Grace Shepard
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Garrus Vakarian's past and present, told through interconnected short stories one letter of the alphabet at a time.
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- Part 1 of Grace Shepard
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"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Heroes are made, not born. It's a lesson Shepard learns the hard way.
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- Part 2 of Grace Shepard
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Of all the gin joints in all the Wards, Shepard wanders into Garrus Vakarian's.
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- Part 3 of Grace Shepard
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It’s been a good day. Maybe not quite saving the galaxy at Shepard’s side good, but good.
And then it isn't.Series
- Part 4 of Grace Shepard
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When Shepard wakes on Lazarus Station, surrounded by strangers wearing an enemy’s colors, she knows things are very, very wrong. She’s willing to do what needs doing for the sake of the disappearing colonists, but not at the cost of losing herself or becoming something she hates. Which is, she finds, easier said than done.
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- Part 5 of Grace Shepard
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Apodyopsis: the act of mentally undressing someone.
Shepard is distracted. So is Garrus. Awkwardness ensues.
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- Part 6 of Grace Shepard
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It was going to be a joke. At least, that’s what she told herself as she opened her mouth and the words, “We could test your reach… and my flexibility,” fell out.
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- Part 7 of Grace Shepard
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When a technical problem strands Shepard and Garrus on an icy planet, Shepard is forced to face the grim reasons why turians are so rightfully phobic of the cold.
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- Part 8 of Grace Shepard
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"She could scrape away the Cerberus paint and tear away the Cerberus symbols, but she couldn’t change the Cerberus science that had raised her from the dead, or the Cerberus cybernetics under her skin."
After the events of the Omega 4 relay, Shepard is forced to deal with some of the hard truths she's been avoiding.
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- Part 9 of Grace Shepard
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Shepard’s in lock-up, the Reapers are coming, and Garrus isn’t going to sit idly by while the galaxy is lost. Garnering turian support means returning to Palaven, but returning to Palaven will involve answering questions—and facing stark realities—he’s been avoiding for years.
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- Part 10 of Grace Shepard
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He’d given her the opportunity to back away weeks ago, to end what had begun while keeping her dignity and their friendship intact, and she hadn’t taken it. Hadn’t even contemplated it. Because she’d thought he was dead and then he wasn’t; because he’d shaken her hand with both of his; because while his calm demeanor hadn’t faltered, his eyes had told her he was as happy to see her as she was him.
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- Part 11 of Grace Shepard
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Before she died, Shepard loved the stars.
Not so much, anymore.
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- Part 12 of Grace Shepard
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It's a Shepard and Vakarian thing.
“Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood.” -Laurence Sterne
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- Part 13 of Grace Shepard
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When Shepard strolled into the lounge, wearing civvies and a smile, Garrus knew the time had finally come, whether they were ready or not. She’d lined them up in her scope and was preparing to take her shot.
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- Part 14 of Grace Shepard
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When a routine reconnaissance mission goes awry, Shepard and Garrus are pushed to the bounds of their endurance.
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- Part 15 of Grace Shepard
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They have become masters of speaking without words.
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- Part 16 of Grace Shepard
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Ten billion people over here die, so twenty billion over there can live.
After the war, there are pieces to pick up, and lives to rebuild. And even with the Reapers gone, nothing is easy.
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- Part 17 of Grace Shepard
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Five birthdays Shepard remembers, and one she doesn't.
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- Part 18 of Grace Shepard
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Shepard and Garrus embark on their next great mission: parenting.
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- Part 19 of Grace Shepard
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Christmas with the Shepard-Vakarians, complete with hall-decking, cocoa-drinking, Santa Claus and family near and far.
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- Part 20 of Grace Shepard