#femshep x garrus vakarian

[otemporanerys]

Life Behind Enemy Lines (Shakarian Fic)

(Banner by @dulcidyne​) “Commander Farvardin,” said the man at the other end of the galaxy, drawing a cigarette to his lips. “Or do you prefer Shepherd?” Shepherd’s talons dug into the palm of her hands. She’d really hoped he would be in the room with her – then she’d at least have had the option of attack. “Shepherd is fine,” she said, with practiced evenness. “What do you want?” Commander Janna “Shepherd” Farvardin was abandoned by the Hierarchy and resurrected by Cerberus. The enemy of the enemy is my friend, some say - but she’s never believed it.

A Mass Effect Shakarian species swap AU. Link in the reblog

[captain-radioactive-mentality]

A Shot to Remember

“Ha!” Shepard punched the air in excitement. “That’s another point for me!” Looking up at Garrus, Raven smirked. “Still think you’re going to win?”

Garrus’ mandibles twitched before he huffed out a fake frustrated breath. “Oh, I’m still going to win. I’m the best sniper on the Citadel after all.”

Raven snorted out a laugh. “Oh? Is that so?”

“Won every competition C-Sec had.” Garrus gave her his best smirk.

“Pshh.” Shepard waved a hand dismissively. “They don’t know the ass end of their gun from the tip of the barrel.”

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“Take the shot!” Doing her best to shout over the roar of gunfire Raven struggled against the Batarian's hold. They were ambushed, surrounded on all sides by the ship full of slavers. Someone had tipped them off. There was no way they’d know where the Normandy would land otherwise.

His hands shook as Garrus lined up the shot. If he was off by even a hair’s breadth he’d hit her instead. For the first time ever Garrus was afraid to pull the trigger. It had always been easy before, there were never any immediate repercussions, but now? Now Shepard was in the crosshairs. One wrong move and he’d lose his everything.

“Damn it, Garrus!” Tossing a few slavers away with his biotics Kaidan shouted over at the Turian. “Take the shot!”

Gulping down a deep breath Garrus steeled his nerves, forced his hands to steady, and pulled the trigger. That single moment felt like a hundred years as he waited for the bullet to reach its mark.

His heart stopped when Shepard dropped out of sight, her form no longer outlined by the notches in his scope. Garrus was frozen to that spot, his gaze locked onto his scope. A few painfully long seconds ticked by before Raven’s head popped back up into view. He’d managed to clear the shot.

Looking up from the scope Garrus returned to the fight, the roar of gunfire nearly muffled by the sound of his heart pounding in his head. Sucking in a deep breath Garrus forced himself to relax before rejoining the fray. “Firing a concussive shot!”

The shot hit a Batarian square in the face, knocking him back from his spot behind Kaidan. The biotic whirled around, ready to fire his pistol before he picked up what had happened. He offered Garrus a small wave in thanks before launching back into the crowd.

Soon enough silence overtook the battlefield, the Batarians were quickly picked off by a calculated combination of cryo blasts, sniper shots, and incendiary grenades. Once they were sure no other enemies would rush them the trio regrouped near the shuttle.

“Intel dropped the ball on that one.” Kaidan grumbled. Flexing his back a bit he tried to stretch out his tense muscles. He would never admit it but his body still ached, even though he was cleared for active duty.

Shepard huffed out a frustrated breath. “You don’t say.” Raven’s hands came to rest on her hips as she looked over the bloody field. “Batarians weren’t even supposed to be in this sector, and with the Hegemony on our side I assumed we wouldn’t have to deal with their bullshit right now.”

“Hey, old habits die hard.” Kaidan sighed. “They probably saw the chance at a quick buck and ran with it.”

“They could have been indoctrinated. At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised.” With crossed arms, Garrus looked Shepard over. “Are you okay, Shepard? I was worried I’d hit you.”

Raven hummed and turned her attention to the Turian. “Eh, not a bad shot, Vakarian.” Shepard rolled her right shoulder. “Just barely nicked me.” She smirked. “A little more practice and you’ll really be the best sniper on the Citadel.”

Releasing the breath Garrus hadn’t noticed he’d been holding he groaned. “I hate you.”

“No, you don’t.” Raven chuckled. “You love me and you know it.”

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I hope you like it @finchmarie!

I tried to capture Raven’s personality and her relationship with Garrus as best I could, and I thought a competative moment and a fight scene would work well for them. :)

Happy late Holidays!

[dulcidyne]

Rating: Explicit (NSFW) Fandom: Mass Effect, Femshep x Garrus Additional Tags: Pre-ME2 AU Summary: (AU) Archangel reunites with the infamous Shepard and together they infiltrate Omega’s most exclusive casino and burlesque nightclub to investigate the ominous connection between the slaver Kron Harga and the mysterious Collectors.

She didn’t seem to notice much beyond the omni-tool—not the gridwork of bloody lines etched into her cheek from the glass or the still bleeding gouges in her chin and temple left by Derius’s talons.  

Garrus noticed. He couldn’t help but notice.

She was still crouched beside him, her body swaying unsteadily to brush against his shoulder.

If he could move, he’d have pulled her close, crushed her tight against his chest. And he would have told her he understood exactly what she meant before when she said hate was like love. Intimate and stupid, deeply personal. He understood now. 

All thanks to her.

This wasn’t like Saren or Saleon or any of the petty criminals he’d killed on Omega. His anger, as a rule, was fast, vindictive, full of calm and vicious calculation.  Tactical. This was messy, a fumbling violent tangle of emotion that was one thing, then another from one second to the next: passion, sorrow, fury, frustration. It was worry in his gut and a snarl locked in his throat.  He couldn’t stand the injuries on her face or the fact that they didn’t seem to register for her. She was hurt, dangerously so, but she was impossibly stubborn. So damn stubborn, so infuriatingly reckless. And all of this was her fault. Read on Ao3

[catsharky]

And on that day, Garrus learned two things: to shut up and let Shepard fight the losing battle against gravity, and a whole lotta new human swear words

Comic Masterpost

Also, while I didn't end up being able to match the vibe of the rough for this panel, I like it so much that I must share it with the world

[milkywayes]

interspecies awkwardness for breakfast a.k.a. 'I can't believe I made a comic'

[thefloatingstone]

Local Man forgets the "proposal" part of marriage. More at 11.

(He's so stupid and embarrassing in ME3 and I love him so much sdfkhsdf)

[lizah-aart]

Save me, I fell down the Mass Effect Rabbithole.

[yuku78]

my gurlsss

[missmrah]

Getting around to posting this a bit late but Happy Birthday @milyfaye! Thank you for being a wonderful friend and a beautiful human being xx

[combustiblecake]

I've always loved this little message from Garrus ❤️

Thank you @emedeme for making this!

[leafy-yezi]

I miss them very much

[sweet-officer]

I need people to understand

I pray for shakarian

Old art, but still gold

[sammakesart]

Garrus and Shepard on their honeymoon. Reports of her death have been greatly exaggerated.

[inferno92000]

WIP

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[catsharky]

It's been 3000 years, but finally the second part of this! Garrus needs to learn not to push Shep's buttons when she has clearance to override the shower time limits. He's lucky he's cute.

Also 'shorter second part'? Yeah I'm gonna stop saying that...

Part 1 • Previous Part

[milkywayes]

someone's let his guard down >:)