#tealenko

So basically, Shepard is gonna call Kaidan before going through the Omega Relay because she figures he deserves a heads-up this time if she's about to die. Really emotional, but not necessarily all angst.

Sitting down at her desk, she pulls up her mail, glancing at her inbox, her eyes drawn to the message entitled About Horizon that she can’t bring herself to mark as read despite having read it so much that she could almost certainly quote it word for word.

...

Shepard opens the tab to compose a new message then stops, her fingers hovering over the keyboard. If Kaidan were about to die, she wouldn’t want to hear about it in a simple message.

“EDI,” she calls out.

“Yes, Shepard?” the AI responds.

“Hypothetically speaking, if I were to ask you to open a video link to someone, without knowing where exactly in the galaxy they are… is that something you could do?”

The AI is quiet for a moment, and Shepard begins to worry there’s something wrong. Then EDI speaks. “If you are referring to Staff Commander Alenko, I have already located him.”

Shepard pauses. “Has Joker ever told you you’re too smart for your own good?” she asks, burying her head in her hands.

16. Favorite species

Oh, this has shifted a lot through the years. Currently, though... Probably salarians. I have a deep appreciation for Mordin and Kirrahe and that informs a lot of what I like about them. Clever people that only need an hour of sleep (I envy that). Smart problem solvers, though I am not a fan of their meddling, scientifically and politically. But fuck that dalatrass.

24. What enemy do you really hate fighting?

Banshees. I am with Kaidan when he says "ARGH THAT SOUND." And I have had many a monster hand through the chest in multiplayer matches.

30. Share a headcanon about one of your Shepards

I HAVE SO MANY. Both headcanons and Shepards. All of my Shepards have the same dad: Josiah "Jos" Shepard. He's the pivot in my multiverse. Decisions in his life determined which Shepard that timeline ended up with. Did he stay with the Alliance and meet and marry Hannah? Did he decide to go to graduate school instead of joining the military? Was it in New York or LA? And that is why I have so many Shepards 😂

M: Got any premises on the back burner that you’d care to share?

I was tagged by @tealenko, thank you hun! I cheated with the last fic but it was too good to pass up.

Rules: Pick any ten of your fics, scroll to the midpoint, pick a line (or three) and share it. Then tag ten people.

Tagging: @eluvisen, @starsandskies, @starknstarwars, @cinlat, @kalliesa, @swaps55, @zet-sway, @shadoedseptmbr, @comeoniwantacoolname and @mallaidhsomo

Firestar - KOTOR - Revan x Canderous

Revan continued on, her short legs carrying her ahead of them faster than he would’ve expected. Her fury was still burning hot in her blood even if her expression was clear of all emotion.

And Canderous planned on making it burn hotter.

2. The Perils of Redemption - KOTOR - Darth Malak/Alek & Jolee Bindo

“If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t need such a roundabout way to do it, kid.” Canderous muttered, picking up his stack of cards, ignoring the next scowl. 

3. Dust in the Wind: Chapter 9 - Mass Effect - Female Shepard & Jeff "Joker" Moreau

Daniel rolled his eyes. “He’s your guy now. He found out from Anderson that today was our birthday and he wouldn’t stop sending me messages until I agreed to let him come.”

4. My Anchor in the Storm - Mass Effect - Steve Cortez/Kaidan Alenko

Steve raised an eyebrow at the slip. “Ogling the Commander, Kaidan? That’s beneath you.”

5. Under the Surface - Mass Effect - Female Shepard/Jeff "Joker" Moreau

While the energy surge had taken out long range communications between Shepard’s team and the Normandy, short range still worked fine. “I need you to focus fire on the brute, Vic!”

“What the fuck do you think I’m doing, Shepard?!” 

6. Justice: Chapter 1 - SWTOR - Female Imperial Agent/Jonas Balkar

“The guard is dead. I’m back in position.” Derrick said over the comm, pausing briefly before letting out a furious sigh. “ What is he doing?”

“Getting himself killed.”

7. Tell Me A Story Cowboy - Mass Effect - Male Shepard & Zaeed Massani

The question surprised Shepard, and he wasn’t a man easily shocked. “I don’t usually murder the people in my care.”

“It wouldn’t be the first time Alliance murdered people who surrendered.”

8. Perfect - SWTOR - Female Republic Trooper/Theron Shan

“You don’t need to be nervous about dancing, Theron.” She told him sweetly, but he could sense the other shoe drop before she opened her mouth again. “You’ve always been bad at it.”

“Very funny.”

9. I'll Always Find You - Mass Effect - Female Shepard/Jack

Reaching her hands out, her biotics catched hold of the debris easily. She’d done enough of this in the last few months for her body to know what she wanted. Wisps of power curled around the wreckage and with a quick movement of her hands, she yanked the offending piece of metal from the ground and into the air, throwing it with as much force as she could muster. 

10. Confessions - Mass Effect - Female Shepard/Jeff "Joker" Moreau

Please tell me to go.

Those eyes fell on him, as blue as the Earth’s oceans that the Alliance liked to brag about in their tourism campaigns. Oceans that Joker would’ve liked to see someday, if they lived through this.

“Do you want to go?” 

I accidently deleted the ship bingo ask thanks to my stupid fingers, but here is the board for Shenko/Shakarian.

tealenko

This looks amazing 👏👏

ghostxofxartemis

@tealenko thanks! I hope I do it justice. I have a hard time with Kaidan's pov. But I need to know what attracts him to Leah. How other perceive the Butcher of Torfan and why he's view on her is so different from the others. Because even myself, I'm wondering how anyone could possibly love her. (Even though I do. A lot 🤣)

tealenko

I find it such an interesting topic to do a fic from. I always play as paragon because.... well... I'm a fluffy being even in videogames 😅 But I always wondered how a LI falls in love with Shep when he/she is full renegade, especially Kaidan, who is the more lawful in the crew. I'll be pretty interesting to see where you take this and learn why Kaidan ends up liking Leah

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Haha me too! Leah and Reagan are my only ‘fully’ renegade sheps. I wouldn’t say Reagan is ‘fully’ but Leah is defitnately a good 80/20 on the renegade side. Reagan probably more a 70/30. 

Leah is my first complete renegade run that I did (and boy it was hard, because i’m a huge softy. I ate a tub of ice cream after killing Mordin and did some ceiling staring after killing my brother Wrex.) but I did really enjoy it. It was interesting to play someone who is so lost and broken from the events of Mindoir. And that’s something I know Kaidan sees for a fact. Beyond that, I’m really curious how he gets her to open up to him. He’s the only one she can be herself with. It’s something that takes a while to build, the trust isn’t there at first. That’s where it will be interesting to see.