Explorations, variations and off-camera moments from the Mass Effect 2 storyline. Multiple character POVs.

After Zorya, Shepard confronts the man responsible for breaking the chain of command, and isn't happy with what she finds. Will her thoughts change when anger turns to passion? Can such a volatile combination even survive in the face of the Reapers?

Zaeed's been a hired gun for more than twenty years, and he had it all worked out. But the kind of loyalty Shepard demanded of him just wasn't for sale, at any price.

Shepard thought she was alone in this new fight, the weight of worlds again on her shoulders. As she gains new allies and learns who she can depend on - and who she can't - she must battle demons from the farthest edges of space...and those within.

A life saved and the favor returned make Zaeed and Shepard rethink their stance on each other.

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

Try not to take it too personally, everyone makes these mistakes.