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Of Friends and Families : A Shepard and Zorah Story by Justin_Time
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
15 Feb 2026
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A chance encounter at a Mass Relay shifts Humanities destiny in a tremendous way. With the Alliance coming in contact with the Quarian Board, the Two Species become fast Allies in a Galaxy betting against their success.
But beyond the grander politics at play, we delve specifically into how this First Contact between Humanity and Pilgrims impact two pivotal Kids that were present for this incredible meeting. Specifically a Young John Shepard and a Young Tali’Zorah as their friendship with the other shifts into a unbreakable relationship as they grow up with each other throughout their adventures.
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- Part 1 of Mass Effect : Shepard
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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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Отличная работа by WTF Mass Effect 2026 (fandom_MassEffect)
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
15 Feb 2026
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— И как? — спрашивает она. — Полагаю, ты наблюдал.
Он закуривает еще сигарету. Не предлагает закурить ей.
— Ты держишь планку, — говорит он, отказывая ей во внимании, которого она так очевидно жаждет. -
Commander Shepard, The Greatest to Ever Live by Samael61
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
14 Feb 2026
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Commander Shepard, the singular greatest soldier the alliance and the humanity as a whole ever had and ever will.
One man army whose mere name envokes fear in the hearts of the enemies of the Systems Alliance.
A force of nature protecting the humanity against the galaxy.
Or: A crack fic where Commander Shepard is greater than ever.
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After drifting in the void and getting scooped up by the Normandy, Jaune suddenly finds himself face-to-face with Captain David Anderson and Commander Shepard. One quick reality check later, he realizes he's nowhere near Remnant; he's in a whole other galaxy. With no way home, he joins the crew of the Normandy. But it doesn't take long before Jaune learns there's something out there, something even Salem would think twice about before picking a fight.
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Шторм нельзя остановить. Его можно только переждать.
Иногда для этого достаточно одного секретного канала связи.- Language:
- Русский
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Shepard: A Survivor's Saga by twistedwit
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
13 Feb 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 Bridge Between by Stanic
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
13 Feb 2026
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The red wave of the Crucible changed everything. It destroyed the Reapers, disabled the mass relays, and apparently claimed the life of Commander Shepard. But nothing in this new galaxy is quite what it seems. As humanity tears itself apart and new threats gain power in the shadows of conflict, an impossible discovery will reunite the legendary crew of the Normandy for a mission beyond hope itself.
A post-ME3 psychological thriller exploring identity beyond sacrifice, featuring established Shepard/Garrus relationship.
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- Part 1 of The Bridge Between
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Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned by hyperfixationloto
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
12 Feb 2026
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When Jack stumbled in that dark alley on Omega the last thing she expected to find was the Cheerleader standing over a corpse, with two mark on its neck. What the fuck.
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Miranda Lawson is tasked with an impossible job: keep a resurrected Jane Shepard focused long enough to stop the Collectors, while holding together a woman fractured by death, manipulation, and rage.
When Maya Brooks steals Shepard’s clone and disappears, the galaxy is forced to confront a dangerous truth: there is more than one Shepard, and neither will be controlled easily. As the Reaper War looms, identity fractures, loyalties splinter, and survival demands choices no one is ready to make.
This is a story about legacy, autonomy, and what happens when the weapon refuses to stay pointed where it’s aimed.
A/N: There will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 55 chapters by the time this story is completed. Currently, 45 chapters are written. Next chapter will be posted 2026 Feb 20.
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They call it the Great Filter. Civilizations rise, they discover the miracle of Element Zero, and they unknowingly accelerate the decay of their own suns. The Reapers aren't just destroyers; they are the firebreak, arriving to harvest advanced life before it burns the universe down to the last star.
For Shepard, the invasion manifests as more than just a war—it is a physical agony. The sky over Earth has turned violet, gravity is unspooling, and his Vanguard abilities are no longer a weapon, but a liability. In an atmosphere thick with dark energy, every Biotic Charge risks tearing a hole in reality and burning him out from the inside.
Shepard can’t charge his way out of the heat death of the universe.Reunited with Kaidan Alenko, Shepard finds that their biotic resonance is the only thing capable of quieting the static screaming in his blood. Together, they must convince a fractured galaxy that the Reapers are merely a symptom of a much larger disease—and find a way to fix the sky before the lights go out forever.
The Dark Energy Ending rewrite.
Vanguard!Shepard, Sentinel!Kaidan, Biotic Resonance, Dark Energy Lore, Entropy, and mShenko romance as the center of gravity.
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Humanity found out that it was not alone in the galaxy. It had earned its place in the galactic community, and made it its goal to strive for unity and prosperity. But the barrier between galaxies is fickle, and mankind will find itself staring down its counterpart. The Citadel Council comes face-to-face with the remnants of the Human Domain and the Persean Sector at large.
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Collective Rebirth by EvanKnight
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Voltron Force (2011), Voltron: Lion Force (1984)
11 Feb 2026
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Two Years have passed since the Paladins and the Normandy had suffered the tragedy of loss. A year since the Alteans have begun to return to the galaxy after the second battle of the Citadel. But the Reapers are not done as the Paladins and a revived John Shepard must gather allies to face this threat. This is their Rebirth into a new world of wonders as Heroes. NOW FORM VOLTRON!
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- Part 3 of The Quintessence Effect
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The Arms that Hold Tomorrow by echoes_of_arcadia
Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect Trilogy
10 Feb 2026
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When Commander Alison "AJ" Shepard opens her eyes two years after her ship was destroyed, she's met not by Alliance colors, but the Cerberus insignia--the human supremacist, terrorist organizations behind her squad's death on Akuze and countless atrocities.
The galaxy has gone on without her, yet one face, Liara T'Soni, lingers like the afterimage of a life she may never have. Feeling more alone than ever, Shepard faces a silent war: human colonies are vanishing without a trace by a threat called the Collectors. The world believes her dead, and loyalties have fractured; every alliance comes at a cost. To stop them, Shepard must gather a crew of specialists, exiles, and ghosts; a thief hiding grief behind mischief, a vigilante thirsting for justice, an ancient warrior whose code shapes her pain, an ex-Alliance soldier keeping her at arm's length, a woman designed, a convict with trust issues, a tank bred krogan, and a scientist equally likely to kill you as he is to save you.
Through it all, Liara threads every thought and decision, reminding her what she's fighting for. Across the gulf of what was lost, she can feel the echo of arms that once held tomorrow, and the promise of love even death can't do part.
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- Part 2 of The Way Back Home
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Living For Another Day by tilehopper
Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect Trilogy, Halo (Video Games) & Related Fandoms
10 Feb 2026
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Escaping from a fight with an Endless leader awoken from its Cylix, the Master Chief, his AI Joyeuse, and pilot Esparza find themselves transported to a different time and universe, to an era where humanity faces yet another ancient evil. This time, they won't have to fight alone as new allies on the Normandy teach them not only to fight, but to live.
New chapter every Thursday (GMT+7 time)
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- Part 1 of Adrift Beyond the Stars
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It's been 2 years (and twelve days) - but a message from mom still has a way of stopping Shepard in her tracks.
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Ottilia (Otti) Shepard woke up after being dead for two years. She was revived by Cerberus, the Council still doesn't care about her or her cause, and the Illusive Man is a dick. She's plagued with nightmares and flashbacks, often lashing out at herself for things frankly out of her control. She's able to keep this under wraps from her crew. That is, until a turian with an obsession for calibrations decides to check on her after noticing the tendency to go directly to her cabin one too many times.
(In which Shepard is a mess, Garrus panics at the thought of his best friend suffering, and they end up together. Only Shepard is still, in fact, a hot mess.)
I will make a habit of putting content warnings on chapters containing self-harm as well as an indication of which paragraph you can skip to if you don't want to read that. Please take care of yourself while you read if it's a trigger for you. I won't have it mentioned too often, but it will be in there.
One other thing, my writing style has evolved as I’ve written this fic. The first 4 chapters stick very close to cannon which means it starts slow. I apologize for that, but I promise it gets better starting at chapter 4 and only improves from there!
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From their mission to stop rogue Spectre Saren Arterius to the Reaper War, Commander Shepard and Garrus Vakarian forge a bond that grows from trust to love. Through battles, humor, and heartbreak, their romance deepens across the trilogy and beyond, proving that even in the galaxy's darkest hours, some connections are worth fighting for.
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A very different take on the Illusive Man, broken, empty and very much vulnerable after surviving the war. What happens when Shepard finds him?
A confrontation between paths so similar, yet so distant. Will she be able to save him from himself?
(Contains strong themes such as suicidal behaviour, self-violence, depression)
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Electric Sheep by lilmissnatcat24
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
06 Feb 2026
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Two years after the death of Garrus Vakarian, Delia Shepard finds herself stationed on Horizon when the Collectors attack and kidnap Kaidan Alenko. When a mysterious shadow corporation by the name of Cerberus comes to her rescue, she sees is as not only a way to save Kaidan, but to possibly do some good in the universe. But there's a mysterious turian who follows her at every step, one that may be more than he seems on the surface.
Garrus Vakarian is alive. He's 30% cybernetics, embedded with a control chip and surveillance devices that track his every move, and doesn't care about anything anymore-- but alive. He has one sole mission: to destroy Cerberus from the inside out. But when Shepard happens back into his life, he's forced to make the harrowing decision of whether to complete his mission, or to risk it all for the woman he once thought he couldn't live without.
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- Part 2 of Out of Eden Series