Femshep and a Half

Chapters: 23/? Fandom: Mass Effect: Andromeda Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Female Ryder | Sara/Reyes Vidal Characters: Reyes Vidal, Female Ryder | Sara, Keema Dohrgun, Kian Dagher, Jarun Tann, Foster Addison, Nakmor Kesh, Tiran Kandros, Sloane Kelly, Male Ryder | Scott, Umi Henon, Kaetus (Mass Effect), Vetra Nyx, Nakmor Drack, Cora Harper, Liam Kosta, William Spender, Suvi Anwar, Kallo Jath, Jaal Ama Darav, Peebee (Mass Effect) Additional Tags: My Ryder is called Aeryn not Sara, deep delve, During Canon, game typical violence, alcohol use, Drug Mentions, In fact there is a lot of drinking in this story, In a european way not a oh no they had more than 3 drinks they must be alcoholic way, I’ve taken canon and kneaded it and stretched it like dough that needs time to rise before baking, Adult Themes, Mentions of Death, PTSD, Torture, Blood and Gore, Reyes has a dark past, Canon Divergent, explicit depictions of torture and interrogation

Chapter 23: High Noon

Summary:

Both are dramatic bitches.

I still love this scene from Crow Parties are Murder so much, it needed some art.

Even if Illario's back is still weird.

it will always choose you. you cannot die. you'll always come back because it loves you so much. you are its right and left hand, its eternal weapon. it will drown you in its light. light as horror. darkness as horror. what if it thinks you are its best friend.

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Fanatic, from Latin fanaticus "mad, enthusiastic, inspired by a god."

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