“you ever miss your sisters, williams?” fingers absently drum over the barrels the rifles ashley seems to excel in cleaning, the cool metal pleasant and familiar to the touch. it’s never really been her choice of weapon, always felt too heavy in her hand, but ashley williams? wields it as comfortably as an additional limb, a natural extension. “i mean,” it occurs to her that it’s likely a stupid question. (people with families miss their families, everyone knows that.) “i’m sure they miss you.”
shepard leans against the wall of the storage unit coolly now, arms folding over her chest. “they must be proud, hearing everything their big sister has been up to.” a little hint of a smile twitches into the corner of her lips. “abby, lyn, and…? shit, i’m only good for two out of three. sorry, don’t hold it against me.”
❝ MY SISTERS ?❞ the question jars a flutter of surprise to the surface , in the jerk of her brow , the tilt of her head . not a bad shock , but one that comes from years of blacklisting within a person’s career of choice . a habit she’ll likely never unlearn , not completely . after a moment’s pause , she nods .
❝
yeah , every day . we vidcall and send mail when we can , but it’s not really the same , y’know ? but we’re used to it . things with dad were the same way
❞
setting down the rifle , she turns toward shepard completely . laughter jolts , short but warm .
❝
don’t worry – my mom would get us mixed up all the time . every time she got frustrated , she rattled through names until she got the right one . abby , lynn , and sarah .
❞
she lists , a smile curving about her mouth . leaning forward on the table between them , ashley sets her jaw on a propped up fist .
❝
i don’t know if they’re proud . hope so . they mostly like to tease — why do you ask ? ❞
a writing blog for ashley williams from the mass effect trilogy.
about the writer. jude, 19. she/they. i’ve been writing ashley since … 2016 - ish, and I’m excited to write her again.
001. highly selective + private, but I am willing to plot with non-mutuals if approached.
002. this account will remain extremely plot driven. I prefer at least some sort of pre-established dynamic before threading, so I can have a basic idea of how our characters will interact, though it’s not necessary. 003. multiverse + ship, but selective about shipping.
004. semi-active at the moment.
005. potentially triggering content may be present, such as violence, death, and exploration of traumatic experiences. it will all be tagged to the best of my ability, but if you need someone specific tagged, let me know. tagged as [trigger] / 006. I’m open to any kind of threads (one-liner, para, multi-para, etc.) 007. blog is currently a wip! thank you for your patience.
thank you for reading! you can find the full rules page here.
ashley’s so … physical, in my head. there’s a lot of playful touching. shoulder-bumps, playful punching to the sides and arms, knocking her hips into someone’s side, wrapping her arm around someone’s shoulder, or yanking them into her side. depending on the person, I think casual touch comes so easily to her, and she tends to just be very … touchy. lots of hugging, getting into close contact, loves play-fighting and (playfully!) knocking people around / getting knocked around.
