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The talented @rayeliann drew Calysta and Grainne from @lauraemoriarty and my twin Shepard fic The Soldier and the Spy and I couldn't be happier with how they turned out!
Here is her commission info!
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#mass effect#twinsheps#calysta shepard#grainne shepard#commission#other people's art#rayeliann#they are so cute#from the desk of alyssalenko#my ocs
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❝they've been to HELL and back for each other , and i think they'd both be willing to take a SECOND travel if they had to.❞
// 15 / ??
#littleredrenegade#arianashepard#( . unless this's specifically dedicated to you‚ pls DO NOT reblog the shit i make#( . unless i tag 'okay to reblog' then please don't frickin' do it. it's legit written in my rules#( . i tag everything accordingly bc im not a fandom blog‚ john is a rp blog.#( . only those receiving gifts may ever reblog the graphics i make ok just so we're Clear#( . im really really tired of invasive personals and ppl who don't read rules oml#( . ANYWAY. i made these back in november of last year and didn't wanna trash 'em so#✯*:・゚ ❝ sʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ‚ ᴀɴɢʀɪᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ. ❞ [ twinshep ]#✯*:・゚ ❝ ɪ'ᴍ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅᴇʀ sʜᴇᴘᴀʀᴅ‚ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ. ❞ [ visage ]#ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏʟ│✯*:・゚[ musings ]
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WIP Ask Game Of SHAME
@misseffect decided to call me the fuck out on all my files >.>
Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and I’ll post a little snippet of it or tell you something about it. And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.
A lot of the Docs are chatlogs and those are the fics that never got written so they’re still part of my shame wall. All but one of these are shakarian.
Buckle up.
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Googles Docs (owned by me, last modified)
shakarian biker/florist au [link]
ghost garrus au
ghost garrus mech
leviathan chatlog
9k of tws au v1 :’)
pheromone au
mako bang
shooting team au
hs au pt2 life what’s a life [hs au post link]
hs au the best au in existence [hs au post link]
no touching
once, in present tense [hs au post link]
tarquin heat
single dad!garrus shakarian au chatlog [link]
b&tb au / shakarian beauty and the beast au (different files same au)
biotic!garrus chatlog
garrus dies au
online dating au chatlog
shep asking g to watch her au
criminal minds au
breakup au chatlog
fam vacation
shakarian potc
words?????? 2.0 [post link]
copgarrus ffshep
prompts
online friends pt2
tws au
fake dating au
twinfemsheps au
ONLINE FRIENDSSSSSSS
red eyes
hypothermia
hs au 1 [hs au post link]
my failed attempt at hs au [hs au post link]
time dilation
post archangel anger
another ot3
ot3
alright hs au part 5 here we go [hs au post link]
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITSSSSSSSSS [hs au post link]
PINING AU EYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY [hs au post link]
other awesome aus
hs au pt 3 bc we talk so much [hs au post link]
HS AU PART FUCKING 4 [hs au post link]
human garrus [link]
JOKER/EDI STUFF YAY [hs au post link]
i can fluff lith excuse
words?????? [post link]
me2 twinsheps disaster au
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Evernote (recently created first)
ghost garrus round 3
turian shep
mako1
base breakup hospital
The Subvocal 32791474
heartrate
subvocal 2
clone baby 2.0
first contact
shower
dating realization
flux date
g to beam
omega
go right - archangel
ghost!garrus mechs
g rape
g rape start
fam vacation ring
fam vacation crying
clone baby
let me buy garrus gun mods
infertile garrus
me1 twinsheps
titanic g get notebook
camp nano snips
ghost garrus
turians w avatars of x
me2 first night b
me2 first night
titanic au meeting
liara getting self pregnant
secretary g music
save from girl’s day
if turian+met in military
truncated cont alchera
me1 castis yelling
victory banging
titanic au g listening
me2 biotics
2show 7wingseraph
titanic au dinner
titanic au post
titanic au mom
shep feelings
titanic au opening/closing
ghost au start
titanic au blanket post
titanic au scars
alchera numbers
180219b ******* that sentence one
ghost garrus
ghost garrus
idealism
reports
subvocals
species guide
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I’m not tagging 107 of you, but if you want to feel good about your number of wips say I tagged you because guaranteed you’re better off than me xD However I will tag @gosh-emperor @apricare @jane-shepard @meggannn @a-cosmic-elf
#mass effect#mass effect fic#shakarian#shakarian fic#garrus vakarian#max talks#tag meme#ask meme#hit me with those asks and especially if it's a chatlog chances are good i'll post the link and you can actually read it#because the chances of me managing to write any of these in full are abysmal at best#so take the aus! let them be free! write them for me if you're so inclined!#xD#i can dream#my ideas
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The Shepards
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2J7A80g
by jlovesallfandoms
The story of John and Jane Shepard, the twin saviors of the galaxy, told from their childhood aboard starships, their individual harrowing journeys to N7, and their joint command of the Normandy.
Words: 1052, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Major Character Death
Categories: F/M
Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Male Shepard (Mass Effect), Twin Sheps - Character
Relationships: Kaidan Alenko/Female Shepard, Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian, Male Shepard/Liara T'Soni, Miranda Lawson/Male Shepard, Male Shepard/Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Twins, twinsheps, Jane and John Shepard, Bane of the Galaxy, And the galaxy thought one shepard was bad enough, Indoctrination Theory, HEAVY indoctrination theory, HEAVY diversion from canon, Completely AU
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2J7A80g
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for twinsheps! 33, 27, 16 and 4?
33. In the face of criticism, is your character defensive, self-deprecating, or willing to improve?
Jane is a bit defensive yet she’s willing to improve, she’s always open to feedback from her crew. However, John tends to get self-deprecating since he always felt like he wasn’t good enough. He does want to improve but he doesn’t take criticism that well, he doesn’t show it though.
27. How does your character normally deal with confrontation?
They try to keep a cool head, but things tend to get ugly if the situation gets worse. Normally though they’re cool and collected.
16.Which does your character idealize most: happiness or success?
They always idolized happiness. Their childhood wasn’t a piece of cake so happiness always meant more than success to them. Sometimes it seemed something they couldn’t achieve.
4. Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know?
(tw for suicide mention)
Jane witnessed when John wanted to shoot himself, he suddenly disappeared and she couldn’t find him. When she found him he was holding a gun against his forehead and tears were streaming down his face claiming that he can’t take that life anymore. She couldn’t move, couldn’t do anything. Thankfully, Anderson was there trying to talk him down. He didn’t succeed from John firing the gun but he jumped on him and the bullet scratched him only. Jane thought he was dead. It changed her a lot. She blamed herself because she thought she wasn’t there for him and wasn’t listening to him. It brought them closer. John changed too after that, he promised himself to be more open about his problems.
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(Prompt/side to twinshep incest) On Christmas morning, the Shepard twins have a special holiday celebration. The both get a mistletoe, to place where ever that want, giving the other full use of whatever is under it. This year however, they have invited Tali, Liara and Miranda, to join in the fun. (The mistletoe Kan be put over the crotch, the face or ass, marking where the person wants to be 'kissed'. Go wild with ideas, can't disappoint!)
After they had explained the concept and given a demonstration, Liara had set her mistletoe on her breasts, Miranda on her ass, and Tali on the top of her head, telling she wanted to be fucked everywhere.John had set him just above his cock, and Jane above her cunt.It took them a while getting used to, but they quickly got the gist of it, as John’s cock had almost always a girl sucking on it, while John had eaten them out.Tali was forever glad her immune system had developed enough for her to do this, even if she’d be sick for weeks afterward.Despite her ‘prefect genes’ making her holes tighter than a loli’s, John had managed to keep her cunt and ass gaping for almost a minute once he was done.Liara had had her breasts sucked, milked, grpped, by everyone.Tali had every hole fucked.Jane was bloated beyond belief.
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i absolutely adore every twinsheps au/post y’all make but i do think it’s really funny that the fandom collective has john and jane as. Partners In Crime where my headcanon where aina xanth and josseline exists has aina and xanth absolutely Despising each other
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A commission by the talented Noami Moriarty of @lauraemoriarty and my twin Shepards Grainne and Calysta. Look at them! I love them so much!
#mass effect#commander shepard#twinsheps#calysta shepard#grainne shepard#commission#other people's art#look at them#they are so cute#<3<3<3#from the desk of alyssalenko#my ocs
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this has to be the messiest line-art i’ve ever bothered posting but — i kept saying i’d draw jane for @littleredrenegade but never got around to it. then, she went on hiatus lksjflsd but now she’S BACK. so, i shoved all my traditional media items aside, pulled out my old tablet and worked on this badass commander all day!
here u go, aria !! ♥ i’ll get around to coloring this next weekend or so.
( i dont know how to line-art scars. i’ll paint them later lsdkfklsdf :| )
so, john slowly shoved his way into this drawing. > >
my bad, aria lmao
#littleredrenegade#DO NOT REBLOG // mun doodles#ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏʟ│✯*:・゚[ musings ]#✯*:・゚ ❝ sʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ‚ ᴀɴɢʀɪᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ. ❞ [ twinshep ]#✯*:・゚ ❝ ɪ'ᴍ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅᴇʀ sʜᴇᴘᴀʀᴅ‚ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ. ❞ [ visage ]#( . john is nowhere near done compared to jane sldkfjskdlf
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“The floor is lava!!”
❝ NO, THE FLOOR IS NOT LAVA , ❞ john shepard corrected patiently before he sent his sister a chiding look, one that said: please stop fucking around already. ❝as i was saying, welcome to the interplanetary combatives academy, a.k.a I.C.T or N-school, where your courses don’t consist of training grounds filled with lava.❞ the man ignored the rather indignant noise that burst from under jane’s breath. ❝i’m commander shepard, and this,❞ he gestured to the redhead standing at his side, ❝is also commander shepard. — no, we aren’t married. we’re twins, so don’t try it.❞ as expected, there wasn’t a peep from the lines of soldiers standing at attention. shepard nodded. good to know they weren’t handed dumbass recruits to train. or worse, a bunch of wiseasses who thought they could step out of line just because they were given this honor.
❝we will be your instructors for the entirety of your N1 training. to differentiate between us, you may address us as sir or ma’am respectively. if you need to get specific, address me as commander anderson. am i understood?❞ john pushed on as they dropped their salutes. ❝i’ll make this simple. for the next six months, your training will consist of scenarios personally experienced by me, commander jane shepard, and the elite units of most land-based armies. starting tomorrow, you’ll be clocking in 20 or more hours a day. note that those hours may differ according to performance. how well you do out on the field will determine how long you stay here. if you aren’t up for the challenge, i suggest you leave now, while you still can. i can’t drag your ass back to your comfort zone once you’ve crossed this point.❞
the spectre waited, but only hardened expressions stared back at him. lacing his fingers behind his back, john spread his legs and stood at attention, his voice booming now, echoing in spades in the hanger. ❝mission types will vary from leading small units into combat over hostile terrain with little sleep or food to defusing cobalt-salted micro-nukes. trainees who do well are awarded an internal designation of N1 and will be invited to return for N2 courses. those who return to school will focus on their combat class. have i made myself clear?❞
the immediate salutes and resounding ‘yes, sir’ was answer enough. john stepped back, his gaze veering to his sister. ❝anything you want to add?❞
@littleredrenegade
#littleredrenegade#( . me‚ the actual master of making plots out of N o t h i n g#˒ ✯*:・゚ 000 : ( verse ) ᴍᴀss ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛ. ﹔:﹔ // ᴍʏ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ɪs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴍʏ ᴘᴀ��ɴ.#✯*:・゚ ❝ sʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ‚ ᴀɴɢʀɪᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ. ❞ [ twinshep ]
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just updating this [ post ] ! finally moved on to even messier coloring. p: @littleredrenegade
🤔 not sure if i like this yet ... still learning how to use this new program.
i normally use PS but i want to branch out ... whelp, it’s too late, now. guess i’ll have to stick with clip studio until the end lol
#( . my eyes hurt :|#DO NOT REBLOG // mun doodles#✯*:・゚ ❝ ᴏʜ ᴄʀᴀᴘ‚ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴘ-���ᴘ. ❞ [ ooc ]#ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏʟ│✯*:・゚[ musings ]#✯*:・゚ ❝ sʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ‚ ᴀɴɢʀɪᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ. ❞ [ twinshep ]
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❝are the commanders all right?❞ ❝yep, they’re fine.❞ ❝but... shouldn’t someone stop them?❞ ❝huh?❞ ❝there’s blood.❞ ❝yeah, that happens sometimes.❞ ❝... fine. if you aren’t going to put a stop to this, then i will—❞ ❝whoa, whoa, hey. cool your jets. don’t you see what’s going on, here?❞ ❝—our COs kicking each other's asses? yeah, ‘pretty sure i’m seeing the same thing you are.❞ ❝lighten up, corporal, will you? they’re just having some fun.❞
// 10 / ?
#( . i needed a sparring aesthetic ?? them kicking each other's asses?? hell yea#( . but i could Not for the LIFE of me find any pictures that looked natural and weren't 'get healthy & become vegan!' promo shit#( . ANYWAY#( . despite the twins being stationed together on the normandy‚ i doubt they spend much time together at all.#( . sometimes‚ they see each other on missions but most of the time‚ they each lead their own squad.#( . so‚ when shore leave rolls around‚ they try to 'catch up' like brother & sister and not as soldiers.#( . a lot of that time is spent doing what they both love ! kicking each other's asses -- i mEAN WORKING OUT OFC#( . john loves !! working out !!! with his sister !!!!!!!#✯*:・゚ ❝ sʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ‚ ᴀɴɢʀɪᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ. ❞ [ twinshep ]#✯*:・゚ ❝ ɪ'ᴍ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅᴇʀ sʜᴇᴘᴀʀᴅ‚ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ. ❞ [ visage ]#( . i don't know how to make boards tbh this was an actual nightmare to make#✯*:・゚ ❝ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴀʙʟᴏɪᴅ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟɪsᴍ! ❞ [ headcanons ]#✯*:・゚ ❝ ɪ ᴅᴏɴᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs! ❞ [ queue ]
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bc im an actual sucker for the shep twins :’/
i need to find more female cc!! ;;
#( . someone please validate my emotions#( . i love them.... so much#( . GOSH.#✯*:・゚ ❝ sʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ‚ ᴀɴɢʀɪᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ. ❞ [ twinshep ]
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[1:20 PM] john: me, thinking about me2, how john probably blames himself that jane didn't make it to the escape pod either: *DEAD* [1:21 PM] Mrs steal yo (wo)man: NOOO OH HELLL NO [1:21 PM] Mrs steal yo (wo)man: You just like opened Pandora's box of feels rn [1:22 PM] john: at the same time, the thought of them bickering in the midst of getting lasered by the collector ship, and THAT'S why they'd died, makes me wanna scream bc that's also them
"GET TO THE ESCAPE POD!" "NO, YOU GET TO THE POD!" "JANE, I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE WITH YOU." "YOU ALWAYS DO THIS. I'M NOT ARGUIN’, YOU ARE." "NO, YOU" "NO, Y—" *ship blows up*
#littleredrenegade#cabochonmind#( . hONESTLY.#ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏʟ│✯*:・゚[ musings ]#✯*:・゚ ❝ sʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ‚ ᴀɴɢʀɪᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ. ❞ [ twinshep ]#✯*:・゚ ❝ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴀʙʟᴏɪᴅ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟɪsᴍ! ❞ [ headcanons ]#✯*:・゚ ❝ ɪ ᴅᴏɴᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs! ❞ [ queue ]
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They both knew she was terrible at making food, but damn it all to hell, she was determined to give him something he wouldn't forget. It's late in the evening when she knocks on the door to his office. "John," she's already poking her head in when his name is on her lips. "Listen, I know we're light years away from Earth, but–" the shorter Shepard presents a plate of what appears to be brownies frosted with pink icing. "–I thought I'd wish you happy Valentine's Day. ...I swear they're edible."
WHEN THE COMMANDER LOOKED UP , the quirk of his brow revealed his momentary surprise at finding blair at his doorway, but it soon fell again. sharp features settled into an expression of genuine ease after so long, and the man did not stop the wee smile that pulled at his mouth.
❝blair. you didn’t have to…❞ john said, deep voice thickened by equal parts affection and exhaustion. ❝i didn’t get anything for you.❞ … // @praeventorea
setting his reports aside, he leaned back in his seat, the creak in its hinges and the brush of its stiff fabric dragging against his skin brought him back to reality: clean, recycled air inside a cabin that was entirely too cold. his bones ached.
#praeventorea#cw: valentine's day#( . im late but i still see people answering vday stuff so >w>#✯*:・゚ ❝ sʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ‚ ᴀɴɢʀɪᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ. ❞ [ twinshep ]
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Truth or Dare
Day 5 of friendship February hosted by the fabulous @lechatrouge673 (16 Feb): Down Memory Lane - What were your OC and their friends like as kids? How did they meet? What kind of trouble did they get into? And, perhaps most importantly, what kind of embarrassing stories can they tell about each other? :D
Co-Written with the amazing @lauraemoriarty. A little look into how Joker met Grai and Calysta Shepard, because the three of them have been friends forever, and Kaidan is phishing for information due to his crush on Calysta. the Normandy crew has a few drinks and they start the night off right with a game of truth or dare, that evolves into Joker and Cal spilling deep dark secrets about each other.
“Okay, Jeff. I need you to behave…can you do that for me?”
The five-year-old nodded, straightening up from fiddling with his shiny new leg braces. Jenn Moreau smiled at her son and knelt to adjust his pant legs to cover the braces and then fixed his collar, before standing and taking his hand in hers. It was probably bad form to bring her son on her first day of a new posting, but she and her husband were going through a rough patch–divorce or trial separation had been mentioned–and he’d always been a little upset with the amount of attention their son required due his Vrolik’s Syndrome, so she wasn’t going to leave him at home. Hannah Shepard greeted her with a smile as the airlock doors slid open, wearing high-collared dress blues, her black curly hair pulled back into a tight bun at the base of her head. She was the embodiment of professionalism.
“Hello, Jenn. I’m Commander Hannah Shepard–it’s so good to finally meet you!” The two women shook hands enthusiastically, before Hannah turned her attention to Jeff who held tightly to his mother’s free hand. “And who is this dashing young fellow?”
“This is my son, Jeff. I wouldn’t have brought him if I had anywhere else to take him, but he has Vrolik’s Syndrome and there’s some problems at home. He’ll behave, and I brought his coloring book.You won’t even know he’s here, I promise.”
“I have two of my own and I understand, Jenn. Relax. But it’s a long shift for someone with bad legs, so I have a better idea.”
Hannah smiled, and escorted the two of them past the bridge, to another room, the doors sliding open at their approach. Peals of children’s laughter rang through the air. Inside the room, a daycare center had been set up and a dozen kids were running around, two identical girls about Jeff’s age, with black curly hair pulled up into two puffballs on top of their heads were chasing everyone with squirt guns and cackling at the top of their lungs. Hannah stuck two fingers in her mouth and whistled loudly, everyone skidding to a stop, the twin instigators shuffling sheepishly over towards them, expecting to be scolded as the daycare workers wearily got everyone else under control. Hannah knelt and tugged the squirt guns from their hands, shaking her head as she readjusted their clothes–obviously the three caretakers were not paid enough to watch her little troublemakers.
“These two hellions and the ringleaders of mischief are my daughters, Grainne and Calysta. Girls, this is mommy’s new crewmember, Jenn and her son, Jeff. I trust you two will make him feel at home?” Hannah asked, the twins nodding.
“Do you like water tag?” Grai asked.
“I’ve never played.” Jeff shrugged.
Hannah rolled her eyes. “I think you two have had enough water tag for one day, and he has bad legs, so go easy on him okay? Maybe find an activity he can do too.”
Cal eyed the coloring book clutched in Jeff’s hands. “Is that a superhero coloring book? Who’s your favorite?”
“The Flash, ‘cause he can move real fast and I can’t. But I wanna.”
Cal took him by the hand and started dragging him over to the table to color. “Mine’s Superman. I wanna marry him when I grow up and Mommy says I can do anything I put my mind to.”
“Mr. Fantastic is the best. You two are wrong!” Grai sighed, walking along beside them.
“And we’ve been friends ever since.” Joker finished.
Kaidan chuckled; the two of them seemed so put together when they were on the Normandy, so it was hard to imagine them as demons.
“That seems…”
“Weird? Trust me, if I’d met them the same way you did, I’d think the same thing, but don’t let them fool you; they’re insane.” He eyed Kaidan critically. “So I assume you’re asking about our history, because of all this sexual tension between you and Cal?”
Kaidan flushed red–was he that transparent? “You said nothing was off limits.”
“And your first question is how we met? How exceedingly innocent–no wonder Cal likes you.”
Cal choked on her drink, as she glanced at Kaidan over the rim, everyone pretending like they hadn’t heard anything…but their attraction to each other was hardly a secret–he reminded her of Colin. And Kaidan was anything but innocent if the smolder in his eyes whenever they made eye contact was any indication. Ashley, Wrex, Garrus, Tali, Liara, Kaidan, Joker, Colum, Steve, Robert, Adams, Chakwas, Pressly and of course, the twins had gathered for a little R & R, or as Grai called it, a ‘thank fuck we’re all still alive party’. Next time she didn’t get to do the naming, though whoever had the bright idea to play truth or dare, didn’t know what they were signing up for. It wasn’t like Joker could really do many dares, but that could wait until they were all more drunk, for now they’d content themselves with getting to know one another–everyone just excited they’d made it off Virmire alive; grounding the Normandy might have been a good thing.
“My turn. Cal, truth or dare?” Grai grinned.
Cal took a deep breath, sure she was going to regret her answer. “Dare.”
Grai leaned over to whisper conspiratorially with Tali, Ashley, Liara, Robert and Steve the six of them pulling away with equally mischievous grins on their faces, glancing between Kaidan and Cal not-so-subtly, making the two of them blush from head to toe. She was instantly wary–she’d only just opened up emotionally again and she had a feeling that her sister and their friends were going to take advantage of that and force her and Kaidan into each other’s arms. Meddling in each other’s love lives had been a favorite pastime for years. Hers and Kaidan’s relationship had gone from friends to flirty in no time at all, and had her wondering when the walls around her heart had come down. She’d need another drink after this, of that she was certain.
“I dare you to kiss Kaidan.”
Cal stood slowly, the room tilting dangerously, vision swimming. She may have had too many drinks already, but was it wrong she was slightly excited for this? She circled around the table and straddled Kaidan in his chair, her knees settled on either side of his hips. She did her best to look sexy, but with the amount of alcohol in her system, she had a feeling she was failing. Calysta grinned down at him, one hand on his chest over his heart, pulse erratic under her fingertips, the other hand cupping his jaw, thumb rubbing the stubble. She loved the rough texture against her skin.
“We don’t need to do this, you know. If you’re uncomfortable–”
The rest of her sentence hung in the air, forgotten, as his lips found hers in a passionate kiss, their bodies curling together. She melted against him, angling her head to deepen the kiss, his mouth opening against hers, tongues intertwining. Her pelvis rocked against his, a moan escaping Kaidan’s lips and he held her, a gentle hand cupping her chin. The sound of their friends whooping and hollering at them faded into the background, the two of them lost in each other. Months of sexual tension poured into that one kiss left them both gasping for air but never wanting to seperate. Kaidan’s hands wound in her hair, as Cal pulled back to breathe.
“Get a room.” Steve teased.
“Party foul!” Joker cried.
“Kaidan kissed her!” Tali added.
“I think we’ll let it slide, since the end result was the one we wanted.” Grai grinned as Cal stood and made her way over to the bar to get everyone more drinks.
Joker leaned back in his chair, hands folded behind his head and a smug grin on his face. “Do you guys wanna hear an embarrassing story–”
“Oh my god, Joker, are you finally telling people about your invisible prom date?” Cal grinned as she walked back to the table with another round. “Talk about embarrassing.”
“Invisible prom date? Do tell.” Ashley grinned, leaning forward and bracing her elbows against the table, chin in her hands.
“So Joker bought two prom tickets, but when asked about his date–that he made up, mind you–instead of saying she was out of town or couldn’t make it, he blurted that she was invisible. Luckily, I came to his rescue and was his date, but he knew it wasn’t one of his finer moments.” Cal giggled. “The rumors I spread that night would be enough to make an elcor blush.”
It was Joker’s turn to be embarrassed.
That was a story he’d been hoping to take to his grave…it hadn’t been one of his more brilliant moments; he’d admit it. And Cal had come to his rescue, making every guy in the room insanely jealous that Joker got to have her on his arm, and she’d played the part to perfection. Constantly touching him, kissing his cheek, and bolstering his reputation with innuendo laden comments and inappropriate allusions. Tali, Steve and Robert each raised an eyebrow, obviously trying not to laugh, and failing miserably. Joker frowned and threw his hat at Steve where he sat in the chair across from him.
“Two can play at this game, Cal. Calysta slept with a stuffed animal until she was eighteen. It was a monkey in a tuxedo named Wugglesworth the Monkey Butler. She’d even talk to him and pretend she was an heiress and he really was her mutated butler. She even still has him–he sits on her bed until she goes to sleep then he goes on the nightstand.“ Joker blurted.
Calysta clutched her heart, scandalized. “How dare you bring Wugglesworth into this.”
Everyone around the table was wheezing with laughter, tears in their eyes, a couple rolling down their cheeks. This may have been the best idea to unwind, and learn that both of the Shepard woman weren’t so larger than life after all…they were human too. Calysta took another drink to calm herself. The wasn’t what she needed Kaidan to know about her, but Wugglesworth had been her best friend since before Joker, that stuffed animal had been through so much with her.
“I can’t believe you still have Wugglesworth,” Grai said, wiping her cheek.
“Also, remember when you accidentally sent me several pictures you intended for your high school boyfriend? Several naked pictures.” Joker grinned.
That had been a memory she’d tried to forget–it took a week for them to get over that little blunder and stop pussy-footing around the other. Their mothers had been so confused why they hadn’t seen their partner in crime for a week, when they’d hung out every day since they met. One didn’t send picture like that to their best friend, the one who was like a brother to them…more of a brother than their step-brother even. When had it become gang up on Cal Day? Why were her secrets the only ones being revealed in this truth out? It wasn’t like she was the only one who had any, but it seemed like she and Joker were trying to one up each other with who could tell the most embarrassing story about the other.
“And then there was the time Joker accidentally sent her a dick pic…” Grai said, a wicked twinkle in her eye, the game forgotten. “Believe me, Kaid–it’s been one helluva ride with these two,” Grai took a sip of her beer, and leaned her head against Col’s chest. “… I’m only finding out about half this shit now.”
“Wait, what? Joker, you didn’t actually send Shepard a dick pic, right?” Ash said, having managed to finally piece together what they’d said.
“It was an accident. She even pretended she was the intended recipient for like ten minutes, just to mess with me. When I finally noticed the mistake, it was way too late.”
Steve groaned as Robert squeezed his shoulder. “Are they always like this?”
“Not always. It’s just…I think Joker had it right earlier. They’re insane, and I’ve only known them since we were eighteen. Grai was my roomate at the Naval Academy–instant best friends.“ Cortez slung an arm around Grai’s shoulders.
“How are you guys still friends?” Kaidan asked incredulously.
It was odd hearing how much these two liked to mess with each other…that they’d been friends since they were five and six, it was a miracle. But maybe they used the snark and messing with each other were how they relax after years of military conditioning, some fun was how they unwound. He could understand that, especially after his brief run in with the Vorcha Mafia; sometimes you just needed to blow off steam. Cal grinned and knocked back the last of her drink, smiling over the rim as she knocked Joker’s shoulder with her own, her best friend throwing an arm around her shoulder and giving her a one-armed hug. She wouldn’t trade him for the world.
“We can’t let him go now…he knows too much.”
“Like every unfortunate choice I made and every stupid tattoo I’ve gotten under the influence of alcohol. We’d have to bury him in concrete and stick him in a vat of acid, because there’s only so many places one can hide a body.” Grai flashed Kaidan a wicked grin, and winked at Joker.
“And blood is just so hard to get out.” Cal teased.
“Grai, I don’t know what I’ll do with you…” Colum handed her another cold beer, and she smiled at him.
“Finally someone sane,” Kaidan groaned. “You’ve known them how long now?”
“Seven years. First time I met Cal, she introduced her boyfriend Colin. Grai burst out laughing…” Col said, affecting a long-suffering sigh.
“I’m too sober for this…” Wrex grunted.
“You and me both, babe,” Grai said, taking another swig of her beer.
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