As Commander Blair Shepard leaves the Normandy for the Citadel to pick up some items as a favour for members of their crew, they are confronted with memories they thought were long buried.

Shepard's failure on Thessia left him more determined than ever to end this war. He finds himself fighting both on the battlefield and with his own conscience, and when the woman he loves life is in jeopardy, can he keep his promise to her, can he end this war? A Shep/Miri story told from the events of Horizon and beyond.

A project of Cerberus, abandoned when proven not to be necessary. Left in a state of dreamless sleep until one day someone decided to wake him up. In time he will learn all he needs to become what he was meant to be: Commander Shepard.

AU retelling of ME. Humanity discovers two alien ruins 100 years early. From this two human factions rise into the galaxy, the United Nations Systems Alliance and SpaceX's United Systems Republic. When a Spectre goes rouge and human colonies come under attack they both send their best soldiers Lt. Commander Joann Sheperd and Colonel James Warren. More info in first chapter.

Garrus can feel the weight of his promises after everything John and his crew did right, and all they did wrong, comes to its end. The culmination of everything sacrificed is here. Hammer faces the final run, all that stands between them at the Citadel beam is a no man's land. There won't be many promises coming home.

This is what he wanted - to give her just one memory of this place that isn't saturated with the burdens of her command. She tastes like the spray of the ocean. Thane/FShep. Thane Survives AU. Oneshot.

Shepard summons Kaidan to his cabin to discuss some things. Mshenko smut, you have been warner

Follow the adventures of Michael Liddle as he quite literally falls into the ME universe. A self insert covering the events of the first entry of the series. Follows the story of the Normandy crew and more as they strive to save a changing galaxy.

Shepard and Garrus chatting on Illium

Prothean experiments on early humanity lead to the creation of a virus designed to give immunity to Reaper indoctrination. Forced to leave before the virus was ready, a VI was tasked with finishing and dispersing the pathogen 50,000 years later. AU. Expect massive changes, lots of AI interaction. Dropped. Outline posted.

John Shepard is the best of the Alliance. Primed for a spot in the Spectre's, his life will quickly turn upside down when the secrets held on Eden Prime are revealed. How will his long term partner, Cerberus' Miranda Lawson, fit into his life when he gets thrust into the spotlight? Shepard/Miri from the start: a retelling of ME1 and beyond. (2021 rewrite! See CH1 author note!)

After the attack on the Citadel, and the tragic death of Commander Shepard one Asari diplomat makes a political exchange of moving her daughter to a human colony. Rasira the Asari in question prefers staying inside and reading but is now forced to go out and experience what outside has to offer.

The galaxy is saved by Commander Shepard but what happened to the Normandy and crew afterwards. This story is about the aftermath, the crew and about Garrus's sadness after his girlfriends death.

Mito'Zorah dreams of breaking from his Clan's history and pursuing a dream of studying synthetic intelligence. The Zorah's might be known for their works of art and Civil Service, but Mito cannot resist the call of helping forge a new scientific frontier. After all, the Geth will revolutionize what it means to be Quarian.

Shepard always wanted a quiet life, but she never expected to get it so soon. Now she lives out her days in a habitat dome on Ker, in the Hades Nexus. Four years have passed since the end of the Reaper War, and Shepard is getting by. With her lovers busy, they and the rest of their little family visit when they can. The galaxy doesn't need her anymore. Can she live peacefully?

Final chapter of the Improvisation can take you a long way series. The arrival of the Reapers is imminent. A mercenary and an AI in hiding must prepare for their arrival in the absence of Commander Shepard. The Galaxy's combined firepower will only delay the inevitable demise of all organic life, but perhaps the eternal cycle of Reaping can be broken in a different way.

!Shekarian fic! Rated M to be safe. FemShep The Reapers are on their way and Garrus Vakarian is maybe the only person checking in on the commander to make sure she doesn't fall to pieces when the fate of the galaxy is resting upon her small, but very supportive waist.

Annihilation: Complete destruction or obliteration - Apotheosis: The elevation of someone to divine status; deification - Faith: Complete trust or confidence in someone or something - Self: A person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action - What separates a god from a girl?

Sara Ryder, mute since she was thirteen, struggles with the crown of being pathfinder, gifted to her by a father she never really cared for while trying to navigate life without her twin. Cross posted to AO3

This highlights the early beginnings of Jonathan Shepard's Upbringing, His Parents Jonathan Snr & Hannah, Siblings DJ and Ciara and the Shepard Family Line. Born on an Alliance Vessel, raised with his twin DJ and little sister Ciara until they moved to Mindoir. Attending Alliance Academy and then finally Jon and DJ signing up with Alliance and the death of a Parent.

From the moment that Pathfinder Henrietta Ryder landed on Aya, she made Evfra's life hard. But a strange friendship soon unfolds between the two leaders. Could they ever be more than reluctant friends?

But her blood is singing southward, and that's a good thing, right? A reassuring, human reminder that maybe she's still Shepard - a woman - not just a Cerberus machine. FemShep thirsting over Thane. Oneshot.

AU. What if humans met their first aliens decades later than in canon, and the First Contact war lasted for 5 years. When it's finally over, two sworn enemies are not willing to reconcile. Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian. Spicy Gnome, thanks for beta-reading. Lady Earlene, thank you for beta-reading.

Before the events of the Mass Effect trilogy Abigail Shepard was a simple soldier just trying to do a job. Until Torfan. Until she killed every last Batarian she could on the Moon. Putting her on trial for war crimes she is extended one final chance to make amends, to go on another dangerous mission which could determine her fate forever...

Follow Garrus as he progresses through different levels of attachment to the great Commander Shepard; fondness, respect, friendship, full blown hero-worship, and something that gets lost in-between. Set ME1. Slowburn. NOTE: Main story is complete! Bonus chapters are added from Shepard's POV. Enjoy!