❛ i thought you’d be here. ❜
WITH EVERYONE ELSE ON SHORE LEAVE , garrus lingers in the battery , alone until cullen breaches the silence with his disarming voice . garrus bristles , then 𝚜𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚜 , the instinct of fear fading into understanding — — relief at the thought of his presence . time passes , and they’ve only grown closer as a result of it . ❝ couldn’t find me at the bar , huh , ❞ he remarks , trying to disengage from the reason he’s really here , ALONE . . . until cullen’s face gives no room to escape . he knows . it’s clear cullen knows something’s wrong . ❝ i haven’t told you , ❞ garrus starts , clearing his throat , ❝ and i haven’t told ANYONE yet , but my mother . ❞ it’s not a trail-off ; it’s a firm end to his sentence , broken . he approaches his friend , eyes low and downcast , expression muted . ❝ i didn’t want to burden anyone with the knowledge , but she’s sick . very sick . i’m — — ❞ he rubs the back of his neck , releasing a low rumble in his throat . ❝ i just got a message from my sister about her status , so that’s why i hung back . you’re the 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚗𝚎 that knows . ❞









