bioticbacon:

Thank you for sending this in, lovely! ❤

3. Who cries when they get drunk, and which one has a 50% chance of getting arrested?

Shepard is the one getting arrested, Kaidan’s the emotional drunk. Shep is the one muttering angrily that her post-night-out pizza is taking forever – Kaidan’s reminding her it has been 5 minutes. Shepard’s picking fights with those who jump the queue at the bar, Kaidan’s hauling her back and keeping the peace. Kaidan’s getting teary to a song that’s being played, Shepard’s slow dancing with him whilst shooting daggers at the guy who stood on her foot on the dancefloor over his shoulder. Kaidan’s sighing and going off on a bit of a monologue about how beautiful the sunset is – Shep’s considering how bad a slap on the wrist she’d get for streaking naked into the lake. Shepard’s the one ranting as they arrive home about how rude the taxi driver was, and how much she hates nightclubs and how she is never going back – Kaidan is the one who pulls her into his arms, tells her how beautiful she looks in that dress, how much he loves having her by his side even if she is a terrible dancer, and somehow makes her ranting turn into laughter.

6. Who uses bath bombs and soaks in the tub for an hour, and which one hasn’t taken an actual bath since they were six years old?

Shepard’s the bath hog. She claims an entire shelf dedicated to her bath bomb and bubble bath collection (and maybe the end of the worktop too, just a few bottles). Saviour of the Galaxy™ she may be, but there was nothing in those rules that said she couldn’t enjoy soaking in the tub in a variety of colours, up to her ears in bubbles and melting her stress away. She pours herself a glass of wine, loads up the latest episode of whatever show she has missed, and spends so long in there Kaidan’s convinced she’ll drown one day. Kaidan, on the other hand, is not the biggest fan. Baths are fairly unusual in space; there wasn’t one at BAaT and in Alliance barracks, and obviously on ships, they don’t exist, so the last he can remember being forced into one was as a child. Biotics run hot naturally, it’s always made him somewhat uncomfortable and he’d rather just shower. He’s also far too used to the sheen of glitter on his legs and feet post-shower when Shep forgets to rinse the bath and has no desire to be washing glitter out of his hair for the next week. But eventually, Shepard pesters him enough and gets him to agree to try one, just one. She gets a bath bomb specially for him, maybe something designed for easing headaches, and runs a bath filled with bubbles. At first he’s not so sure, but actually this is pretty nice and suddenly Shep’s the one complaining that Kaidan’s going to drown if he doesn’t get out from amongst his bubble palace.

bioticbacon:

Thanks for sending this in Anon! 

Kaidan may have several hoodies in his closet, but he doesn’t actually own them. Shepard is the ultimate hoodie thief, and for good reason. Kaidan’s hoodies hang too large on her much slighter frame, sleeves slipping past her own hands, big enough to tuck her knees up into when curled on the sofa. Somehow, they are able to feel so like the embrace she misses when he is called away from her side on duty, laced with his scent and somehow filled all the warmth of him too. Of course, she has her favourite. The royal blue one, with the white racing stripes down the arm and gold sewn through it, holds a special place in her heart; so very like the armour that has brought him back safely to her so many times. Her fingers trace the lettering stitched onto it each time she wears it, the curve of each letter of his last name so familiar and fond – a name she one day takes for her own too.

And of course, it goes without saying that Kaidan doesn’t actually mind. After all, there’s a reason he just so happens to consistently forget to take them with him, or leaves them neatly laid out on Shep’s side of the bed when at home, or manages to always keep a spare for smuggling into her belongings when she is pulled from his arms to disappear into the stars once more, the hero of the day as always. He sees every little grin as Shepard pulls them on, every happy sigh as she draws them around her, and it’s a comfort to him to know that regardless of how far apart they may be pulled, there’s still a little piece of him with her, still able to make her smile.

soldiermom1973:

During this, my gazillionth playthrough of the ME trilogy, there is so much that I’m noticing that escaped me before.  Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since I last played & in that time, I’m writing more and am more attuned to little things that happen in the background.  Things like this…

This is on Mars, as you’re approaching Liara for the first time and after Kaidan questions you on the elevator.  Right before this happens, Shepard says, “Please trust me.”  Kaidan says, “I do.  I’m sorry.  I didn’t mean…”

Do you see that look on his face?  It’s been months since he last saw or talked to her.  The last time they met, it didn’t go well.  He accused her of betrayal and all but called her a traitor.  After he calmed down, he sent that message, apologizing and probably spent so much time agonizing about what to say when they finally caught up that he gave himself migraines.  Seeing her on earth, he was probably thinking how relieved he was that she was ok and that he hoped they’d finally be able to talk, to put the things on Horizon behind them and maybe start over.  Instead, the Reapers show up, and they head to Mars which happens to be overrun by Cerberus troops.  So instead of trying to fix things, what he asks winds up coming out sounding like he’s still questioning her loyalty, like he thinks she’s lying to him.  He realizes immediately how much she still hurts and is mentally kicking himself for how he worded his earlier questions.  If I were a betting woman, I’d say right now he’s thinking, “Damn it, Alenko, you colossal idiot.  This is not how you go about patching things up!”