#shryik

my nihlus lives au/shryik fic wraps up next week! give it a look if that sounds like something you're interested in. links at the bottom of the post :)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Category: F/M

Fandom: Mass Effect Trilogy

Relationship: Nihlus Kryik/Female Shepard

Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Nihlus Kryik, Ashley Williams (Mass Effect), Kaidan Alenko, Original Asari Character(s), Original Turian Character(s), Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, Urdnot Wrex, Garrus Vakarian, Liara T'Soni, Original Salarian Character(s), Original Mass Effect Character(s), Saren Arterius

Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Angst, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, POV Alternating, Paragon Shepard (Mass Effect), Colonist (Mass Effect), Nihlus Kryik Lives

Latest chapter: x

tagged by the wonderful @callista-curations Thank you very much!

Have some Shryik:

“You single-handedly holding against slavers on Elysium put you on the galaxy’s radar, Commander.” “Believe me sir, I’m well aware of that fact.” Unfortunately, she doesn’t manage to keep the bitterness out of her tone, and Nihlus picks up on it given he cocks his head to the left. “Oh?” “Someone put a bounty out on me after the Blitz. I bruised some egos that day.” “That you did.” He sounds impressed, almost. Amused. Like it’s funny she pissed off several pirate and slaver gangs. He crosses his arms. “It’s good that the Alliance managed to handle that.” “I’d say.”

Tagged by @westernlarch 💙

Rules: What's a line that you're tremendously proud of writing, and what's a line that's just out-of-context ridiculous?

Tremendously Proud

Hm, most of my favorite lines are multiple short line fragments, so staying inside the rules, I'll go with:

Garrus had grown up hard in the time she’d been in limbo.

It's from a WIP of the Archangel mission and I think I like it best for its simplicity. I'm a lengthy, flowery writer most of the time, and this one's just not that in a good way.

Out of Context

This one was easier to select:

"For all you know, I entertain plenty of human women with a preference for beer that tastes like pyjack ass."

Look, I will forever fight for Twerp Nihlus rights. I don't know how most of the fandom decided he's a problem but he is and I love it.

This is from yet another WIP, a Nihlus/Shepard one night stand that happens in the universe of my Saren/Shepard spectre training AU. On hold bc Outpost owns my soul currently and I am only capable of one chaptered fic at a time at best lol

Tell Me It’s Not Tomorrow

So pleased to share this piece from the new chapter of the wondermous @angelwingsl3 s Shryik fic Same Time Last Year - I just can’t help myself they’re so cute. ;-;

Read it here!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24510955/chapters/59170618

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