Four years after the activation of the Crucible, the galaxy is rebuilding. Former Spectre and Alliance Commander John Shepard was initially presumed missing, but now leads a life of relative anonymity on Illium with Miranda Lawson. Years of unrelenting struggle has put a strain on his mental state, and as the galaxy moves on, Shepard is fighting the past.

She was an orphan without a name. She was a product of the streets. She was a survivor. With biotics and her wits, she kept herself one step ahead of death and starvation. But a biotic was too precious a commodity to roam free. Forced to join the Reds, her life took a turn. She hadn't decide if it was for the better. Shepard wasn't always Shepard. This is the story of how Shepard

Humanity's ascent into the stars has brought a new era of culture, politics, economics and war. With the sudden expansion of a new empire, it was perhaps inevitable that it would face conflict with the old established empire of the Turian Hierarchy, and bring about wanton chaos that the human race and the galaxy had not seen in centuries.

Shepard had made it through the war, and somehow found herself alive in the end, but what she'd had to do to make it through... It'd changed her. Eager to start a new life, desperate to make a positive impact on a more personal level, Shepard adopted two children. Her life is starting to come together, but eventually she'll have to deal with the scars she let fester for too long.

The continuation of the Antiheroine saga; Spectre Kara Shepard's actions have shaken the Alliance, but what are the effects on the ground? Various short stories told from perspectives ranging from canon characters to OCs, and maybe even Kara herself. Now; Kara's a prisoner of the Migrant Fleet. Plans are laid to free her. But what's really going on?

London post war was not a safe place. With hundreds of female civilians going missing in the space of two weeks, an ex colony security manager is tasked with finding out the truth. With roadblock after roadblock, a certain human spectre is tasked to help with the enquiries, making her question her chosen path in life. Post destroy ending, slow burn Kaidan/OC

Jaal has been MIA for months, Havarl is finding new and creative ways to kill everyone, and an assassin opts out of his mission.

A collection of mass effect tumblr prompts too small for their own fic. Tags will be updated as I go. Recent chapter: f!Shepard/Irikah Krios - the last conversation at the end of me3

Newly promoted Lieutenant Sebastian Shepard becomes entangled in a bitter struggle between a ruthless Warlord and an enigmatic Asari Spectre and her entourage that happens to include his possibly psychotic childhood sweetheart and a rather secretive Krogan. Oh, and his older brother is destined to become the savior of the galaxy.

10 days after the destruction of the Bahak system & the Collectors defeat, Shepard is on the Citadel under house arrest after events transpired upon Shepards return to face the council that resulted in him being severely wounded, Batarians injured & enemies killed. A lot has happened on the Citadel, someone is after something but who & why & what affect will it have on shepard?

f!Shepard/Kaidan. - After Shepard lives from the war, one of her biggest regrets was rejecting Kaidan at Apollo's. Fate has a funny way of bringing Jane and Kaidan back into each other's lives. A misunderstanding with Kaidan's family makes him and Shepard relive old history and question where they stand.

When the Prothean Beacon on Eden Prime explodes Commander Shepard wakes up to find a strange woman also in the medbay with him, and also calling herself Commander Shepard. MULTIVERSE CONFIRMED :D

In midst of Reaper war , the Alliance found iteself in a terrible situation . Their eezoo supply lines blockade by a Reaper , destroying supply conveys is it's favourite pastime. This is the story of one of unique military Operation undertook by Alliance to take out the reaper.

Garrus, still somewhat new to the Normandy crew, goes up to visit Shepard in her quarters one night to have a talk with her. It ends up being a bit more than he bargained for. TRIGGER WARNING IN SECOND CHAPTER! Slight-AU. NSFW. Universe: Save Game 2. Colonist, Sole Survivor, Sentinel.

Sam and Stephanie explore their symbiotic relationship...

The Great Dilemma was not about inevitable conflict between organics and synthetics. That was a lie. The truth was far grander and at the same time far closer. The races of the Galaxy had one name for it: Mass Effect. And Shepard was going to have to fix it. As a 10-year-old. Well shit.

[The Paths We Are Given, Part 3] Illium, 2173. Thane wakes up in an abandoned warehouse, badly wounded, and with an inexplicable hole in his memory. He seeks help from a friend to investigate, but soon finds himself the subject of a sadistic plot. The hunter has become the hunted, but she doesn't just want him dead. She wants him broken. TW: Graphic violence, rape.

On a mission, Feron runs - literally - into a man he has never met before. Someone who captures his attention like no one before. A single night of passion and lust, and he can't forget the teal scaled drell who made him feel something other than darkness. Feron x Kolyat.

AU: A quickly advancing Humanity discovers early on the fate of the ancient Protheans and the threat of the Reapers. Instead of exploring the galaxy with wonder and optimism, the leaders of the Terran Nation prepare their young race to save themselves. When they finally make First Contact, they begin their ultimate gambit; To ready all the galaxy to fight the Reapers!

Commander Shepard isn't one to be confused. However, after the events on the remote colony of Horizon, she has no choice but to accept the things she does not want to face, and have the courage to start life anew. Pairing: F!Shep x Joker [2020 UPDATE: BEING ENTIRELY REWRITTEN, FURTHER UPDATES TBA, SEE PROFILE]

Jane Shepard wears many labels. Survivor. Hero. Tiny. Fierce. Smart-mouth. Loyal. Mad woman. The truth, however, is never simple. Stopping Nihlus from leaving the Normandy alone, Shepard throws the galaxy down a rabbit hole that can only end in a dark and brutal war. AU canon-divergent. M for language, sex.

This is an absurd, satirical one-off about MaleShep and Tali getting freaky before the assault on the Collector Base.

This is a sexy one-off exploring Garrus and Shepard's first night together.

Fin de Mass Effect1 - autre univers alternatif. Saren Arterius a survécu suite à une intervention conciliante de Shepard. Il est depuis retenu dans un centre de détention loin de la Citadelle.

L'affrontement entre Shepard et Saren Arterius a duré plus longtemps que prévu. Le Turien l'a emmenée de force dans une autre zone du complexe, laissant ses compagnons en découdre seuls avec les geth. L'enclenchement de la bombe est par la même suspendu jusqu'au retour de Shepard à présent en tête à tête avec son adversaire, loin des combats qui font rage.