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1. Dew Before the Sun by polymorphic

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

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M, Gen, Multi, Other
   • Work in Progress

   18 Sep 2022

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Original Female Human Character(s)/Original Salarian Character(s)
   • Original Human Character(s)
   • Original Salarian Character(s)
   • Original Mass Effect Character(s)
   • Alternative romance
   • Alternative Sexuality
   • Asexual Relationship
   • Non-Sexual Intimacy
   • Strangers to Lovers
   • Workplace Relationship
   • Adventure & Romance
   • Getting to Know Each Other
   • Slow Burn
   • Fantasizing
   • Eventual Smut
   • Alien/Human Relationships
   • Alien Cultural Differences
   • Alien Gender/Sexuality
   • Interspecies Awkwardness
   • Found Family
   • Career Change
   • Alien Flora & Fauna
   • Anxiety
   • Fluff
   • Organized Crime
   • Pre-Canon
   • Pre-Mass Effect 1
   • Gratuitous Worldbuilding
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • cws in chapter notes
   • Slow To Update

   Summary

   They say that science demands sacrifices, but 'they' never specify which. Nothing drastic, Tess learns. Just one relationship after another, lost to parsecs of space. Love and grief grow in tandem, inverse, leaving her feeling empty and numb. What better to fill the void than a dangerous new job?

   The (questionable) thinking of an incurable careerwoman leads her on the adventure of a lifetime, and through all sorts of weird and alien straits. As for romance? Maybe. She thinks so. What is it, anyway?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,035

   Chapters:

   6/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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   Bookmarks:

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