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The Space Between Orders by Zerbinetta
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
06 Feb 2026
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First contact was supposed to be historic.
Instead, it was a war.Two years into the conflict between humanity and the Turian Hierarchy, Commander Stella Shepard—callsign Valkyrie—has become one of the Alliance’s most effective weapons: a biotic vanguard who wins battles with precision, restraint, and an inconvenient habit of asking why.
On the other side of the front, Garrus Vakarian—Centurion—is tasked with stopping her. He studies her patterns, counters her moves, and begins to suspect that the war itself is being handled with catastrophic short-sightedness.
Somewhere between enemy fire, illicit communications, and one reckless, impossible meeting on Omega, respect becomes understanding—and understanding becomes something far more dangerous.
When command decides that ending the war requires annihilation, not restraint, both are forced to choose between loyalty and conscience, survival and truth.
This is a story about first contact done wrong, the cost of obedience, and what happens when two people decide the future is worth risking everything for—even each other.
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02 Feb 2026
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Shepard finds herself reliving the last few years, from finding the beacon on Eden Prime to the battle for Earth. Again, and again, and again. How much can she change? How much should she change?
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- 36,707
- Chapters:
- 23/23
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01 Feb 2026
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Priority: Loved, Needed, Wanted by capnmarvl
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
30 Jan 2026
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The first thought Shepard had after seeing Garrus Vakarian for the first time in 10 years was that he looked like his mother, but stood like his father.
The first thought Garrus had after seeing Shepard for the first time in a decade was that he should have known ‘Commander Shepard - Hope for Humanity’ was in fact Jane Shepard, the same kid, now woman, he had once wished -threatened- to push out an airlock.
An alternate universe where Shepard and Garrus grew up together, drifted apart, and found each other again during a re-telling of Mass Effect 1. The story is interspersed with important moments from Shepard's childhood.
This is a 3-Part Series (completed) and totals about ~100k words.
Part 1: Priority: Old Friends and New covers the events just after Eden Prime to Shepard becoming the First Human Spectre.
Part 2: Priority: Making and Breaking Amends covers Therum, Noveria, Feros, and some adventures in between.
Part 3: Priority: Loved, Needed, Wanted covers Virmire, Ilos, and the Battle for the Citadel.
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- Part 3 of Fostered Rivalry
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29 Jan 2026
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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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20 Jan 2026
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Juxtaposed Amended by squiggly_squid
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect
07 Feb 2026
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What if Commander Shepard and Garrus Vakarian find each other and marry before the events of the games take place? How will it alter their futures, Shepard's decisions, and the battle against the Reapers?
This is a rewrite of my first fanfic, Juxtaposed, and the beginning of an all new Parable story. Expect similarities, but also see how some things change.
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- Part 1 of Parable Amended
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14 Jan 2026
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Deep Space Blue by noromancer
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
05 Jan 2026
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Garrus Vakarian is a bounty hunter, flying his own ship, minding his own business, until a guest comes along and overstays her welcome. These are their adventures in an Alternate Universe.
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07 Jan 2026
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for educational purposes only by lilmissnatcat24
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
07 Jan 2026
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four times shepard and garrus kissed, and one time they didn't.
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- Part 16 of Shakarian Drabbles
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31 Dec 2025
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Now as he watched smoke rise in inky, ominous coils from the Presidium for the second time in his life, Garrus couldn’t help but wonder how many more deeply held beliefs of his would be unmoored.
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23 Dec 2025
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On the final assault of the Cronos Station, Shepard discovers what she always feared the most: that she wasn't just a reconstruction, but a clone of the original Commander Shepard. She and those close to her must come to their own terms with what this revelation means to them.
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29 Nov 2025
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Where Do You End and I Begin? Part 1 by EratoHayden
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
04 Feb 2026
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Garrus did not know when he started having these feelings and thoughts about Commander Shepard. One day, he respected her and nearly idolized her for all her accomplishments. The next day he could not stop thinking about her. He would find himself longing for her company and researching things that he never had any interest in before.
This story will cover the events of Mass Effect 1 as told through Garrus's perspective. A few alterations to start their relationship sooner, but mostly canon compliant. Mostly fluff and in between moments from the game.
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- Part 1 of Where Do You End and I Begin?
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29 Nov 2025
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A series of one-shots set within the universe of 'Uncle,' 'Dad,' and 'Mom,' featuring life for Garrus Vakarian, Commander Shepard, and the family they hoped to have after the Reaper War.
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- Part 4 of Earth Family Shakarian
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29 Nov 2025
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Commander Shepard is well acquainted with death. Her life is full of death. But for Shepard, living is harder. What happens when the fight is over?This story will crisscross the Milky Way, taking place in the 10 years after the Reaper War. Set against the backdrop of a galaxy in upheaval, Taproot is an exploration of duty, change, love, and most of all, finding home.
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- Part 1 of Taproot
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28 Nov 2025
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Anthology series of Shepard and Garrus' messages to each other throughout the events of the Reaper War.
[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: April 15th, 2186]
I’m not getting anything from your end if these are going through. I guess without the voice, my charms have worn off on you, huh, Shepard?
[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: April 15th, 2186]
That’s when you’re supposed to message back and say what charm? Come on, Shepard, I set you up with an easy one.
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- Part 11 of Olivia Shepard
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27 Nov 2025
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Unidentified activity at the edge of the Sol system sends Commander Shepard and her ship through a supposedly dormant mass relay. Stranded on the other side, the lives of her crew rest in her hands; a single decision can bring salvation—or death.
When Lieutenant Garrus Vakarian is ordered to investigate the crash site of an unknown craft, he becomes part of Shepard’s fate, and she becomes part of his. They believe they've made first contact, but a truth their peoples have hidden threatens to rock everything they know—and what they mean to each other.
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- 120,217
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- 33/33
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26 Nov 2025
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The war is over and Shepard's still alive.
Except she doesn't really understand what war everyone is talking about, or who half of these people are... The last thing she does remember is the Normandy blowing up over Alchera. Which apparently was a few years ago, and things had changed a lot during that time. She doesn't even know which bothers her more: that everyone wants her to be someone she's not, or that Garrus has been strangely distant ever since she woke up...TL;DR: Shepard survives the Crucible but loses all her memories since Cerberus rebuilt her. Shakarian angst and regular angst, all mixed up together into a nice hurt/comfort cocktail. Despite the scary tags this has a happy ending.
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- English
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- 144,403
- Chapters:
- 36/36
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23 Nov 2025
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Mass Effect kink meme fill.
Shepard is fascinated by hypnosis and Garrus is curious. They decide to test the theory on him, and apparently it doesn't work on Turians. But he wants to prank her, so he pretends it works, intending to make her believe it went horribly wrong. But then, when she's sure she succeeded, she unexpectedly asks him for a hug...
A story of trust, friendship, denial and overflowing hidden desires.
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- 74,349
- Chapters:
- 18/19
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20 Nov 2025
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Jane and Garrus have been partners for three years, and are labeled Homicide's best team, which gets them the worst cases. They'll find that their friendship isn't just laughter and late nights watching vids — it's finding someone who will hold your hand through the darkest of times.
This is the story of two very smart detectives acting foolish as they slowly fall in love.
Art by Blueboxness
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- Part 1 of The Cases of Shepard and Vakarian
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19 Nov 2025
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Garrus and Thane have never sparred together. Upon realizing this, Shepard demands a show fight between them, except due to all of the hype and banter, Garrus isn't exactly sure what to expect.
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- Part 5 of in which shakarios happens
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11 Nov 2025
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Thirty years since first contact. Thirty years of war between the turians and the humans. Shanxi, a human fringe colony in the Traverse, has been the epicenter of the fighting. And humans are in the eleventh hour, about to lose not only their colonies, but their way of life. The only hope they have left is a Prothean beacon found hidden beneath labs-- a beacon which could, if given to the salarians, turn the tide of the war. The problem is: the turians want it just as badly.
Commander Roni Shepard wears her uniform more comfortably than her own skin. But a traumatic injury from the batarians, a client race to the Hierarchy, has left her unsure of everything she used to be secure in.
Lieutenant-Commander Garrus Vakarian thinks outside of the box, much to the chagrin of his commanding officers, his father, and the very establishment he fights for. When he uncovers a dark secret embedded deep within his own military, he holds on to the hope that others can put a stop to it, even if it destroys everything.
When both of them are tasked with securing the Prothean beacon, their lives will intertwine, and everything they thought they knew flies out the window when a mysterious ship also comes to collect.
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10 Nov 2025
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An Unavoidable Collision by AuroreRose
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
02 Feb 2026
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Year 2170
“After three days of negotiations, I am pleased to announce the formation of the Human-Turian Alliance.”
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Jane Shepard, Private in the Systems Alliance Navy & Garrus Vakarian, Private in the Turian Hierarchy.They'd met during the negotiations on Palaven, only to be separated days later.
Now they were privates, fresh out of basic training. Every human and turian soldier had received their assignment - Earth or Palaven.
What were the odds they'd cross paths again?
Unavoidable.
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A Prequel AU, following from 2170-2182 & converging on ME1
Part 1 of 4 (170k written & posting 2-4x a month)Bookmarked by Garfbin
07 Nov 2025