╳ : OPEN
‘ Door’s closed for a reason, y’know. ‘ Voice is small, wavering even as he tries his best to stamp such weakness out. Wounds of old, still barely healed, jump beneath his skin, the scars he knows are sewn shut feeling as if they break free with every breath. He feels too tight, too compact, even if his sight is trained on the vastness of space. He goes over the events of the day, tracks down and labels each and every wrong. Should’ves and could’ves dominate his mind and damn it, can’t the crew just wait five minutes for him to put himself back together? Do this, do that. Help us, help them. There are screams beneath his eyes and cries locked in his throat. Just another day aboard the Normandy. Just another day in this endless, selfish, war. ‘ Didn’t know you could hack the locks. Unless, of course, EDI helped. In that case, thanks. Now you’re here and she knows I got into her system. ‘