Fem Mass Effect Harem x Shy Male Reader

Chapter 8: Physical Therapy and an Unexpected Visit

(Y/N)'s POV

Before I could even continue with the dream, I had a nurse gently shaking me to wake up. Groaning softly, I open my eyes and look over at the Asari nurse. "I do apologize for waking you early but you do not want to be late for your physical therapy." She says. I sit up on my bed and look at her. "I wasn't told about any physical therapy." I say before looking down at my bed to see my breakfast. The Asari chuckles a bit and shurg her shoulders. "It was scheduled for today and the other remaining days until your recovery. Now, eat up and whenever you get ready, just go to the main lobby of the hospital and your physical therapist will be there." She tells me before leaving the room. I sigh softly and rub the back of my neck. "Please...let this recovery come soon...I hate being here." I say to myself before I go take a bite of the hospital food.

After getting changed into more comfortable clothes, I walk out to the lobby and wait around for whoever my therapist is. I take a seat at a bench and look around as I watch people walking in and out of the hospital, nurses and doctors doing their jobs, and some flying cars passing by outside. "Good morning, (Y/N). I will be your therapist for today." I hear a familiar voice sounding like a Drell coming from my right. I look over and see Thane Krios standing next to me with a soft smile. Surprised, I get up and greet with a handshake with a smile on my face. "Thane! It's been a long time!" I exclaimed. Thane chuckles and nod. "It has." He says. "But wait...what are you doing here? And as my physical therapist?" I ask, curious to know about his reasons. Thane then gestures to follow me to the corner of the hospital and I follow next to him as he speaks. "After defeating the Collectors and Shepard's arrest, I've been...doing a lot of thinking about life. As I still hone the skills of an assassin...I've been stopping those activities ever since Kepral's Syndrome has gotten worse...which is why I've been staying here a lot." He explains. "Gosh...I'm sorry to hear that...is there anything I can do?" I ask. Thane shakes his head. "No...they've done all they could do to slow it down. I'm still given at least a few more months. Besides, doing no contracts have been a good thing for me. My relationship with Koylat has improved. I helped him become a proper citizen and do father-son bonding by taking him to Earth as a vacation getaway." I smile softly. "Well, it's good to weigh out the negatives with the positives." I say. Thane smiles and nods at me. "It's really good to hear from you again. I do apologize for not contacting you for months...it was me being with my son and Kepral's Syndrome that kept me busy." He says. I shake my head. "Don't worry about it. Having you here is enough." I tell him. Thane nods. "That is good to hear. I'm glad that you have not changed...never change that about you. But what must change is getting you back in shape." He tells me. I chuckle softly and rub my neck. "Sorry...let's get going then."

Thane takes me to a private room in the hospital where I could do my therapy with no distractions around me. Honestly, it's best since I do feel uncomfortable with people observing me when I'm training or anything of the sort. Since it's only Thane and he's here to help, it's fine. For a lot of the time, I was doing some gentle exercises to keep circulation going, make my respiration better, and just overall get my strength back. To be honest, I never thought about having a trainer, even if it was just for health reasons like now, but Thane really does offer plenty of encouragement and assists me whenever I am having trouble. If there would be anyone I'd pick for this kind of stuff, I could go to him...if he doesn't mind it, of course. We do this for about an hour then Thane decides that we will take a break before we continue. I grab my water bottle then take a seat on a chair before sipping my drink.

Thane takes a seat next to me and looks over. "I've been given you physical therapy for about an hour and I have yet to ask what you have been doing for the past few months. My apologies." He says to me softly. I shake my head. "It's alright." I say, "There's not much of it really. All I did was look out for animals and try to better improve myself with speaking with people...which only worked slightly." Thane shrugs his shoulders. "It makes progress. Don't hasten the process or it will take you nowhere." He tells me. I nod softly and smile. "Yeah. Thanks for that, Thane." I said before taking another sip. "I'm also curious to know how you ended up back with Shepard. I was already informed by her but I would like to hear your side. And I do want to know how it went with your reunion with your fellow teammates." He says. I sigh softly and nod. "Well...let's start at the beginning with receiving a call." I began.