#ashford shepard

[dandenbo]

Not new but I don't think I ever posted this on its own. Ashford Shepard after a tough mission on Omega, beautifully drawn by @guchaigue

Happy N7 Day!

[pastelroyce]

falls over and dies

my Mass Effect Holiday Cheer gift for @dandenbo JUST IN TIME! You know I love Ashford like he's my own old son, and I really wanted to make that clear here. Peek next to him for a lonely blue dot (':

[dandenbo]

is your OC Ashford's type?

Wanted to do this a while ago but it took me FOREVER to think of enough criteria. Does your OC have a shot with the old man?

[dandenbo]

top 3 fun ashford facts!!

Ashford's favourite bar on Arcturus is a cowboy bar called Boötes. It's a small dive near a maintenance grid with a jury-rigged air filter so patrons can smoke without setting off alarms and it employs one of the only aliens with clearance to live on the station, a turian fry cook married to the owner.

His favourite sport is spaceship racing, specifically mass relay circuits. These are illegal in Citadel space because they often bypass the security at relays in order to zip around the galaxy as fast as possible, and they're very dangerous when they limit decel from ftl in order to fly through a system. You can often find him in a gambling den watching the races.

His biotics are not especially powerful due to his outdated amp and the age when he first trained. But he has adapted a style that suits this, preferring very precise but small biotic fields that can cause someone to asphyxiate or poison their blood or cause an embolism. He works best alone and at close quarters, in the shadows.

[dandenbo]

Rate Your (OC) Traits

tagged by @rotschopf-thedrow, thank you!

Ashford Shepard (art by @guchaigue), Infiltraitor, Earthborn, War Hero

Rating:

0/10 never expresses this trait

5/10 sometimes expresses this trait

10/10 almost always expresses this trait

Compassion 5/10: He tries to keep his own moral compass in functioning order but he's nobody's hero.

Bitterness 9/10: He doesn't give himself much to carry around besides mistakes. He dwells on turning points, how his life could have taken a different path.

Happiness 4/10: He gets his kicks but nothing very fulfilling.

Politeness 6/10: He can seem polite when he's really planning to ruin your day because he doesn't see the point in arguing, but he's not courteous.

Chivalry 3/10: He hates to be seen doing a good deed. What if someone asks him to do it again?

Pride 7/10: He knows what he's good at even though he doesn't take much pride in his career accomplishments. But he does have an ego and a persona to maintain, the way he avoids vulnerability is quite prideful I think.

Honesty 3/10: He's always lying. Good luck coming away from a conversation knowing one true fact about him.

Bravery 8/10: He doesn't fear death and can be self-sacrificing when he finds the right objective.

Recklessness 6/10: He's a hardcore planner but one of his kicks is going off-script now and then. He's meticulous about covering his trail so he doesn't get reckless too often.

Ambition 2/10: Ashford would happily work at a galactic gas station for the rest of his life. Any forward momentum in his life has come from Anderson firmly shoving him forward.

Loyalty 3/10: Three points for the three people he's unwaveringly loyal to (Anderson, his best friend Funmilayo, and his eventual partner).

Love 3/10: He spends most of his life trying to avoid love but I spend most of my time thinking about the few times he fails.

Sense of family 0/10: His family is all dead and he never sought to replace them.

Attractiveness 5/10: He's never been a pretty man but he is a certain kind of person's type and he knows it. He's never given his looks much thought.

Agility 7/10: He's on that super soldier cocktail. His joints might hurt a little more than they used to in the morning but he's still got it.

Sex Drive 10/10: peepaw fucks

tagging no pressure @keriweird, @mtreebeardiles, @tiny-banana-time, @daggertongue, @swaps55, @pastelroyce, @alongtidesoflight tell me about your guys!

[dandenbo]

For the nsfw asks: clothing, fantasy, g-spot, sexting for Ashford

And body, eyes, positions, and toys for Otto! ♥︎

Thank you for the horny questions on this Sunday evening!

Ashford

clothing — do they like to have sex fully or partially clothed, or do they prefer having sex naked? would they ever move an article of clothing aside for stimulation/penetration (ex. pulling their panties to the side for penetrative sex)?

Big yes, Ashford really likes clothed sex, an affinity he probably develops from years of hooking up in bathroom stalls and supply closets. Sneaking hands under the clothes almost feels more lewd than getting naked, and using the texture and tightness of clothing offers a whole new type of rough touch. One of his favourites, though, is staying clothed while his partner is naked and teasing them, soft skin and sweat against his buckles and rivets.

fantasy — do they have any sexual fantasies they’d like to try out? have they ever gotten to act on a sexual fantasy?

Just once or twice, he would enjoy being in the cuck chair, but he will never ask for it.

g-spot — do they like g-spot/p-spot stimulation? do they prefer giving or receiving it, or does it depend on their partner(s)? do they like to stimulate the area with toys?

Yes, it's definitely something that depends on his mood though, he finds it too overstimulating sometimes. Which, honestly, is exactly what he needs a lot of the time, get this man some top! He's not too big on plugs and stuff, he would rather be fucked, but he's always down to try a new alien dildo.

sexting — do they like sexting their partner(s)? do they ever send nudes? do they like receiving nudes? do they find sexting more or less difficult/fun than curating sexual experiences in real life? are they any different while sexting than they are during real life sexual experiences?

Most of the time, no. Sexting is like saying "I want to see you again", very risky. If he's real confident in the dynamic between him and a casual fuckbuddy, or if he's falling hard and he can't help himself, he might send an after report, "touched myself thinking about that one time." Whether or not he goes farther depends on how they respond but it probably won't be a super regular thing. Don't expect bedroom poses from this guy but he's got no problem sending a close up dick pic if they forgot what it looks like.

Otto

body — what is their favorite body part of theirs? of their partner(s)’? are there any specific body parts they like to pay special attention to (ex. feet, hands, ass, etc)? where are their erogenous zones? where are they most sensitive?

On themself, Otto likes their neck and stomach touched, they twitch and shudder at a slightly ticklish touch. On others, they love hands. Hands are all you really need, as far as Otto's concerned. Being a bit of a xenophile, they are really fixated on the similarities and differences between alien hands.

eyes — do they like to be watched while they’re having sex? do they like to watch others having sex?

No to the former, yes to the latter. Lingering dysphoria makes them self-conscious when there's too much space between them and their lover(s), but they do like a group scenario where they are not the star of the show.

positions — what are their favorite sex positions? do they have a singular favorite sex position? are there any positions they would like to try? are there any positions they don’t like?

They love to be up in someone's lap, riding their thigh, getting closer to their lover's eye-level (5'4" shorty over here). They're not too big on penetration until they feel safe with someone, so they like tangled up positions with lots of hands on access.

toys — do they own sex toys? how often do they use them? do they prefer using them on themselves or their partner(s)?

They definitely have a collection of alien dildoes with that real feel nerve hookup but I wanna talk about omni-tool sex toys. They have these cybernetics in their arms, haptic neural extensions that give them greater control over their drones and if a holographic drone can shoot things, what else could it do? I'm thinking like, electrostim fields emanating from their fingertips, finely tuned vibrations and pulses and even direct nerve stimulation beneath the skin. All things Otto definitely tests on themself first.

[dandenbo]

I've got other shit to do but unfortunately all I can think about is Ashford getting in an extremely rare submissive mood...

[dandenbo]

OC tag game

Catching up on some things, tagged for this a couple of weeks ago by @omniblades-and-stars and also someone else I think, thanks!

Rules - cross out what your OC hasn't done yet.

tagging @pastelroyce, @keriweird, @shadoedseptmbr, @cr-noble-writes, @clericofshadows, @daggertongue and anyone else who wants to share!

OC: Ashford Shepard

art by @geneticgoo

Killed Someone Under Orders  Had Someone Killed On Their Orders  Killed Someone In Self Defence  Spared Someone's Life Invented Something Been Hungover Kissed Someone Slow-Danced  Been In A Long-Term Relationship  (only once before) Had Sex Had Sex And Regretted It Had A One-Night Stand Had A Threesome Experimented With Their Sexuality Had A Kid  Adopted A Kid  Wanted To Have A Family With Someone Done Something On Impulse They Regretted Gone Traveling Had A Bounty Put On Them Eaten An Insect Been Groped By A Stranger (not in a bad way) Been Groped By Someone They Know Been Dumped Dumped Someone Smoked  Gotten High  Flirted With Someone To Get Free Drinks  Put Someone In A Headlock Won a Bet  Lost a Bet Forgiven Someone Who Wronged Them Indulged in Petty Revenge Hallucinated  Has A Noticeable Physical Defect  Gotten A Noticeable Scar Been Permanently Disfigured Through Injury (loses an eye during the Reaper War but gets it replaced) Kneed Someone In The Groin Had An Unattainable Crush (Aria) Laughed Themselves To The Point Of Tears Been Kidnapped  Been Sexually Assaulted Been Brainwashed/Hypnotised  (just normal Shepard stuff) Had A Recurring Nightmare (FCW flashbacks) Been Bullied Bullied Someone  Experienced Survivor’s Guilt  Been Tied/Chained Up  (in a good way) Given Someone A Massage Received A Massage Been Backed Up Against A Wall Shot Someone  Stabbed Someone Saved Someone’s Life  Cheated On Someone  (depends who you ask) Been Cheated On Been In An Open Relationship Had A Friendship With Benefits Been In A Queerplatonic Relationship Had A Stalker Been Betrayed Been A Traitor Been Possessed  Been In A Bar Fight Been Thrown Out Of ABar Been Arrested  Broken Out Of Jail  Been To A Funeral Been To A Brothel  Had Surgery Broken Someone’s Trust Broken Someone’s Heart  Had Their Heart Broken (broke his own damn heart) Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Anger Broken/Damaged Something Out Of Spite Gotten A Piercing Gotten A Tattoo Used A Fake Name (Ashford, for starters) Been Beaten Up Been Tortured Tortured Others  Been Abused Been Blackmailed Gotten Away With A Crime Framed Someone Else For A Crime They Committed  Shared A Bed Platonically Been In Love Suffered From Sleep Paralysis  Been Forced To Flee Their Home Learned A New Language (several batarian) Joined A Rebellion  Fought On The Losing Side Of A War  (FCW, in his opinion) Fought On The Winning Side Of A War  (Reaper War) Become A Godparent Become An Aunt/ Uncle