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"You meant the world to me."
Shepard's farewell confession rings through Kasumi's mind long after the QEC hologram fades, haunting every step she takes in the aftermath of the Reaper War. Yet the future is not without hope. Old friends reunite, new loves bloom, and together they forge a path forward. This time she won't leave the truth unsaid.
"You meant the world to me, too."
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She did what fate asked of her, she went to Earth and surrendered to lockdown. She prepared and sat waiting for that dreadful day and now it's here. The Reapers have arrived. It's up to Commander Shepard to end this cycle once and for all, both of the harvest and her own personal torment, but will she have the strength to do what must be done?
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- Part 3 of Fated for Control
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Unrequited love is so complicated when it isn't truly unrequited but neither person knows. You know what else is complicated? Dying and being brought back to life. Tara Shepard is navigating life after death on the Normandy SR-2 while -- once again -- trying to save the galaxy. At least she has Joker, right? But Jeff Moreau is also trying to navigate his life after Tara's death and it is much harder than he imagined it might be.
To the Stars is set during ME2 and will continue through ME3. Somewhat canon compliant, but will likely deviate more than not. There aren't any really heavy triggers in this, mostly just sad and angst and eventual happiness.
I have only played through these games twice; so bear with me as I explore these characters and continue to replay ME repeatedly.
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A catastrophe at the Citadel derails the war effort and is of great cost to Kayleigh Shepard
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- Part 5 of Sacrifice and Redemption
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Shepard destroyed the Reapers and survived. She never accounted for this to happen, so the galaxy isn't the only thing that is in need of putting together- her life is too. She denied Kaidan a place on the Normandy and sent him to Hackett to protect him and his heart, but now there's too much bad blood between them and she doesn't see a way of fixing it. When she becomes a Councillor on the Citadel and Kaidan is still working as a Spectre she is forced to face her feelings for him as they navigate the new reality.
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Part three of the Chance Effect series (more summary details to come)
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- Part 3 of Chance Effect
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Kissing prompt: 13 (following the kiss with a series of kisses down the neck) AND 18 (kisses where one person is sitting in the other’s lap)
On the last night of Shore Leave, Shepard and Kaidan share a sweet moment on his balcony before returning for duty.
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Shepard: A Survivor's Saga by twistedwit
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
01 Jun 2026
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Canon-compliant novelization fleshing out the Mass Effect trilogy's relationships and emotional toll. Centered on iconic Lone Survivor/Colonist Engineer Jane Shepard as she appeared in the Legendary Edition. Strong paragon leanings, but with the mouth of a renegade. Includes canon character deaths and detailed alien anatomy. Contains much in-game dialogue courtesy of Bioware.
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The Thrilling sequel in my telling of the Mass Effect trilogy.
jump in to see everyone's favourite cast as they glide their way through the events of Mass Effect Two. new characters, races, and factions dot the twin's journey as they race against the clock in an effort to stop the mysterious collectors from abducting human colonists.
it is highly suggested that one reads the first story, 'The Legend of the Shepards', in order to best understand the changes in the plot. otherwise, sit back relax and enjoy the madness
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- Part 2 of Twin Stars
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The Ghost of Mindoir by KamotzII
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
16 May 2026
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An aging Batarian slaver is fleeing an unknown assailant. Vrokk built an empire on the most despicable of trades. Now, hunted through the rusted ruins of a derelict fuel depot, he realizes too late that the pursuer methodically dismantling his life is looking for more than a bounty.
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Her Turian in the Chair by EratoHayden
Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect Trilogy
04 May 2026
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Specialist Camas Tritor is just doing his job onboarding the newest spectre. His co-worker, Julie, is fairly certain Spectre Shepard has asked him out for Valentine's Day. Camas insists it is just a work thing. The specialist is just biding his time until he can retire on a planet somewhere. He has already loved and lost in a traumatic way. Will this keep him from opening up to a new possibility of love?
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- Part 1 of Very Important Papers
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The Bells I Hear by Bobthemagiccow
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
24 Apr 2026
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The Reapers have been destroyed, but to the survivors, the victory tastes like ashes. The Normandy wrecks on an uncharted planet, and a grieving crew must pull together to find a way home without their commander. At Sol, the shattered remains of the victorious allied forces struggle to survive, coexist, and reconnect to the rest of the galaxy. The greatest threat to peace comes not from without, but within. A heavy story of grief, perseverance, love, leadership, and hope in the face of devastation.
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give me one millennium more by rosiep8801
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
14 Apr 2026
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Three different birthdays at three very different points in Shepard's life.
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- Part 3 of Marnie Shepard
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from earth, from mindoir, from space, unto the galaxy by ciarnys
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
07 Apr 2026
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Every marine has their own reason for enlisting. Every human has their own relationship to the stars.
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Oath of loyalty by etherealend
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
01 Apr 2026
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Loyalty: a notion that had always gravitated around Garrus’ life.
“I am loyal to him, as he is loyal to me. And isn’t this the greatest form of love?” Her mother, as the good turian she was, used to say with regard to Castis.
Loyalty. During childhood, boot camp, military service. Loyalty: a virtue every turian was supposed to possess from birth, to the Hierarchy, first and foremost.
Garrus had always, secretly, disagreed. It was something to be earned.
And with her, such had been.
Commander Shepard had secured his deepest loyalty, and only when he saw her for the last time, before the Normandy SR-1 was taken down, did he understand how right his mother was. -
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Commander Shepard is well acquainted with death. Her life is full of death. But for Shepard, living is harder. What happens when the fight is over?
In the ten years after the fall of the Reapers, the civilizations of the Milky Way are rebuilding amongst decimated worlds, splintered governments, and old resentments that never truly died.
Commander Circe Shepard, hailed as the savior of the galaxy, now moves through an uncertain future where peace feels more fragile than war ever did. But while old allies fall into new roles, and fresh conflicts ignite, Shepard is forced to confront the one battle she never prepared for: how to live a life she was meant to lose.
Lyrical and immersive, Taproot is a deeply human story set against the backdrop of a galaxy in upheaval and an intimate exploration of duty, change, love and renewal.
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- Part 1 of Taproot
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The Things That Survive by Alicewav
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
03 Mar 2026
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“I…” Her breath faltered. “No…”
Her hands covered her face as if trying to hold back something she didn’t fully understand.
The thought felt alien. Normal nights, among normal humans, pretending to be normal, with normal children and a normal peaceful death?
And yet… Somewhere deep inside her chest, It sounded beautiful.
“Oh, Zaeed… we’re two people without time.” A faint, sad smile touched her lips. “Maybe… after tomorrow… we’ll see.” -
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The story of Kaidan Alenko's love for the Commander Shepard starting after mission Horizon in ME2, throughout ME3 and 'fix-it' for a Destroy ending.
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First Contact - A Mass Effect Origin by Jaymiddle
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
15 Feb 2026
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Adrift in the far reaches of the Skyllian Verge, executive officer David Anderson of the christened Alliance vessel known as the SSV Hastings - receives an alert originating from a small, human settlement on the peaceful farming world of Mindoir. Little does he know, that David is about to uncover humanity's - if not, the galaxy's greatest solider and symbol of hope from within the ruins of a scoured town.
This is the origin of Jason Shepard.
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He Wouldn't Hurt Her (Much) by Distressed_Authoress
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
15 Feb 2026
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“I'm not sure if I find him scary or... sexy.”
“A lot of women like bad boys.”
“A lot of women... like you?”A human commander brought back from the dead. A drell assassin who considers himself dead. When the two cross paths, things change between them, feelings get complicated and become powerful. Tensions start to rise and half truths are told. No tactic he knows is off the table for her heart.
A plan set, a target to capture, a lover to claim. That is his goal before the end of this mission. And he will do anything to succeed.
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This is a (some could say partially, others could say fully) darker interpretation of the canon romance, though it does stick to canon, many scenes are expanded upon (a few are rewritten either because they don't seem right in canon, or I needed to find a way to fit them) and new ones are made to fully make this story. Characterization of Thane on the other hand, that's ambiguous if you want to consider it canon compliant. Personally I do.
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- Part 1 of An Ardent Assassin's Alarming Attraction