Fine lines exist between the two ends of contradiction. What is the nature of contradiction but the coexistence of separates? Between a Republic SIS agent and the head of Sith Intelligence are spaces where the lines converge. -A collection of related writings centered on the relationship and parallels between Theron Shan and Lana Beniko from SWTOR.

A month after taking down Saren, Shepard spends Christmas shore leave with her favourite turian C-Sec officer on the Citadel. Movies are watched, gifts are exchanged, and two war heroes celebrate their unlikely friendship.

After dying I didn't expect anything. Maybe even hell, but not a new life. I hoped to enjoy that life to the fullest and not to leave too many regrets behind. Well, I guess killing my own teacher, who planned to destroy the earth in one year, with my best friend was kind of nice too. SI!OC

The evolution of Shepard and Garrus' relationship through the events of ME2.

The love story of Yuri Plisetsky and Otabek Altin told via dramatic inner monologues, confusing narration, and Yuri Plisetsky's text messages. The other skaters are really bad friends when it comes to giving out romantic advice. There are puns. T for swearing.

Asshole was what the mouth said, but the symphony of the heart was a little bit different, a little bit polite, happy, warm and... lovely. Almost the same symphony that, maybe, one other heart was playing when coll...

Still, waiting meant experiencing the heaviness of expectations that would only turn into disappointment—as morbid as it seemed yet that was what Yuri firmly believed and was afraid of despite the spitfire that raged underneath his very skin.

Yuri can't believe his rotten luck; to be in China for a Grand Prix with this embarrassing couple cheering on him, wearing cat ears and signs saying Yurio and every variation of good luck. Moreover, there's also that guy again; whose blood would stain the ice later on and it would smell like Maple Syrup.

He's eighteen and this is his first kiss. /Canon AU. Oneshot.

Damn those fanfic authors! Who allowed them to write such lies about Yurio making out with Victor and Yuuri? This is disgusting! Yurio swore he would sue them, he would beat them up, he would… careful read to the end and consider his options – because Yuuri sits right next to him and ... it is suddenly rather hot in here, isn't it? And somewhere lies a hidden trap card waiting...

He was going to make him regret ever accusing Victor of joking. He was going to show him how merciless he can be. He was going to suck him dry. He was going to kiss Yuri Katsuki senseless, then ask him what 2 plus 2 is, just for him to say Victor's name as an answer. (Cover art by siel00)

Kissing Yuuri for the whole world to see doesn't fix everything. Victuri, spoilers for episode 7.

The first time Yuri fell beneath the ice, he was five. He was a swan with broken wings, left to waste away on the cold, hard ground by the one man he ever loved: the hunter who shot him down.

Ten billion people over here die, so twenty billion over there can live. After the war, there are pieces to pick up, and lives to rebuild. And even with the Reapers gone, nothing is easy.

It's been eight years since Shiota Nagisa last stepped foot in Japan. But when his job as an assassin brings him back to his home country, everything is not as it seems. When the job goes awry, can Class E reunite in time to save him?

Naruto is hot. Kakashi is losing his mind.

Hatake Kakashi is a lonely man, and Fate stubbornly keeps reminding him of that fact. (Or: Synapse is the empty space between two beings forever close – yet never together.)

He said nothing, tossing my bag into the corner of the room. I shook my hand gently out of his before settling onto the sofa. I curled myself up, resting in the corner by the armrest; my forehead on my knees, my arms wrapped tightly around myself. "So… You finally left?" He began quietly. An Inflatable-Lilo and Ouch-Thats-Hot collaboration. Karmagisa/Karunagi

The world ends and the clock ticks back. Four children and an AI are sent back to the start. This is their tale of struggles and discovering their true purpose in life, even if that purpose may be killing all those who ruined their old lives. (Spoilers up to 148)

John Shepard gave his life on the Collector base to destroy it and save his team. Now the team must find John's sister and convince her to take up were John left off. But can they make a hero out of someone who never wanted to be one in the first place?

They finished healing Shepard's wounds, but due to the interference of the Shadow Broker, she meets Archangel a little earlier than Cerberus had intended, with some eye-opening consequences. Shepard/Garrus, AU

The story of Garrus and Femshep as told by me. Lots of off-canon. Sequels incoming. TW: It's been brought to my attention that some of Garrus' more animalistic behavior in some scenes have caused panic attacks for victims of abuse. I am so sorry for anyone who had a similar reaction. SO sorry. I would like to make any new readers aware of this beforehand. Thank you.

With his family aboard the Normandy, Garrus finds it difficult to keep his relationship with Shepard a secret. Currently undergoing for editing. Expect changes in chapters and content!

When Shepard wakes on Lazarus Station, surrounded by strangers wearing an enemy's colors, she knows things are very, very wrong. She's willing to do what needs doing for the sake of the disappearing colonists, but not at the cost of losing herself or becoming something she hates. Which is, she finds, easier said than done. Written for the Mass Effect Big Bang 2014.

Shepard just wanted to drink the rejection away. Until Detective Chellick asked for her help. It wasn't supposed to be like this! Fem/ShepxGarrus Jealous Garrus, and mentions of onesided Garrus/Tali

COMPLETE. Sometimes, even the softest breath on still water can create tsunamis. Several weeks before meeting his genin team, Kakashi is sent to find a bounty hunter responsible for the deaths of five missing-nin, all rumored to be part of a secret organization. But Uzumaki Kurama is far different than anyone expected, and ripples are starting to spread. Slash/yaoi, time travel

[Kakashi thought he knew regret.] Sakumo knew that his son had died alone. There was something in his eye that showed it – a lingering strand of attachment wound tightly around something never quite fulfilled, pulling at him, and hurting even as he smiled. It was the reason Kakashi had ended up in that place with him, father and son trapped in the same quiet loneliness...

When a technical problem strands Shepard and Garrus on an icy planet, Shepard is forced to face the grim reasons why turians are so rightfully phobic of the cold.

KakaNaru. Post-war, Naruto is 18. When a friendship that turns into a bromance trips over an awkward series of events before stumbling into romance because Kakashi won't look where he's going, Naruto never pays attention, Kurama is antagonistic and meddlesome, and their friends are scheming ninjas, this is what happens. Please read A/N's! Mostly rated M for cussing. *NOT Fem!Naruto

Heroes are made, not born. It's a lesson Shepard learns the hard way. "A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Shepard is distracted. So is Garrus. Awkwardness ensues.

They have become masters of speaking without words.

Shepard and Garrus have trouble adjusting to time off after the war. But time, and ultra-advanced cybernetic technology, heals all wounds. Shepard/Vakarian. Total schmaltz.

"Primarch Vakarian? Uh, sir? I'm here to ask you about Commander Shepard." Shepard/Vakarian.

After being reunited on Omega, Garrus and Shepard are about to realize that their friendship may be turning into something more, and that love really is worth fighting for, worth being brave for, worth risking everything for. AUish, set in ME2. Garrus/FemShep.

Garrus Vakarian's past and present, told through interconnected short stories one letter of the alphabet at a time.

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. Post-ME3, Shepard/Garrus.

Shepard's in lock-up, the Reapers are coming, and Garrus isn't going to sit idly by while the galaxy is lost. Garnering turian support means returning to Palaven, but returning to Palaven will involve answering questions—and facing stark realities—he's been avoiding for years. Written for the 2012 Mass Effect Big Bang.

Although he takes after his mother in more ways than one, Garrus refuses to forget Shepard. Inspired by both a k-meme prompt and the Radiohead song with the same name.

Shepard and Garrus reconnect after Menae and James is an accidental witness. The sex he's good with, it's what comes after that makes him uncomfortable.

When a routine reconnaissance mission goes awry, Shepard and Garrus are pushed to the bounds of their endurance.

Shepard and Garrus deal with the implications and consequences of fraternization. Angst with a healthy dose of schmoop and gunfire.

When Shepard strolled into the lounge, wearing civvies and a smile, Garrus knew the time had finally come, whether they were ready or not. She'd lined them up in her scope and was preparing to take her shot.

She could scrape away the Cerberus paint and tear away the Cerberus symbols, but she couldn't change the Cerberus science that had raised her from the dead, or the Cerberus cybernetics under her skin. Shepard deals with hard truths after Omega 4.

Set Post-ME3 where Shepard chooses Control. A hundred years after the Reaper War, a Turian ship captained by the grandson of Garrus Vakarian comes across a derelict Reaper inhabited by a hologram of Commander Shepard.

Before she died, Shepard loved the stars. Not so much, anymore.

Dying is easy. Living is hard. She hoped she wouldn't have to do it alone. Shepard/Vakarian.

Certain conversations are like mighty fortresses - you don't want to approach them without a plan of attack. Shepard/Vakarian.

It was going to be a joke. At least, that's what she told herself as she opened her mouth and the words, "We could test your reach… and my flexibility," fell out.

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

Every day, starting when Garrus rejoins C-Sec up until the destruction of the Normandy, Shepard and Garrus exchange emails. After all, good friends stay in touch.

In an alternate universe where the First Contact War never ended, Commander Shepard and Garrus Vakarian meet on the battlefield-as enemies. But destiny will not be denied... Garrus/FemShep, AU. 2 chapters. First story of a series.

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.