Trust is a delicate flower that needs to get nurtured and time to grow. Even more so love. A tale of two disparate Wardens forced together, of finding a way to overcome the distrust, and their own painful past in the time of the Blight. An in-depth exploration of the Dalish origin and all DA:O companions. Complete. Note: A newer, rewritten version of this story is available here.

Begins in the last quarter of the suicide mission and continues forward. Revolves around the growing relationship between Commander Shepard and Jack. Rated M for violence,language,and adult situations. Miranda/F!OC side-story.

Mass Effect drabbles from all three games. Some serious, some humorous. Based on prompts and random ideas. Various characters, Shepards, and het pairings; mostly Shenko.

An unknown event knocks the Normandy SR2 from the Mass Effect field, causing it to arrive in a new, strange part of the universe. Now new enemies - and allies - stand between Shepard and her crew.

Cerberus manages to bring Shepard back to life, but he's a body without a daemon. The aliens hardly notice, but the humans, the humans call him unnatural, a demon. They can't see the dust that collects on his skin like pond scum on still water or feel the pain of a missing soul. They call him demon and he finds no lies in their assessment.

The Inquisitor resorts to blood magic in the face of a losing battle. Cassandra, of course, is not pleased. [f!Trevelyan/Cassandra]

And you can't help wondering why it's you. You're no one special. You're an old man with a newspaper stand, a tiny pension, and a daft reindeer hat that you left at home. Prelude to Someone You'd Admire.

We all know that Legion is deadly in combat. Rumors are he also is a gamer. Let's take a look at his interactions on the extranet...

Hannah Shepard meets the best bartender this side of the galactic core for the first time. As she seeks the company of a sympathetic ear, she starts to learn a little more about her daughter's extraordinary adventures. Extended edition, rated for language. Better Angels 'verse, implied FemShep/Liara.

A hand study.

Legion watches a vid at movie night and is immersed in the world of fiction. Specifically A.I. fiction. Shepard learns that this new outlet might be giving the geth some questions about its own existence and about its place in the universe. One-Shot.

An asari exploration vessel discovers Earth in the 2030's...and the first contact scenario has incredible implications for both species. What does humanity look like through alien eyes? Where do they go from here? /-AU: no Reapers, completely disconnected from the plot of the games, but mostly faithful to the setting. Told from many points of view.

Between the events of ME2 and ME3. Kaidan is assigned to escort the Normandy back to Earth after the events of Arrival. M for some language and eventually some adult situations.

All Grey Wardens know when their time has come when the nightmares return. When the song begins to haunt their dreams. But how many ways can one leave to face one's death? There are infinite possibilities, infinite realities, for all Wardens, all peoples face death in different ways. It is finished. The time has come. How will you face your inevitable end, Grey Warden?

ME2 up to ME3, follows Snapshots and Oligo. Shepard and Alenko each try to deal with their new-found situation, each trying to pick up the pieces of a life they lost when the Normandy went down. Note: More emotional exploration than action.

There was a line in one of her many psych evals about an impressive ability to compartmentalize. She supposed the psychologist hadn't been talking about her ability to dress an amputation in the field in under thirty seconds. Mass Effect 2

A doctor and a vigilante find some common ground on Omega.

A grief sticken Kaidan Alenko gets called to identify an injured soldier. - Shenko. Very mild spoilers for the ME3 extended cut ending DLC. One brief instance of course language.

The assault in London had begun. Kaidan had lost track of Shepard. He had to find her whatever it may cost. In the middle of a chaos he was trying to find a single woman.

Based on one line from Capt Kirrahe's inspiring Virmire speech, this is the untold story of a STG legend "who defeated a nation with a single shot." SHORT story with all original characters.

For many, Omega brings only the end, but for a lucky few it brings success and infamy. She was caught in the middle, looking only to sever the ties that bound her. OC Character driven dark piece. Rated M for multiple reasons.

Kaidan had always known that life with Shepard wouldn't be easy. But when her mental health deteriorates after the war's end, he discovers that loving her is the easy bit. Talking her into doing something she doesn't want to do is far harder. Post-ME3.

Response to a BSN prompt: Kaidan has a nightmare, and Shepard comforts him afterwards.

When all hope seems lost, an unlikely hero emerges. A bit of fun which should in no way ever be taken seriously.

The Normandy is tasked with the transport of a special guest, who proves to be a bit more meddlesome than initially expected. Oneshot, ME3 Spoilers, Post ME3, Shenko.

Some people are friends because they like each other. Other people are friends out of spite. Mentioned Shepard/Vakarian.

It's been a good day. Maybe not quite saving the galaxy at Shepard's side good, but good. And then it isn't.

Oneshot. The Mako gets stuck. Shepard is stubborn. Kaidan and Garrus can only sit in the backseat and wait for her to admit defeat or for the universe to bend to her will.

Even happy endings have their challenges. A look at Shepard and Garrus growing old together.

Light romantic fluff set between ME1 and ME2. Shenko.

800 word one shot, Shenko-tastic! Before they reach the salarian base on Virmire, Kaidan has a revelation about his feelings for Shepard.

ME2. It's Shepard's birthday. Grunt finds out.

A simple look at the rekindled relationship between Shepard and Kaidan, inspired by a short and sweet bit of dialog in Mass Effect 3.

Spoilers for ME3: In a galaxy where Reapers have invaded, diplomats must be placated, civilizations must be saved, and deals must be made, Shepard has just one more damned thing to deal with. It's a good thing Kaidan is there to help her.

Their time in service had left them with many scars, physical and emotional. But love can bring them together to heal that pain, or at least make it easier to bear. Requested post-Citadel Shenko date story

Summaries... bane of my existence. My take on Shepard after Thessia. Mild Shenko... very mild Shenko sorry Kaidanites

Miranda finds an abandoned Turian baby on a desolate mining colony. Knowing that she's screwed if Shepard finds out, she decides to take care of the baby out of some latent maternal instinct.

A little post-Thessia one shot. Shenko with a healthy dose of Joker & EDI.

ME3 ending spoilers! On the verge of death, Shepard receives guidance from an unlikely friend. Light Shenko, slight AU.

Slight spoilers for ME3 - a requested post-Thessia romance scene for Shepard and Kaidan

*ME3 SPOILERS* Kaidan overhears Shepard and Garrus talking about her weakness, namely him. Spoilers for the second Citadel mission, after Tuchanka. From Kaidan's POV, but focusing on Garrus/Shep's conversation. Shenko-centric as usual. One shot piece!

Their lives were made in these small hours, the little moments that slip away. Added - Grief: It's never easy to say goodbye to a friend

Kaidan and Garrus have a sane and rational discussion about the woman they both love. Takes place after ME 2. Shepard/Garrus, past Shepard/Kaidan.

If the Normandy's crew knew what they were in for, they would have stepped back to wonder if they were in the wrong line of work. But when serving with a crew like this, it's not all bad news, all the time. Snapshots of Mass Effect in 1000-word vignettes. (Cover images all belong to Bioware. As with Mass Effect itself, I'm just borrowing them and giving credit where it's due.)

Shepard always thought the struggle against the Reapers would claim her life, but does that mean once she managed the impossible, and survived, that she even had a life to return to? She's so tired... and death seems like such a welcoming option... Shenko

Just a short scenario involving the final moments between femShep and Kaidan Alenko. Meant to take place at the end of Mass Effect 3.

A curious werecat stumbles upon a materializing blue box. Shot oneshot.

There are many watchers in the tower. Some are more friendly than others. My actual submission for the Dragon Age Asunder writing competition UPDATE: The story finished in the Top 20!

A deeper exploration of the discussion Shepard has with Liara on the Normandy after LOTSB, with Shepard actually letting go and showing her human side to a friend. A pretty heavy helping of Shenko sprinkled throughout! **Obviously ME/ME2/LOTSB spoilers!*

Commander Shepard isn't one to be confused. However, after the events on the remote colony of Horizon, she has no choice but to accept the things she does not want to face, and have the courage to start life anew. Pairing: F!Shep x Joker

F!Revan has problems dealing with her heretofore unknown Force sensitivity and the backlash from the bombing of Taris

Mass Effect. One-shot deviation from "If It Meant Living: From the Beginning", specifically from Chapter 27-Horizon. What if Shepard had run after Kaidan when he walked away on Horizon?

It's a long road, from hatred and suspicion and fear, through friendship, to love. Alistair/Amell

This is how it ends: quietly, rain-soaked, and without glory. Warning: Character death. Hawke/Fenris, complete.

Shepard is dismayed to find she's going grey, and Garrus is confused.

They always knew it would be like this; there would always be price to pay for happiness in a relationship such as theirs. Re-Upload. Liara x FemShep.

Long after the Fifth Blight, a scholar researching the events at Ostagar finds more than she bargained for. Written for a Dragon Age Writer's Corner Halloween Challenge. OC/Cailan

They just came back to the Keep, to find it in ruins, and one of their own, gone.

A quick 1,000 word one-shot; a little silly and a little sad. Mostly silly! Kaidan walks around the Citadel after Horizon and begins to see small glimpses of the woman he used to know.

Shepard and Ashley have a chat after the events of Arrival. Rated T for Language

Hawke is beginning to realise there is a lot more to Merrill than a smiling face. One shot. Mild f!Hawke/Merrill.

A madman in a blue box finds a little metal ball floating through space and decides to rescue him from his horrible fate. All the while never knowing that one day he might end up saving him from his own loneliness

Oneshot: "Was this the first time a geth asked if it had a soul?" - "No. It was the first time a Creator became frightened when we asked."

Short one shot: Shepard plays a game of chess with Kaidan. It doesn't turn out like she expected. Short and fluffy. Please read and review. WARNING MINOR ME3 SPOILERS!

Merrill explains a morning ritual to Hawke and tries not to dwell on what it means. Marian Hawke/Merrill, mid-game.

Merrill meets a burglar! Oh, it's so very exciting!

AU. Shenko. Shepard and Alenko meet on Horizon. Shepard is falling apart. Alenko is under orders to get on the Normandy and find out what she's up to. It's going to be their worst assignment yet. T for language & innuendo. Spoilers: all DLC, past Arrival.

Short one-shot showing an alternate end to my "canon femShep," Kaelia Shepard. She completes her mission at the end of ME2, but pays the ultimate price. Shenko angst/death, rated 'T' for one bad word.

One-shot: Merrill discovers a new use for Varric's multipurpose twine.

"There are many who believe dreams are your heart trying to tell your mind its truths." What if Kaidan and Shepard's roles were reversed? She deals with her loss in Mass Effect 2. Lots of unapologetic Shenko, and a twist end! Rated T for minor language.

Kirkwall was never a place Wilhelmina Hawke wanted to call home, but there's a chance the people she meets there might make it worthwhile. Or not. DA2 fic, Act I. Rated T for violence, language and adult situations.

The Blight and its aftermath may bring people together, but whether it keeps them together is another story…especially when one of them is a human ex-noble and the other is a human-hating elf. Nathaniel/Velanna.

For Service Chief James Vega, rescuing a kitten from a burning colony was a random act of kindness. For Acting Sergeant Whiskers, it was the day that he met his human, and began his service as an animal scout. For both of them, it was life changing.

Shepard can object all she wants, but Garrus will always have her back.

The feline, it was decided, had its role among those of the Qun.

When a routine mass relay jump goes wrong, Shepard finds herself in a world where magic, dwarfs and elves exist. Can she find a way back, and can she really trust this man called Hawke?

He loved her; she died. Caught between the Alliance and Cerberus, Shepard and Kaidan must pick sides and prove loyalties. When she goes rogue and he reconnects with an old flame, suicide missions to save the galaxy might be the least of their problems.

*One-Shot* A new arrival in Sunnydale finds herself entranced with a girl she keeps bumping into around school...

Post DA:2 - It is inevitable that a half-elven child will carry no traits of its elven parent. Fenris contemplates the family he is building with Hawke, and the difficulties they face.

Oneshot: It was bad enough that the Reapers had attacked Earth and threatened humanity with extinction. What made the situation even worse was that even if Shepard and his crew saved humankind, someone would make a movie adaptation of their exploits.

"All things pass, love and mankind are grass." At least, that's what Shepard told herself. But some things you don't want to pass you by. - - A look at the Shepard/Liara romance. T for some language and a little sexual content.

She was still a little girl holding her stuffed bunny. One-shot. femshep-centric. Lite Shenko.

It had begun here, and it was going to end here. She had fought through it all, they won, they destroyed them all, but...there are some wounds that do not heal. -Shakarian, rated for language. Read and review!-

After ME2, a down-on-her-luck Shepard finds herself working for the Alliance to keep her ship afloat. What is that last rogue Collector ship up to? And then there's Kaidan. "Of all the ships on all the planets in all the galaxy, he walks into mine."

Commander Shepard is being driven insane by the latest attempt to cash in on her heroics; a song all about her by a mixed species band named Miracle of Sound. Inspired by a comment on lj's Mass Effect comm Implied F!Shep/Garrus romance.

Isabela is halfway to Ostwick and not feeling even remotely guilty. Nope, not at all. She's just going to take the relic, get Castillon off her back, find a new ship and...oh, who is she kidding? This is all Hawke's fault.

Such as you are, so we shall be. Death visits us all and grief follows close behind. F!Hawke/Fenris

Set six months after ME1, Shepard isn't allowed more assingments or missions until Ilos is investigated and the Reapers are destroyed. Then she is hurled into a new adventure that threatens her life... and her relationship. Shenko Adventure! Now complete!

Would a wolf still seek out the wild if tamed so completely? The Fog Warriors are dead, but the challenges they pose to the truths of his world live on. On a dark and not quite stormy night, Fenris hides in a cave and wonders why he ran away.

A busy night at the Hanged Man, with a card game and-what else?-a bar fight. Featuring tonight: Varric, Isabela, Fenris and Hawke, with an ensemble cast of a tavern full of people.

Something is beginning and Fenris has no idea what to make of it. F!RogueHawkeXFenris

Shepard/Liara romance featuring my 'canon' Shepard, Rachel. This story originally was to take place exclusively after the Battle of the Citadel, but I decided to go back to an earlier point in the story and show the growing relationship.

...I was watching your lips move, judging, accusing me, but even as I tried to convince myself of all the reasons that could justify your words, inside I was falling apart. What about me, Kaidan? What about me! - Rated T for minor swearing

Even those who will one day achieve greatness have moments of normalcy along the way-at least, as normal as is possible for this bunch. A collection of glimpses at the lives of Shepard and her squadmates before they became galactic heroes.

Finally gaining some time to herself, Aeferiel decides to practice her archery. Lo and behold, someone is already there practicing. Set after Awakening. Nathaniel/F!Mahariel. Completed.

Revan's stuffed up big time. Now Bastila's been captured, Carth hates her, Canderous is grumpy and Jolee's high on stims. ...Not to mention the fact that her bad aim is putting the team in danger. Life is rough.

Some things make us stronger, others threaten to pull us apart. Kaidan must confront the woman he's been haunted by for two years, but first he has to find her. fShep/Kaidan. Some spoilers for Lair of the Shadow Broker. Complete.

The Illusive Man takes a page from the Villain's Book of Traditional Emotional Manipulation Techniques. It doesn't go quite as he planned. Written for the Girl Saves Boy ficathon on LiveJournal. FemShepard/Garrus.

A chance meeting and a case of mistaken identity solidifies Alistair's place in the pantheon of templars. Written for a 60-minute prompt fill on the BSN.

Alistair wasn't happy about it, of course, but Angélique knew that if they didn't spare Zevran and allow him to come along then they would, ultimately, be forced to conclude that Loghain was right and they were all too dangerous to be allowed to live.

Shenko fluff! Joker decides to lend a helping hand...

Garrus has an unusual question for Shepard. FemShepard/Garrus.

Rumours abound: the Omega 4 relay has been used, and signs lead to Shepard being involved somehow. Someone has to investigate, and who better than one of Shepard's former crew? Of course, that's just the start of strange goings-on.

"It's not how you die that's important," he said. "It's how you live." Nine moments in Duncan's life.

The Owner's Guide and Maintenance Manual.

Even vermin have a story.

A small glimpse into the life of those outside of Commander Shepard's story; based on the interactions of two NPCs in Illium.

After defeating the Collectors, Shepard's mind wanders.

Shepard and Ashley discuss what to do about Samesh Bhatia's request - and why. Rated T just to be on the safe side.

Escaping a life of captivity on Thessia, a girl chooses to embrace her cruel desires. A demon is born, one who will travel the galaxy for 400 years, hunting and hunted. Twelve vignettes from Morinth's perspective. One-shot. Complete.

One-shot. After the events on Virmire lead to the loss of one of her crew, Shepard thinks it ought to have been her. Ashley is there to tell her otherwise. FemShep x Ashley.

After Nyxeris's death, Liara reflects on what she has become, and whether what she has become is closer in nature to that of her mother than she thinks. Spoilers for ME2. One-shot.

Squadmates, friends and acquaintances react, in their own words, to the new turn in Garrus and Shepard's relationship. Because everybody's got an opinion. Fem!Shepard/Garrus.

A chance encounter. // 'He squeezes her hand a bit and she tries not to jump--she’d rather forgotten he’d been holding it.'

Garrus Vakarian, the self-appointed judge, jury and executioner of Omega, is forced to face the darkness in himself. A story in five vignettes. Not a romance. Rated T for cursing and disturbing content.

Random thoughts, random characters throughout ME1 done for a challenge. Based in Redundant's 'verse but probably will never fit into the story itself.

Kaidan sent Shepard a message after Horizon, my Shepard sent one back.

Adversity sparks something unexpected between a marine and an engineer. Tali/Kal

After somehow surviving her journey through the Omega 4 Relay, a nostalgic Shepard tries to reclaim the most important aspects of her old life. In order to save humanity she must regain the trust of the Alliance, and it won’t be easy. Post ME2, Shenko.

ME2- Tali'Zorah returns to the Normandy in Mass Effect 2 and an old friend helps her come to grips with being on a Cerberus ship. Shepard-Free fic. Some liberty is taken with providing crew quarters for non-humans on the ship. Not a shipfic.

Tali finds out that having a geth on board isn't such a terrible thing after all.

Shepard didn't get much of a chance to celebrate after ruining Sovereign's day, and the SR2's crew could really use a break after the end of ME2. Minor postgame spoilers, Femshep and Garrus, mostly dialog, gratuitous nerdy in-jokes.

While the Commander is away, the quarian will play. But what does a certain salarian have to say on the subject? TalixShepard

Dean's been in this form for a while. It's time to be released.

Alistair/Fem!Mahariel centric drabbles. Two people raised by different cultures are bound to have trouble coming to an understanding. Sometimes the less they try, the easier it becomes, and needing each other becomes more important than being right.

On the way to Denerim for the Landsmeet, the Grey Warden's party is overwhelmed by darkspawn and one of the companions falls in battle.

He has seen the cold equations in her eyes, and this time she has come out the cipher.

After a battle gone wrong, a wounded mabari has time to consider his equally wounded mistress and his newest, and oddest, pack.

The trouble with winning is that you have to figure out what do to next.

Five times when he's a good dog, and once when he isn't. A sort-of prequel to Crisium's "What We Become" from Dog's perspective.

Alistair and Amell meet one last time in Orzammar.

She watches him making a fool of himself and realizes what it means to her. Alistair/FemCousland. Oneshot in a possible series.

Arl Eamon tells him, "All women are princesses in their own way, lad. Once you realize that, it's merely a matter of what dragons they need slain."

In the wake of Sovereign's attack, Commander Annika Shepard has her life turned upside down. She must juggle duty, fame, and love while trying to keep a promise to an old friend. FemShep x Liara.

After years of a war based on small battles and dangerous espionage, the fate of the galaxy will finally be decided in the coming dawn. Here, Commander Shepard sits on the brink of civilization's last stand against destruction. One shot, Minimal Shenko.

Shepard, Kaidan and Ashley stumble on something unexpected lurking in the forests of an uncharted world. Crack fic!

Young Earthborn Shepard unknowingly undergoes a rite of passage. Female Shepard

In the silence, the grief over her loss overwhelmed her spirit, but she was not entirely alone… Fem!Shep/Liara

A sort of homecoming. Post-game Shenko fluff.

We each grieve in our own way. Post-Virmire. FemShepard, Shepard x Alenko.

There are regs for a reason. Pre-Virmire. FemShepard, hints of Shepard x Alenko.

An interlude in the mess in the dark hours after Virmire: Kaidan, Shepard, and survivor's guilt.

Kaidan decides to propose. It does not go as planned.

Xander's convinced it's Hellmouthy, but probably it's just the flu.

A fic filling in the gaps between what happens between Shepard and Kaidan in the game, hopefully gives their relationship more depth. They are both good soldiers, but can't deny what they feel...

Explorations, variations and off-camera moments from the main storyline. Shenko, multiple character POVs.

A brief season 4 Willow and Tara interlude set a little after "Hush." Tara comes out to Willow.

At the end of the Universe everything becomes clear and calm. Everything died but he remained up until the end. And at the end the Doctor after all his lives is able to reflect and finally reach utter joy.

Carth doesn't remember the last time a woman had him this flustered. LSF RevanCarth. Mostly fluff with a few drops of angst mixed in.

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