"He recognized that, the small tick, the first time he saw it. He knew the incomprehensible urge to maintain the armory. That occasional backtalk, the half-annoyed, half-amused sarcasm. For all that had happened, all that she'd been through, she was still Ash. A darker, snappier version, but still Ash. And she belonged to Cerberus." Very AU. ME2 complete as of chapter 54!
Rated: M - English - Adventure/Angst - Chapters: 105 - Words: 338,368 - Reviews: 224 - Favs: 89 - Follows: 125 - Updated: 6/29/2018 - Published: 5/11/2016 - [Shepard, Ashley W.] Kaidan A., Liara T'Soni