Words: 3,948
Fandom: Mass Effect - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Abrudas/Desolas Arterius
Characters: Abrudas (Mass Effect), Desolas Arterius
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Pre-Relationship, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Implied/Referenced Sex, Alcohol, Hurt/Comfort, Rivals to Friends to Lovers, Grief/Mourning
Summary: Valis doesn't want to like Desolas. He's arrogant, he's aggressive, he's a pain in her ass. But there's something about him hiding just out of sight, something she only sees in the darkest parts of the night when it's only the two of them, that she can't help but want a closer look at. And one night, that's exactly what she gets.
this can be read as a follow-up to Wake Me When It’s Over, but that isn’t required reading. set about a year after the deaths of the arterius parents, when des is 25 and he and valis are still NCOs.