay.
If they died on this mission, Shepard would be grateful for his chance with Garrus.
Thane stood in their painfully empty room. His head was bowed above her cot as his hands clenched around her pillow as he fought the tears that threatened to overspill.
I've lost another one...another siha.
He stood like that until he heard Shepard's call to the CIC. He would fight to get her back or die trying.
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