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[malvaix]

viktor face studies!

[strawberrykidneystone]

something i’ve thought about a lot lately is how often garrus says “just like old times.” i truly didn’t notice how many times he said it until i replayed the series recently, he says it pretty consistantly across me2 and me3.

garrus is often reminiscing about times that weren’t even that long ago, but i think that really speaks to how goddamn miserable he was before he joined the normandy crew. he mentions frequently that he was never a good turian, who if given the chance; would go back in time and take up painting in his education rather than a military life, which mostly likely ostracized him from his peers where a deep yearning for studying the humanities rather than military service would definitely lead to ridicule. sure, he followed in his father’s footsteps to c-sec but he wasn’t really happy there, too much red tape, etc.

that’s not to say that he didn’t make any connections at all (ie. garrus calling out for old coworkers when the citadel gets nerfed in me3), but they were most likely surface level and not very deep, not like the actual friendships that garrus made on the ship that connected turians and humans on a mutually beneficial project.

but once he joined the normandy with the rest of these heathens who didn’t have to worry about government regulations and could make an immediate impact on people’s lives for the better? oh i know he was riding that high for WEEKS, which is why that time is so precious to him as he actually found like minded people who he could bond with without any outside bureaucratic pressures that they had to meet.

i also believe he likes to refer to “old times” because he wants to remember the times that he’s been apart of a team and helped, sort of pavloving himself into remembering the times where he was part of a team and it was successful, rather than his most recent ventures without the crew in omega where he believes he failed as a leader by not realizing that one of his members betrayed him.

one thing i love about the progression through the mass effect triology are the indirect and direct callbacks to previous encounters. mass effect 3 calls back to this very encounter where garrus was tricked by one of his teammates where shepard is also tricked by brooks similarly to sidonis. while the two have different motivations for betrayal, (assume paragon route) shepard offers respite for both their clone and brooks, which garrus watches from the mission sidelines. if i saw someone handling a situation that i was in previously who didn’t let their emotions cloud their judgement like i did, i would have conflicting feelings and i think this was a missed opportunity for the writers, ESPECIALLY if shepard was romancing garrus at the time. in this situation, i feel like garrus would feel shame the most, shame about how he let his men down, shame about how he didn’t handle it like shepard did, and maybe even rising anger at sidonis all over again.

but i suppose he has some calibrations to do in order to sort out of his feelings. (catch me writing a fic about this)

getting back to the original point, the good old days were literally that for him, the best days of his life and the fact that he gets to relive those days over and over again must literally send his heart soaring, like his life finally has meaning away from his father’s legacy and his failures at c-sec where the warmth of the main battery welcomed him in with open arms every time.

i'd also love to hear y'all's thoughts on the good old days for garrus!!!!

[valianttragedykitten]

OUGHHHHHHH

FLORAAAA MY DEAR LITTLE GIRLL

SHES SO CUTE

[obiwansito]

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING HOMEWORK BUT RKJNRIFIR LOOK AT WHAT I FOUND ON PINTEREST

[swiftie-as-a-coursing-river]

Oh um so won’t be editing for the forseeable future…

[mikeyrrevenge]

ryan w silly hats :3

[strnilolover]

i’m loosing my mind…I CANT DO MY NIGHTLY SCROLLS ANYMORE.

i’m gonna crash omg. fuck them for banning tiktok dude 😔

[glitzbitz]

everyone moved on but I’m still here

[naturechews-onme]

he's who i picture when i listen to this song

[raptorladylover6969]

She’s so cute I cant 🙁🙁🙁

[demon4dilfs]

via bwaygatsby on instagram

[jackthesnacc]

We’re less than 72 hours into 2025 and this is my 13th reason

[absbby]

anyway, so this post has me sobbing go look at it on Twitter 

[spennserstattoos]

hiiiii! just want to thank everyone for all the kind words and requests! i will work through them as i can. unfortunately i do have a full time job and also a sinus infection rn and feel like i simply must rot, but once it has passed rest assured i will be back to writing :)

(ALSO i feel like there is a VOD of a spencer stream where he does a tattoo tour. if you know which vid it is PLEASE send it to me!!! ty!!!)

[errantce]

🤍

[ishigamisenku]

sorry it’s nearly 4 in the morning but I can’t stop thinking about when Senku gets that soft expression on his face,,,, the way his eyes just hold so much fondness in those moments I’m sobbing