You wake up in a hospital. The doctors believe you are a famous soldier. They insist you are the famous soldier. You are not. Inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Poems by Wilfred Owen, and YouTuber Paragon7's theory that ME5 will bring Shepard back via Angara reincarnation.

What does it take to recover in the aftermath of the Reaper War, particularly through the lens of Garrus's grief over Shepard's presumed death. With the crew scattered in their mourning, searching for meaning and purpose in a universe that has been irrevocably changed. The faint hope sparked by Tali's discovery provides a glimmer of something to hold onto. It's a story about survi

What if... Shepard was actually a tactician, not just a combatant? Shep isn't known for sitting back and watching. How would this change the series? How would the crews react? Starts in Mass Effect 2. No holds barred.

Long and short one-shots. Excerpts taken from both the Fall of Normandy & End of Dawn. Each chapter is a standalone within the same universe. Tali/Shepard. Love & romance. Fluff & friendship. Adventure & war.

John Shepard is gone. The Normandy destroyed. Her pilgrimage, a journey of self-discovery, hope, and love, comes to an end. Left to wander back to her origins, she finds her home now estranged, haunted by a specter of what was and could've been. It is the end of dawn, but amidst the echoes, heralds light on the horizon. The sequel to The Fall of Normandy. Mature content.

Dani Pryde is a genius, a polymath and a helpless clutch when it comes to social interactions. Trauma and insecurity holds her back but Anderson figures even an oddball like her can fit it on the Normandy. Dani learns about who she is, grows to be her own person and even learns a thing or two about a little thing called love. The newer, BETTER version!

In 1958, NATO and the Warsaw Pact come into contact with a hostile UFO. It seemed to defy the laws of physics with the way it moved and the way it's mass seemed to almost...fluctuate. In a joint effort, the two powers defeated the aliens, but only just. Now, the aliens have returned, and only one organization has any hope of stopping them: the Xenonauts.

Shepard lives out her life on the Citadel as she struggles to make sense of a warped reality. Her understanding of the nature of the universe is upended by a message from someone named "Archangel" who promises her precious answers, if only she can evade the monster hunting her in the shadows. But how deep does the rabbit hole go? This is a completed work, updating weekly.

Born the heir of Kama Sousan and Cuillean Kiross (unbeknownst to the father), Cassius Sousan is driven to unite and conquer. He starts in Umay. With the blessing of his queen—a rachni queen—Cassius reaches…On Earth, Cuillean Kiross begins a new life both foreign and strange to him. His family is with him. Melanctha, Cagney, and Hannah, his daughter… [Summary continued…]

Lt. Commander Shepard, White Death of Elysium, borderline pariah, new commander the SSV Normandy. Hackett tasks her with the thankless, redaction-heavy missions N7s train for. Along the way she forms an unlikely band of misfits into a highly effective army, and discovers just how thin the galaxy's veneers of normalcy are. (An AU/"Reaper-free" TV-Show-format series.)

AU. First Contact War. Garrus Vakarian, the Hierarchy's brightest, is tasked with capturing the crew of an Alliance vessel that has crash-landed on some spiritforsaken planet in the Terminus Systems. What can go wrong? Garrus/femShepard. The story explores a galaxy of what-ifs where Shepard is no soldier, yet Vakarian is the Archangel to the bone.

After stopping the coup attempt on the Citadel, Kaidan re-joins the crew on Normandy, with a lot of questions for Commander Kacey Shepard about her time with Cerberus. It's about time he got an explanation! A causal retelling of Mass Effect 2 and a slight AU for Mass Effect 3. KaidanXFemShepard

Zakera Ward is a warzone. Gangs rule the streets, corruption runs deep, and five rookie C-Sec officers are about to learn that justice isn't always clean. When an invisible enemy pulls the strings, they'll have to decide—how far will they go to take him down? A police procedural drama with slow burn, found family, and Armando Bailey's five newest headaches.

I think we can all agree waking up as a guy in a woman's body would be jarring to say the least. Waking up as an asari? Horrifying. But waking up as what I had the incredible misfortune to be... Let's just say I wouldn't bet on me surviving long enough to see the Reapers make their grand debut. Asari SI, starts just before ME1.

Since its founding 22 years ago, the Commonwealth has ushered humanity into a new era of unparalleled growth and progress, under the guidance of their new alien allies. Yet, this hard-won peace is not to last. After centuries of relentless pursuit, the Ascendant, Emperor of the ruthless Thessian Empire, has finally discovered the Armory—a colossal Prothean archive brimming with the

John Shepard works in C-Sec with Garrus, but he also has a sister, Commander Jane Shepard. Garrus never even knew John had a sister. How will things change when they both join her in her fight against Saren? Starts in ME1 with plans to continue beyond. Strong base around Shepard (F) x Garrus, but will also include Shepard (M) x Tali. (As of Feb 2025, now updating every Friday)

Here are some episodic Star Trek esc adventures following fem Shepard and her crew. Follow the morally ambiguous Commander as she foolishly gets in over her head when she decides to indulge her curiosity about her Turian colleague.

In an effort to establish relations with the rest of the galaxy, humanity proposes a cultural exchange with the Asari. Alaya, a somewhat reluctant participant of this venture, goes to Earth with her mother to experience human culture. But, how will she react to the strange wand sometimes weird culture of humans?

A retelling of the Mass Effect trilogy through the eyes of Vex, a hitman from Omega who wants a second chance. When an old friend shows up one day, she finds herself caught up in saving the galaxy and falling for someone loyal to the wrong things.

John Shepard has lost everything. His friends, family, home and more. Given a second chance and a mission by a Watcher, he is sent to another world to help another Shepard in her quest and to counter dark forces at work. But nothing is ever simple as more divergence events happen and more Shepards appear. Inspired by a Fistfull of Shepards

Commander Shepard: the 'Lion of Elysium', the 'Survivor of Akuze', and the 'Butcher of Torfan'. Humanities first Spectre. A galactic threat looms in the background as Shepard is forced to confront his past, to fight the future. General development of characters throughout; darker and grittier undertone. Slightly AU version of ME1's events.

Shepard is stolen out from under Cerberus's nose before they can wake her. The warring factions who still want her body lead her right to Omega… and Garrus. Shepard/Garrus.

After the events of Mass Effect 1, certain events start to happen to start collecting information and start making alliances so don't have another ship like Sovereign doesn't have a chance to attack anywhere in the galaxy. All the while femshep is taking charge of new alliance organization as a spectre to not only prove the reapers are real but galaxy have a fighting chance.

Humans are a bunch of overly paranoid war apes. What happens when you give these war-loving apes the keys to the universe? They cause mayhem. This is my take on a more realistic progress path for Humanity, specifically based on modern prediction models. Reviews and criticisms are welcome.

All things considered, it's probably for the best. Jane got to be the Hero. I got to be the Villain. And I can live with that.