Giorraíonn beirt bóthar - Two People Shorten A Road
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A small child with no memory of before arrives on the doorstep to Old Neddy's pub in Shannon, Ireland, and his life is forever changed.
My take on the Earthborn background for Commander Caleb Shepard.
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Don't Turn Around by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
24 Sep 2020
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The Tenth Street Reds are no more, and Caleb Shepard must decide what to do next with his life; stay in Ireland or leave. Though he relies on his mentor and father-figure, Athair, to guide him, leaving doesn't sit well with him. And then he meets an Alliance officer named David Anderson who will change his life forever ...
“Caleb,” Athair says with a patience only the clergy can express properly, “we all have our part to play in this life. Yours is not here.”
** This piece follows immediately after "Seeing Reds"
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Leaving Ireland and the Tenth Street Reds behind him, Caleb Shepard finds a new life in the Alliance military. Presented with a chance to fulfill one of his dreams, sniper school, he thinks nothing can stand in his way. Until he meets his roommate, an unexpected rival and a man who can jeopardize everything he’s worked towards so far in his career…
Coats drops onto his bunk, relaxing back against the pillow. “So, what’s a Paddy like you doing in the Alliance?”Caleb swallows tightly. Only his bed, about three additional feet between them, and his ability to keep his temper in check separate him from the Englishman. Silently, he debates whether or not he can make the distance in one leap. Ideally, he wants to yank the man’s tongue out so he can’t speak; instead, a tight smile forms at his lips but doesn’t quite reach his eyes as he sacrifices that whim to keep his dream alive. For now. “Same as anyone else, I expect …”
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- Part 3 of Giorraíonn beirt bóthar - Two People Shorten A Road
- Part 1 of The Ties That Bind Us
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May The Road Rise To Meet You by ladyamesindy for starkeeper
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
07 Nov 2021
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Lieutenant Caleb Shepard and his platoon are sent to investigate a missing pioneer team on Akuze.
~~~Nothing in his memory – real or fictional – even comes close to identifying it. A giant worm-like thing - something only vaguely reminiscent of the creatures he used to pick up off the sidewalks on a rainy day in Shannon as a child, but thousands of times larger - rises half out of the ground and looms above. It’s screeching roar is loud enough to penetrate his armor, and Caleb slaps his hands over his helmet where his ears would be, cringing in pain as Toombs grunts behind him. Surreal streaks of bright, glowing blue mark its head and tongue, while two long, sharp, claw-like protuberances, one to either side of its head, act like arms. Its ‘skin’ looks to be some sort of segmented plating, though the darkness makes it impossible to be sure. Whatever this thing is, it turns and ejects a wide spray of acid aimed at the rest of his unit taking up battle positions below.
It takes another second or two for the scene before him to fully register; the beast is moving toward them.
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Rolling In The Deep by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
11 Jul 2023
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Commander Caleb Shepard returns from Despoina with his biggest ally in the war against the reapers to date, yet Kaidan Alenko wonders if the price of that partnership may be too high.
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An anniversary, but not of the enjoyable kind. Nine years on, and Commander Shepard is still dealing with the fallout from Akuze. It's up to Kaidan Alenko to guide him through it.
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War is hell, there's no way around it, and Commander Caleb Shepard is well aware of the toll it can take on him and his crew. Shore leave is supposed to be a chance to catch a second wind, find a bit of reprieve ... unless you are the First Human Spectre and your boyfriend the Second Human Spectre ...
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The Long Walk Home by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
28 Apr 2023
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The fleets are assembled, the battle has been fought. Only one decision is left to be made and only Commander Caleb Shepard can make it.
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One Last Battle by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
20 Oct 2023
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Every war ends with one last battle. This time it isn't Alchera, but London, and Kaidan only hopes that Shepard lives through it.
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Two years after the end of the Reaper War, Caleb Shepard finally faces what he can no longer avoid ...
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Trick or Treat by ladyamesindy for Pigeon_theoneandonly
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
31 Oct 2022
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Caleb Shepard has survived many a monster in his day, but that doesn't prepare him for his children's Halloween shenanigans.
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It's that time of year again, and Kaidan and Caleb are decorating for the holidays. Everything goes smoothly until an unexpected 'guest' arrives ...
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Caleb Shepard/Kaidan Alenko
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Found Family - A Collection of Drabbles by ladyamesindy for Th3_Morrigan
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
19 Apr 2022
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A collection of domestic drabbles for Caleb Shepard and Kaidan Alenko post-war and their adopted children Tadhg and Niamh.
(most of these are cross posted from Dribbles & Drabs, but I wanted a source where I could access the family ones more easily. More will be added to the collection here as they are written).
(This collection was inspired by a discussion with th3_Morrigan. Hope you enjoy them, my friend!)
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Dribbles & Drabs by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mass Effect Trilogy
01 Feb 2023
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A collection of writings that were prompted over on tumblr and for which I have no other place to give them a home. An ongoing work with no particular posting timeline.
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- Part 1 of Miscellaneous Mass Effect Stories
- Part 14 of Giorraíonn beirt bóthar - Two People Shorten A Road
- Part 5 of Biotic Pinball Wizard - The Story of Michael Shepard
- Part 5 of The Ties That Bind Us
- Part 2 of All The Time in the World
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The Man Whom Sorrow Named His Friend by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
16 Oct 2025
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Brief glimpses into the life of the Savior of the Galaxy.
These are a series of prompt responses for Caleb Shepard using the Fictober 2025 list of writing prompts. Caleb's muse has hit back with a vengeance of late and I've really missed writing for him.
The title of this work is from a line out of the William Butler Yeats poem, The Sad Shepherd
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- Part 15 of Giorraíonn beirt bóthar - Two People Shorten A Road
- Part 6 of The Ties That Bind Us
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Tadhg Shepard-Alenko is about to let his father in on a secret that's been years in the making.
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Fairy Kisses by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
25 May 2026
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Post-war married life together offers as many challenges as fighting a war against the Reapers. When Commander Caleb Shepard (retired) and Major Kaidan Alenko are presented with their young daughter's heavy burden, Shepard falls back to his skills as commander and comes up with a unique way of dealing with the situation.
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Major Kaidan Alenko gets lost in his own thoughts until Shepard arrives to 'deal' with the situation.
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- Part 17 of Betting on the 2026 Stanley Cup Play-offs
- Part 18 of Giorraíonn beirt bóthar - Two People Shorten A Road