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God I love “We’re enemies, but we’ve been enemies for a long time, which is sort of like being friends.” Great trope.

ugh I am just constantly thinking about the transformation of shepard and garrus’s relationship in ME3. like garrus is a self-described pessimist, he hates having a lack of control, he’s impatient and anxious, and right at the start in ME1 when shepard meets him, especially if you’re more paragon in your interactions with him and the crew, shep is constantly reassuring him that “don’t worry, we’ll get them. we’ll win. trust me.”

then you get to ME3 and shepard is just getting broken down over and over again. winning seems almost impossible. but you know who’s trying to be positive? you know who’s there doing the reassuring, saying “don’t worry, we’ll get them”? it’s garrus. the pessimist. all his “you were born for this,” and “you’ve done it before. you’ll do it again,” and it’s not even really a switch because he’s still being a REALIST about things. he KNOWS things are grave. he just also knows it’s his turn to step in and support shepard this time. if shepard won’t believe in themself, garrus will, and he does a good job because he learned straight from one of the best

i love characters who are doomed from the start (/lying my shepard is still alive in my head)

Had to gif, because I just love this little but so meaningful interaction in the cut scene after ND-5 saved Kay again.

I love how awkward and coy they both act, and how ND does that little headshake over his lack of articulation, and how Kay follows him with her eyes.