Character Description Ask: #2 for each for your Shepards.
Ohhh...the fluffy, domestic feels ask from here. Hope I can do justice to it ;)
Thanks for the ask @laelior
Them several years past their main adventure
Knox - After much rehabilitation - both physical and mental - a lot of ‘one step forward, five steps back’ and a whole bunch of frustration between he and Kaidan not seeing eye to eye in how he moves forward with his life, they finally reach an understanding. Okay, Kaidan nearly beats it into Knox’s stubborn head he deserves a life like he’s never had before; of sunrises and sunsets, leisurely walks, working when he wants to, doing whatever pleases him and nothing more. What pleases him, a surprise to them both, is cooking and caring for the orchard. He’s a whiz with grafting, nurturing and tending the apple trees, as well as a small garden and integrating more varieties of fruit. They adopt dogs. Maybe a cat or two and become the fun, and in Knox’s case wild, uncles to their extended family. Knox refused to entertain the thought of children because they terrify him and it’s largely because of his childhood. Kaidan doesn’t mind as long as he has Knox.
John - He and Kaidan both retire from active military. Kaidan does some Spectre work occasionally but most of the time teaches at a biotics academy built just outside Vancouver. John finds he likes to paint and they’ll take impromptu weekend trips where he can paint the landscapes he sees, sometimes snapping a pic or two with his omni-tool and recreating the scene back at the orchard. They both are still avid readers and longer vacations often center around one of them finding an old copy of a book they love and taking time to visit the area where they’ve found it. When exam time rolls around at the academy, he stays at the new condo built on the English Bay (the previous one where Kaidan’s family had one destroyed by the Reapers) ready to welcome his husband home every night. They adopt a few children who lost their families in the war and a couple of dogs, a cat...a gerbil ;)
Jon - He and Kaidan travel a lot. They drag out a map, close their eyes and point. The results are often hilarious and not always possible so when it happens, they consult a list of places they’ve always dreamed about and pick the one which speaks to them the most right then and there. Eventually, they get a German Shepherd, name him Sol, and he travels wherever they do, if possible. If not, he stays with Liara or Garrus back in Mindoir. He of course is spoiled by the time they get back. Sol even has his own bed in Steve’s book store when the guys visit.
Niall - He and Kaidan divide their time between Scotland and Vancouver after they take Kaidan’s mom on a tour of space after space travel is available again. Niall starts a tour company to share Scotland’s rich history, though many places which existed before the war are now gone and instead have place markers but some areas, like the fairy pools, remain. He’s an excellent storyteller and weaves in his love of photography throughout it all. Kaidan helps when he can but also does some occasional work as a semi-retired Spectre and subs as a biotics teacher from time to time. They keep up the orchard but hire someone to work it full time and only step in or visit once in awhile.