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  1. Public Bookmark 36

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    Shepard smiles but something about it feels off, like she’s tired but no amount of sleep will help. The scars crisscrossing her cheek betray that, and it makes his own sting.

    The look on her face is gentle, something reserved just for the low lighting of the late hours. A trill she can’t hear vibrates in his chest. It’s good to have her back, even if there’s still a dissonance lingering because he spent the last two years mourning her and coming to terms with that, only for her to come blasting back into his life, as is her style.

    “I missed you, Garrus,” she says. “That's so weird to say; I feel like it’s only been a few weeks, but… It’s like I went to sleep for a while and when I woke up everything was different.”

    “Yeah,” he mutters. “Guess that’s taking some getting used to.”

    Shepard must relearn her place in a galaxy that spent two years moving on and living without her; Garrus finds there are three women he must relearn: the Commander, Shepard, and Jane.

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    02 Feb 2026

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  2. Public Bookmark 2

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    Everyone seems ready to believe Shepard acted with malice in the Bahak system. Given her history, it's not hard to see why. Being under house arrest gives her plenty of time to reflect on whether or not they're right.

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    27 Mar 2025

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  3. Public Bookmark 25

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    Two Spectres going after the same target cannot possibly come to an agreement.

    Unless, of course, their involvement goes beyond professional.

    AU. No spoilers for the trilogy.

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    16 Apr 2025

  4. Public Bookmark *

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    Shepard and Garrus deal with the consequences of fraternization. Angst with a healthy dose of schmoop and gunfire.

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    13 Jan 2025

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  5. Public Bookmark 45

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    Today, on an unnamed patch of shady grass beside a canal in the Zemnian countryside, Essek unexpectedly came to terms with the fact he will never go home again.

    (or: the gardener fic)

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    31 May 2024

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