Shore Leave - Kaidan || Shepard
Usually, Kaidan would scoff, seeing couples walk so close together. It never looked comfortable. But this was different. This was comfortable. Maybe it was just because it was Shepard who had his arm around him. Maybe it was just that he hadn’t walked like this with anyone else before, but Kaidan decided that he enjoyed it. He didn’t even mind the looks that they were getting. He knew that there would be pictures taken, and gossip spreading about Commander Shepard and his new boyfriend. He knew that there would be people who would hate him, simply because he got to Shepard before they could, but Kaidan couldn’t care less, and he didn’t like the gossip mills anyway.
“The rush? You know damn well what the rush is.” As soon as they parted, Kaidan slid his hands together behind his back, walking along with the Commander not too far away. “Let’s not waste any time. Please.”
Training and years of experience were all that kept him from doing just as Kaidan pleaded by making a dash straight for the elevator. His patience was on its last legs as they went through the whole process of decontamination followed by the usual protocols when returning to the ship. Once that was done and over with, he could barely restrain himself as he gave clipped orders that he would be in his cabin with strict instructions not to be bothered for the rest for the day. He left the Normandy under Garrus' watch until further notice. There should have been a medal for how he carried himself, stiff posture and the stern expression he usually wore around the ship. Once the officers dispersed to carry out his orders, Shepard caught Kaidan's eye and with a slight twitch of the corner of his mouth, he arched an eyebrow and turned to make a beeline for the elevator.
He didn't wait for Kaidan to accompany him, hopefully he would wait for a bit longer before joining him on some pretence of having to discuss important matters with him or something. Shepard didn't care, he just hoped that Kaidan wouldn't take too long either. Otherwise he was going to have to hop into the shower for some quality alone time.Â










