In which Shepard is a terrible fish owner, EDI is a snitch, and Joker can't deal with compliments.

During the events of ME3, Shepard is plagued by nightmares. After a particularly horrific one, Joker tries to comfort her, but the Commander's walls are hard to tear down.

Due to a drive core malfunction, a human vessel arrives just in time to save the Council Envoy from the yahg. What happens when humanity enters the galactic stage not as the race that got attacked by the turians for breaking a law they weren't aware of, but as the race that saved a turian platoon from certain death? M for wartime violence, pre ME1 - ME3, no OP humanity.

A prequel of sorts in preparation of a roleplaying segment set in the Premiseverse, combined with expanding on understanding some of the pre-Prothean races and their impact on the current cycle. Warning, this is going to be hard and ugly sci-fi horror mixed with political maneuvering and science babble. Language, imagery and concepts are probably best not left to teens or children

AU:(No reapers, Humanity lost first contact war) John Shepard is abducted from his home and sold as a slave. When a strange power awakens within him, he sees this as the chance to destroy "the alien oppressor". However he learns that the galaxy isn't so black and white. Meanwhile forces conspire in the shadows of the galaxy, and he must decide if freedom is the right of all beings.

Shepard has a home decorating itch.

The world turns, even after a hero falls. Lines are drawn, blood is spilled, and in the shadows, an ancient power stirs. The galaxy needs a hero to rise to the occasion, and live up to her father's legacy...

Andromeda was a fresh start for Alec Ryder after the death of his beloved wife and fall from grace in the Milky Way in more ways then one. "Be better." Is what his wife told him. So he will be. Lyra Ryder isn't a fighter. She was never going to be some great war hero like her estranged father. But now with Andromeda less than ideal she may have to set the pen down and pick up a gun

Years after the war, Garrus and Tali start 'thinking' about children, and in typical Normandy fashion, they 'accidentally' start a family. As in a kid practically gets thrown at them, and, being suckers, they get attached in less than five minutes. It goes shockingly well at first, but of course the galaxy decides it just doesn't want to stay saved. Typical.

Restored to life by Cerberus, Commander Shepard attempts to salvage his plans to stop the Reapers, survive whatever Cerberus has planned for him, and build a harem of beautiful lovers. Takes place during Mass Effect 2 and is the first in a three book series that will conclude with the Reaper War.

Reyes Vidal... Sara Ryder. Two different people with two different goals in Andromeda. Could it really work? Or would secrets, lies and new dangers tear them apart? Based on my own Ryder from the game. All other characters are owned by Bioware.

Joker has a string of bad luck that lands him in the med bay. Luckily, Doctor Chakwas is there to take on her unofficial ship mom role.

Shepard may get her name in the annals of history, but she couldn't have done what she did without some help. This is the tale of those who support the legends. Gritty realistic attempt to provide depth to the canon story.

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.

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)

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…

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]