cauldron burn, and cauldron bubble

I am potionsmaster!  This is my little corner of the web and I hope you enjoy it! Mass Effect, mshenko primarily, occasionally NSFW images, way more often NSFW text posts. Y'know, if you're, like...worried about it. Talk head canon with me! My inbox is always open.

[alchemist-after-dark]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/83297431

Oh my god, I posted something, lolol. Happy Kaidan Porn Day!

[astorythatwritesitself]

Shepard Codex Prompts

VERY shamelessly inspired by a handful of Dragon Age codex prompts I've been seeing go around for a while. Sadly, I don't really play DA. And I really want to see some of this type of stuff for Mass Effect. Please note this only focuses on the original trilogy - I haven't retained enough of Andromeda to make a good one!

I'm very tired and it's been a long-ass week that still isn't over so I'm just kinda firing these off as I think of them. There may be more one day. Or make your own! Idk!

An entry from Shepard's childhood journal

An extranet tabloid/gossip article about them

A report or conversation that got Shepard on the Council's radar

A eulogy/obituary for them after their death(s)

"Is Shepard [x]?" - Greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a mod after 12,239 pages of heated debate

A snapshot of the inevitable Normandy Group Chat, following a mission (specify ME1, 2, or 3)

A snapshot of the inevitable spinoff Normandy Group Chat that's for the ship crew only, No Squadmates Allowed.

A review Shepard left for their actual favorite store on the Citadel

A message from Shepard to their LI

A message from Shepard to their LI, house arrest specific edition.

A letter Shepard never sends

A letter never sent to Shepard

Shepard's dancing, as observed by an onlooker who has no idea who they are

Udina and Anderson's full evaluation of Shepard, leading into ME1

Nihlus' assessment of Shepard, logged just before Eden Prime

A hastily scribbled shopping list

A message found only after Shepard's death

A letter from Shepard's LI to them

(And the requisite house arrest specific edition)

Mission field report (Feel free to choose a specific one)

Chakwas' medical report about Shepard, if she were allowed to be completely honest

One of Shepard's Shadow Broker files

A completely out of context post from Shepard's Official Alliance Space-Twitter

A post from Shepard's secret personal Space-Twitter/Tumblr/What have you

A log/note from Miranda's time on The Lazarus Project

A non-combat/mission message from Shepard to a squadmate

What, if anything, does Shepard send to the family of the squadmate lost on Virmire?

A well-known (and completely incorrect) fact about The Shepard

A message for Shepard from their parents/family, written/recorded before they were born.

[the-reblog-squad-deactivated202]

Reblog if you don't use Generative AI to write fanfics/original fics or to create fanart/original art.

[neverniko101]

How would you show affection to your mutuals if you were a cat?

[notahorseindisguise]

the "came back wrong" trope except like... they didnt. like this mad scientists wife died, and so he studied necromancy, brought her back, and she came back and it all worked. like she came back exactly the same as she was before with literally no difference. but the scientist guy is like "oh no... what have i done.... shes Different now!!!! she came back Wrong!!!!" and shes just like. chilling. reading a book. cooking dinner. shes just so so normal but in the guys mind hes like "oh shes soooo weird" but shes just normal

[mysticorset]

Peer reviewed tags from @somanyofthekids

[notahorseindisguise]

NO its a JOKE and YOU DONT GET IT. ITS NOT THAT DEEP

[hiveswap]

While she was dead he put his memory of her on such a high pedestal that she could never live up to it alive

[midnight-revolucion]

alternatively‚ she came back perfectly fine but he thinks she came back wrong‚ because the tragic reality is that he never actually knew his wife

[notahorseindisguise]

im going INSANE thats MY POST.

[marlinspirkhall]

It's your post but the journey to posting it changed it to such a degree that even its closest intimacies are now foreign to you. Sorry dude.

[spectrekaidanalenko]

*taps mic* Ahem. This thing still on...?

So I've been missing our boy quite a bit lately, and I think a lot of you have been, too. Let's fix that, eh?

Announcing Kaidan Porn Day!

Mark your calendars, start daydreaming up fics and art, or dust off a WIP that's been languishing in your files, anything goes.

April 17, 2026.

It's happening 😎 Tell your friends

[rontology]

I love asking friends, without context, "what are you really into this week?" I'll go first. this week I'm really into mouthwash and sudoku. Last week I was into peaches.

[rontology]

we used to be a society on here!! reblog, don't like! I want to hear what you're into!!! I'm literally looking into the nyt game Pips!!!

[rontology]

compiling my favourite responses

[pochayun]

spin the wheel and assign an animal to prev

[shadoedseptmbr]

i had forgotten how utterly destroyed Shep’s armor is *before* they take the zipline to the Citadel, though to be honest I probably couldn’t see it before MELE.  My poor darling. 

[keriweird]

When the smooch is so good you get that kissy foot. (Click for better quality.)

[keriweird]

N7 Month because why not?

[pastelroyce]

The M-300: powerful shotgun only used by krogan due to the kickback force strong enough to break human bone

Shepard: heehee fun prop (:

I commissioned @commander-sarahs-art for a couple of sketches of Roy! 🩷😍 Look at his smarmy little face!!!!!!!

[alchemist-after-dark]

I was hoping to have this done for N7 Day 2025, and I think I did it! I’m proud of how it turned out; it’s been a really rough past….multiple years at this point, and this quote from Shepard has been my mantra to get me through. Thanks to the ones who’ve been through it with me. Happy N7 Day 🖤❤️🤍❤️🖤

[keriweird]

Happy N7 Day, Commanders! To celebrate, here's a portrait of my OC Shep, Johnny Shepard-Itou (he/him). Renagon, Spacer, Ruthless, Vanguard/Infiltrator.

This is my first year posting art for N7 day, and I'm excited to be hopping on the train. Choo choo

[alchemist-after-dark]

^^^me when this crossed my dash. Hello, Commander 😎

[keriweird]

Happy N7 Day

Happy N7 day everyone! Here's my last minute piece of my OC Johnny Shepard-Itou being vanguard cranky.

Coloured pencils on 140lb cold press watercolour paper.

[keriweird]

Happy N7 Day!

Johnny Shepard-Itō pausing to take it all in while cooling his heels in the Alliance Detention Center, Vancouver.

[alchemist-after-dark]

AHHHHHH I LUFFS HIM 😍😭 Poor Johnny...he has the weight of the galaxy on his shoulders

[alchemist-after-dark]

Reposting the time lapse of the awe-inspiring Aedan Shepard, belonging to the stupendous @shadoedseptmbr 😎😎😎

Happy N7 day!

[alchemist-after-dark]

Oldie but goodie

[alchemist-after-dark]

Happy N7 day!! Have another screen cap repaint 🤩

[alchemist-after-dark]

Oldie but goodie