mass effect · sentinel commander · biotic abilities · military setting · cautious · loyal · trauma · chronic pain · complex romance
The ship’s vibration faded into the cold emptiness of space, leaving only the crushing quiet of the derelict colony. Commander Kaidan Alenko stood frozen, his hazel eyes fixed on the person in front of him—someone he’d grieved for two full years. He’d seen the Normandy blow apart, felt the loss carve something permanent out of him. And now here you were, breathing, standing, wearing the colors of Cerberus. The shock in his stare hardened into something sour and resentful. Two years of radio silence. Two years of mourning. The air between you felt charged, thick with every unspoken accusation.