a lion still has claws

My feelings about Garrus range a whole spectrum of things, it’s practically a story in on itself and I am going to use Ivi Shepard (my main boo as a segway). 

While he may not be the perfect character, the perfect turian, or perfect anything, Garrus is often described as perfect - because he’s the most understanding and relatable characters to your Shepard. I like to imagine, despite the mentor relationship that happened between Shepard… That Garrus taught Ivi how to shoot a sniper rifle better in ME1, even had contests with her about how many Geth they could kill before any of their team-mates got to them. They would spend hours talking about different makes and models of rifles, which scope was better or the newly processed heat sink ammo.  They were fast and beautiful budding friends, moving past that awkward student-teacher relationship into something real that neither of them had time to discuss. 

I adore how no matter the path you take, Garrus stands by Shepard, understanding him/her - that because they have so much history together, that Garrus trusts his safety and future in the hands of what he believes to be a very capable friend (or love, if you’re me).  

He makes mistakes, hiccups on his morals, and all because his world spiraled without Shepard in it - the central stability. This isn’t to say that Garrus is needy, but I like to imagine, that before Ivi Shepard, he never really related all that well to many people - devulging all his secrets to her and his wants in life, aside from a life as a military subordinate. 

And when she dies the first time, that personal safety net, that connection died with her. 

I’m rambling. I have a lot of feelings about Garrus, all which extend beyond: OH MY GOD I LOVE HIM HE IS MY SPACE HUSBAND.

He makes me cry, he makes me laugh and swoon, all because I try to put so much of myself into these games and I come out, ultimately being rewarded by a character that wants nothing more than my happiness.  And can you blame me for wanting “something to go right, just once” as well? I found my own reassurance in a video game character at a trial point in my life and if it wasn’t for the cast of characters, specially Garrus, my life would have been much darker at that time. 

Excuse me, I need to go have some character feels.