103 Stolen Moments » When Adrien Victus saw Commander Jane Shepard racing across Menae, he thought her one of the warrior goddesses of old. However, once aboard the Normandy, he learns how much more there is to her than the embodiment of war. Through the stresses and heartaches of war, the two form a deep friendship, perhaps even more. Written for the MEBB 2016. Cover art by Commander Hot Pants

2k+Mass Effect - Future Imperfect » Jane Shepard wears many labels. Survivor. Hero. Tiny. Fierce. Smart-mouth. Loyal. Mad woman. The truth, however, is never simple. Stopping Nihlus from leaving the Normandy alone, Shepard throws the galaxy down a rabbit hole that can only end in a dark and brutal war. AU canon-divergent. M for language, sex.

606Stones Thrown Before the Tide » In the race to fire the Crucible, Urdnot Wrex arrives on the Citadel with Shepard instead of Anderson. When he hears the Catalyst's options, he's determined to leave only one choice: destroy the Reapers. Rippling backwards 300 yrs, his actions send himself and three others on a journey that'll do far more than change history, it may destroy everything. Cussing, violence, sex. CD/AU

2 The Darkest Path In the Aokigahara, death stalked everyone, but noone so much as Captain Jane Shepard. By its hot breath on the back of her neck, a twisting shadow in the corner of her vision, a subtle vine of decay slipping through the scents of life, the forest let her know Cerberus had reached beyond their grasp.

12Mass Effect -- The Masked Woman » SI Garrus Vakarian is a jaded cop yearning for adventure to pull him out of his dreary day to day. Until the day, he and his partner, Nihlus Kryik are called to a massacre at a posh, presidium hotel. The adventure becomes altogether too real as Garrus is pulled into the world of Jane Shepard, an earthborn heiress with too many secrets ... some of which might just get him killed.

10 The Only Words Worth Saying Written for the Mass Effect fanfiction writers group on Facebook ... drabble challenge. Prompt: I've always loved you! Characters: Commander Shepard 2nd Character of your choice. Garrus broke me a little here as he reflects on his relationship with Shepard post clone incident.

22 Some Loves are Meant for Life » More than a decade after the war, Primarch Vakarian's first wife shows up at his wedding. OC in a very secondary role. Written for the Aria's Afterlife February contest: A Moment of Silence. Part two now up. His first wife's POV.

13 The Words of Fools David Shepard-Vakarian amounts to a biological impossibility, but that doesn't stop him from facing the usual traumas of growing up. Bullies most of all. Part of the Machinations cycle. #ForAdam

25Mass Effect - Mercy » Written for the Aria's Afterlife February contest. Lenka is a six-year-old batarian slave on the cusp of the biggest adventure of her life. Please take note, this story is about a child slave, with all the grim, dark, trigger-warning-ness that goes along with that environment. Just go in warned that it's about a bright light in a very dark world. Rated M - no explicitness

28 The Earth Lies so Far Below In his last moments, Admiral David Anderson has so many things he wants to say. Written for the Aria's Afterlife July competition... canon death scene in 1000 words or fewer.