The Ties That Bind Us
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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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If London Falls... by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
30 Mar 2025
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Commander Caleb Shepard's warnings of the Reaper invasion have come to pass, and now Earth is in a fight for survival. While Shepard fights to unite the galaxy against the worst threat imaginable, those left on Earth do their best to hold on until help comes. Led by Major Ryan Coats and Lieutenant Commander Abigail Williams, two of Shepard's closest friends, Earth has a chance. But, if London falls...
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- Part 2 of The Ties That Bind Us
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Shut Up and Dance by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
02 May 2021
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War is hell broken up by occasional moments of lightness. Stuck on watch duty, Abby Williams and Ryan Coats have an interesting conversation...
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- Part 3 of The Ties That Bind Us
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A War That Needs Winning by ladyamesindy
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
23 May 2021
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War is hell, something Abigail Williams is very familiar with after months of fighting the Reapers. Returning to Earth, she is focused on the battle to come, but her thoughts take a far different course with news of the fate of the man she most wants to see...
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- Part 4 of The Ties That Bind Us
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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