Someone Else Might Have Gotten It Wrong

previously @had-to-be-you | she/her | 27ish | obsessed with mass effect and using art to cope with the horrors| being kind is free!

[moonracoons]

Hello!

Thank you for everyone's very kind advise! I did decide to change my username from had-to-be-you --> moonraccoons.

Okee thank you, homies! Carry on <3

Also art tag in # :)

[mageswithcats]

Realistically, i'm not the friend who will take a bullet for you. I'm probably the reason we are being shot at and im sorry okay

[squigglysquidd]

There's a new Motionless In White song, RIP, that really makes me think of Parable Shakarian.

I've never really thought on how their romance develops throughout the games and yes, it's not really all that canon, but these two become so entangled together that they'd truly fall apart without the other. Which raises the question, just what will they do to stay together?

[owlgodarchives]

The Baby Aliens of the Milky Way Galaxy! 🩵✨

[halpyhal]

i’d never hurt a fly but i’ve got walls to climb

[mounted-archer]

[ode to a conversation stuck in your throat] @thychesters

Full under cut!

[peachyatelier]

[moonracoons]

Pinterest prompt search

Tagged by @westernlarch - thank youuuu!

rules: go to pinterest and type in the prompts below. whatever image pops up first is your image

Prompts: color, quote, character, hobby, accessories, song lyrics, flower

Tagging: @cowpoke-m, @top-10-tristes, @chalkituptofate , @hardcore-like-eezo , @gammaraydeath , no pressure! Just fun vibes :)

[moonracoons]

WIP Wednesday

Just been working on... well, learning how to draw faces 😂 the last few days have been my shep OC - Marian Jane (MJ) Shepard.

[moonracoons]

Oh, yay! Play with us!

2, 13 and 15 for Marian.

Wooo! Yes, thank you for allowing me to play along! :)

Question #2: What habit does your OC have that they themselves find annoying?

I feel like Marian chews the inside of her mouth to shreds, which is very annoying, seeing as how she loves spicy food.

She also has not been able to kick her smoking habit. It was something she picked up after Mindoir when she was in the foster system for 2 years before enlisting. She got addicted instantly and, though she can go a long time without smoking (bootcamp/ missions / ect.) she will always find herself picking up a pack when she is on shore leave. She finds it really annoying that she cannot kick the habit.

Question #13: What is the easiest way to make your OC laugh?

Hmm, I think she laughs pretty easily when she is in good company. Always lending a little chuckle to a joke or a bark of laughter to a good story.

But I think the easiest way to make her absolutely belly laugh is rapid-fire witty/ gallos humor. This was something that made her and Joker very fast friends. Joker is also one of the only people who can make her laugh to the brink of tears.

Question #15: For how long can your OC stand in complete silence without breaking it?

If she is on a mission, she is laser-focused and can stand in silence for hours... Other than that, maybe 3 minutes. If she is working on something (a model ship/ cleaning her gun/ ect.) she will definitely start humming to herself without noticing. Subconsciously, silence makes her really uneasy so she will do something to help ease that anxiety.

Thank you so much for asking! <3

[moonracoons]

Hello! I had some questions about MJ, but since you reblogged an ask game, I'll save those for later.

For the ask game about MJ, I am curious about 1 and 5 :)

Hello!

Omg yes, you can always ask about MJ :) It helps me get to know her better as well haha.

Question #1: How vividly does your OC dream? What do they dream about, or do they even remember their dreams?

Oooh! I feel like Marian would typically have really vivid dreams in the moment, but forget them shortly after she wakes up. I feel like they would mostly be abstract experiences. More like clippings/snippets of consciousness bleeding together into an almost liminal type of dream.

I have a HC that she has always had an issue with recurring dreams (seeing as how she experienced that in ME3). In the past, it would be abstract and cruel interpretations of what happened to her family on Mindoir. Then it was her quad on Akuze. Then it became the vision she had on Eden Prime. Every time she would wake up with little memory of what she had dreamed, but the feeling would loom over her most of the day.

Question #5: What sound does your OC hate the most?

The sound of people smacking their lips when they eat (anyone else with Misophonia out there? lol). I have a HC that she had a little brother on Mindoir, and he would smack his lips just to annoy her. lol

Thank you for the ask! I appreciate ya <3

[moonracoons]

4 and 10 for the OC ask game!

Omg! Thank you for asking :)

I have so many OC's (mostly for D&D) but I think I am going to answer these for my OC Shepard :)

Question #4: What is your OC's ideal way to spend a Friday night, and has that changed over the years?

So, I am going to start with the Pre-Eden Prime mission in ME 1. Marian Shepard's ideal Friday night started with going to the boxing gym or the shooting range. She found out early on that the only way to calm her anxiety was to hone her survival skills ( just a hunch, but probably something to do with watching Mindoir burn around her as a kid). After that, if she ran into some of her Alliance comrades at the gym/ range, she would spend the night out with them. If she was alone, she would probably go out anyway and explore whatever colony/ settlement/ city she was in. Girl doesn't know how to sit still.

During the events of Mass Effect 1-3, she still finds herself honing her survival skills after finishing her reports. Though now she would meet her comrades in the docking bay to spar or talk guns. I feel like as long as she is doing something to occupy her mind, it would be ideal.

After the events of ME, (because she absolutely survives! Because she is Commander Shepard, and of course she does! ) ... the girl still cannot sit still, though she has slowed down a lot ... mostly due to the missing leg. But! She would spend her Friday nights with Garrus. Maybe they would go out, maybe they would stay in and go over her latest N7 training plan/ his latest reports on how to rebuild Palavan.

Question #10: Does your OC care about their appearance? Does this align with how much effort they put into how they look?

I feel like Marian does care about her appearance, but more so for how it is a byproduct of her hard work and physical skills. She really values her muscular/athletic build because it gives her comfort knowing she is physically strong enough to handle dangerous situations. She also just thinks having big muscles is hot, so I think she does put effort into her appearance for that reason as well lol.

I don't think she wears makeup much in her day-to-day (mostly because she doesn't have much practice in that department, except when she smudged her mom's black eyeliner on during that one phase she had as a young teen). I do have a HC that Kasumi teaches her how to apply makeup during ME 2, and she starts to use it a bit more afterwards.

Thank you for asking! this is fun <3

[whump-until-wretched]

Another OC ask game :)

How vividly does your OC dream? What do they dream about, or do they even remember their dreams?

What habit does your OC have that they themselves find annoying?

What is your OC's preferred way to listen to music? (live, blast it in the car, etc.)

What is your OC's ideal way to spend a Friday night, and has that changed over the years?

What sound does your OC hate the most?

What kind of curtains would your OC pick in their bedroom?

If your OC held a world record, even in something really niche, what would it be?

How observant is your OC? Do they pay attention to/remember details well?

If your OC forgets the name of someone they've just met, how do they go about figuring it out?

Does your OC care about their appearance? Does this align with how much effort they put into how they look?

If your OC is told to make a salad, what ingredients do they put in?

What is the easiest way to make your OC cry?

What is the easiest way to make your OC laugh?

What is the easiest way to make your OC angry?

For how long can your OC stand complete silence without breaking it?

Which OC has the most positive outlook on life?

Which OC is the most pessimistic?

Which OC is the most realistic?

Which OC has the best imagination?

Which OC could sleep 15 hours a day, given the chance?

Which OC has the most moles and/or freckles on their body?

Which OC is often confidently wrong?

Which OC is the best storyteller?

Which OC never gets sick?

Which OC gets sick all the time?

Which OC has hoarding tendencies?

Which OC is the most hypocritical?

Which OC is the best at building things?

Which OC had to work the hardest to get where they are now?

Which OC, if given a time machine, would be the most irresponsible with it?

[legionofpotatoes]

Normandy's Ascent

[netbug009]

okay but

When Shepard first flirts with Garrus, he says he doesn't have a human fetish and responds to her less like he's into it and more like it logically makes sense. "Sure, why not, there's nobody I respect more than you, let me look up some biology stuff."

Then, once Shepard has been in a relationship with him for a while, he's suddenly constantly talking about how hot she is.

In conclusion:

👏DEMISEXUAL👏GARRUS👏VAKARIAN👏

[whiskynorocks]

My wonderful friend @that-wildwolf​ wrote an excellent one-shot of Garrus coming to terms with his demisexuality. You can read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/40039515

[that-wildwolf]

Garrus Vakarian from Mass Effect is demisexual!!!!!

[omegastation]

Wanted to say after looking at the Mass Effect tag these past few months and seeing a bit of anxiety about regular posting: if you're a fan posting content (fic writer, fan artist, etc.) and no income is related to your activity (meaning this isn't about commissions and your livelihood), I hope you know it's okay to past whenever you want.

No one should pressure you to post fan content often, especially if posting often doesn't suit you.

If you're posting a new piece every three days because you're inspired and you love it: yeah!

If you do it because you feel you have to, fandom expects this of you and you forced yourself: noooo!

A lot of us recognize the works put out there: I love people's art whatever they post once a week or once a month. But I especially love their art if they love it and enjoy posting it. Fandom is not a race and notes and followers matter a lot less than mental health. Taking a break is also normal and everyone needs one. No one should be upset that a fandom creator is taking their time working on a piece and if they are, they don't understand fandom and what it's about.

[mostmagical]

you tell her you love her

shakarian; T; 1,096 words

you tell her you love her.

the world as you stand on it is on fire, and so is your leg, every smoldering inch of your skin, and you’ve tried so long to keep your heart from doing the same, but it’s all you have left to give. so, you tell her.

she smiles, and as you watch the ground splash up in burst fire behind her and buildings fold in crescendo to the west, you know: this will be the last time you see her.

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