[ No promises, no guarantees. What does Garrus want, then? To be Noh-Varr's boyfriend? It's hard to miss how nervous the request makes Garrus, and that in turn rubs off on Noh-Varr, who becomes tense. It feels so easy, comparatively, with Warriorhead, who is confident and collected at all times. Garrus is steadfast, true, honorable, and tremendously kind--but in this arena he becomes hesitant and unsure. The blind leading the blind.
Garrus does make an excellent point. They could both be gone by morning, on another crew. Noh-Varr's not the type to waffle on decisions too long. If he can't own his actions, no one will do it for him. Garrus is probably one of the best things to come out of this entire miserable business, and wouldn't he be a fool to pass it up? If he were gone tomorrow, he tells himself, he'd regret not seizing his chance.
Warriorhead had told him, earlier, than he needed to re-examine his priorities. Maybe that was true. ]
If we do this--[ It's an if, only it's not entirely, because he finds himself leaning indulgently into the turian. ]--I want to know it's me you'll speak to, when you're unhappy. When it doesn't work. [ Not if; because he's seen too many relationships fail to not have a contingency plan. But not because it's doomed, either. When it's rocky, he doesn't want Garrus to flee. ] And I'd prefer if...what happens between us stays between us.
[ It's an odd request, but at the same time, it feels natural. If Garrus wants to be a priority, he'll treat this like one. He keeps his business close to himself. He doesn't want to involve more strangers in this, especially when it already feels lopsided; until just a few hours ago he'd told no-one he and Garrus were an item. And there's Warriorhead to consider: in the same way he wouldn't speak to Garrus about his time with Warriorhead (and doubts the turian would want to know), it goes both ways. He'd rather keep all those compartments separate, so to speak. ]
Would you want to know, if I take other lovers? [ Warriorhead...it's essentially platonic. Garrus is his only regular sexual partner at the moment. ] I don't mind knowing, or not.
[ It's strange, but now that the metaphorical floodgates have opened, it seems so much easier to just ask. His natural curiosity is strong: he wants to know what Garrus wants, and the idea that he could just have that information without needing to guess, without half-spoken implications, is incredibly appealing. ]
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Garrus does make an excellent point. They could both be gone by morning, on another crew. Noh-Varr's not the type to waffle on decisions too long. If he can't own his actions, no one will do it for him. Garrus is probably one of the best things to come out of this entire miserable business, and wouldn't he be a fool to pass it up? If he were gone tomorrow, he tells himself, he'd regret not seizing his chance.
Warriorhead had told him, earlier, than he needed to re-examine his priorities. Maybe that was true. ]
If we do this--[ It's an if, only it's not entirely, because he finds himself leaning indulgently into the turian. ]--I want to know it's me you'll speak to, when you're unhappy. When it doesn't work. [ Not if; because he's seen too many relationships fail to not have a contingency plan. But not because it's doomed, either. When it's rocky, he doesn't want Garrus to flee. ] And I'd prefer if...what happens between us stays between us.
[ It's an odd request, but at the same time, it feels natural. If Garrus wants to be a priority, he'll treat this like one. He keeps his business close to himself. He doesn't want to involve more strangers in this, especially when it already feels lopsided; until just a few hours ago he'd told no-one he and Garrus were an item. And there's Warriorhead to consider: in the same way he wouldn't speak to Garrus about his time with Warriorhead (and doubts the turian would want to know), it goes both ways. He'd rather keep all those compartments separate, so to speak. ]
Would you want to know, if I take other lovers? [ Warriorhead...it's essentially platonic. Garrus is his only regular sexual partner at the moment. ] I don't mind knowing, or not.
[ It's strange, but now that the metaphorical floodgates have opened, it seems so much easier to just ask. His natural curiosity is strong: he wants to know what Garrus wants, and the idea that he could just have that information without needing to guess, without half-spoken implications, is incredibly appealing. ]