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...

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?

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.

In which Sylvia has horrible timing. Or maybe incredible timing. And a risky risqué idea. Poor Liara can never catch a break.

What starts off as a mission for a former soldier turned soldier of fortune turns into far more than he bargained for. What happens when you discover a conspiracy affecting the entire galaxy? Rated M for action, language

Sai'ira the daughter of commander Shepard, finds herself locked in a deadly game of shadows in which she must help avoid war between the Citadel and the newly formed Terminus Systems federation.

Shepard was an idealist he wanted the best for everyone but it's hard to get the best for everyone he made mistakes that haunt him to this day but if he could he'd try all over again and do it right this time.

Faced with the question of how to spend their shore leave on the Citadel, Shepard and Tali decide to explore the Silversun Strip, and take some time to themselves, afterwards. Fluff and fun ensue. (prompt fill from ao3)

But no one else would fight this war. She was Commander Shepard. Commander Shepard fights mander Shepard saves the day because that's what heroes do. She was so sick of always having to be the hero, but the galaxy still had need of heroes. Time to be Commander Shepard again. "Welcome to the Resistance."

After the war, Garrus takes Shepard to tour his homeworld. When the Palaven aurora blooms, she can't fault her mate for still believing in Spirits. Or for having something he worships.

Shepard POV at the start of Mass Effect 2.

His final choice wasn't good enough. Everything he had sacrificed had been for nothing. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. Seems like it's time for a new life choice.

A THIRD set of updates to the original! That's right, I'm so incompetent I had to redo it YET AGAIN. Expanded notes on every aspect of the Systems Alliance, from ships, weapons, and armor to government, complete orders of battle, and more terms. Now updated (May 2021) with tactical considerations, plus the March 2020 updates.

A summary set of position papers submitted by the human Commissariat to the Lords of Sol, justifying and explaining many of the more extreme elements seen in the mainfic and side stories or documentation. This will be a sort of 'mixed' story format: one section mostly a position paper, the next interaction between the Commissars and the Lords, or scenes of them digging things up.

After settling down after the war, a new member is added to the family. Posted on AO3. 2022-05-11

A short little snapshot that I think most Talimancers would want. Posted on AO3. 2022-05-31

Friends, family, and other loved ones come to gather and celebrate the new wedded couple in the galaxy. Posted on AO3.2022-03-24

When Tali comes up to Shepard's cabin after brief chats with old friends. Both have a lot to talk about, past, present and future for each other. Posted on A03. 2022-03-05

The night before the final battle, Tali wakes up and recalls certain parts of her relationship with Commander Shepard. While looking back on certain points, she hopes the man she loves is able to see them all though the final battle with the Reapers. She also hopes that she can give him the support he needs as well while dealing while lingering thoughts. Posted on AO3. 2022-02-01

It's been over a year since Tali'Zorah lost her old Commander. Now serving aboard the Neema, she's been called upon to undertake a risky mission aboard a new ship. However, what she discovers reminds her just how much she lost along with the man she loved.

A Mass Effect Universe where the Inusannon (the species before the Protheans) used an incomplete Crucible as a last-ditch attempt to destroy the Reapers. It destroyed all mass effect technology within 500 light years of the Orion Arm, including the Sol system, destroying the Reapers and Mass Relays within. Humanity had to grow without Prothean archive/ezzo FTL. Better sum inside.

Dicen que las primeras impresiones son importantes en la vida. La humanidad cometió imprudencia tras imprudencia hasta llegar a su primer contacto, donde cometieron una imprudencia que les costaría caro a largo plazo pues la primera impresión dejada fue menos que buena.

Saving the Galaxy is one thing, Saving yourself is something else entirely.