Lividity Jones wrote...
Gentlemen.
I'm in a sour mood.
Hit me with your best Tali/Shep love.
I want my face to ****ing melt.
Pulling her mask off the seals breaking with a hiss as the alien air rushed into her lungs. The smell fire,smoke and death filling her as marched forward. He eyes once sapphire blue now a burning yellow almond shape orbs filled with contempt and hatred stared back.
"Foolish insect." he said Shepherd voice not his own hissed with contempt. Still Tali walked forward silver grey narrowed, lips pursed and jaw set. Even as her body screamed in protest her immune system trying to assimilate the foreign environment. She was now standing on a few inches from him those burning yellow coals staring back in to her. They stood the eyes locked for what seem like hours. "What do possible hope to achieve child?"
"Shepherd fight it, we need you, I need you. we can beat this thing. Fight please. " looking back in shock the creature felt its host fight back. Shepherds will clawing at his own trying to regain control. So It was her this little slip of the Quarian was the source of his strength. Tali watched the possessed Shepherd drew his hand back mouth twisted in hate filled a sneer. She watching as it rushed forward, she felt his fingers tips first tear through her suit into the left side of her chest. The monster inside of Shepherd stopping feeling Shepherds will now come to life.
"Shepherd...stop this" she whispered a small trickle of blood running down the corner of her mouth "Don't wish to be born on the same day but to die on the same day."
"Foolishness" he hissed pushing hand further.
"I have watched you suffer from that shadows for so long. Carrying burdens that now one man should carry. Always tending to us before yourself . Its all that I can ever do is watch, from a distance from behind a mask. Praying that maybe I can ease your burden, your suffering. When walked through door on Haelstorm I thought the girl that always watched you was gone. Yet there I was again watching you armor broken, plasma burns and bullets holes." Tali wrapped her hands on around his neck pushing her self up on balls of her feet. "So now I will save you." She said resting her fore on his eyes. She could see him in there past those burning yellow eyes Shepherd her Shepherd was fighting to get out. Her last moments of awareness was of her lips touching his as her vision faded to black.
The burning yellow faded from his eyes replaced by sapphire blue, pulling the form in his arms close him fresh tears running down his cheeks. Shepherd couldn't even hear Garrus screaming their names as he fell to ground with her in his arms.
"Oh God, I'm sorry"
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Shepherd sat in the med bay head hung low, not willing to meet anyone gazes. It had been hours and Mordin and Chakwas had given no word. The hiss of the door opening made lift he head and met Mordins gaze. The Salarian doctor stood silently a for moments before smiling.
"Tali' Zorah will pull through. Strong l heart she has most inspiring. Can she her now rest comfortable think she is dreaming." Shepherd rushed into the room and found her sleeping, the slow beep of the heart monitor the sound in the room. Placing his hand on the glass, she looked a sleeping princess black hair framing her face.
"I always told you had a special heart." He whispered softly.
"Tali' Zorah does a special heart. Bigger than most quarians and heart is on the right side and not left."