Commander Jalissa A. Shepard is back. Now, coping with the fallout of her own death and caught in an unpleasant alliance of necessity, she and her crew scramble to stop the Collectors. Mass Effect 2 as told through 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.)

Because there was a deeper, darker version of Dragonrend… Now Alduin must learn to live again, not as a devourer of worlds, but as a man.

Long after the Arishok leaves Kirkwall and Hawke behind, she and Sebastian enter into an amicable yet loveless betrothal as they attempt to retake Starkhaven. But the road to the throne isn't easy, and neither is such an arrangement. Extended cameo by everyone's favorite Antivan elf.

For Shepard, death is just another technicality (AU, Shakarian).

When Alistair leaves Ferelden to try to find his father, Isabela and Varric go along to keep him out of trouble. Left in a land still wary of their presence, Marian and the Qunari do what they can to build a new home. Sequel to Following Fate.

What lies past the events of "Crucible." An unwanted destiny that must be fulfilled - one way or another.

CoAuthored by LunaMax1214. The more things change, the more they stay the same. The continuing story of Garrus and Teandra, as they struggle with the darkness within each other... and themselves. Sequel to "Omega" and "Partners, Comrades, Friends" ME2.

In the chaos of the ongoing First Contact War, the Alliance is contacted by a resistence cell comprised of captured humans on Palaven, and Shepard is drafted for a covert mission to make contact. Her cover lands her where? The Vakarian household, of course. Shepard/Garrus, AU.

While searching the Wasteland for her father, the Lone Wanderer ends up finding herself instead. Eventual F!LWXCharon Emphasis on the eventual

Short episodes about the sacrifices you must make for interspecies love.

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

When Hawke is injured, the Arishok brings her to the dockside compound for the duration of her recovery, but how much can they come to understand one another on a time limit? References oneshot Penalty for Winning. Rating may change, 25 chapters total. F!Hawke/Arishok.

AU. Humanity makes First Contact with the galaxy peacfully, and the resulting technological and cultural exchanges successfully obliterate next to all Renegade beliefs the species holds. This is the world of Mass Effect where the human race is one made up virtually entirely of idealists. Inspired by College Fool's Renegade Reinterpretations.

The Spectres fight against threats to both the galaxy and their families on Mindoir. Shepard/Garrus, multiple OCs, largely expanded universe. Includes Redemption, Hunt, Unity, and Victory.

In matters of life and death, it's our journey to understand the universe, ourselves and those we care about that keeps us truly alive. For many that path includes love, loss, betrayal & violence. FemShepXGarrus. Covers time from ME2-3, flashbacks to ME1, graphic.

Charon shares a certain kinship with his new employer. She's been designed, he thinks. Built. Not unlike himself. (Eventual romance; slow burn.)

The Battle of the Citadel has been won. Saren Arterius is dead. Commander Shepard is dead. Garrus Vakarian isn't. Alone on Omega among slavers, murderers, mercenaries, insane warlords and the worst of the galaxy's criminals, he does the only thing he can: declares war. The Archangel legend is born, but angels can fall. Nothing's ever easy...

Part 2 of 3. Cort wasn't sure what was happening to her, but she was going to find out whether she liked it or not. She'll pay for it by losing herself. M rating for language, violence, romance and adult situations. FLW/Charon. R&R appreciated!

Enraged at a shattered Kirkwall, Hawke flees to join the Qunari. But her search for stability and peace is challenged at every turn. Hunted by princes and pirates, she embraces her purpose amidst the chaos, and the world will shake before her.

On the final assault of the Cronos Station, Shepard discovers what she always feared the most: that she wasn't just a reconstruction, but a clone of the original Commander Shepard. She and those close to her must come to their own terms with what this revelation means to them. This story is a mix of FShepard/Kaidan and FShepard/Garrus.

Shepard finds herself reliving the last few years, from the beacon on Eden Prime to the battle on Earth. Again, and again, and again. How much can she change? How much should she change? M for language, occasional sexual situations.

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

AU in which the First Contact war starts seventeen years later, and after lasting ten years it's ended with the peace negotiated by asari and salarians and a forced marriage of the two best soldiers from each military.

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

Hannah Shepard and Turian Councilor Sparatus have a history that stretches back decades into the First Contact War. Behind Commander Shepard's life and trials, her mother follows her own path into fate and love and the strains of both. 2013 MassEffect Kinkmeme's People's Choice Award for Best Story Without Shepard as a Main Character. (coolest thing ever, holy cow)

Shepard returns from the abyss, but she's broken, and her old friend, Garrus, has spent the last two years in hell. But maybe they can repair the damage... together. Possible game spoilers. Still in progress, continues into ME3 and beyond. Yes, there are sexytimes. Sporadic updates, love-driven writing engine.

Masskink response to a prompt requesting Garrus and FemShep thrown back in time to the First Contact War on the way back through the Omega 4 relay. Warnings for time travel and kink. Ties in with "Applied Research" but can stand on its own.

Boone hallucinates that the Courier is Carla. She wishes that she was. Written for the Fallout Kink Meme.

In the heat of an argument, the Lone Wanderer fires Charon. The two part ways but eventually find their way back to each other. How will they react to seeing each other after their time apart? Kink meme fill. M for language and eventual lemon.