Every great once in a while you stumble upon something that changes your world and makes you fall in love with it. For me, that was Mass Effect; but that love affair only existed for the series to break my heart with a lackluster ending. Little did I know, the universe of Mass Effect needed me - and as it turned out, I needed it, too. (SI)(AU)

Garrus, Shepard, and a hell of a lot of banter. ME2 setting with throwback to ME1; friendship and eventual romance with emphasis on dialogue and character development. Rated M for language. 2022 edit: I am much, much better at updating this fic on AO3. Search for Enough by kesla there for weekly updates. All previously published chapters have also been overhauled.

I'm not a good person. I've killed, and will continue to. However, here and now I have a chance to be better. To make the galaxy better and I'm going to take it. No matter what I have to go through, what I have to endure. I will help Shepard create a better galaxy, even at the cost of my life I will help create a better galaxy. Updates every Saturday.

A very developed being who has the ability to control energy decides to enter the mass effect universe and aid Shepard in his adventure. rated M for swearing (rare)

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.

In the aftermath of the Reaper War, Shepard and Tali endure their own hells to come back to each other. (Cover art belongs to Epantiras on Deviant Art.)

Follow the path of the Wanderer and journey through three galactic cycles of life and death against the Reapers - an epic telling of lost stories spanning from the distant reaches of time to the Normandy and her crew.

Archangel is trapped with no way out, and the mercenary groups are closing in. He knows this is the final battle of his life and he is prepared to die, taking as many of the scum out with him as he can...until he sees a ghost in the scope of his rifle.

Nicci Shepard has no idea what prompted her to buy all those fish the last time she was on the Citadel, but now that they're floating at the top of the tank in her quarters, they have become a real problem. One she intends to make someone else's problem.

For Aeons untold, the reapers used their large numbers in addition to their expertise in advanced technorganic and mass effect science to harvest the advanced races of the galaxy...But they were far from infallible, in their arrogance, the reapers missed that the Protheans would alter their so-called perfect cycle by moving the few mass relays near Sol out of humanity's reach...

[AU] Jasmine Shepard joined the Alliance but instead of following the path that would lead her to save the galaxy, she became a Phantom. Working as an assassin for the Alliance's unofficial program, Jasmine encounters Thane Krios when they are both assigned the same target. Bested by the drell assassin, Jasmine pushes herself to surpass Thane but gets more than she bargained for.

Commander Shepard is the sole survivor with a synthetic sole, among other augmentations due to the Akuze incident. She's suppressed her emotions and ignored persuasions to retire in her willingness to continue her tour of duty, relying on medication to help with her nightmares and the phantom pains that have persisted. People think it's determination. It's just a distraction.

Lieutenant Commander Shepard didn't know that she was never supposed to be on the Normandy, much less receive visions from the beacon on Eden Prime. But Fate, it seems, is a fickle mistress, and now she finds herself chasing a rogue Spectre across the galaxy. A re-imagining of ME1 with additional content that expands on the events of the game.

The galaxy sees them as pests, the Collectors see them as tools and they see themselves as nothing more than bodies to be sold as mercenaries. Maybe all that's needed is a little genetic engineering for the Vorcha to realise that their potential as a species is limitless.

A series of short stories documenting the exploits of a spec ops group gone rogue in the Terminus Systems. From large scale heists to minor grifts they take on some of the biggest names in crime, as well as some shady organizations.

After mission Horizon Shepard is confused more than ever. He realizes that he has a crush on one of his squad mate. Garrus. He cannot resist him. They both have spent a lot of time looking at each other. Bumping fists into arms. Racing and fighting together. Maybe Garrus felt the same way. Or Shepard just imagined he had a chance? Has Garrus played with him?

Humanity fled her homeworld long ago. Surviving, as if by miracle, the perilous Exodus across the Mad Machine infested Attican Veil. Yet, she still yearns for answers to her forgotten past, hoping that as the Reapers awaken, there's no digging too deep to find salvation.

Updated..can Shepard do to save everyone. Waking up surrounded in Rubble she finds the war is not over and that she is still the only person to stop it. Set directly after the destroy ending and is based on the indoctrination theory and how I want my mass effect story to end. Odd chapters are the current storyline, even chapters are flashbacks. Enjoy.

Making more Sara Ryder/Suvi Anwar time since they're totally the OTP of ME: Andromeda, but they don't get nearly enough airtime. Ryder isn't a stranger to running into trouble. Sometimes head first, over and over. Today ... is that day. Ryder hurt/comfort/whump; Suvi adoration (because obviously); the team being the team; and general fluff alert for the touchy feely stuff.

In which Sylvia has horrible timing. Or maybe incredible timing. And a risky risqué idea. Poor Liara can never catch a break. (Light fluff/NSFW. Part of the Mass Effection series. Cross-posted on AO3).

Commander Shepard isn't as fearless as everyone believes him to be. Sovereign, the Collectors, and Aratoht have made Shepard doubt the Milky Way can survive the cycle. Hope exists, however, in another galaxy. (Andromeda reimagined, aims to be less disappointing and less controversial than the original.) Shepard/Liara

Steampunk/ Fantasy AU. Cast out and exiled by their race, Clan Shepard has one chance to regain their standing. But dark forces are at work to take on the races of the realms. A race against time has begun, and only the Pirate Clan can stop them.

A detailed breakdown of the structure of the Human Systems Alliance and their vehicles. To create this, I have combined preexisting lore with my own head canon in order to organise and flesh out the Systems Alliance. This guide is tied to my novelisation of the mass effect games and is constantly being updated as I go.

When I bought the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect I'd expected to re-live the wonder of the game, I never expected to actually 'live' it though

SAM wanted to experience feelings through her? Well, buckle up, because Sara Ryder had a crapton. Game novelization, liberties taken.