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.

One year after the end of the Reaper War it's finally time for the Galaxy to lay its hero, Commander Shepard, to rest. For her mother it is time to finally grieve all that went wrong with their relationship. For Kaidan Alenko it's a moment of truth about his long denied feelings for her.

This story will feature male Shepard and Miranda Romance however they meet long before the events of mass effect 2, this story will also feature Mass Effect Two and Three. While there will be action this story will mainly focus on the Romance and Friendship of Mass Effect. This will be AU from the main storyline and changes made to Shepard

Commander Cayden Hill, disillusioned former N7 marine and self-proclaimed space Maverick, becomes a skeptical Cerberus operative. His squad is aligned with the objectives of the more-famous Commander Shepard, but they usually end up with missions deemed not important enough to bother the Spectre.

Following Shepard's death, the galaxy has only one question: where is the body of the first human spectre? After receiving an anonymous tip, the human alliance has narrowed down a possible location. A grief-stricken Liara is sent to a desolate planet covered in snow to once again collect Shepard's body. However, plans quickly change when Liara finds herself stranded on the planet.

After firing the Crucible, Commander Shepard's mind is torn apart from the guilt of his actions. Thankfully, his biggest fear of all is fixed by his lover. Explicit Sexual Content (Like, very long smut). - Unrelated to Unexpected Alliances

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

Humans have been on the galactic scene for many years. Viewed down upon by many species, humanity has caught the attention of the quarians who have located and made contact with the Alliance Carrier SSV Einstein orbiting Mindoir. This meeting could create new alliances and will cause an earlier-than-intended meeting. There will be explicit sexual content.

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.

It has been 30 years since the fall of the Reapers. But people from the Normandy have been slowly disappearing. Now with the Asari Councillor gone, the only people who can help, are the children from the Normandy.

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]

What if humanity was diplomatically isolated from the Citadel races, left to fend for itself against the Batarians and other threats? This is an AU story of a humanity forced to struggle and fight for its place in the stars, with many points of divergence and some pretty significant changes made to the background lore. Contains violence and some mature themes.

They thought themselves invulnerable, invincible, and infallible. They thought themselves the apex of all life, they thought of themselves gods. But in their arrogance, the reapers would make a fatal mistake. They would not notice some Prothean refugees discreetly moved both nearby mass relays away form the primitive humanity, thus cutting them off from all reaper influence.

Liara T'Soni is a very determined archaeologist who isn't worried to do a little tomb raiding to discover ancient knowledge. Cam Shepard is an ex-Alliance mercenary with a thing for people much smarter than she is. There's no way they'll get up to anything dangerous together, right?

In the days soon after the events of Mass Effect 2, Commander Emily Shepard, Joker and Tali are handed a mystery by Aria T'Loak. With Cerberus involved, Shepard takes it up.

"Director's Cut" of the ME epic, fleshing out who our heroes are and how they got that way. Slowly veering off to an AU: The Savior of Elysium IS the Butcher of Torfan, medevac Jenkins, Liara returns to Ilos to reboot Vigil, Shepard rescues Kenson w/ Thane & Kasumi, Aria gets executed, Legion knows TIM is indoctrinated, the Collectors have directed TIM to scuttle Normandy...

Everyone knows Shepard's story, but who were the soldiers who also fought in the Reaper War? This story revolves around five women who have pledged their service to the Alliance together. Time span: starts before ME1, ends after ME 3. In the later chapters encounters with well-known characters!

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.

The Compact brought THEM together, but the Alliance brought HER.

Jared enjoys his life, he's been going to college, has a healthy lifestyle, and plenty of friends. Everything is changed when mysterious forces come to Earth and make the populace into their entertainment; using peoples minds, they create microverses, force them to live there and be broadcasted for their race. Jared is thrust into a universe of his creation but he has to get back.

Far before the Tower System was applied over the Birutise'aha upon those willing (and unwilling), the origin of the code of social organization, soldiery, specialized Drells and Drellahnas was brought forth from the lands of Rakka, where Pilar Sousan onerously made his way out of war and famine to find Thorolf, and in the woods, an enemy as well as a symbol of his future forward.

After a dispensary robbery, Teyi T'Sera finds herself on the run from notorious Volus business magnate Dervok Gon. How will this young maiden survive the rough and tumble galaxy? [Set in the Envirosuits & Doobies universe]

This story occurs in the time period of Irikah's life, having married Thane and permitted him to return to his usual skill work(….)She interacts with Kolyat in Thane's absence as well as within the context of this author's "Drellverse". Story is somewhat canon-"compliant", but surprises do exist.

The "wings of a butterfly" are about to bring great change.

Tali Zorah is being distant towards Commander Shepard. For an incident that she caused. Happy N7 Day