Erato Hayden @eratohayden - Tumblr Blog

And so it begins...

Erato Hayden is a writer of various genres: horror, fantasy, sci-fi and romance. Back to work on writing a horror/fantasy novel and first sci-fi romance is now available to buy!

Extraterrestrial Destiny

Alien Abduction * Language Barrier * Fated Mates

Humans thought they were alone in the galaxy. Then the slavers came. Now Zara is alone in an alien civilization with no way to get home and no way to communicate. Things seemed set to go from bad to worse, until she discovers an impossible connection that bridges time and space.

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They are also a long time fanfiction enthusiast and have recently published some works on Archive of Our Own. Erato is as also an avid gamer and so far their fanfictions are based on their favorite video games thus far.

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An Inconvenient Meeting, ch 23

Today: They finally go to the show!

Next time: LIfe begins to change!

An Inconvenient Meeting (35495 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 23/36 Fandom: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian, Castis Vakarian, Chellick (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian's Mother, Solana Vakarian, Hannah Shepard Additional Tags: Spacer (Mass Effect), War Hero (Mass Effect), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Timelines, Pre-Mass Effect 1, Smut, Vaginal Sex, Oral Sex, Public Sex Summary: A chance encounter on the Citadel following the events of the Skyllian Blitz in 2180, leads Kara Shepard and Garrus Vakarian to meet earlier than the canon Mass Effect timeline. Kara is freshly promoted, completed her N7 training, and ready to take the next step in her five year plan. C-Sec Officer Garrus Vakarian has been upgraded from beat cop to actual crime investigation, and probably on the fast track to making detective whether he wants to or not. The two cannot fight their chemistry.

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The Rain Comes, ch 2

So to use a sports metaphor:

Last chapter: the wind up

This chapter: the pitch

Next chapter: a homerun

The Rain Comes (2589 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 2/3 Fandom: Elder Scrolls, Elder Scrolls Online Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Vestige/Zerith-var (Elder Scrolls) Characters: Zerith-var (Elder Scrolls), Vestige (Elder Scrolls), Female Altmer Vestige Additional Tags: First Time, Oral Sex, Vaginal Sex, Caught in the Rain Series: Part 4 of Three Memorable Rides with Zerith-var and Two Mariska Cannot Recall Summary: Mariska and Zerith-Var relax at her estate after their harrowing completion of Zerith-Var's companion quest. The two have previously admitted their feelings for one another, but have yet to act on those feelings until now.

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A Shield Meets a Wife

A little prequel on what Lucius thought about Six when he met her.

Also:

I now have a discord account. Same username as here. Any recommendations, send them my way.

A Shield Meets a Wife (1335 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Fallout (Video Games), Fallout: New Vegas Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Lucius (Fallout), Courier (Fallout: New Vegas), Female Courier Additional Tags: Caesar's Legion (Fallout: New Vegas), Caesar's Legion (Fallout) Misogyny, Caesar's Legion (Fallout) Sexism, Forced Marriage, First Meetings Series: Part 3 of The Rise of a Goddess Summary: Lucius, right hand and bodyguard to the great Caesar, Son of Mars, meets Courier Six. She is more than he expected. In fact, he considers her assimilation into the Legion and what a great officer's wife she would be. Perhaps he even thinks about her being his wife.

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My Venus, ch 26

Vulpes and Minerva have a chat.

Next time: Word arrives from New Vegas

My Venus (39735 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 26/? Fandom: Fallout (Video Games), Fallout: New Vegas Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Caesar | Edward Sallow/Courier, Caesar (Fallout)/Original Female Character(s) Characters: Courier (Fallout: New Vegas), Caesar | Edward Sallow, Vulpes Inculta, Lucius (Fallout), Lanius (Fallout) Additional Tags: Caesar's Legion (Fallout: New Vegas), Arranged Marriage, Caesar's Legion Ending (Fallout: New Vegas), Evil Courier (Fallout), Caesar's Legion (Fallout) Misogyny, Caesar's Legion (Fallout) Slavery, Caesar's Legion Propoganda, Non-Consensual Touching, Possibly Unrequited Love, Power Imbalance, Possessive Behavior, Virginity, Background Relationships, Older Man/Younger Woman Series: Part 1 of The Rise of a Goddess Summary: Courier Six sides with the Legion, taking the dam for Caesar, Son of Mars. While never fully remembering her life before rising from her own grave, she has a strong hatred for the NCR. Now, Six is expecting to be sent out to destroy any remnants of the NCR from the Mojave. She did not expect to return to Caesar to be given a new name and position in the Legion. Six is a survivor. Will she find a way out of this twist of fate, or is it time to pay for all her bad karma?

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Where Do You End and I Begin, ch 12

Garrus wakes up on the SR-2.

Next time: Garrus tries to get his head on straight.

Where Do You End and I Begin? Part 2 (18695 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 12/? Fandom: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian, Castis Vakarian, Garrus Vakarian's Mother, Original Turian Character(s), Normandy Crew (Mass Effect) Additional Tags: Loss of Control, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Tragedy, Canonical Character Death, Partially Canon Compliant Series: Part 6 of Where Do You End and I Begin? Summary: Lily Shepard and Garrus Vakarian make their way through the Mass Effect 2 story line. A few changes here and there for flavor and building upon canon lore. Recap: Lily and Garrus began a relationship before the saving of the Citadel. They spent several weeks together between game stories while on vacation and medical leave. By the time Lily had to return to duty, the two had moved in together. Then she is sent out to the Terminus…

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An Inconvenient Meeting, ch 22

Today, Garrus tries for a change at work.

Next time, the couple go to the opera.

An Inconvenient Meeting (34230 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 22/36 Fandom: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian, Castis Vakarian, Chellick (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian's Mother, Solana Vakarian, Hannah Shepard Additional Tags: Spacer (Mass Effect), War Hero (Mass Effect), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Timelines, Pre-Mass Effect 1, Smut, Vaginal Sex, Oral Sex, Public Sex Summary: A chance encounter on the Citadel following the events of the Skyllian Blitz in 2180, leads Kara Shepard and Garrus Vakarian to meet earlier than the canon Mass Effect timeline. Kara is freshly promoted, completed her N7 training, and ready to take the next step in her five year plan. C-Sec Officer Garrus Vakarian has been upgraded from beat cop to actual crime investigation, and probably on the fast track to making detective whether he wants to or not. The two cannot fight their chemistry.

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The Rain Comes, ch 1

Finally, the payoff for the series. Well, coming soon. Have to set it up first.

The Rain Comes (1257 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: Elder Scrolls, Elder Scrolls Online Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Vestige/Zerith-var (Elder Scrolls) Characters: Zerith-var (Elder Scrolls), Vestige (Elder Scrolls), Female Altmer Vestige Additional Tags: First Time, Oral Sex, Vaginal Sex, Caught in the Rain Series: Part 4 of Three Memorable Rides with Zerith-var and Two Mariska Cannot Recall Summary: Mariska and Zerith-Var relax at her estate after their harrowing completion of Zerith-Var's companion quest. The two have previously admitted their feelings for one another, but have yet to act on those feelings until now.

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A Fox Meets a Mystery

I talked about writing up the lead men's early thoughts on Courier Six. We begin with the one that brought her to the attention of Caesar, Vulpes Inculta.

A Fox Meets A Mystery (1141 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Fallout (Video Games), Fallout: New Vegas Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Female Courier, Vulpes Inculta, Courier (Fallout: New Vegas) Additional Tags: First Meetings, Caesar's Legion (Fallout: New Vegas) Series: Part 2 of The Rise of a Goddess Summary: Vulpes Inculta has always been fascinated by Courier Six. While he struggled to know her true worth, he knew she was a valuable commodity. An enemy to the NCR and after one of the Legion's failed operatives, she would make a great recruit to the Legion's cause. If only he could figure her out what kept drawing him to her.

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My Venus, ch 25

Minerva works through some things with her new attendant.

Next time: Vulpes is back

My Venus (38415 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 25/? Fandom: Fallout (Video Games), Fallout: New Vegas Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Caesar | Edward Sallow/Courier, Caesar (Fallout)/Original Female Character(s) Characters: Courier (Fallout: New Vegas), Caesar | Edward Sallow, Vulpes Inculta, Lucius (Fallout), Lanius (Fallout) Additional Tags: Caesar's Legion (Fallout: New Vegas), Arranged Marriage, Caesar's Legion Ending (Fallout: New Vegas), Evil Courier (Fallout), Caesar's Legion (Fallout) Misogyny, Caesar's Legion (Fallout) Slavery, Caesar's Legion Propoganda, Non-Consensual Touching, Possibly Unrequited Love, Power Imbalance, Possessive Behavior, Virginity, Background Relationships, Older Man/Younger Woman Series: Part 1 of The Rise of a Goddess Summary: Courier Six sides with the Legion, taking the dam for Caesar, Son of Mars. While never fully remembering her life before rising from her own grave, she has a strong hatred for the NCR. Now, Six is expecting to be sent out to destroy any remnants of the NCR from the Mojave. She did not expect to return to Caesar to be given a new name and position in the Legion. Six is a survivor. Will she find a way out of this twist of fate, or is it time to pay for all her bad karma?

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The illustration I did for "Split Memory", by HaydenErato, please support their work!! I loved illustrating the dynamic between the two in this scene 🥹❤️

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Title: Split Memory

Rating: T

Word Count: 5,286

Summary:

Shepard is back and Garrus is ecstatic. After nearly losing his life on Omega, he races up to the briefing room only to learn Shepard’s memory is gone. She only has access to her memories during high adrenaline moments. Chakwas says she needs time to heal. As Garrus tells her their history, she is unhappy to learn about some of her choices from the past. While Shepard learns what it takes to appease the rest of her crew, she asks Garrus what will help him work through his demons. This leads to an infamous discussion of how turians deal with high stress missions. One half of Shepard asks him to spar, while the other suggests a tiebreaker.

Posted to the Shakarian Mini-Bang 2026 collection on the AO3.

You can find the author here and the artist here!

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I challenged myself to try to keep it all contained in fewer words. I tend to get longwinded and drag out bits. It was also a bit of an homage to a family memory that suffered with dissociative identity disorder. It is similar to what I described here and maybe someday I will make a proper go of detailing out a Shepard with it, but for now I like how this turned out.

I also loved the art by XF Art. It was neat to have for a story of mine as I have not gotten into commissioning yet. Maybe if my book sales pick up.

Otherwise this was fun and I enjoyed the whole season of mini-bang. Might do it again next year now that I know how to do it.

#shakarian #fanfiction #female shepard #garrus vakarian #tried something new and different

Where Do You End and I Begin? Part 2, ch 11

Today: Archangel Mission

Love this mission, it is really well done, so longer than usual but we wrap up the whole thing since we know what's coming

Next time: Garrus wakes up on the Normandy SR2

Where Do You End and I Begin? Part 2 (17171 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 11/? Fandom: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian, Castis Vakarian, Garrus Vakarian's Mother, Original Turian Character(s), Normandy Crew (Mass Effect) Additional Tags: Loss of Control, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Tragedy, Canonical Character Death, Partially Canon Compliant Series: Part 6 of Where Do You End and I Begin? Summary: Lily Shepard and Garrus Vakarian make their way through the Mass Effect 2 story line. A few changes here and there for flavor and building upon canon lore. Recap: Lily and Garrus began a relationship before the saving of the Citadel. They spent several weeks together between game stories while on vacation and medical leave. By the time Lily had to return to duty, the two had moved in together. Then she is sent out to the Terminus…

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An Inconvenient Meeting, ch 21

They fool around again because, honestly, these two cannot keep their hands to themselves.

Next time, they actually have a conversation about Garrus's future.

An Inconvenient Meeting (32395 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 21/36 Fandom: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian, Castis Vakarian, Chellick (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian's Mother, Solana Vakarian, Hannah Shepard Additional Tags: Spacer (Mass Effect), War Hero (Mass Effect), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Timelines, Pre-Mass Effect 1, Smut, Vaginal Sex, Oral Sex, Public Sex Summary: A chance encounter on the Citadel following the events of the Skyllian Blitz in 2180, leads Kara Shepard and Garrus Vakarian to meet earlier than the canon Mass Effect timeline. Kara is freshly promoted, completed her N7 training, and ready to take the next step in her five year plan. C-Sec Officer Garrus Vakarian has been upgraded from beat cop to actual crime investigation, and probably on the fast track to making detective whether he wants to or not. The two cannot fight their chemistry.

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My Venus, ch 24

Caesar gives Minerva a lot to consider... in an adult fashion.

Next time: She gets some advice from her new attendant.

My Venus (37155 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 24/? Fandom: Fallout (Video Games), Fallout: New Vegas Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Caesar | Edward Sallow/Courier, Caesar (Fallout)/Original Female Character(s) Characters: Courier (Fallout: New Vegas), Caesar | Edward Sallow, Vulpes Inculta, Lucius (Fallout), Lanius (Fallout) Additional Tags: Caesar's Legion (Fallout: New Vegas), Arranged Marriage, Caesar's Legion Ending (Fallout: New Vegas), Evil Courier (Fallout), Caesar's Legion (Fallout) Misogyny, Caesar's Legion (Fallout) Slavery, Caesar's Legion Propoganda, Non-Consensual Touching, Possibly Unrequited Love, Power Imbalance, Possessive Behavior, Virginity, Background Relationships, Older Man/Younger Woman Summary: Courier Six sides with the Legion, taking the dam for Caesar, Son of Mars. While never fully remembering her life before rising from her own grave, she has a strong hatred for the NCR. Now, Six is expecting to be sent out to destroy any remnants of the NCR from the Mojave. She did not expect to return to Caesar to be given a new name and position in the Legion. Six is a survivor. Will she find a way out of this twist of fate, or is it time to pay for all her bad karma?

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Homecoming, complete!

I love Ivy and Camas. They are my comfort writing.

The story bridging ME1 and ME2 will deviate from canon in many ways which I will personally enjoy writing.

And now that this is done, hopefully the weird kudos spamming will stop. Never experienced anything like that before. I assume it is some weird bot thing, but I really do not know.

Homecoming (8186 words) by EratoHayden Chapters: 6/6 Fandom: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Female Shepard/Original Turian Character(s), Female Shepard/Original Male Turian Character Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Original Turian Character(s), Original Male Turian Character(s) Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Family Bonding, Family Reunions, Vacation, Fluff, Half-Siblings Series: Part 3 of Very Important Papers Summary: Camas Tritor and Ivy Shepard visit with Camas's estranged family. Between ME1 and ME2, the pair travel to Camas's home colony planet to spend quality time with his father and his family. The Tritor clan welcomes them and soon they feel like part of the family. Vacation Episode

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