Once the CO and the Gunnery Officer started shooting the shit, there was a non-zero chance they'd be at it all day. If a random bystander wanted a little peace and quiet, well, they'd just have to take their ass somewhere else. Garrus didn't know why things were a little different this time around. But Shepard was his captain come hell or high water, and that was enough to go on.

Commander Shepard is on the Normandy's shakedown run getting used to the new crew as well as dealing with the aftereffects of the Beacon as well as the political fallout with Saren. He finally notices Lieutenant Tabitha Ellis, and Adept who mostly keeps to herself but is a very talented soldier.

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 different History, a different Humanity, a different Galaxy. The mass effect universe with a different kind of humanity.

What would happen if someone with vast knowledge about the Mass Effect Universe, both official (wiki/Codex) and theoretical (fanfics), decent fighting ability and a plan was dropped into that Universe 13 years before Eden Prime? As it turns out, quite a lot! FemShep. Soft HFY. And a very different kind of self-insert.

Garrus' thoughts and feelings regarding Commander John Shepard were easy to understand and explain: He respected and admired the human Spectre and would follow him into hell in a heartbeat. His feelings regarding his crewmate and friend, Lieutenant Jane Shepard, however, weren't as clear cut. She'd taken up residence in his head and wouldn't leave. Parallel AU, Part 1 Complete

You all know how these stories go. OC gets inserted into Mass Effect and fights alongside Shepard to save the galaxy. Wait what? What do you mean that it's more complicated than that? What could possibly change? What do you mean "the main character isn't human"? Well, what are they then?

With friends and family at her side, Dr Liara T'Soni travels the galaxy, digging up the long-lost trail of the Protheans. Setting aside her life as an active Spectre, Shepard settles into domestic life (of sorts) to accompany Liara on her journey. Finally, a life full of peace, love and happiness becomes reality… and the long-awaited little blues get to make their appearance.

In 2170 Mindoir was raided by batarian slavers, killing or enslaving the entire colony. It was thought that the first human spectre, Commander Shepard, was the sole survivor of the brutal attack. But when evidence that his sister is alive comes to light, his world is turned upside down. Profile has full description.

When confronted with evidence of bribery, asari CEO Benezia T'Soni makes a decision that will irreversibly alter the course of her life. To protect her family's reputation, she offers her body to a devious, lustful human Spectre.

War. War never changes. In the year 2186, war finally reaches the Citadel. Can the citizens of the Citadel survive? Or will they be crushed under the Reapers tentacles?

With a complete fallout on the Nexus after the capture of Torvi Ryder by the Pirates of Paradise, Jaal must go to Voeld to keep the outpost stable and get more aid angaran for the Initiative. There he meets up with Callie Laine who accompanies him to the Resistance Headquarters. Will she be able to trust him enough on the ride up to the headquarters? Will she be able to persuade th

The Normandy crew had sacrificed much to stop the Reapers, but none more so than Commander Jane Shepard. She lives after the destruction of the Reapers. Come on her journey of love and hope after the war is over.

It was EDI's turn to be on Duty for the night while the rest of the ship's crew was a sleep. Story also has Samara, Samantha Traynor, Tali, Miranda, Gabby, Kasumi Koto, Kelly Chambers, Dr. Chloe Michaels, Dr. Chakwas and more Series Part 4 of 12

A Navy Hornet pilot on a routine patrol encounters something he could only have dreamed of. Separated from the world he knows, will he have what it takes to adapt to life in the 2100's, and as a member of the Systems Alliance Navy? (Semi-self insert, rated M for violence, coarse language, etc.)

From the gutters to the stars, Gale Shepard clawed a path out the bloodstained dirt of Earth. She always was a firm believer of charging forward. From the skies to the dirt, Liara T'Soni dug a path through the bloodstained bones of Protheans. She always was a firm believer that the most important truths were rooted in the past. They're simple ideologies, complicated by collision.

"I need a drink," she told him and watched as the old marine's eyes filled with tears, nodding to her, bringing his forehead down to rest against her uplifted knuckles that were gripped tight in his hand. "You can go get one anytime, Lola." "Can't yet," and she didn't know why.

For centuries Bantons lived on the forested planet of Faultoth, migrating to and from colonies in an endless cycle to allow sites of their homes furrow and farrow, time to replenish from use and abuse….

Almost a quarter of a century has passed since the end of the Reaper War. The massive beings that once tried to destroy life, now help preserve peace. As the rest of the Galaxy moves on with their lives, Miranda Lawson struggles to forget. An ominous new danger reunites old friends and forces Miranda into a life she thought she'd left behind. Unrelated to the Fate series.

He was born of a dying planet encrusted with rock…

Reality changed with the advent of Humanity on the galactic stage. Relay 314 proved cynics correct in many ways, alien life was the end of our golden age. Innocence was lost, understandable xenophobia followed. From the ashes of Shanxi arose the Alliance, new so called protector and unifier of humanity. Those who would dispute their narrative, rose alongside them. Cerberus.

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.

After landing the opportunity of a lifetime to train under a notorious general, Castis Vakarian dreams of political aspirations - but a chance encounter with a bounty hunter makes him question what he really wants.

A love story at its heart, "Spinners: Lothiraxl" is a new take on "The Martyr Effect". Lana Shephard returns as Lady Kina Tian, a woman who scrapes by on "pots" of earnings made off of the fights she competes in at gyms throughout her stomping grounds on Elan-Nine—and travels beyond the earthen world to space stations and other planets unlike what she has been brought up on…

A Mass Effect retelling from Tali's perspective, with one major change. She knew Shepard when she was a child. AU obviously. Chapter 2 up.