#games!fic

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Redeemed by Aydaptic (T / 36K)

Signing up in the Alliance at the age of 18, after a life of petty crime, made John Shepard realize that helping people was what he wanted to do. After calling it quits with the Reds, he never wanted anyone in his life - until he is assigned as Commander of the Normandy and meets a certain biotic by the name of Kaidan Alenko.

(Part 1 of 3 - can be read separate!)

Patience by Aydaptic (M / 98K)

It has been two years since John went down with the SSV Normandy SR-1. After running into Kaidan back on Horizon, leaving invisible scars, the line of trust became thinner and thinner at every waking moment. They are thrown into the same path again when Earth is attacked by the reapers, and attempts to fix the broken record between them, becoming closer than ever.

(Part 2 of 3 - can be read separate!)

Fight Like Hell (For The Chance To Hold You Again) by Aydaptic (E / 44K)

The reapers are gone, but John Shepard took a heavy blow to the head after the final push, paying a steep price. Retrograde Amnesia. Problem is, the memory loss goes all the way back to when he was 17, and Shepard was so different back then. Meanwhile, beyond the horizon, a few new problems presents themselves -- complicating matters even more.

“I’m going to fight like hell for the chance to hold you again.” Kaidan is determined to keep that promise.

(Part 3 of 3 - can be read separate!)

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Space to Breathe by AnnaRaven (M / 13K)

John Shepard had clawed his way up from a life of gangs and petty crime to become an Alliance commander. Brutally mission-focussed, his private life had always taken a back seat. Then he met Lieutenant Kaidan Alenko, and his world was knocked off its axis. This is their story told through Shepard’s eyes.

Part 1 of The Renegade and The Sentinel

Breathless by AnnaRaven (E / 8K)

John Shepard and Kaidan Alenko have begun building a relationship, carefully and painstakingly. They’ve survived Virmire, Ilos, the Battle of the Citadel, and found a rhythm to life and love that they’ve never known before. Then the Collectors hit and everything is blown apart.

This follows the fallout, seen through their eyes.

Part 2 of The Renegade and The Sentinel

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Every Little Detail by Arke (E / 11k)

They say that the devil is in the detail. Mission reports, protocol, the chain of command… all minor details in a story so much larger than either one of them could possibly fathom. Just minor details. Just like those damn fraternization regs.

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From the Street to the Stars by PrettyFrog (M / 129K)

An angry young man takes his one chance to turn his life around. Now a former criminal may be the only chance the galaxy has left.

Part 1 of Safeguarding the Galaxy

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Soldier On by bioticbootyshaker (M / 20K)

“You love me,” Shepard said. Conversationally, like he was discussing the weather or where to find the best food on the Citadel.

Kaidan swallowed wrong, whiskey flooding his nose. He coughed and sputtered, setting his glass down and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. His eyes watered and his nose ran, and he excused himself to clean up.

“I never, ah… I never said I loved you, just…” Kaidan sighed and brushed off his uniform with a napkin, distracting himself from looking into Shepard’s eyes. “I just, well… Look, Commander, I’m not exactly the most experienced at this stuff, you know? I just know I think about you, and when I see you I get this feeling in my stomach that… That if I don’t get you, if I don’t have you, I’m just going crazy.”