Our favorite leonin planeswalker and Elspeth meet on Dominaria, not knowing they will soon be on opposite sides of the looming conflict about to beset the Multiverse.
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Otherwise known as I cope with the Dominaria United plot by writing thousands of words featuring: the two of them meeting on Dominaria, how he was captured, the horror and joy of compleation, and Elspeth finding out about what happened to her friend. All of which you can read here on Archive of Our Own.
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Thank you to my beta reader @littjara-compleated-sageā for being a huge help with both the lore and grammar! Special shout out @danco110ā and @ask-the-praetorsā! Seeing them play around with writing in magic the gathering definitely helped with inspiring me to think I could do it too.
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Relationships: Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian, Female Shepard/Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, Garrus Vakarian/Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian/Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
Characters: Garrus Vakarian, Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Pairings are tagged because everyone is making eyes at each other but they just met, Spectre Garrus Vakarian, Shepard Never Joined the Alliance, Canon-Typical Violence
Summary:
When Council Spectre Garrus Vakarian goes to Earth to meet his Quarian informant for his investigation into Saren, things quickly go awry when heās shot down over the Canadian wilderness. Just as things start to seem like a lost cause, heās found by a human guide named Shepard. With Shepardās help, he just might be able to rescue his informant and bring Saren to justice.
Even in a world where Shepard never joined the Alliance and Garrus became a Spectre, paths are still meant to intertwine as the universe hurtles towards the arrival of the Reapers.
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Thank you to everyone who continued to give this fic love even as it was wrapped up in some emotions. A short update but I really wanted to share it and finally work on continuing this story. Also we have some feverish Tali flirting with Shepard and Garrus for everyone.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 3/5
Fandom: Magic: The Gathering (Card Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ayara/Urabrask (Magic: The Gathering)
Characters: Ayara (Magic: The Gathering), Urabrask (Magic: The Gathering)
Additional Tags: Fairy Tale Elements, Set: March of the Machine (Magic: The Gathering), Plane: Eldraine (Magic: The Gathering), Phyrexians as a people who are capable of good or bad but most have been ground down by a Society TM, voluntary compleation, Not Canon Compliant, no beta we die like tibalt, Cultural Differences
Summary:
For Ayara, First of Locthwain, the start of the Phyrexian invasion of Eldraine was the beginning of a fairytale that she had long given up on being possible.
For Urabrask, meeting Ayara was the start of his fairytale but Phyrexians were not used to experiencing such things. Seeing Ayara was love at first sight and he had no idea what to do next.
Rating subject to change depending on the last chapter
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First three parts of my Furnace Spouses Fic is up!
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āLove From The Other Sideā - (Magic the Gathering) Two planeswalkers find themselves on opposite sides of the Phyrexian invasion as they both do whatever it takes to make it back to each other and those they love.
āWhen others told us what to expect in Urborg, no one told us to expect hospitality.ā
āFrom Sparks to Flameā - (Mass Effect)Ā Artemis Shepard never set out to become an Alliance hero, let alone the first human Spectre, but an unfeeling cycle has begun anew on Eden Prime. She has to get her team to not only trust her but also each other which is easier said than done. Part one of a story about how love and bonds (with the guns they find along the way) save the galaxy.
Later, when people asked Shepard how everything started, they were often disappointed with her answer.
āBeauty and the Furnace Beastā - (Magic the Gathering) A fairy tale inspired story about Ayara and Urabrask fall in love during the Phyrexian invasion of Eldraine.
āIn all my years, I have never seen the sky this way,ā Ayara said, looking at the odd voids in the sky.
āThe One With The Lipstick Incidentā - (Mass Effect) A gift written for @angstyastroā featuring her Shepard, Isani. Thane is thankful for the continued blessings the Gods bestow on his family but that doesnāt mean he isnāt nervous or that things will go smoothly. Ā With Isani Shepard giving birth to twins, things were bound to get a little out of hand.
Thane would never fathom why the Gods chose to favor him as much as they hadā even if this most recent blessing seemed to be a trial into itself.
āThings That Were And Never Will Be Againā- (Magic the Gathering) Ajani and Elspeth meet on Dominaria, not knowing they will soon be on opposite sides of the looming conflict about to beset the Multiverse.
Elspeth. She was here on Dominaria and alive.
āSame Song, Different Verseā - (Mass Effect) In a different universe, Council Spectre Garrus Vakarian is investigating Saren when he is shot down over Earth. He is found by Shepard and the two of them have to work together as other turians try to hunt him down as they try to rescue his informant, Tali.
Garrus could just hear his fatherās voice berating him as he looked at the view of Vancouver.
āReunionā - (Fallout 4) Nate didnāt die when he was shot by Kellogg. If only it was that simple. Now a ghoul, heās come to accept his new life but a chance meeting at the Third Rail Bar changes everything as he comes face to face with who his wife is now.
āThereās your shares boys. Donāt spend it all in Goodneighbor, even you, ghoul.ā
āIn the Endā - (Fallout 4) When Shaun decides that his mother should no longer be allowed to be influenced by the surface, he decides to keep her at the Institute with a synth copy of her husband, Nate, to keep her ācomfortableā.
As time goes on, Nate begins to realize just how cruel that was as the pieces fall into place for the beginning of the end.
He had been made as a replacement for her. It was simply a fact of his existence. Made in the image of her dead husband, Nate. He was a gift to her from their leader, Father, as she transitioned to her new life in the institute.Ā
āMore Than a Nameā- (Transformers: Prime, Shattered Glass) An old one I am still proud of so I am throwing it here instead of my 9th fic
When a mission goes wrong, Starscream is forced to explore some harsh truths about himself and his views on the Vehicons under his command.
āSirā¦I found him! Guys help me out!ā
āLove in the Age of Godsā - (Smite) I cant believe this one squeaks in. I wrote it for my future wife.
Arachne and Serqet have been seeing each other for awhile but Arachne doesn't dare hope that it will last. Despite expecting the worst, Arachne isn't ready when she sees the end draw near. Serqet sees the situation in completely different light.
āThat was completely unnecessary. Weāre fighting but weāre not completely uncivilized.ā
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Summary:
As worries of Phyrexian incursions on various planes grows, two planeswalkers, Clelia and Ariael, volunteer to go to Dominaria to look for evidence of the Phyrexians being on the plane. Doing so changes the course of their lives forever as they both do whatever it takes to make it back to each other and those they love.
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Chapter Summary:
Ariael receives a mission from Elesh Norn that will allow her to show the glory of New Phyrexia to those she loves.
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Summary:
As worries of Phyrexian incursions on various planes grows, two planeswalkers, Clelia and Ariael, volunteer to go to Dominaria to look for evidence of the Phyrexians being on the plane. Doing so changes the course of their lives forever as they both do whatever it takes to make it back to each other and those they love.
Chapter Summary:
A reunion but it is anything but cathartic.Ā
Preview Below the Cut:
āI donāt think itās enough,ā Clelia admitted as she looked at the preparations to the fortress they had managed to do for the past few days marked on a map that Aki had drawn.
With Clelia on the fortressās parapet was Nissa, Chandra, Elspeth, and Slenna looking equally, if not more worried. The others were still continuing their preparations but it all seemed insignificant when laid out on paper against what they would face.
āIt never is enough but we will make do,ā Elspeth said, looking older than her years.
Beside her, Nissa was looking equally grim as she clung to her staff hard enough to turn her knuckles white.
āI havenāt been able to contact Dominariaās world soul. I can keep trying but without their aid, it will limit what I will be able to do.ā
āIāll buy you time if I have to, Nissa. Theyāre not immune to fire and Iām eager for payback,ā Chandra said, leaning against the table.
āI have a few surprises for them too. Between all of us, we should be able to keep them on their toes for a bit,ā Slenna said without her usual bravado as she walked around the map.
āSomethingās out on the horizon,ā Elspeth said, pulling their attention away from the map to where there were dark figures hovering over the fields in the distance.
āLetās take a look,ā Slenna said, reaching into her bag and pulling out a spyglass. She hummed as she made some adjustments to bring what she was looking at into focus. āThere are some Phyrexian aven coming towards us- wait one of them is like the angels in the stained glass windows- no.ā
Slenna dropped the spyglass which grew to its regular size as it rolled across the table.
Despite knowing what she would see, Clelia grabbed the spyglass first and looked out at the figures hovering in flight on the horizon.
Among the Phyrexian aven was Clelia, remade into a Phyrexian vision of the Dominarian angels. Clelia heard her heartbeat in her ears as she passed the spyglass to Elspeth.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 4/5
Fandom: Magic: The Gathering (Card Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ayara/Urabrask (Magic: The Gathering)
Characters: Ayara (Magic: The Gathering), Urabrask (Magic: The Gathering)
Additional Tags: Fairy Tale Elements, Set: March of the Machine (Magic: The Gathering), Plane: Eldraine (Magic: The Gathering), Phyrexians as a people who are capable of good or bad but most have been ground down by a Society TM, voluntary compleation, Not Canon Compliant, no beta we die like tibalt, Cultural Differences
Summary:
For Ayara, First of Locthwain, the start of the Phyrexian invasion of Eldraine was the beginning of a fairytale that she had long given up on being possible.
For Urabrask, meeting Ayara was the start of his fairytale but Phyrexians were not used to experiencing such things. Seeing Ayara was love at first sight and he had no idea what to do next.
Rating subject to change depending on the last chapter
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Newest chapter of my Furnace Spouses Fic is up! It was a little like herding cats because there was specific plot I wanted to write but the characters wanted to do other things but it worked out in the end.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Summary:
Artemis Shepard never set out to become an Alliance hero, let alone the first human Spectre, but an unfeeling cycle has begun anew on Eden Prime. She will need a good team but that isn't just about finding the most talented people willing to believe that Saren and the Geth are trying to get an ancient race of machines to return. She has to get them to not only trust her but each other which is easier said than done.
Chapter Summary:
Garrus hasn't regretting joining Shepard on her mission to stop Saren but he still worries that the incident at the clinic might give Shepard the wrong idea about him.Ā
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This is a fun chapter about Garrus overthinking things and definitely not catching feelings. Preview below the cut.
It had been a few weeks since he had joined up with Shepard and Garrus hadnāt regretted it for a second. Already, Shepardās team had fought Sarenās forces, rescued and recruited Matriarch Beneziaās daughter, and faced a thresher maw that had laid waste to an Alliance unit that had been lured there by the same signal that Shepard had taken Kaidan and him to investigate.
There was hardly even a comparison in terms of what he had accomplished by Shepardās side and what he would have been doing in C-Sec during that same timeframe.
Even so, he couldnāt help but worry. He knew he had not made the best first impression with Shepard by choosing to take the shot in Doctor Michelās clinic. She hadnāt discussed it with him since he had come aboard and Shepard had still taken him on missions. Even so, it still weighed on his mind that she might not think he was capable of such precise shots.
āGarrus, do you have a moment to talk?ā
Garrus looked down from the Mako, seeing Shepard watching him with her head tilted to the side. He jumped down from the Mako, landing in front of her and taking some pride in the bit of surprise he managed to get from her.
āI was hoping to talk to you. I couldnāt help but feel we got off on the wrong foot.ā
āI want to hear why you think that,ā Shepard said crossing her arms and he noticed a slight shift in her posture, straighter and more rigid. He found himself feeling like he was back at his first week at boot camp getting dressed down by one of the instructors
āWell, the first meeting in the council chambers went fine but itās more about how things went down in the clinic. I have been thinking about what happened there and what you said,ā Garrus paused, waiting for Shepard to speak her mind but she only watched him. āWell, I realized right away you were right about it being reckless for me to take the shot. The doctor could have moved her head back and into the path of my shot. I wonāt do something like that again.ā
āIām glad to hear that.ā
āHowever-ā
āHowever?ā Shepard said, her brown eyes narrowing enough to make Garrusās pull his mandibles tighter to his face.
āI donāt want you to think I am some fledgling who got a lucky shot in.ā
āYour aim was never in question, only your judgment,ā Shepard said and Garrus tilted his head. āI saw your form, how steady your hands were. I knew you were also a sniper right away. Besides, I would have never let you watch my back while I was cloaked if I thought you were that green.ā
āI suppose I shouldnāt be surprised you picked up on that if half the things I heard about your skills were true.ā
āIām still human, even if the very liberally adapted comic about what happened at the Skyllian Blitz would make you think otherwise.ā
āIf it helps, I didnāt believe you were- what was it? Aided by the Turian spirits of Victory due to your ancient hidden heritage.ā
āLike I said, very liberally adapted,ā Shepard said with a wry smile. āI am curious how you were planning on proving your aim, since you were so worried I thought you werenāt a good shot.ā
