Throughout both games, all of Shepard's actions, no matter how large or small, coalesce into one Mass-ive outcome. Micro Effect is a collection of short stories that focuses on different takes of the smaller choices. Cannon and non-cannon. Mostly random.

Every soldier has a reason to fight, a reason to survive and a weakness that can either make them more determined or destroy them.

Male Shepard/Liara T'soni Romance. Oftentimes men of war need to be reminded they are in fact still people and not just tools, but at what cost does regaining one's humanity come?

Wrex muses on the "perfect Krogan" Shepard brought to Tuchunka.

Mass Effect 2 doesn't tell us what Shepard experienced between the Normandy getting destroyed and waking up in a Cerberus facility. This fic attempts to explore that. Oneshot. Fem!Shep.

Commander Jasmine Shepard has a brand new weapon, which she uses to annoy her personal shrink of course. She works out some spelling issues and Oh, she finds out the Illusive Man's real name, Now we know why he tries to hide it so badly...

A mission gone awry leaves Zaeed and Shepard waiting for backup while stuck inside a crate. There are roves of heavy mechs marching around outside, and Zaeed comes up with a way to pass the time. Femshep/Zaeed - in a crate

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.

Shepard has never been very good at the 'opening up' thing. At some point, that has to change. After a mission goes wrong, she has a confrontation with Garrus. Set sometime after the events of ME2.

After Shepard is struck with an enigmatic Prothean vision, he and his quarian lover find themselves on a perilous journey to unravel an age old mystery, the solution to which could spell salvation for all life in the galaxy. Sequel to previous FanFic.

The Collectors temporarily behind them, Shepard helps Zaeed reclaim the Blue Suns. AU if only for taking the path less traveled with Shepard's characterization.

Written for a love-themed contest over on deviantART. Shepard confesses her feelings to Garrus after a night together before facing the Collectors head on. Rated M for adult themes: alcohol, sex .

Shepard and Zaeed spend a little forced time together while on a mission.

Ashley reflects on her life and the bad feeling she's got about the upcoming mission. Set right before the Virmire mission. Implied f/f relationships.

Shepard's gone; who can he turn to for answers? A Garrus/FemShep fic. Rated M for language and spicy bits. Garrus/Shepard, Garrus/Liara. Spoilers for the beginning of ME2; R&R welcome and appreciated.

You know that kind of day when just nothing workes out okay? Well that's what the average Commander Shepard goes through everyday.

Chellick hadn't expected to find Shepard in his office with a bottle of wine, but there she was. Chellick/Femshep, ME1 centric

Shepard decides to try to clean her desk. Jacob doesn't help. Later, he confronts Garrus about it. Jacob/femShep pairing, Jacob/Garrus friendship.

Short Story. An entry in Tali's private journal reveals a bit about Tali's childhood and her life aboard the flotilla.

Short Story. Tali muses about Shepard and on Humanity as a species.

Short Story. On a routine stop at the Citadel Tali sneaks away to find the perfect gift for Shepard, but ends up getting more than she bargained for.

An impromptu discovery of a Prothean data cache forces Commander Shepard to reluctantly return to Akuze, the planet that nearly broke him less than a decade ago. Relying on his friends for support, Shepard returns to face the darkest moment of his life.

Not every story has a happy ending. But that comes with the job of Savior of the Galaxy.

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

E-mails between Joker and Ashley in the year 2185 discussing Joker's resignation from the Alliance, Shepard's death, and other things. Takes place after ME1 and goes through ME2.