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1. With the Devil on Your Back by TotallyTotoro

   Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect Trilogy  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, Gen, Other
   • Work in Progress

   02 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian
   • Female Shepard & Garrus Vakarian
   • Normandy Crew & Female Shepard
   • Female Shepard (Mass Effect)
   • Garrus Vakarian
   • Miranda Lawson
   • Jacob Taylor
   • Jeff "Joker" Moreau
   • Illusive Man | Jack Harper
   • Mordin Solus
   • Aria T'Loak
   • David Anderson (Mass Effect)
   • Kasumi Goto
   • Jack | Subject Zero
   • Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
   • Thane Krios
   • Samara (Mass Effect)
   • Grunt (Mass Effect)
   • Slow Burn
   • Slow Build
   • Paragon Shepard (Mass Effect)
   • Paragade (Mass Effect)
   • Pre-Relationship
   • Canon divergence slow burn
   • Friends With Benefits
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Character Study

   Summary

   The second installment in Compromise Who I Am, a Mass Effect trilogy novelization. This piece covers the events of Mass Effect 2, as seen through Shepard's eyes.

   This series includes a slow-burn romance with Garrus and an in-depth exploration of Commander Shepard. Some dialogue is lifted directly from the game and expanded upon, but this story will mostly be filling in the gaps and exploring a struggling Shepard who finds herself now carrying the weight of an entire universe's future on her shoulders.

   Tagged side characters are prominently featured and explored. Specific content warnings are listed within chapters.

   Comprise Who I Am is a series about pain and healing. It is a story about learning to trust, falling in love with your best friend, and about handling the worst parts of yourself together. Reading the first installment of this series is not required, but is encouraged.

   Series

   • Part 2 of Compromise Who I Am

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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