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but then you were standing in front of my door - Shepard and Garrus get stuck on an empty ship, without their translators. There is a universal language, but Shepard doesn’t know it very well… (this was originally a vent fic)

with every piece in your hand that i could ask for - Garrus looking back on his relationship with Shepard over the course of the trilogy, completely smitten, as he is with her.

Breathe - They’re in love and they’re okay crying in front of each other. Also Garrus is obsessed with human hair.

Respite - Garrus takes Shep out on a dinner date. Very lighthearted fluff.

and my name was beautiful when you said it - Garrus is the one who has the voice kink for once.

Battle Scars - Shepard and Garrus go into a scar-comparing contest. Hurt/Comfort.

★Big Spoon/Little Spoon AKA “the Spooning As A Metaphor For Nationality Issues fanfic”. Hurt/Comfort, with some psychological delve into the Spacer background. Also spooning is hard when you’re so physically different.

Forever - Shakarian get married instead of the Citadel DLC.

New Dreams Are Born - Shepard survives the war, and Garrus finally lets himself hope for a future with her.

Heat Waves - the AC is broken and as it turns out, humans aren’t that great at handling hot temperatures. Fluff and humor.

★Caught in a Neverending Game - Years after the war, Shepard doesn't cope too well with her fame. Garrus is there to help.

Seems Like This World's Still Trying To Tame Me - After coming back from the dead, Shepard struggles with depression. Garrus gives her some tea and, more importantly, a hug.

★Beautifully Struggle Every Day - Post-canon domestic!Shakarian one-shot, in which they both have PTSD but are also very much in love.

As The World Turns - my first work in the Mass Effect fandom. I just jotted down some thoughts I had about their very platonic and completely professional relationship. Includes Shepard trusting Garrus more than anyone else in the world, even herself.

For The Cause - Garrus is not a good turian. Or at least he wasn't until he met Shepard.

boyfriend - Humans are weird, and human relationships are even weirder; Garrus slowly learning the differences between being Shepard's friend and her boyfriend.

Casual - Soulmate AU, where Garrus finds out Shepard is his soulmate in a very awkward way.

★while seeing both of our hourglasses - dying together is romantic, right? And dying together while holding hands has got to be extra romantic.

[fluffuary 2022] First I Love You - in which Shepard blurts out "I love you" on Menae.

[fluffuary 2022] Napping Together - Shepard and Garrus are perpetually tired, which concerns and confuses the crew.

[fluffuary 2022] Cooking Together - post-canon. Shep and Garrus take a cooking course for dextro/levo couples.

[fluffuary 2022] Compliments - Shep is Very Bad at giving compliments.

[fluffuary 2022] Acts of Devotion - confused by the way Garrus has been acting, Shepard asks Victus if turians can purr.

[fluffuary 2022] Soothing Touch - Garrus is not okay after the Cerberus attack on the Citadel.

my duty to keep - Garrus ponders on what it's like being the main character's love interest.

I'll keep every part of you - Garrus gets badly wounded during a mission. Shepard blames herself.

On a monotonous August morn' - a day in the life of happily married very cuddly Shakarian, years after the war. Plotless fluff.

★in a summer morning - long after the Reapers are defeated, after years of military service and political delegations, Shepard comes back to Earth to be with Garrus.

Home - a look on how the Shakarian household changes over time along with their relationship.

Here With You - Shepard and Garrus go to an interspecies club for date night. Spoiler: Garrus gets hit on a lot.

★Walking Back To You - post-war, Shepard worries that she and Garrus might be drifting away.

to know you (as hardly golden) - Shepard asks Garrus if he attended her funeral. Hurt Comfort.

i wanna see you dance again - Shepard and Garrus slow dancing in the kitchen at 2AM and sitting on the porch watching a thunderstorm. That's it, that's the fic.

Black And White, Shadow And Light - a small relationship study on what if they were actually opposites in literally everything.

★Patience is Sorrow's Salve - post-canon. Garrus is hesitant to have sex with Shepard after she's released from the hospital. angst ensues.

★Love is an Echo - Shepard listens to Garrus's heartbeat.

Since You Appeared - Garrus pining for Shepard over the first two games. a lot.

In The End - three times Shepard said goodbye and one time Garrus said hello.

Happiness Is A Warm Blanket - during the war, when Garrus gets overwhelmed, he tends to burrow under a blanket.

(you show me) how to be whole again - bleeding out and dying, Shepard holds on to the only memory she has left - Garrus.

★Tasting Rust - Shepard and Garrus washing blood off each other. It's got a sort of raw tenderness to it.

Stake Me Out Tonight - Shep and Garrus on a stakeout together during ME2, before they get together. A lot of unresolved sexual and romantic tension.

★Valediction - Garrus is high on stims, sleep deprivation, grief, and god knows what else, so when he sees Shepard on Omega, he assumes he's dying and she's his guide to the afterlife.

Stabbed With A Star - [18+] Shepard and Garrus have time, for the first time ever, to explore some of their fantasies. Garrus is still self-conscious about his role in the relationship.

Anchor - Shepard has a panic attack when Garrus isn't there to calm her down. He finds her in the aftermath for some hurt/comfort.

Have you heard about Castis Vakarian's son? - sometimes even turians gossip. Especially when you're different. Outsider POV on Castis Vakarian's weird son. Experimental format.

Sentinel - Shepard and Garrus are stuck on an ice/snowy planet during a blizzard with no means to evacuate. Garrus gets hypothermia.

Out of the Blue - while Garrus is in surgery after his injury on Omega, Shepard worries. And tries to keep her mind off it.

Control - [18+] uh. no plot just edging

★Blue Glow - while on Menae, Shepard sees a very familiar looking Marauder. Angst. Written for the Shakarian Mini-Bang 2025.

★Monochrome - Noir AU. Garrus is a private detective undercover as a burlesque singer. Shepard is a mob enforcer who never misses one of his shows. Written for 5K 2025.

A Little Green - Shep and Garrus are working a routine escort job for a charming, handsome turian politician... Jealousy and bitterness ensues.

★Selfish - Garrus finds that Shepard sleeps better when he's there. It's too bad that he's there for selfish reasons.

Honourable mentions:

★Change Starts With Today - not a Shakarian fic exactly, but circling around the relationship a lot. Garrus goes to therapy. (this is one of my favourite fics I've ever written!)

Seems Like This World's Still Trying To Tame Me - pre-relationship, but their friendship is as important to me as their romance, so I'm putting it here. Shepard's still struggling with being brought back to life.

Found - while this is a Garrus fic and not technically a Shakarian fic, Shakarian is the catalyst here. Garrus discovering and accepting his sexual orientation.

★somewhere far from goodbye - not a Shakarian fic but both Garrus and Shepard are recurring characters and their relationship is there, even if not in the foreground. A post-canon Kryterius ficlet.

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★ stars next to my faves :)