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!)