James Keller

Pairing: f!Shepard/Kaidan Alenko

Rating: T

Story Length: 55K

Summary:

In the sequel to "Echoes of Old Embers" more than a year has passed since the Reaper War ended, and Kaidan and Jane have settled right into domestic life while they contribute to the rebuilding efforts on Earth. As normalcy begins to set in, so do old problems. News hits of piracy out in the Traverse when the Council calls on them for a secret mission only the two of them can fulfil. The nature of the mission leads them to think about what they want from their relationship.

Mako Shepard's quest to find the Leviathan, and the fall & evacuation of Thessia.

The Savior of the Galaxy~

My Shepard is a badass woman :D Also a half Paragon half Renegade~ She’ll come and save you if you’re nice, and will kick your ass if you’re naughty :)

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WIP

Do you love Mass Effect? Are you a fan of asari?

I’ve been working on building a small Mass Effect Discord server that is highly focused on lore, worldbuilding, and open discussion. It’s geared toward those who are eager to talk about finer details and themes of the games, as well as hopefully to provide some inspiration for those who are content creators. Like it’s namesake, Afterlife tends to be be asari-heavy, with most people being Liara fans/romancers. Even with a large asari population, it is of course not limited to just them!

it’s been eighty-four years

Some of you may know that I read a lot of fic. So Much fic. So much so that several years ago, I started a spreadsheet to keep track of the good stuff.

And I’m finally ready to share it! My rec list to end all rec lists, The Shakarian Fic Rec Spreadsheet.

The current count is over 400 fics and 5 and a half million words. (I only save about 30-40% of what I read. For reference lmao.)

(There is a random rec generator if that looks/sounds overwhelming.)

Here’s the link!

February 17 2024

When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics (or fanworks) that you’ve made, then pass on to at least five other creators. Let’s spread the self-love.

Thank you for tagging me @ripley95 !  I haven’t seen many games going around lately, and this was fun!

I only have 8 works, so it wasn’t too hard to narrow it down!  These are my 5 favorites:

Sideways

A decade after the war, Shepard is married to Kaidan and Human Councilor. When she wakes up in another timeline, she finds herself in the midst of war and everyone’s enemy. With time running out, she faces a fate worse than death.

Burning Barriers

Following the war, Shepard finds herself a pawn in the battle to reshape a new galaxy from the ashes. She and Kaidan face a new enemy which treatens its destruction.

About Mars …

Shepard and Kaidan’s tense relationship evolves. Garrus and Tali are matchmade. Liara tries to understand hair. James finds his match at poker. Someone on the ship is stealing everyones’ secrets.

About Horizon …

Kaidan becomes the leader we meet in the last game. This is Kaidan’s story of Mass Effect 2.

The Limited Edition Spaceship

Shepard finds something in her locker. She suspects she knows who put it there.

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FIC LIST & WIPS

MASS EFFECT - The Prothean Empire

Here it is. Stunning work by thanomluk. I've been sitting on this for 7 years. It's a little crazy to finally be ready to share. I hope you love this art as much as I do.

Please please please do not stop commenting on all fics or interacting with authors because you are worried about things being AI. The risk is slim, and the damage you do to authors by doing this is awful.

Writers put so much effort into their fics. For people to openly admit they still read and consume these fics, but choose not to comment on anything because of the possibility of someone using AI for their writing is incredibly selfish. You're punishing authors by doing this. You're not being moral or helpful or crusading for any useful cause - you're just hurting authors.

Ironically, by doing this, you're actually more likely to cause authors to stop writing (silence does this), and people who can't write will fill the gaps left by creating AI writing - so you're making the problem worse, not helping anyone.

Here it is. Ten years in the making. The final chapter of The Reason. I have some beautiful artwork from the last chapter, but I'm not going to post it until next week. There is so much I still want to say to everyone who supported me, especially @vorchagirl and @juleshawke. Where would I be, who would I be, if not for you and your support, we will never know. What we will know, is how Kaidan's story ends. Enjoy. - TLC