TheMadDesperado
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Humanity discovered Mass Effect technology in 2148. They sent a prototype ship out into the boundless void of space to find the answer to the age-old question, 'Is there anyone else out there?'
Vera jumped at the chance to blast off into space and into a new universe, to be a part of history, and pave the way into the future.
-Slight change to the timeline, and a shift on first contact for humanity and Turians. Original story set in the Mass Effect universe-
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Jane lived to serve others; she had nothing left of a home, and her friends came and went with every mission. It was best to keep an arm's distance; getting close always meant getting hurt for her. She burned like a bright star in the galaxy as she tried to do as much good as she could in a universe pitted against her from every angle, but every time she fell, nothing would stop her from coming back taller than before.
A novelization of the trilogy focused on Shepherd's life, both in and out of missions.
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- English
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- 4,753
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- 1/?
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The Fragile Vanguard by TheMadDesperado
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition
20 Feb 2025
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Kesta was just an average woman, working two jobs and barley scraping by. She was completely normal that is until she wakes up in a cell in a room she doesn't recognize.
She finds herself in a frighteningly strange world that is so different from her own. Not only is she somewhere strange and far from home, she has a mark on her hand that matches the eerie green hole in the sky.
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- Part 1 of Kesta's Thedas
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Kesta's Thedas by TheMadDesperado
Fandom Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition
20 Feb 2025
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Turians do not lie; they ignore, deflect, obfuscate, but they do not lie.
“Keeping my skills sharp, just a little target practice,” he drawled. Spirits, but was it supposed to come back so easily and so quickly? He could feel himself slip back into the mindset of being her team-mate. Joking, watching each other’s back. Admiring her from afar.
Too much stims, definitely.
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- Part 1 of The Butcher Redeemed Extended Universe
Bookmarked by TheMadDesperado
04 Dec 2025
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After the war, Shepard and Garrus are separated by the vastness of space and the inconvenience of a destroyed comms relay system.
While they both struggle to reunite, they resort to sending each other messages in the hopes that one day they'll be delivered.
Complete.
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With the Devil on Your Back by TotallyTotoro
Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect Trilogy
28 Mar 2026
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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.
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- Part 2 of Compromise Who I Am
Bookmarked by TheMadDesperado
15 Jul 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
This is why I need bookmarks, can’t rely on memory