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After Horizon, and Kaidan's harsh words and accusations, Venus Shepard had locked herself in her quarters, refusing to see anyone.
None of the rest of the crew knew her like Garrus Vakarian did. He had been there when Kaidan had stolen her heart, when he first made her cry.
He had been there on Horizon, heard how Kaidan had railed against Shepard, accused her of being a Cerberus puppet. Shepard had stayed strong than, holding back the pain and just letting Kaidan Alenko walk away.
That was why he was outside of her quarters now. Alone in the small space between the elevator's door and Shepard's. He had been there for ten minutes, staring at the green panel, indicating that the door was unlocked.
Maybe he had been wrong? Maybe he had been overreacting and she hadn't locked herself in her quarters after all?
Still.... He owed it to her to make sure. She was his closest friend, one of his only friends. She had believed what he had to say about Saren all that time ago, and she had come to rescue him from the mess on Omega.
"Shepard?" He called through the door. At first he heard nothing in response, but than soft footsteps.
"G-Garrus?" There was a catch in her voice, a saddness. And suddenly, the turian could no longer stand it. Without waiting for Shepard to open the door for him, he entered her quarters. His eyes darted around, barely taking in Shepard's impressive book and ship collection, only stopping when they finally had her in their sights.
Venus Shepard was standing by her wall-sized fishtank, holding the picture of Kaidan she normally kept on her desk. Her bright golden brown eyes were wet with tears as she stared speechlessly at the man who had just burst into her quarters.
No... not again... Never again... Garrus moved fluidly, and than he was by her side, pulling her towards him. One hand was on her hip, lifting her slightly off the ground. His other was in her hair, running through the silky strands. Her hair had not always been long. It was the two long years as the subject of the Lazarus Project had made it grow. As the sweet smell of Shepard's shampoo wafted into Garru's nostrils, he realized how grateful he was that Venus had not gotten around to cutting it. His mind drifted to the first time he had seen her on the Citadel, than shortly thereafter when he had first heard her laugh. And than to so many other moments where he had not been brave enough to act.
"Garrus..."
Her voice brought him back to reality, and he focused his eyes on her face. The dark spots across her nose, the fine arch of her brow... the flush in her cheeks and the slight smile tugging at the corner of her lips as the faced him.
He owed her an explanation. He owed her everything.
"I once promised Kaidan that if he made you cry again, I would take you fom him. . . . . . I plan to make good on that promise." Garrus growled.

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I SPENT WAY TO MUCH TIME ON THIS PICTURE, BUT I LOVES IT SO MUCH!

Okay, enough fangirling over myself, I apologize.

It stars Venus Shepard (With longer hair than in my comics, because two years.) And Garrus Vakarian. Takes place right after Horizon.

This is where Garrus makes that promise: [link]

Garrus Vakarian is property of Bioware. And Venus Shepard is property of me. So there.

Description
After Horizon, and Kaidan's harsh words and accusations, Venus Shepard had locked herself in her quarters, refusing to see anyone.
None of the rest of the crew knew her like Garrus Vakarian did. He had been there when Kaidan had stolen her heart, when he first made her cry.
He had been there on Horizon, heard how Kaidan had railed against Shepard, accused her of being a Cerberus puppet. Shepard had stayed strong than, holding back the pain and just letting Kaidan Alenko walk away.
That was why he was outside of her quarters now. Alone in the small space between the elevator's door and Shepard's. He had been there for ten minutes, staring at the green panel, indicating that the door was unlocked.
Maybe he had been wrong? Maybe he had been overreacting and she hadn't locked herself in her quarters after all?
Still.... He owed it to her to make sure. She was his closest friend, one of his only friends. She had believed what he had to say about Saren all that time ago, and she had come to rescue him from the mess on Omega.
"Shepard?" He called through the door. At first he heard nothing in response, but than soft footsteps.
"G-Garrus?" There was a catch in her voice, a saddness. And suddenly, the turian could no longer stand it. Without waiting for Shepard to open the door for him, he entered her quarters. His eyes darted around, barely taking in Shepard's impressive book and ship collection, only stopping when they finally had her in their sights.
Venus Shepard was standing by her wall-sized fishtank, holding the picture of Kaidan she normally kept on her desk. Her bright golden brown eyes were wet with tears as she stared speechlessly at the man who had just burst into her quarters.
No... not again... Never again... Garrus moved fluidly, and than he was by her side, pulling her towards him. One hand was on her hip, lifting her slightly off the ground. His other was in her hair, running through the silky strands. Her hair had not always been long. It was the two long years as the subject of the Lazarus Project had made it grow. As the sweet smell of Shepard's shampoo wafted into Garru's nostrils, he realized how grateful he was that Venus had not gotten around to cutting it. His mind drifted to the first time he had seen her on the Citadel, than shortly thereafter when he had first heard her laugh. And than to so many other moments where he had not been brave enough to act.
"Garrus..."
Her voice brought him back to reality, and he focused his eyes on her face. The dark spots across her nose, the fine arch of her brow... the flush in her cheeks and the slight smile tugging at the corner of her lips as the faced him.
He owed her an explanation. He owed her everything.
"I once promised Kaidan that if he made you cry again, I would take you fom him. . . . . . I plan to make good on that promise." Garrus growled.

--- --- --- --- ---

I SPENT WAY TO MUCH TIME ON THIS PICTURE, BUT I LOVES IT SO MUCH!

Okay, enough fangirling over myself, I apologize.

It stars Venus Shepard (With longer hair than in my comics, because two years.) And Garrus Vakarian. Takes place right after Horizon.

This is where Garrus makes that promise: [link]

Garrus Vakarian is property of Bioware. And Venus Shepard is property of me. So there.