Mordin was afraid of this. Before his retirement, he'd heard rumors that DRAG-Zero had captured a unique asari and took it to a genetics lab, which is madness. Asari DNA is far too complex to be altered, enhanced...or hybridized. OR A spooky story with murder mystery elements, lots of queer OCs, and the Asari equivalent of Texas!

Liara T'Soni knows about humans. She lectured on Shanxi the day after Turians made contact, after all. Kate Shepard knows about asari. She trained with Serrice City Guard, after all. She crawled singles bars on Thessia with her unit. Neither is ready for who she meets in a mineshaft below the surface of a fiery world, or the war to come. (FShep & Liara, Multiple POV, Asari culture)

There was a time when they both thought all was well in the galaxy. That time has ended. A chance meeting between a soldier and a politician may change everything, but where will it lead them? In a galaxy ablaze, what will rise from the ashes?

After stopping the coup attempt on the Citadel, Kaiden rejoins the crew on Normandy, with a lot of questions for Commader Kacey Shepard about her time with Cerberus. It's about time he got an explanation! A causal retelling of Mass Effect 2 and a slight AU for Mass Effect 3. KaidenXFemShepard

The Pulse is what the Quarians call the destructive wave sent out by the Citadel that destroyed the Reapers. It has affected their planet more than anywhere else. Desperate for answers, Tali is tasked - who is still on Earth helping Shepard recover - with finding those answers. What she finds could change everything - for her, for her people, and for those that have been lost.

Shepard must face the consequences of his actions in choosing to destroy the Alpha Relay, but he knows it's a waste of time as the Reapers are coming and a galaxy wide war will follow.

What happens when you throw in the idea of Stellaris, fuse it with Mass Effect, throw in a pinch of Halo, DOOM, and base the main race from LOZ? Madness.

As we continue to expand and refine the Premiseverse, I realized that there are a lot of voices and perspectives besides my own that have shaped, changed, and altered it. This is an exploration of those voices, in a series of one-shot stories being done as part of a contest on my Discord Site. This is the second year of the contest.

Asterism: A pattern of stars that make up part of a larger constellation. The Normandy's crew takes shape piece by piece, its members bound by fierce battles and the quiet moments in between, recruited for a manhunt that determines the fate of the galaxy. A collection of scenes from the beginning to the end of the search for Saren. Will have eventual Shepard/Liara.

Due to an experiment gone awry, a group of eclectic people from 2033 get thrown into Mass Effect universe. Follow them as they try and find their footing in this strange and wondrous universe, knowing what fate awaits the myriad races of galaxy.

Goddess of mind, goddess of heart - closed-off without consent, She cannot flourish; unlocked to the universe in trust and control, She protects from all outside influences. Only one sits atop the throne of Shepard's subjectivity. Ashley/FemShep, Liara/FemShep. Miranda/FemShep, Aria/FemShep. Power plays, intense loves. Renegon Infiltrator FemShep. Spans the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Margaret Shepard was born to colonist parents on the agrarian planet Mindoir. Her whole life changes when Batarians kill her family and destroy her home. At 25 years old, she is Commander in the Alliance Marine Corps., tasked with a mission that will change the fate of the galaxy. Origins to Post Reaper War, Novel-Style. I hope you enjoy this retelling! Art Cred: Muju/DeviantArt.

In the aftermath of her father's death and her exile both, Tali is left to confront the implications of all she has lost: her family, her people, her home. A discussion with a mentor helps her to understand just how much she still has, in spite of her losses. (set two months after Debt and Repayment)

A woman from present day participates in a CIA Black-Ops experiment playing with the idea of reincarnation. When it works, she wakes up to a literal sinking ship and is saved by a blue-eyed stranger that, for some reason, she trusts completely. When she finds out where and when she is, she offers to assist them in their impossible quest. What Agent doesn't want to save the world?

This piece follows the developing relationship between Vetra Nyx and the Pathfinder: After returning from their mission to infiltrate the Kett facility and rescue the Angaran Moshae, Ryder struggles with the consequences of his choices. Where once there was only camaraderie, something else begins to grow (Slow Burn).

What happens to Shepard after the events of Mass Effect 3? This story follows a storyline where Shepard makes it out of the Crucible and is found barely clinging to life.

A series of one-shots inspired by various songs that show the relationships we all know and love. [Scott Ryder/Vetra Nyx and MaleShepard/Tali'Zorah also focus characters] (one-shots are not connected)

In the years since her family was killed, J.R. Shepard has learned to put the personal aside in favor of the professional. But as the galaxy's crises become her responsibility, as she gathers around her the people who will aid her, she finds a new family, and love that she never expected, and will have to learn how to put the two halves of herself back together.

With a promise kept, Cuillean leaves Rakhana. In his care, the future of his unborn son—and hers frozen in cryo. In the wake of a promise fulfilled, his departure leaves a country in crisis. Changing fate for a select few thousand each year, the Compact offered by Kahje extends to Rakhana for the skilled labor and privileged families of influence…

Tali'Zorah was just looking for a worthy pilgrimage gift, but is sucked into the adventure of her liftime instead. At the helm: Commander Shepard, greatest hero of the Alliance. But with a life of violence and loss behind him and the weight of the galaxy on his shoulders, Tali soon finds that perhaps John Shepard needs her just as much as she needs him... Mostly Tali/Shepard POV

Jason Miller was just a rifleman in the army when he was shot in the face and got Isekai'd into the Mass Effect universe with powers from Destiny, of all things. Story begins 11 years prior to the events of Mass Effect 1 as Jason forges his own story before he joins the fight to hunt down Saren.

Ru winds up almost 200 years in the future to join the Normandy crew and their fight to stop the reapers. Will she find her own place among the crew, a place in the galaxy, or even love? His is a story through an OC POV. [OCxGarrus]

This story revolves mainly around John Shepard and Miranda Lawson. The story of their separation and reunion... and of course the Reapers are coming. Only John and his friends believes the legend of the Reapers. Can they stop the cycle of extinction which happens every 50000 years?

It's hard to tell where she ends and his homie begins. Thane/FShep/Garrus. Oneshot.

They were running a little bit late, but Liara's apartment wasn't far. Automatic controls took over after just a few inputs, and they were off. Thane/FShep. Oneshot.