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[yuku78]

has anyone done this before if yes i’m sorry

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[wingsofthesun]

So you know this line from Garrus? Where he tries brushing aside him getting tapped as a spectre candidate by saying "about a thousand other turians" got the same treatment?

This is what Nihlus says earlier in the game:

Sure, Nihlus could be trying to butter Shepard up, but I doubt it from what we see of him.

I just find it really interesting how much Garrus tries to downplay his accomplishments. This isn't anywhere near the only time he does this either. In fact, the only thing he actually seems to admit to being great at is his skill with a rifle. Most every other time he tries to brush things aside and act like they're not a big deal. Hell, even in 3 after a whole bunch of character development he downplays and brushes off the fact that he's one of Primarch Victus' top advisors!

Garrus is such an unreliable narrator, but only when it comes to his own abilities. There's a reason I keep using various versions of the "Garrus' rampant imposter syndrome" when posting fanfic.

[lilmissnatcat24]

i dont want some super dominant possessive alpha garrus vakarian, i want a whimpering pathetic whining motherfucker garrus vakarian so tremendously down bad he jizzes in his pants at the sight of shepard

[hyperfixation-loto]

[mnasthaii]

god i wish he was romanceable

[thats-howthelightgets-in]

Obsessed with playing Mass Effect over and over again like this story will literally never end in anything but tragedy. Shepard might be an asshole or a saint, a caring friend or a hardened soldier, a complex enigma or an open book, and any combination or in between thereof.

And it doesn't matter because Jenkins always dies. And Ash dies, or Kaidan dies. And Shepard dies. And Shepard lives. And your crew dies. And the little boy is shot down. And Palaven burns. And Illium falls. And earth is ripped apart. And Shepard dies.

You can't save them. Nearly a dozen playthroughs of hard work, an endless uphill climb, and even if you get it picture perfect, take every quest, save every hostage and gun down every bad guy, your reward is the ugly choice, the mirror of war: how many lives will you sacrifice to take one more breath? Will you kill the geth you just painstakingly saved for a single inhale on the charred remains of an exploded station? Or will you let the narrative go the way it's meant to and just let Shepard die?

So Shepard lives, or Shepard dies, and the story always ends the same goddamn way. And you queue up Mass Effect 1 again because you have to.

Keep trying. Maybe it'll turn out this time.

[average-mako-enjoyer]

Oh boy, do I feel weird about the genre of posts about Garrus that I see at least a couple times a week, praising him for "dropping everything in his life to join Shepard" and "never questioning Shepard".

Firstly, this is not true.

Garrus joins Shepard in ME1 because he is a cop who is tired of being constrained by the law. He quits his job because of the vibes he gets from Saren and because he wants to stick it to his boss. He also wants to kill a guy so badly that he vibrates with that need.

Garrus joins Shepard in ME2 because he was a bad leader, created a situation that killed all of his teammates, then got badly wounded and had to be evacuated, and again wants to kill a guy so badly that he vibrates with that need.

He joins Shepard in ME3 because the fucking turian Primarch is on board, and the Normandy, being the most advanced ship in both the human and turian fleets, is a spearhead in a war against the Reapers.

It's never just about Shepard, and it was never meant to be just about Shepard, and that's a good thing! Is it really that romantic to strip Garrus of all agency, of his own personal life and needs? To say "he dropped everything" is to degrade him to the level of Shepard's accessory. Maybe don't do that? And secondly, Garrus not questioning Shepard, not challenging them, and Shep and Garrus both enabling each other is a bad thing, you know? This romance is not healthy, it was never meant to be healthy. Garrus is a very, very gray character (he's literally the only one who supports Shepard's decision to kill Mordin and sabotage the genophage cure). You can't "fix" him, you can't make him a paragon, and to treat him as such is to strip him of his personality.

Garrus is an ends-justifies-the-means kind of guy, he's an "I need to kill someone and I don't care how many lives it takes or ruins" kind of guy, he's the kind of guy who will always put his own goals ahead of you and your comfort, and since you like him so much, maybe you should respect that?

Just sayin'.

[average-mako-enjoyer]

I've seen so many Mass Effect versions of this meme, but none of them really struck me as true, so here's my version.

[yuku78]

redraw time ft my new version of Shepard, you can find my old version here

btw commissions are open, dm me about prices 🫶

[yuku78]

haven’t draw anything mass effect related lately,,but expect something soon!! here’s some screenshots i took in my replay of me3 :]

[who-is-riley]

finally getting around to this trend... (WIP that I may or may not finish)

[who-is-riley]

I like where it's at now

[who-is-riley]

Battlemasters who become Warlords... The Krogan could learn from this, Shepard.

[yuku78]

my gurlsss

[yuku78]

doodled garrus for a vid and ended up liking it soo

[dukeoftheblackstar]

[4] 'Retirement' || Castis Vakarian

[ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ] by scent.2002 || Meta

With & without glasses because I can't decide which I like best.

Another Castis Vakarian study the small number of art made for him is appalling considering we like daddies in this binch. I'm also considering adding Avitus Rix in the mix or start on that Saren vs Castis vibe @eyecandyeoz and I went over some weeks ago. Also tagging @yuku78 on here because.. daddy! Might tag the series under : NotQuiteTiredYetTizzy

Here we have:

Retired dad and his new, equally no-nonsense, mid-life existential-crises bought pet bird — a beautifully unimpressed, Gatling-shrieking shoebill to double down on that #TiredDad disappointed look that makes you want to do your best! Right on, Dad!

The 'Well, shit. I guess I'm really retired now" dad coping by actually allowing himself to get shit-faced in his own home because there is no chance in absolute hell that he's going to make a fool of himself in public. Have a slightly drunk-flustered #feelingcutemightdeletelaterforsure daddy on the couch.

Dad and new son pet bonding.

And because I have no self-control, that squiggly, curly-haired bubble person is my OC who I have written in wips as his assistant during his last years before retirement and ya boy shootin' his shot because you know, shipping blorbos with our oc is therapy.

Dad takes to online dating — only because he's a little bit drunk and will definitely deny this the morning after.

Barbeque dad and his special barbeque sauce giving you the "what do you mean you already ate?" — look of disapproval + three seconds before you take that back and sit tf down and eat.

[dukeoftheblackstar]

[ 3] 'Truce' || Castis & Garrus Vakarian

[ 1 ], [ 2 ], by scent.2002 || Meta

So as you know, I have been in this continuous descent of Castis Vakarian thirsting and I just remembered a really fond memory of my grandfather and I when I would be a spoiled little shit. I mean I wasn't really a spoiled child, but I was spoiled by my grandfather a lot.

So after being reprimanded, my stupid little heart would take it soooo personally and won't talk to my granddad until I just fall asleep from crying. Hours later, I'll awake up asleep on his chest.

So.

Have a post-argument sleepy times with daddy Castis and this cute little chub, Garrus. I wanna say Mrs. Vakarian lovingly placed the itty, bitty, baby on sleepy grumpy dad ♥.

[dukeoftheblackstar]

by scent.2002 || Meta

Castis Vakarian, A Turian Study Part 2

-> Part 1

I'm really loving study sheet #2, but I can't really picture him looking silly like the two ones on the right, but the other three is giving me that stoic, strict, collected vibe of sorts. I'm also seeing a little closeness to him being a might fine, seasoned gentleman.

But clearly as you can see, the thirst remains unquenchable. But since this is a study, we keeping the NSFW in my secret folders.

I'd like to think that Castis still keeps up being in shape. You can't just take that a way from a man in uniform, imho. I don't see him as someone who'd let himself go so easy — not that there's nothing wrong with it.

I like how this turned out, but we're gonna work on his face in that angle a little more.

What do you think?

Also flexing my cutie patootie OC, Duch in there ♥

@eyecandyeoz @yuku78