In Command | By : CyberII Category: +M through R > Mass Effect Views: 6314 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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A bit of author's note: my first fanfiction writing attempt, done with DJ Mutante's Frenchcore liveset helping not helping me getting in the mood. Corrected the original formatting.
“I didn’t volunteer for it,” Vakarian snarled. “What do you suppose me to do – gather all Shepard’s team and tell them ‘Hey, that’s Miranda, she’s Cerberus operative and you all must respect her, because she’s XO and not me’? If you’re having hard time making the others respect your authority, it’s your problem, not mine, Lawson.” That talk had to occur sooner or later, she reminded herself. Shepard breaking every Cerberus regulation was someone she could deal with – it was Shepard after all, human, Alliance, something she was familiar with. But when she, Normandy SR2 second-in-command met an unexpected competition in the person of Archangel himself, who tacitly became not formal, but actual second-in-command, respected by all new squadmates with apparently no efforts from himself… Not to mention, he made even the Cerberus part of the crew tiptoe around the Main Battery. She had to admit, a tall scarred turian vigilante rarely showing up in good mood was intimidating, even if not taking his impressive dossier. But that ease he was making an impression with – it irritated Miranda. Leadership wasn’t just about intimidation, it was something in him… She sighed and raised her eyes to meet his. Unreadable turian expression on his stark plated face, he leaned on the wall, arms folded, posture tense. Radiant icy-blue eyes bore into her top down like he was scoping her. Miranda fought sudden shivering, retaining her cold façade. “They might be more cooperative with the right example of respect and subordination. Your species are known for being disciplined…” Vakarian pushed himself from the wall, standing straight, towering above her. “What?” his tone was cold like his eyes. To her cost, Miranda failed to notice the sharp undertone while she continued. “You must give them a good example. If the rest see you comply with our regulations…” She didn’t quite make out what happened next. One long stride, one fluid motion from the opposite side of her desk, and she’d been literally hauled off her chair, tossed in the air for a split second, and the wall of her cabinet slammed into her back, kicking the breath out of her lungs. She became very aware of armored forearm pressing her against the wall with inhuman strength, looming figure over her, dagger-like teeth too close to her face, bared by spread mandibles. She gasped, trying not to let her legs turn into jelly. For a second terror crawled over her skin, leaving goosebumps; it must be something about the primal fear, being cornered by a natural predator, strong, enraged… The turian eyes were infuriated, Miranda felt her heart skipped a beat when he looked her straight in the eye, hissing. “What you just said?” Harsh metallic undertone sent shivers along her spine. Crap, she pushed him too far this time. She did her best to recollect herself. “Let go, Vakarian,” she swallowed; her throat feeling suddenly dry and whole body strangely agitated. It’s all about adrenaline burst and a moment of terror, she told herself, not about his menacing posture, his burning eyes… his strength… his alien scent… “Or what?” his low growl bode no good. “I can knock you out cold before there’s a tint of biotic blue on your fingertips. You found a wrong person to piss off.” His eyes were mere inches from hers, digging into her skull with narrow pupils; Miranda could feel his breath, coming out along with his words, on her skin, making it tingle and flush. She involuntarily winced, trying to back off or push him away, or just turn her face away from that alien invasion of her private space. “Twenty four,” his voice rang cold resounding metal, “Twenty four Cerberus operatives I’ve killed in haste of our chase after Saren. And they didn’t even give me a wrong look…” He grabbed her arm halfway from pushing him, twisted it, pinning to the wall; the vicious grip on her wrist made her clench her teeth; something in her lower abdomen responded to that harsh movement with an electric spark. Her eyes widened. No way. No, no, no, she isn’t getting aroused of being pinned to a wall by one of the most dangerous men she ever heard of… Alien, she corrected herself to recollect her thoughts. “What next?” she snapped trying to sound casually. “What do you want from me?” It seemed like her confidence betrayed her; species like turians, heavily relying on tones in their linguistics, were hard to trick. He leaned even closer, Miranda felt her body cringe against her will. She swore she could feel the heat emanating from his body even through the armor, so hotter than human; his scent was intoxicating – a mixture of gun grease, heated metal and something inhuman but unmistakably masculine, something that made her head spin slightly… She shut her eyes, wishing to control her breath and that electricity between her legs. She heard Garrus let out a short dry laughter. “You’re scared of me, Miranda.” His voice was dripping with venom, subvocals deceptively soft. “That’s why you want to have me on a leash. Mind you… it’s not a leash you’re able to keep hold of,” his hot whisper tickled her ear. Her breath quivered, he craned his long alien neck, almost tracing her face with his nose. “Your fear smells delicious…” She realized belatedly her forehead is covered with sweat, giving her away, when she felt a drop running down her right temple. When a hot, rough and moist touch on her skin stopped it and traced its way up, hair on the back of her neck rose. She froze in his grip, eyes wide, almost panicking; if the turian decided to let her go, her knees couldn’t provide any support for her to stand straight at the moment.
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