#mass effect tag

[c0rvoid]

congratulations to mass effect for becoming a legal adult

[calnexin]

Commander Shepurrrrr

I got into mass effect recently and she’s all I think about. her and the Canadian one

[swiftzeldas]

I finished mass effect 2 yesterday! The first time I play a game like this I’m always pretty diligent about getting a “good” ending for all the characters so I’m very happy the whole crew survived the suicide mission (though I did have to restart the whole thing because turns out if disloyal Miranda leads the second squad, she’ll get your vent specialist killed so I had to see tali get shot in the head. So I restarted and put Garrus as the second squad leader which was fun bc I romanced him and having him talking to my shep via earpiece the whole time was fun)

anyway probably starting me3 today. Sorry for becoming a gamer/some crimes can never be forgiven

[miss-shydeer]

i've never done this before, but today i'm gonna share some of my fanfiction publicly. if you guys like sappy domestic human/alien relationships (with a hint of speculative biology), please enjoy this shakarian drabble!

title: synchronize fandom: mass effect pairing: commander shepard / garrus vakarian rating: general audiences warnings: garrus is nekkid and there's light flirting, but that's about it

Shepard sat on her bed in the t-shirt and shorts that served as her usual sleepwear, and gazed a little warily at the tube in her hand. A particular kind of lotion, recommended by Mordin. She sighed, shrugged, and squeezed a dollop into her hand and began spreading it on her bare limbs. She heard her bathroom door hiss open and watched in her peripheral vision as Garrus stepped out, freshly showered and entirely without clothes -- a sight Shepard was still getting used to.

"What's that?" Garrus asked, toweling off the last remnants of water from his carapace.

"Lotion. It's supposed to protect my skin from chafing against your plates, apparently. I didn't want a repeat of last time."

Garrus' eyes flickered away, an expression Shepard recognized as guilt, but then he quirked a mandible in a grin.

"Sometimes I forget you're a human, Shepard."

Shepard barked a rueful laugh and replied, "You and the whole galaxy. I'm stronger than the average human, and yet even I still get a rash when something even slightly coarse rubs my skin." Her smile fell to a faint grimace.

Garrus sat down next to Shepard on the bed and gently stroked the back of Shepard's neck with the leathery pad of one digit. Shepard warmed slightly; she knew this was a show of vulnerable affection among turians. The back of the neck from the nape to the base of the skull is one of the few places on a turian's body that is soft hide, not covered by any plating, and usually guarded by their fringe and hood. To expose it is a sign of trust, and to touch it is a sign of intimacy.

Garrus dropped his hand to the sheets and blew out a chuckle through his nose. "You're not the only ones with design oversights. Humans are lucky to have adapted to regulate their temperature internally, in either direction, depending on current conditions. Turians, on the other hand, evolved on a planet much closer to their sun and adapted by having a body constantly trying to keep cool."

"How does that work? I don't think I've ever seen a turian sweat," Shepard remarked, quirking an eyebrow, and Garrus' eyes crinkled.

"You humans and your various excretions," he said in mock disgust, and Shepard rolled her eyes. "Well, I'm not a biologist, so I can only tell you what I remember learning in school. Basically, we absorb external heat through our plates, and vent our internal heat out through our respiration system and our hearts circulate blood to the surface of our thin hide, and somehow, unless the temperature drops, we stay in some kind of equilibrium."

"Huh. Well, now I know why you get so clingy once your clothes come off," Shepard teased, finishing off the last of her exposed skin and placing the tube of lotion in a drawer. "You want to steal my body heat."

Garrus snorted, but said nothing as he grabbed her by the waist and hauled her down into a close cuddle with their chests pressed together. Shepard's head tucked naturally into the elongated curve of Garrus' neck, the top of her head pressed comfortably against his chin. She pressed her lips to the center of his throat, and he fluttered his mandibles against her hair in response. Their limbs loosely wrapped together and they each relaxed in each other's safety.

A few moments passed like this as comfort settled into their overtaxed bodies, and sleep approached them both. However, it was held off momentarily by Garrus speaking once again.

"Can you hear that?"

"Hear what?" Shepard's words were smothered but still audible.

"Listen to what our heartbeats are doing," he murmured.

Shepard opened her eyes just a crack and waited, and sure enough, she heard both their hearts beating in sync with each other, separated by mere centimeters. She smiled.

"Our species must be more compatible than we thought," Shepard said, moments before they both succumbed to the irresistible pull of sleep.

[romaniangothic]

kaidan screenshot paint over 🤷

[serenityfails]

so picture this... there's these two video game characters i love... one of them has scarring on his face and a morally hardline sense of justice. the other one has an affliction that means she can't have sex without life-threatening danger. they can hook up if you don't date either of them

[commanderlurker]

Just when you think you've finished handing in all your Citadel missions and you're ready to head to Virmire, you're in the lift and hear about ExoGeni's latest human rights violation like, i guess I'll go sort out that bull shit AGAIN.

Please, can someone shut down this corporation and put all their excs on trial at the hague already

[rpgwrites]

Mass Effect Tag

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I am a fan since: I think 2015. Wow has it really been that long? How time flies.

Favourite game of the series: Mass Effect 3

Mshep or Fshep? Fshep without a doubt. I'll always play as a female if I can.

Earthborn, Colonist, or Spacer? Colonist.

Biotics or Tech? Biotics

Paragon or Renegade? With most of my playthroughs I play as Paragon.

Favourite class: Don't have a favourite one.

Favourite companion: For OT I can choose between Liara, Tali, and Garrus.

MEA Drack, Peebee, and Vetra.

As you can see I can't pick lol.

Least favourite companion: Jacob.

My squad selection:

ME1 Garrus and Tali

ME2 Miranda and Garrus

ME3 Garrus and Liara

MEA Peebee and Drack

Favourite in-game romance: Reyes. He is my only ME OTP.

Favourite NPC: Joker

Favourite Antagonist: I'm not sure I have one. Perhaps Udina?

Favourite loyalty mission: OT Miranda

MEA A tie between Vetra and Peebee

Favourite mission: Merridian: The way home

Favourite DLC: Citadel. I love this dlc so much!!

Control, Synthesis or Destroy: Between the three it's always hard. I don't think there's one good ending. But between the three I guess I'll go with destroy.

Favourite weapon: Black widow sniper rifle

Favourite place: Kadara. You might know why lol.

Favourite Quote:

"It's so much easier to see the world in black and white. Gray... I don't know what to do with gray." - Garrus Vakarian

This quote just spoke with me. Gray is how I see life so when I heard that I couldn't help to agree with Garrus.