#Maybe I just like this because I apparently enjoy Greek mythic symbolism in my smut

[dulcidyne]

Two strangers reunite at the edge of the galaxy (5/12)

Rating: Explicit (NSFW) Fandom: Mass Effect, Femshep x Garrus Additional Tags: Mature, Strangers to Lovers, Pre-ME2 AU Summary: (AU) Archangel reunites with the infamous Shepard and together they infiltrate Omega’s most exclusive casino and burlesque nightclub to investigate the ominous connection between the slaver Kron Harga and the mysterious Collectors. Garrus tried, he really did, to keep it within the lines of professional . For turians, that went without saying but humans didn’t understand. They gleefully shucked off their professionalism at the first opportunity, like ill-fitting clothes they were dying to crawl out of. To a turian professional was fundamental. There was no way to forget it, leave it behind, or peel it away, not without doing real damage. Problem was, professionalism wasn’t a line so much as a precipice and sometimes you never really knew you were fucking up until it was too late–until you were already falling, the ground hurtling up to embrace you. Her arms were wrapping around him, breath falling sweet and hot against his mouth, eyes dark and glittering and dangerous. One arm already curling around her waist, he tipped forward and so did she, her red lips grazing against his mouthplates. It was just a whisper of a touch, a fleeting rumor of warmth. Her fingers curled around the back of his neck as if grasping for a lifeline and his fisted into the glittering fabric of her dress, exhilaration transmuting into panicky vertigo, like he was losing his footing and it was too late to find his balance. Read More on AO3