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Imperfect Perfection by StardustN7
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
31 Jul 2025
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Miranda Lawson wakes up in the woods, covered in blood. Battered. The place painfully reminds her of Earth, although she is unsure how she ended up here. Her weapons, armor, biotics. All gone. Her suit—torn to shreds. She’s bleeding out. The last thing she remembers is Commander Shepard’s arctic blue eyes upon awakening from the medical coma on the Lazarus Research Station. Upon arrival at the Minuteman Space station, she disappears without a trace, leaving a mystery for Jacob Taylor and John Shepard to solve while the time is running out—the galaxy is already silently burning from the stings of the Collectors’ swarms.
What happened to Miranda? Who is behind the disappearance, and what’s she going to do when Miss Perfect loses her superior biotic abilities? How is she going to solve it? How can Commander John Shepard help her and the galaxy if she is an unapproachable, difficult to navigate ice queen? And just what secrets the Illusive Man, and her father, Henry Lawson, are trying to bury from the rest of the world?
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It is the year 2169 when an impending diplomatic incident draws the attention of the System Alliance to one of the slums of the greatest north american megatropolise on Earth - and thus to a young girl, who suddenly dares to dig up a dream that has long been abandoned.
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Garrus owes Oraka an apology if he ever sees the old general again.
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- Part 5 of Empty Galaxies
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Zero Parallax by Sky1anders
Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Halo (Video Games) & Related Fandoms, Destiny (Video Games)
27 Jul 2025
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In 2169, the Citadel Council turned its attention to the galaxy’s Frontiers—and found a world on fire. Harvest, a small human colony, was gone. Its cities were ash. Its people were dead. More worlds followed, their surfaces scorched into glass. The attackers called themselves the Covenant. Their message was simple: humanity was a sin to be purged.
At first, the Council saw the war as a fringe conflict. But reports of new species, shattered colonies, and desperate resistance changed that. The Frontiers were not just human. They were home to Eliksni, Awoken, Omnics, and others—diverse peoples fighting and dying together.
Harvest’s destruction forced a decision. The Council acted. Turian warships deployed. Asari commandos landed. Salarian saboteurs struck Covenant supply lines. Even the Elcor and Volus volunteered to stand beside Earth’s defenders.
The war would not end there. But something new began—a united stand across species, governments, and ideals. In fire and ruin, the Citadel met the future.
And the galaxy changed forever.
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- Part 1 of Zero Parallax
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On the Sidelines by StardustN7 for LadyBlackhawkDarksbane
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
25 Jul 2025
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Ever wondered how it feels to be a no-name crew member of the Normandy who does all the work around the ship but rarely gets acknowledged by the Commander, who hangs out only with his friends? The typical NPC you can click on a million times, who will keep saluting you nonstop?
Erica Brown, a former Buffalo cop, is excited to join the Normandy after Ashley Williams gets hurt on Mars—in the shortage of resources, she is the best the Alliance can offer as a replacement, and Commander John Shepard isn’t thrilled with their decision.
How long can Lieutenant Brown endure being overlooked, a ghost behind the Normandy’s shining heroes, watching her contributions swallowed by shipboard politics? Will Shepard ever confront the harsh truth about his leadership and himself?
As suspicions grow and facades crack, there’s one mystery remaining: what haunting secret is Erica hiding about her past, and when and how will it force its way into the light?
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Commander John Shepard has been suffering from recurring nightmares of a woman he cannot remember, who is begging him not to leave her. His mind blocked this memory away, but one thing is certain—it has something to do with Elysium.
Who is this woman? Why is she haunting him? Is it just another soldier trauma, PTSD?A psychological drama involving betrayal, treachery, romance and regret, fear and dedication to find out the truth. This story has multiple arcs, from a large scale one affecting many humans in the galaxy to smaller subplots of the personal struggles of Commander John Shepard and his loyal crew assisting him on his adventures.
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Leviathan’s Echo by LovelyEchos
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
03 Jul 2025
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Mass Effect: during the third game, after the citadel DLC and the Leviathan DLC.
All that’s left to do is the final raid on Cerberus, but first, we find out some shocking news.- Language:
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Follow the misadventures of a renegade Shepard and Garrus Spectre duo as they relentlessly hunt down criminals across the galaxy, no matter the cost.
In an effort to bolster turian-human relations after the Relay 314 Incident - or First Contact War - the Council chooses two members of both species with like-minded attitudes in hopes that they’ll work well together, and in turn, show the galaxy that any lingering animosities between their species don’t have to hold the galactic community back.
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Следы на песке под синим небом сотрутся ветром пару минут спустя. Так и от нас, наших миров и историй однажды не останется ничего – у Вселенной для этого достаточно времени. AU, в котором человечество развилось на цикл раньше и вышло в космос во времена деспотичной Протеанской Империи.
В каноне Явик говорил, что его циклу не хватило объединителя. Не хватило Шепард. Что ж, вот она. Шепард ненавидит политику Империи. Империя ненавидит Шепард. Жнецы идут. -
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Sent on a seemingly innocuous mission to Eden Prime, things quickly become anything other than normal. Shepard... adjusts.
Novelization of ME1.
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She's a Sunset Setting Skies on Fire by UNHEALTHY_COPING_MECHANISM
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy
12 May 2025
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Touching a star would be like touching Jane’s hand.
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Commander John Shepard unexpectedly wakes up in 2025, in an unknown hotel room, realizing that in this universe nobody knows him as a war hero, but rather a video game character. His identity is stripped from him, he has no Omni-tool or any ability to prove who he really is. His last hope is a fanfic writer who is passionate about Mass Effect universe—but will she believe him? Will he find out what happened and find his way home?
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Shepard gave her life to end the cosmic cycle of death once and for all. But this time, there’s no Cerberus to bring her back with enough credits and a mad scientist. Even though he’s surrounded by friends, Garrus still spirals into grief and despair. The galaxy may be free — but without Jane, it’s no longer a place for him.
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A resistance fighter, a civilian, Sophia Miller, finds a wounded soldier during the Reaper War in London, who turns out to be Commander John Shepard. A spark starts between them, taking them together on an intense adventure—an old and new potential threat rising in the galaxy—John Shepard and his new companion along with his loyal crew are to figure it out and stop it.
A light and comfortable story with some suspense and drama.
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Some Parts Of Mass Effect, As Told By Garrus Vakarian by RavenDirt
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
09 Mar 2025
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Her hand brushed gently against his mangled face. He was just starting to regain feeling in it. He shivered in anticipation. Her touch was so gentle.
He bent forward and pressed his forehead to hers. She anticipated his move and stretched up to meet him on the very tips of her toes.
“You did some research too, huh?” He asked her quietly.
“A little,” she said. “I’m nervous too. You’re my best friend, Garrus. But… you’re also my best friend.”
“Not sure I follow your logic there, Shepard.”
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- Part 1 of Some Parts
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In another life, one where he didn't join the Alliance, Shepard would have likely stayed with Tenth Street Reds. Knowing himself, he would have also very likely risen up the ranks, possibly ending up as the head of said criminal organisation, becoming a dangerous and infamous leader in the shady underworld. Said position in the gang would certainly come with many benefits, such as power, riches, and people wanting to sleep with him. Or it could bring the eye-catching presence of a handsome, skilled and almost annoyingly nice newbie by the name of Alenko who is quite obviously attracted to him, much to Shepard's amusement.
As luck would have it, Alenko just recently made a huge mistake in one of their operations, and now, Shepard has to find a way to punish him...
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AU, year 2186 (Mass Effect timeline)
Kaidan Alenko is an ex marine who has become wealthy by training biotic kids of the upper class in Vancouver, caught in an unhappy marriage and being the target of someone who wants his downfall.
John Shepard is a freelancer journalist with an infamous investigation reputation who is hired by Kaidan to help him find the culprit.
It should have been a quick and easy job. It isn't, not when the case escalates around the two of them - as well as Shepard's feelings for this mysterious man. -
Someone Asked Me to Describe Home by ATOASTBW for Lemmynate
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy
10 Feb 2025
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“Relax John, you’ll be fine. She’s going to love you,” Kaidan says, using the hand that’s not on the steering wheel to give Shepard’s knee a comforting squeeze.
Though his eyes are on the road, he can practically feel the anxiety radiating off of Shepard, who has also been uncharacteristically quiet, a stark contrast to how he kept asking questions and seeking reassurances while they were still in the apartment. It was as if a flip was switched the moment they entered the car.
While this would normally be troubling behaviour, today Kaidan finds it incredibly endearing.
Who knew that the great Commander Shepard would be so worried about meeting his mom?
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- Part 5 of Love After the War
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It's the second last night before Shepard got shipped off to N6 training, but before he and his squadmates are put through one of the hardest programmes in the galaxy, they decided to use these last moments of freedom to party the night away in one of the city's more popular clubs. However, Shepard wasn't just looking to drink and dance; he wanted one last hookup, one last night of no-strings-attached fun to tide him over for the coming weeks. He had plenty of interested parties, but there was only one who really caught his attention: an attractive fellow soldier whom he could tell would treat him right, a man who was just as interested and was quick to take him up on his offer.
But what followed was more than just a moment of quick satisfaction - it was passionate, intense, and revelatory in more ways than one, a chance encounter that would stay with Shepard forever.
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It's a few years after the war; the galaxy is at peace and Kaidan has everything he could ever dream of: a rewarding job as Head of the Alliance's Biotics Spec Ops Division, and the man he loves by his side, one Commander John Shepard.
But then, someone from Shepard's past unexpectedly shows up and dredges up all of Kaidan's past insecurities that he thought he had long since gotten over. His usual self-confidence begins to crumble as he can't help but wonder if he's good enough, and yet, he forces himself to put on a strong face, refusing to let anyone see how badly he's been shaken.
However, Shepard knows him too well, and once he finds out what's been bothering Kaidan, he's determined to prove to him that he is so much better than merely "good enough"... in more ways than one.
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- Part 4 of Love After the War