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you find errors, you can send me a PM.\n\nMass Effect: Andromeda fan fiction, spoilers!\nAround 3000-4000 words.\n\nA little fan fiction about my Jonathan Ryder with Jaal Ama Darav, the handsome Angaran!\nProbably not very accurate with the lore and spoilers about the base game included. Enjoy.\n\nAlso, if you were turned off by the bugs plaguing the release of this game; they've improved a lot and I've started playing since patch 1.08. Can definitely recommend the game!\n\n-----\nMass Effect: Andromeda (c) Bioware","description_bbcode_parsed":"If you find errors, you can send me a PM.
Mass Effect: Andromeda fan fiction, spoilers!
Around 3000-4000 words.
A little fan fiction about my Jonathan Ryder with Jaal Ama Darav, the handsome Angaran!
Probably not very accurate with the lore and spoilers about the base game included. Enjoy.
Also, if you were turned off by the bugs plaguing the release of this game; they've improved a lot and I've started playing since patch 1.08. Can definitely recommend the game!
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Mass Effect: Andromeda (c) Bioware","writing":"This is written by the author Sunkra © 2017. \nDon't remove the author information or make any changes \nto this story. Do not redistribute this story in any way \nwithout the author's explicit written permission.\n- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \nThis story was written as adult fiction. Any \nsimilarities with any real life events and/or persons \nare completely coincidental. Described characters and/or \nevents are fictional. Enjoy the story!\n--------------------------------------------------------\n\nThis story is a fan fiction about how male Ryder and his \nAngaran lover Jaal continue after the events on Meridian.\nNeedless to say, this contains spoilers about the base game \nfor Mass Effect: Andromeda.\nThis story contains: gay, emotion, romance\n\n\nRyder & Jaal: Part 1.\n\nAfter finding and settling Meridian with the Hyperion’s last \nresting place, the Kett have ceased most of their activity \nwithin the Andromeda system and a peaceful calm seems to have \nreturned. Though the Kett are not defeated and will probably \nreturn one day, the reprieve is a much welcomed pause in the war \nand a chance to regroup and rebuild.\n\nThe next few days have been hectic and Jonathan Ryder didn’t \nhave much time for his significant other, the exotic Angaran \nnamed Jaal Ama Darav. Shortly before embarking on what could \nhave been their last mission, the two had a romantic get \ntogether on Aya where they professed their love for each other, \neven though their species are literally worlds apart. Sahuna, \nJaal’s true mother, even messaged Ryder to congratulate the two \non their relationship and warned Ryder not to heed the words of \nthe Angaran people who would find this alien match offensive. \nAfter all the Kett have done to the Angaran people, hatred for \naliens has been deeply ingrained in their culture and even \nthough the Andromeda Initiative has proven to be a trustworthy \nally, mistrust and anxiety don’t fade easily.\n\nSahuna had also messaged Ryder that she had acquired some Earth \ncookbooks and had attempted to make pie which only had a \nlukewarm reception within their family. Feeling the time is \nright to better meet his lover’s family, Jonathan had arranged \nfor some off time for himself and Jaal as they head over to \nHavarl, the tropical paradise planet where Ryder’s future \nfamily-in-law resides. The rest of the Pathfinder team had been \ndropped off in their vacation spots of choice, everyone having \nearned a little time to themselves. The only remaining crew were \nKallo, Suvi and Gil, whom would take up their own time at a \nlater date.\n\nJonathan picks up the bags of ingredients he had gathered on Aya \nand the Nexus, being the pathfinder he was allowed a few favours \nand he had requested various Earth fruits to be grown for just \nthis occasion. Since he has met some of Jaal’s family on a \nprevious occasion, Ryder doesn’t feel as nervous, but still the \nidea of such a large family makes him uneasy. After all, not \nevery one of Jaal’s family agrees with their relationship and \nsome had even joined the Roekaar, a violent anti-alien movement, \nbefore he and Jaal convinced them to come back.\n\nJaal can see his significant other getting nervous as they \nprepare to disembark the Tempest, their ship. He gently takes \nhold of his boyfriend’s waist as he smiles:”Not to worry, \ndarling one. My mother loves you. And so will the others, \neventually.”\nJonathan smiles and they reach in for a kiss, their lips locking \nfor a few blissful long moments before they draw apart once \nmore:”Thanks, Jaal. You always know what to say.”\nThe handsome Angaran smiles cheekily before they gather their \nbags, the Tempest loading door opening as they step outside. \nRyder has instructed Kallo, Suvi and Gil that he doesn’t know \nhow long they’d be gone but that it could take several days. The \ncrew is allowed to venture to the nearby scientist research \nstation Pelaav, as long as one person remains on the Tempest at \nall times.\n\nThe humidity and warmth of Havarl immediately assaults Jonathan \nRyder’s senses as he sets foot on the mossy forest floor, the \nsounds of wildlife all around them and the sky a beautiful \npurple and blue as the planet seems to be in a perpetual cycle \nof twilight. He and Jaal make their way over to the Pelaav \nResearch Station, briefly conversing with the present Andromeda \nInitiative scientists on their findings and advances before \ntaking a shuttle to Jaal’s family home. It is strange how \nbattling Remnant, Kett and Roekaar doesn’t faze Ryder at all, \nbut meeting Jaal’s family for the second time is somehow \nscarier. After learning Jonathan’s mother is still alive but \nterminally ill in cryo sleep, the human’s family has basically \nshrunk down to just him and his sister. He hopes Jaal’s family \nwill accept him as one of them.\n\nSahuna is already there when the shuttle lands, immediately \nrunning over to her son as she is visibly elated to see \nhim:”Jaal! Jaal!”\nJaal embraces his mother and hugs her as she proclaims how happy \nshe is that he returned from saving the galaxy in one piece. She \nthen directs her attention to Jonathan as she reaches out her \narms once more and embraces her future son-in-law as well:”Thank \nyou for looking out for each other. I was so worried.”\nRyder returns the token of affection and smiles:”The Archon \nwould’ve had to walk over my cold dead body if he wanted to get \nto Jaal.”\nSahuna blinks her eyes a little but smiles, still getting \naccustomed to human expressions as she has taken a great \ninterest in learning as much about Earth culture as she can. She \nwants to make the man who makes her son happy feel as welcome as \npossible:”Good. Come inside, we’ve prepared the kitchen for your \nvisit.”\n\nJonathan and Jaal enter the house and are immediately greeted by \ndozens of Angara, some of which Ryder recognizes from before and \nmost others are completely new faces. Angaran families tend to \ngrow very big since children have true parents and on top of \nthat other sets of parents who cluster together. It gets quite \ncomplicated. Sahuna leads them to the kitchen and helps unpack \nthe ingredients Ryder has brought along, many of the family \nmembers looking on with interested eyes as the alien shows off \nhis alien fruits. When Jonathan unpacks a small box of \nstrawberries, Sahuna proudly proclaims:”I know these. They’re in \nthe cookbooks from Earth, strawberries.”\nRyder laughs at her enthusiasm and nods:”Yeah, that’s right. Try \none, they’re delicious. Don’t worry, we’ve checked whether all \nof these are edible for Angara and they should be okay.”\n\nPicking a few of the plumpest specimens, Sahuna cuts up the \nstrawberries into small blocks so that the others may taste them \nas well, the Angaran visibly surprised with their flavour:”These \nare quite good. Refreshing.”\nRyder smiles and puts the rest of the strawberries aside before \nunpacking watermelons, blueberries, blackberries, kiwis and \ngrapes. He explains:”We have far more variants of fruits, but \nmost are grown on trees and with accelerated growth they should \nbe available somewhere next year.”\nThe Angaran nod and seem to be taken with the different flavours \nof the exotic fruits when Ryder procures one last \nsurprise:”Since Jaal and I have found each other and with our \nrecent victory over the Kett, I think we should celebrate in \ntypical Angaran fashion. As far as I understand, paripo fruits \nare customary when doing so.”\n\nRyder reveals the contents of the last bag, several paripo, \nquilloa and elmohk fruits as the Angaran family smiles. Sahuna \nlooks the treats over before she hugs her future son-in-law once \nmore:”This is quite generous Pathfinder. Very kind of you.”\nJonathan smiles and hugs Sahuna back:”I wanted to make sure \nthere was enough for the entire family, it’s my pleasure.”\nJaal had just stood by and enjoyed the looks of wonder on his \nfamily’s faces as they tried the alien fruits, hoping that this \nritual of exploration would help drive away the negative notions \nsome of his family members may still hold against his boyfriend. \nHe steps in when Sahuna and Jonathan start preparing the tools \nand other ingredients to properly bake Earth pies like flower, \nmilk, eggs and so forth.\n\nThe two lovebirds can’t restrain themselves from giving each \nother an occasional peck on the lips as they cook, Jaal having \ntaken off his Rofjinn and donning some more casual attire like \nJonathan has. Sahuna is one waterfall of words throughout the \nprocess, asking many questions about Earth customs as she \nobserves carefully how Ryder handles the ingredients. When Jaal \nis mixing another batch of dough for the next pie, Sahuna \nsuddenly drops the bomb on them:”So. When can I expect my first \ngrandchildren from you two?”\nJaal almost drops the bowl of batter as he loudly \nproclaims:”Mother!”\nBaranjj and Lathoul, both brothers of Jaal, stand nearby and \nlaugh loudly at their brother’s obvious embarrassment, Ryder \nfeeling his cheeks redden as well:”Uhm. We haven’t really \nprogressed to that step in our relationship yet.”\n\nSahuna smirks at her son’s discomfort as well, the Angaran \nmale’s eyes shooting daggers at her as she continues:”As far as \nI understand human biology, males aren’t able to birth children. \nWill you adopt or perhaps require surrogate mothers?”\nJaal steps in before Ryder can reply:”Mother, like Ryder says we \nare not having children yet. All in good time.”\nHis mother just smiles:”Alright, but I’ll keep you to that. Both \nof you.”\n\nWith the pies baking in the ovens, the family retreats back to \nthe living room as Sahuna plants Ryder in between her and Jaal \non the couch. She smiles broadly as she manipulates the device \non her arm, the holographic sphere suddenly projecting an oval \nshape of light onto the nearby wall:”I hear it’s customary on \nEarth to show new partners pictures of their lover throughout \ntheir life. I have a vast collection of Jaal.”\nJonathan can feel his lover shrinking in the seat next to him, \nholding up his hand to his forehead as he hides his face from \nview. His brothers and sisters can barely contain their laughter \nas picture after picture appears on the wall. It seems taking \nembarrassing pictures of your kids in the bathtub isn’t just \nrestricted to the Milky Way galaxy after all, the image on the \nwall showing Jaal together with three of his brothers playing in \nthe bath.\n\nWhen the timer for the ovens rings, Sahuna interrupts the show \nand promises to continue at another time, beckoning Ryder to \nfollow her to the kitchen. Jonathan looks aside at his \nmagnificent Angaran boyfriend and sees the colouration of Jaal’s \njowls has changed, probably their equivalent of blushing. He \npecks a kiss on the handsome Angara man’s cheek and \nwhispers:”Don’t worry, handsome. Those pictures were really \ncute. Parents embarrass their children in the Milky Way too.”\nJaal nods and smiles as he sees Ryder going off to the kitchen, \ntwo of his brothers immediately slapping his shoulders:”Haven’t \nseen you blush in ages, Jaal. Thought you might not be serious \nabout dating this alien, but here you are.”\n\nJaal looks back towards the kitchen, seeing Jonathan busy with \nhis mother and his sisters as they chat away. His family seems \nmuch better at accepting this alien into their fold than he \nexpected. Perhaps the victory at Meridian has something to do \nwith that. He sighs and nudges his head towards the veranda \ndoors, his brothers following him as they step outside. Jaal \nleans over the railing, as do Baranjj and Lathoul, the two \nlooking a bit uncertain as they’re not used to their middle \nbrother being so serious:”Is something the matter, brother?”\nJaal turns towards the two and gives them a weak smile:”I’m \noverwhelmed. I never thought that after Allia… Ryder came from \nanother galaxy. Travelled six hundred years to get here. And he \nchose me. I’m so humbled. He… he makes my heart sing.”\n\nThe two brothers sigh a breath of relief and grin cheekily:”Six \nhundred years to put up with your scarred face. I’d travel six \nhundred more.”\nJaal’s fingers subconsciously reach up to touch the scar Akksul \nhad left him with, smirking at his teasing brothers. Lathoul \nthen picks up:”Can’t say I find those aliens very attractive, \nthough. The blue ones are alright, but the pink and black ones \nlike Ryder… they have this fur growing out of their head and \nother places. It’s weird.”\nAgain Jaal smirks, thinking back to the first time he had \nexplicitly asked Jonathan whether he could touch the hair on his \nhead, his curiosity had gotten the best of him. Ryder had \nobliged him, in return being allowed to touch Jaal’s jowls, the \nextensions growing from his head over into his torso at the \nsides of his face. It must have been quite the sight, the two \nlovers sitting on the couch and just exploring each other’s \nheads and necks all over.\n\nThe three brothers make some more small talk before heading back \ninside, Jaal joining his lover in the kitchen as he grasps the \nhandsome human around the waist and embraces him briefly with a \nkiss:”My darling one. How did the pies turn out?”\nJonathan smiles and returns his lover’s affection, touching \ntheir foreheads together as Sahuna looks on from the corners of \nher eyes, a broad smile of joy on her lips to see her broken \nlittle duckling has finally found someone to heal him. Ryder \ngestures towards the pies cooling on the kitchen island \ncounter:”They seem alright enough. Never was much of a cook, \nthough, so we’ll have to see.”\n\nJaal smiles and kisses the human’s neck, squeezing Ryder extra \ntight as his beautiful feline-like eyes then wander back over to \nhis mother:”Uhm. Mother. Please excuse us.”\nSahuna doesn’t say a word, just nodding and smiling as she tends \nto the rest of the pies while Jaal guides Ryder out of the \nkitchen and towards his small bedroom. After the door closes \nbehind them, Jaal sits his lover down on the bed and cannot \nwithhold himself from kissing Jonathan’s lips passionately. \nSlightly surprised, Jonathan returns the affection, holding the \nside of the handsome Angaran man’s face as he closes his eyes \nand kisses back.\n\nContinuing to smile, Jaal withdraws but his face then his \nexpression grows slightly more serious once more:”Did… how was \nmy family? Did anyone make a remark?”\nRyder just shakes his head:”No, sweetheart. They’ve all been \nvery pleasant and understanding.”\nThis seems to lift Jaal’s worries as he smiles again and traces \nhis fingers up and down the side of Jonathan’s face, studying \nhis handsome human lover’s features. He then speaks up \nsoftly:”Darling one. Dearest. Amazing heart. Somehow I still \ncannot believe we are made for each other. You, born in the \nMilky Way over six hundred years travel away. Me, here on \nHavarl. Finding each other by such chance. I’m so grateful.”\n\nJonathan smiles and returns the soft affections by stroking his \nown fingers over all the ridges and folds of Jaal’s jowls, \nfollowing them down to his torso:”Well, I am a pathfinder. Guess \nI found a path towards the only person in the universe who could \nmake me happy.”\nJaal’s mouth curls into a broader smile, his lips finding \nRyder’s again as they passionately kiss once more, both their \nheart rates increasing as the room seemingly turns warmer and \nwarmer. Ryder pulls off Jaal’s lips and looks back at the door \nwith a slightly worried look, the handsome Angaran in front of \nhim turning the human’s face back:”Don’t worry. We won’t be \ndisturbed.”\nAnd then Jaal embraces his lover, only to pull him down with him \nonto the mattress as they peck kisses all over each other.\n\nA little while later the two of them emerge back from the room, \nRyder’s cheeks turning red as several of the present Angaran \nmake teasing remarks towards Jaal and himself. Dinner is about \nto be served and all of them gather in the dining area, several \nlong tables fully decked as Sahuna calls Jaal and Jonathan over \nto sit with her. Several pots with various plants and sauces are \nset on the table, everyone able to put together some sort of \nsalad to their liking as Sahuna immediately speaks to Ryder:”If \nthe food is not to your liking, I’ll dish up something else. I \ndon’t know if humans have tasted our food before.”\nJonathan shakes his head:”That won’t be necessary, this looks \nquite delicious.”\n\nSahuna smiles and observes closely how Ryder gathers a bit from \nevery pot and scans them separately before tasting. It reminds \nthe human much of how a salad would taste back on earth, down to \nthe dressing as he spoons some sauce over the leafy plants on \nhis plate. He and Jaal exchange several glances and little \nsmiles, the Angaran man’s hand squeezing Jonathan’s thigh every \nso often as his heart can’t contain his passion. Sahuna then \nspeaks up as they eat:”I’ve read the medical and life records \nyou’ve sent over. I’m so sorry to hear about your mother and \nfather. Such a small family and it only got smaller since you’ve \narrived. I hope you’ll feel at home soon.”\nRyder nods and smiles back at her:”My dad died a hero, saving me \nover his own life. My sister and I miss him every day. And mom, \nwell. She’s still alive in cryo sleep, but we haven’t found a \ncure for her disease yet. We can’t risk waking her before we \ndo.”\n\nJaal’s mother listens and nods solemnly:”I have no doubt she’s a \nwonderful woman, raising such a fine young man like yourself. \nYou should bring your sister along next time, introduce her to \nthe family. We’d love to meet her.”\nJonathan hesitates but then speaks up again:”Then there’s SAM. I \nknow he’s not technically family or even biological, but he’s \nbeen a great help and support for me and everyone on the Tempest \nand the Nexus. I dare say I consider him family.”\n- “Ah yes, your AI. We’ve read and heard a lot about it. \nWonderful piece of technology.”\n\nSahuna then lays down her cutlery and folds her hands together \nas she rests her head on top of them, smiling cheekily at both \nher son and Ryder:”So, now that you’re together, have you \nthought about where you want to settle?”\nJonathan and Jaal look at each other and grasp each other’s hand \nas they smile, turning their gaze back at Sahuna:”Well, we \nhaven’t decided on a permanent location, since the worlds around \nthe cluster are still being terraformed. On top of that, my work \nwork as a pathfinder is still not finished as there are so many \nmore worlds with vaults out there. We have to visit them all \nstill. But Jaal and I have thought about it and we’d like to \nsettle on Havarl in the meantime, so that we can get to know \neach other better and I can learn more about the Angaran \nculture.”\n\nWith a warm gesture, Sahuna waves her hand towards her \nfamily:”Our door is always open for you two. Perhaps we’ll need \nto build some additional quarters. You know, once you get \nstarted on expanding.”\nJaal gives his mother a knowing look, the Angaran woman smiling \nquirkily and waving away her son’s silent objections as she \nresumes eating. Eventually time for dessert arrives and Sahuna \nasks Jonathan to help her carry the various fresh pies to the \ntables, the entire family looking on as they start cutting up \nthe pastries. A few family members refuse to taste the alien \nfood, these Angaran gathered at the table furthest away from \nJonathan and Jaal. Sahuna does her best not to let it bother \nRyder and her son and she succeeds almost perfectly, distracting \nboth with the family members who do love the exotic dessert.\n\nApparently even the family members who were lukewarm about \nSahuna’s attempts at pie come around and admit that it tastes \nmuch better than before, though nothing beats traditional \nAngaran recipes, of course. After dinner everyone retreats to \nwherever they want to be and Ryder and Jaal help clean up before \nbeing sat down by Sahuna again, regaling them both with more \nstories, pictures and vids of Jaal’s life. The Angaran man has \nresigned himself to just let it happen, it being inevitable and \nhe’d rather have it over and done with sooner than later. A few \nmore times the subject of children comes up, some times more \nsubtle than others but Jaal will have none of it.\n\nSahuna just takes her son’s comments in stride, seemingly \ngetting her jollies out of teasing him when Jaal finally stands \nup:”It’s late, mother. We should all get some rest.”\nThe Angaran woman checks the time and nods in agreement, so many \nquestions and stories visibly still burning on her tongue but \nshe swallows them:”You are right, Jaal. Goodnight you two. Sweet \ndreams.”\nShe hugs both of them before they retreat to Jaal’s room. Both \nof them freshen up before snuggling together on the rather small \nbed, their bodies squeezed together to fit. Jaal smiles \napologetically:”We will need to get better accommodations, \ndarling one.”\nRyder nods and pecks a kiss onto his lover’s lips, laying down \nhis face on top of the Angara’s chest:”Uhu.”\n\nJaal has set up the projector he’s tinkered on when he was \nyounger, the image of a fictional constellation floating in a \nsoft blue hue through the room. They lie together quietly for a \nwhile, exchanging a light peck every so often and looking at the \nholographic stars when Jonathan suddenly asks:”Don’t you ever \nget… exhausted, living with so many people?”\nJaal smirks and rubs his hand over his lover’s hair, still not \nused to the feel of it:”Of course. Some more than others. You’ll \nget used to it, dearest.”\nYawning, Jonathan nods and his eyes close as he feels himself \ndrift off to sleep in the arms of the person he loves:”Sweet \ndreams, my amazing Jaal.”\n- “Sweet dreams, my amazing heart.”","writing_bbcode_parsed":"This is written by the author Sunkra © 2017.
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This story is a fan fiction about how male Ryder and his
Angaran lover Jaal continue after the events on Meridian.
Needless to say, this contains spoilers about the base game
for Mass Effect: Andromeda.
This story contains: gay, emotion, romance
Ryder & Jaal: Part 1.
After finding and settling Meridian with the Hyperion’s last
resting place, the Kett have ceased most of their activity
within the Andromeda system and a peaceful calm seems to have
returned. Though the Kett are not defeated and will probably
return one day, the reprieve is a much welcomed pause in the war
and a chance to regroup and rebuild.
The next few days have been hectic and Jonathan Ryder didn’t
have much time for his significant other, the exotic Angaran
named Jaal Ama Darav. Shortly before embarking on what could
have been their last mission, the two had a romantic get
together on Aya where they professed their love for each other,
even though their species are literally worlds apart. Sahuna,
Jaal’s true mother, even messaged Ryder to congratulate the two
on their relationship and warned Ryder not to heed the words of
the Angaran people who would find this alien match offensive.
After all the Kett have done to the Angaran people, hatred for
aliens has been deeply ingrained in their culture and even
though the Andromeda Initiative has proven to be a trustworthy
ally, mistrust and anxiety don’t fade easily.
Sahuna had also messaged Ryder that she had acquired some Earth
cookbooks and had attempted to make pie which only had a
lukewarm reception within their family. Feeling the time is
right to better meet his lover’s family, Jonathan had arranged
for some off time for himself and Jaal as they head over to
Havarl, the tropical paradise planet where Ryder’s future
family-in-law resides. The rest of the Pathfinder team had been
dropped off in their vacation spots of choice, everyone having
earned a little time to themselves. The only remaining crew were
Kallo, Suvi and Gil, whom would take up their own time at a
later date.
Jonathan picks up the bags of ingredients he had gathered on Aya
and the Nexus, being the pathfinder he was allowed a few favours
and he had requested various Earth fruits to be grown for just
this occasion. Since he has met some of Jaal’s family on a
previous occasion, Ryder doesn’t feel as nervous, but still the
idea of such a large family makes him uneasy. After all, not
every one of Jaal’s family agrees with their relationship and
some had even joined the Roekaar, a violent anti-alien movement,
before he and Jaal convinced them to come back.
Jaal can see his significant other getting nervous as they
prepare to disembark the Tempest, their ship. He gently takes
hold of his boyfriend’s waist as he smiles:”Not to worry,
darling one. My mother loves you. And so will the others,
eventually.”
Jonathan smiles and they reach in for a kiss, their lips locking
for a few blissful long moments before they draw apart once
more:”Thanks, Jaal. You always know what to say.”
The handsome Angaran smiles cheekily before they gather their
bags, the Tempest loading door opening as they step outside.
Ryder has instructed Kallo, Suvi and Gil that he doesn’t know
how long they’d be gone but that it could take several days. The
crew is allowed to venture to the nearby scientist research
station Pelaav, as long as one person remains on the Tempest at
all times.
The humidity and warmth of Havarl immediately assaults Jonathan
Ryder’s senses as he sets foot on the mossy forest floor, the
sounds of wildlife all around them and the sky a beautiful
purple and blue as the planet seems to be in a perpetual cycle
of twilight. He and Jaal make their way over to the Pelaav
Research Station, briefly conversing with the present Andromeda
Initiative scientists on their findings and advances before
taking a shuttle to Jaal’s family home. It is strange how
battling Remnant, Kett and Roekaar doesn’t faze Ryder at all,
but meeting Jaal’s family for the second time is somehow
scarier. After learning Jonathan’s mother is still alive but
terminally ill in cryo sleep, the human’s family has basically
shrunk down to just him and his sister. He hopes Jaal’s family
will accept him as one of them.
Sahuna is already there when the shuttle lands, immediately
running over to her son as she is visibly elated to see
him:”Jaal! Jaal!”
Jaal embraces his mother and hugs her as she proclaims how happy
she is that he returned from saving the galaxy in one piece. She
then directs her attention to Jonathan as she reaches out her
arms once more and embraces her future son-in-law as well:”Thank
you for looking out for each other. I was so worried.”
Ryder returns the token of affection and smiles:”The Archon
would’ve had to walk over my cold dead body if he wanted to get
to Jaal.”
Sahuna blinks her eyes a little but smiles, still getting
accustomed to human expressions as she has taken a great
interest in learning as much about Earth culture as she can. She
wants to make the man who makes her son happy feel as welcome as
possible:”Good. Come inside, we’ve prepared the kitchen for your
visit.”
Jonathan and Jaal enter the house and are immediately greeted by
dozens of Angara, some of which Ryder recognizes from before and
most others are completely new faces. Angaran families tend to
grow very big since children have true parents and on top of
that other sets of parents who cluster together. It gets quite
complicated. Sahuna leads them to the kitchen and helps unpack
the ingredients Ryder has brought along, many of the family
members looking on with interested eyes as the alien shows off
his alien fruits. When Jonathan unpacks a small box of
strawberries, Sahuna proudly proclaims:”I know these. They’re in
the cookbooks from Earth, strawberries.”
Ryder laughs at her enthusiasm and nods:”Yeah, that’s right. Try
one, they’re delicious. Don’t worry, we’ve checked whether all
of these are edible for Angara and they should be okay.”
Picking a few of the plumpest specimens, Sahuna cuts up the
strawberries into small blocks so that the others may taste them
as well, the Angaran visibly surprised with their flavour:”These
are quite good. Refreshing.”
Ryder smiles and puts the rest of the strawberries aside before
unpacking watermelons, blueberries, blackberries, kiwis and
grapes. He explains:”We have far more variants of fruits, but
most are grown on trees and with accelerated growth they should
be available somewhere next year.”
The Angaran nod and seem to be taken with the different flavours
of the exotic fruits when Ryder procures one last
surprise:”Since Jaal and I have found each other and with our
recent victory over the Kett, I think we should celebrate in
typical Angaran fashion. As far as I understand, paripo fruits
are customary when doing so.”
Ryder reveals the contents of the last bag, several paripo,
quilloa and elmohk fruits as the Angaran family smiles. Sahuna
looks the treats over before she hugs her future son-in-law once
more:”This is quite generous Pathfinder. Very kind of you.”
Jonathan smiles and hugs Sahuna back:”I wanted to make sure
there was enough for the entire family, it’s my pleasure.”
Jaal had just stood by and enjoyed the looks of wonder on his
family’s faces as they tried the alien fruits, hoping that this
ritual of exploration would help drive away the negative notions
some of his family members may still hold against his boyfriend.
He steps in when Sahuna and Jonathan start preparing the tools
and other ingredients to properly bake Earth pies like flower,
milk, eggs and so forth.
The two lovebirds can’t restrain themselves from giving each
other an occasional peck on the lips as they cook, Jaal having
taken off his Rofjinn and donning some more casual attire like
Jonathan has. Sahuna is one waterfall of words throughout the
process, asking many questions about Earth customs as she
observes carefully how Ryder handles the ingredients. When Jaal
is mixing another batch of dough for the next pie, Sahuna
suddenly drops the bomb on them:”So. When can I expect my first
grandchildren from you two?”
Jaal almost drops the bowl of batter as he loudly
proclaims:”Mother!”
Baranjj and Lathoul, both brothers of Jaal, stand nearby and
laugh loudly at their brother’s obvious embarrassment, Ryder
feeling his cheeks redden as well:”Uhm. We haven’t really
progressed to that step in our relationship yet.”
Sahuna smirks at her son’s discomfort as well, the Angaran
male’s eyes shooting daggers at her as she continues:”As far as
I understand human biology, males aren’t able to birth children.
Will you adopt or perhaps require surrogate mothers?”
Jaal steps in before Ryder can reply:”Mother, like Ryder says we
are not having children yet. All in good time.”
His mother just smiles:”Alright, but I’ll keep you to that. Both
of you.”
With the pies baking in the ovens, the family retreats back to
the living room as Sahuna plants Ryder in between her and Jaal
on the couch. She smiles broadly as she manipulates the device
on her arm, the holographic sphere suddenly projecting an oval
shape of light onto the nearby wall:”I hear it’s customary on
Earth to show new partners pictures of their lover throughout
their life. I have a vast collection of Jaal.”
Jonathan can feel his lover shrinking in the seat next to him,
holding up his hand to his forehead as he hides his face from
view. His brothers and sisters can barely contain their laughter
as picture after picture appears on the wall. It seems taking
embarrassing pictures of your kids in the bathtub isn’t just
restricted to the Milky Way galaxy after all, the image on the
wall showing Jaal together with three of his brothers playing in
the bath.
When the timer for the ovens rings, Sahuna interrupts the show
and promises to continue at another time, beckoning Ryder to
follow her to the kitchen. Jonathan looks aside at his
magnificent Angaran boyfriend and sees the colouration of Jaal’s
jowls has changed, probably their equivalent of blushing. He
pecks a kiss on the handsome Angara man’s cheek and
whispers:”Don’t worry, handsome. Those pictures were really
cute. Parents embarrass their children in the Milky Way too.”
Jaal nods and smiles as he sees Ryder going off to the kitchen,
two of his brothers immediately slapping his shoulders:”Haven’t
seen you blush in ages, Jaal. Thought you might not be serious
about dating this alien, but here you are.”
Jaal looks back towards the kitchen, seeing Jonathan busy with
his mother and his sisters as they chat away. His family seems
much better at accepting this alien into their fold than he
expected. Perhaps the victory at Meridian has something to do
with that. He sighs and nudges his head towards the veranda
doors, his brothers following him as they step outside. Jaal
leans over the railing, as do Baranjj and Lathoul, the two
looking a bit uncertain as they’re not used to their middle
brother being so serious:”Is something the matter, brother?”
Jaal turns towards the two and gives them a weak smile:”I’m
overwhelmed. I never thought that after Allia… Ryder came from
another galaxy. Travelled six hundred years to get here. And he
chose me. I’m so humbled. He… he makes my heart sing.”
The two brothers sigh a breath of relief and grin cheekily:”Six
hundred years to put up with your scarred face. I’d travel six
hundred more.”
Jaal’s fingers subconsciously reach up to touch the scar Akksul
had left him with, smirking at his teasing brothers. Lathoul
then picks up:”Can’t say I find those aliens very attractive,
though. The blue ones are alright, but the pink and black ones
like Ryder… they have this fur growing out of their head and
other places. It’s weird.”
Again Jaal smirks, thinking back to the first time he had
explicitly asked Jonathan whether he could touch the hair on his
head, his curiosity had gotten the best of him. Ryder had
obliged him, in return being allowed to touch Jaal’s jowls, the
extensions growing from his head over into his torso at the
sides of his face. It must have been quite the sight, the two
lovers sitting on the couch and just exploring each other’s
heads and necks all over.
The three brothers make some more small talk before heading back
inside, Jaal joining his lover in the kitchen as he grasps the
handsome human around the waist and embraces him briefly with a
kiss:”My darling one. How did the pies turn out?”
Jonathan smiles and returns his lover’s affection, touching
their foreheads together as Sahuna looks on from the corners of
her eyes, a broad smile of joy on her lips to see her broken
little duckling has finally found someone to heal him. Ryder
gestures towards the pies cooling on the kitchen island
counter:”They seem alright enough. Never was much of a cook,
though, so we’ll have to see.”
Jaal smiles and kisses the human’s neck, squeezing Ryder extra
tight as his beautiful feline-like eyes then wander back over to
his mother:”Uhm. Mother. Please excuse us.”
Sahuna doesn’t say a word, just nodding and smiling as she tends
to the rest of the pies while Jaal guides Ryder out of the
kitchen and towards his small bedroom. After the door closes
behind them, Jaal sits his lover down on the bed and cannot
withhold himself from kissing Jonathan’s lips passionately.
Slightly surprised, Jonathan returns the affection, holding the
side of the handsome Angaran man’s face as he closes his eyes
and kisses back.
Continuing to smile, Jaal withdraws but his face then his
expression grows slightly more serious once more:”Did… how was
my family? Did anyone make a remark?”
Ryder just shakes his head:”No, sweetheart. They’ve all been
very pleasant and understanding.”
This seems to lift Jaal’s worries as he smiles again and traces
his fingers up and down the side of Jonathan’s face, studying
his handsome human lover’s features. He then speaks up
softly:”Darling one. Dearest. Amazing heart. Somehow I still
cannot believe we are made for each other. You, born in the
Milky Way over six hundred years travel away. Me, here on
Havarl. Finding each other by such chance. I’m so grateful.”
Jonathan smiles and returns the soft affections by stroking his
own fingers over all the ridges and folds of Jaal’s jowls,
following them down to his torso:”Well, I am a pathfinder. Guess
I found a path towards the only person in the universe who could
make me happy.”
Jaal’s mouth curls into a broader smile, his lips finding
Ryder’s again as they passionately kiss once more, both their
heart rates increasing as the room seemingly turns warmer and
warmer. Ryder pulls off Jaal’s lips and looks back at the door
with a slightly worried look, the handsome Angaran in front of
him turning the human’s face back:”Don’t worry. We won’t be
disturbed.”
And then Jaal embraces his lover, only to pull him down with him
onto the mattress as they peck kisses all over each other.
A little while later the two of them emerge back from the room,
Ryder’s cheeks turning red as several of the present Angaran
make teasing remarks towards Jaal and himself. Dinner is about
to be served and all of them gather in the dining area, several
long tables fully decked as Sahuna calls Jaal and Jonathan over
to sit with her. Several pots with various plants and sauces are
set on the table, everyone able to put together some sort of
salad to their liking as Sahuna immediately speaks to Ryder:”If
the food is not to your liking, I’ll dish up something else. I
don’t know if humans have tasted our food before.”
Jonathan shakes his head:”That won’t be necessary, this looks
quite delicious.”
Sahuna smiles and observes closely how Ryder gathers a bit from
every pot and scans them separately before tasting. It reminds
the human much of how a salad would taste back on earth, down to
the dressing as he spoons some sauce over the leafy plants on
his plate. He and Jaal exchange several glances and little
smiles, the Angaran man’s hand squeezing Jonathan’s thigh every
so often as his heart can’t contain his passion. Sahuna then
speaks up as they eat:”I’ve read the medical and life records
you’ve sent over. I’m so sorry to hear about your mother and
father. Such a small family and it only got smaller since you’ve
arrived. I hope you’ll feel at home soon.”
Ryder nods and smiles back at her:”My dad died a hero, saving me
over his own life. My sister and I miss him every day. And mom,
well. She’s still alive in cryo sleep, but we haven’t found a
cure for her disease yet. We can’t risk waking her before we
do.”
Jaal’s mother listens and nods solemnly:”I have no doubt she’s a
wonderful woman, raising such a fine young man like yourself.
You should bring your sister along next time, introduce her to
the family. We’d love to meet her.”
Jonathan hesitates but then speaks up again:”Then there’s SAM. I
know he’s not technically family or even biological, but he’s
been a great help and support for me and everyone on the Tempest
and the Nexus. I dare say I consider him family.”
- “Ah yes, your AI. We’ve read and heard a lot about it.
Wonderful piece of technology.”
Sahuna then lays down her cutlery and folds her hands together
as she rests her head on top of them, smiling cheekily at both
her son and Ryder:”So, now that you’re together, have you
thought about where you want to settle?”
Jonathan and Jaal look at each other and grasp each other’s hand
as they smile, turning their gaze back at Sahuna:”Well, we
haven’t decided on a permanent location, since the worlds around
the cluster are still being terraformed. On top of that, my work
work as a pathfinder is still not finished as there are so many
more worlds with vaults out there. We have to visit them all
still. But Jaal and I have thought about it and we’d like to
settle on Havarl in the meantime, so that we can get to know
each other better and I can learn more about the Angaran
culture.”
With a warm gesture, Sahuna waves her hand towards her
family:”Our door is always open for you two. Perhaps we’ll need
to build some additional quarters. You know, once you get
started on expanding.”
Jaal gives his mother a knowing look, the Angaran woman smiling
quirkily and waving away her son’s silent objections as she
resumes eating. Eventually time for dessert arrives and Sahuna
asks Jonathan to help her carry the various fresh pies to the
tables, the entire family looking on as they start cutting up
the pastries. A few family members refuse to taste the alien
food, these Angaran gathered at the table furthest away from
Jonathan and Jaal. Sahuna does her best not to let it bother
Ryder and her son and she succeeds almost perfectly, distracting
both with the family members who do love the exotic dessert.
Apparently even the family members who were lukewarm about
Sahuna’s attempts at pie come around and admit that it tastes
much better than before, though nothing beats traditional
Angaran recipes, of course. After dinner everyone retreats to
wherever they want to be and Ryder and Jaal help clean up before
being sat down by Sahuna again, regaling them both with more
stories, pictures and vids of Jaal’s life. The Angaran man has
resigned himself to just let it happen, it being inevitable and
he’d rather have it over and done with sooner than later. A few
more times the subject of children comes up, some times more
subtle than others but Jaal will have none of it.
Sahuna just takes her son’s comments in stride, seemingly
getting her jollies out of teasing him when Jaal finally stands
up:”It’s late, mother. We should all get some rest.”
The Angaran woman checks the time and nods in agreement, so many
questions and stories visibly still burning on her tongue but
she swallows them:”You are right, Jaal. Goodnight you two. Sweet
dreams.”
She hugs both of them before they retreat to Jaal’s room. Both
of them freshen up before snuggling together on the rather small
bed, their bodies squeezed together to fit. Jaal smiles
apologetically:”We will need to get better accommodations,
darling one.”
Ryder nods and pecks a kiss onto his lover’s lips, laying down
his face on top of the Angara’s chest:”Uhu.”
Jaal has set up the projector he’s tinkered on when he was
younger, the image of a fictional constellation floating in a
soft blue hue through the room. They lie together quietly for a
while, exchanging a light peck every so often and looking at the
holographic stars when Jonathan suddenly asks:”Don’t you ever
get… exhausted, living with so many people?”
Jaal smirks and rubs his hand over his lover’s hair, still not
used to the feel of it:”Of course. Some more than others. You’ll
get used to it, dearest.”
Yawning, Jonathan nods and his eyes close as he feels himself
drift off to sleep in the arms of the person he loves:”Sweet
dreams, my amazing Jaal.”
- “Sweet dreams, my amazing heart.”","pools_count":1,"title":"001 Ryder & Jaal","deleted":"f","public":"t","mimetype":"image/jpeg","pagecount":"2","rating_id":"0","rating_name":"General","ratings":[],"submission_type_id":"12","type_name":"Writing - Document","guest_block":"t","friends_only":"f","comments_count":"4","views":"118","sales_description":null,"forsale":"f","digitalsales":"f","printsales":"f","digital_price":""}