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Because it's been a hot second i'm gonna share a snippet from willow 🤭

Lily pulled the body of a man out of the group, gore and who knew what else was spilling from the pile in the process and onto Lily’s heeled boots and coating her gloved hands. The man had tan skin and black hair like Kaidan. She prayed it wasn’t him…but if it was, she had at least found him. Lily swallowed hard and took a deep breath, preparing for the worst as she flipped the man onto his back.

“It’s not him.” she breathed out, both relieved and a tad disappointed.

Aiden slowly approached her and hesitantly placed a hand on her shoulder “Lil, come on we have to-”

“He could be in the other one!” she exclaimed, hurrying away. Not finding it in her to be bothered that she could’ve potentially alerted the collectors to their presence. Lily frantically searched the second pile of bodies. Garrus gagged and continued further into the base while Aiden approached his sister.

“Lily calm down, please.” he ordered but there wasn’t much force behind it.

“No!” she yelled, knocking him onto his back. “For all we know he could be here, among these bodies or,” she gestured at the ceiling “in one of those pods!”

“I sense no signs of life in the pods Shepard.” EDI informed them, likely in an attempt to calm Lily down.

"It seems to be the vessel you encountered on Horizon." EDI informed them over their comms and Lily froze.

"Horizon?" She pressed her fingers against her ear and turned to the side. 

"Yes, the EM signatures are-" EDI started but it was clear Lily wasn't interested.

"Could Kaidan be here then?" She asked.

"Unknown, though I sense no sign of life in the pods." EDI explained and rage bubbled up in Lily. He wasn't dead, he couldn't be. He wouldn't just leave her like this, he promised.

"Then scan for him damn it!" She snapped and Aiden jogged over to her.

"Lily-" he grabbed her shoulders but she pulled away. 

"His name is Kaidan Alenko, he's a biotic, thirty-four years old." She placed around the vessel "six foot two hundred and nine five pounds blood type A." She prattled off the information so fast that if EDI weren't an AI she'd be struggling to process it. 

Aiden grabbed her again and turned her around "Lily," he calmly. "If Kaidan is here EDI will find him but for now I need you to focus." 

Her hands fell to her side and she looked down at the ground "You don't get it Ai…" 

"I do, I understand you're scared but it'll-" he reached out of comfort her but she smacked his hand away.

"No, you don't, you don't fucking get it!" Lily hated when people did that, even Kaidan she's told off a few times for it. 'I understand' no they didn't, no one ever understood and she didn't need anyone pretending they did. It was a stupid waste of time. 

"Kaidan was the only one there for me when you died, sure I had Anderson and Ash, but he stayed beside me. Even when it was hard, even when I knew he wanted to, he never left my side." She clenched her fist "so I'm not going to abandon him, he might just be some random lieutenant you worked with a couple years ago and that's fine but for me he makes staying in this galaxy a little more bearable."

Aiden had the feeling they'd end up this way, even with how much she claimed to hate him. He was surprised how quickly they moved though. Getting married only after two years "I'm sorry Lil, I didn't mean…" he sighed "I'm sorry."

"Whatever, we have a mission to do, let's hurry up and get it over with." She said, turning away from him.

Their relationship wasn't what it had been prior to him dying. She seemed so distant, he knew she didn't fully trust Cerberus or that Aiden really was who he said he was. Her motivations for joining weren't because she genuinely wanted to help her big brother like it would've been in the past.

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"Kaidan, think fast!" Lily shouted at her boyfriend, catching him off guard.

"What are you-ah!" He flinched and instinctively held up his shovel, stopping the snow ball from hitting him in the face. 

"Nice reflexes babe!" Lily called as she crossed the street.

"Uh thanks?" He responded, confused as she ran over "what are you doing?" 

"Practicing." She answered, picking up rocks and placing them in a pouch. 

"Practicing…?" He asked, even more confused.

"For the local snowball fight," she said holding up a rather sizable rock "I lace mine with rocks and haven't lost since." 

Aiden: Gray.

Ashley: Gray.

Lily: Now, boy scout, why don't you tell the crew what color *you* thought it was.

Kaidan......dark white.

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From my soul mate au <3

"Would you like to come in?" Lily asked, leaning up against the door. 

Kaidan smiled at her, stroking her cheek "I'd like to, but I prefer to take my time." 

Lily pouted "Aw, no fun." 

Kaidan chuckled, "Sorry."

Lily sighed dramatically, eyes closed "Don't apologize, if you don't want to you don't want to." She cracked an eye open "can I at least get a kiss?" 

Kaidan tilted her chin up gently "of course." 

He leaned in, pressing their lips together and Lily wrapped her arms around his neck. The stuffed animal he had won for her at the arcade resting against his back. 

Lily pulled him against the door and he braced his hands on either side of it so he didn't crush her. 

"Mhhhm you have the patience of a saint soldier." She said breathlessly as they pulled away. 

"Not a deal breaker is it?" He whispered.

Lily shook her head "Not when you kiss like that." She teased and Kaidan couldn't help but laugh.

"In all honesty it's refreshing, most guys only take me out because they want to have sex. So I just expect it by now." She said, hugging the stuffed animal to her chest. "It's nice to know someone took me out because they simply wanted to spend time with me." 

He frowned "Lily…"

She looked down, tucking her hair behind her ear "sorry...I didn't mean to get so heavy." 

Kaidan shook his head "Don't apologize but that's why I want to wait."

Lily looked up at him "it is?"

"Yeah, you're amazing, gorgeous even I'd have to be crazy to not want to but that's why I won't. Not tonight anyway." He took her hand, kissing it. "I don't want to give you the wrong idea."

Lily walked into the apartment, practically swooning as she leaned back against the door. Giggling like a kid with a schoolyard crush into the stuffed cat. 

"Someone's happy." Persephone commented, bemused. 

"Oh," she walked over to the kitchen, a smile still plastered on her face "hey Seph." 

"Date went well I'm assuming?" She asked.

"You could say that, yeah."

"He didn't want to come in?" Aiden asked, joining them.

"No, said he wanted to take his time." She told them. Flopping down on the couch.

Aiden and Persephone blinked in surprise, glancing at each other and back at Lily "Seriously?"

Lily nodded "I know I was surprised too but he told me he took me out because he genuinely liked me. That's it." 

Persephone whistled "looks like her taste in men has finally elevated."

Aiden sniffed, pretending to wipe a tear from his eye. "I'm so relieved."