AU. Shepard stayed with the Tenth Street Reds instead of enlisting. Now, when Dr. Liara T'Soni comes to Earth she finds herself the captive of a most compelling foe bent on advancing the human cause despite her growing fascination with her prisoner. Kinkmeme fill.

Shepard is icily unsympathetic. Liara has reached the point of combustion. An unassuming communications specialist finds herself caught in the cross-fire. As a result of a twisted dance, they reduce one another to fragments. This story is a darker examination of the characters taking place during the events of ME3.

A weary marine gets pulled into a covert assignment by an old contact. A single explosion changes the course of her life, sending her racing through space to combat a threat to all galactic civilization. The Mass Effect Arc of A. Shepard. Sequel to Flotsam ON HIATUS as of 03/03/14: See profile for details