#mass effect holidays

[masseffectdiary]

Happy Holidays from the Ryders twins, the Tempest crew and me! Let the love for Mass Effect never fade!

(I used a base for this)

[shittybundaskenyer]

stranded enemy soldiers during the first contact war au has me in a chokehold. rest is on ao3 because it's a bit spicy :))

[amandashepard]

post date: December 26, 2023

Just a heads up for anyone who may not have gotten the chance to buy it yet, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is on ridiculous sale on all the major platforms (Steam, Xbox, PlayStation) right now!! I think it ranges from $6-8 depending on where you buy it.

Steam is also offering this awesome BioWare bundle deal too!

Go save that money honey!!

[minamoreh]

they do try to be festive

[inuhodo]

You can't hold a miracle with your hands, you can only hold its corpse.

happy birthday commander dan shepard my handsome princess

[dovahbee]

NORMANDY SR2 INFO BOARD HOLIDAY EDITION

[NEW MESSAGES AS OF 12:09]

12:09- XO. LAWSON: Good afternoon. As all of you know, it’s the winter holiday season on earth. I would like to invite @all to the starboard deck for a cultural exchange at 14:00 for anyone interested in learning about human winter traditions.

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REMINDERS:

- Candy canes are NOT weapons. ALSO they are a privilege, not a right.

- Mistletoe (the greenery hanging from the roof) is NOT edible.

- Mess Sergeant Gardner is dressing up as Santa Clause; if you see a man with a white beard and red clothing DO NOT OPEN FIRE.

- Menorahs are NOT edible.

- Hot chocolate is HOT. Human skin is sensitive. For the love of god, just be responsible.

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Happy Holidays. See you there.

12:10- FLT. MOREAU: seriously

12:10- LT. TAYLOR: how stupid do you think we are?

12:10- CHF. ZORAH: yayyy happy holidays! merry christmas, happy hanukkah, joyous kwanzaa, feliz navidad, gung hay fat choy!!! am i saying those right??

12:10- GO. VAKARIAN: someone did research last night

12:10- LC. SHEPARD: goddamn it, did grunt eat another menorah?

12:11- SPEC. JACK: im pretty sure mistletoe is edible. i mean it’s a plant, right?

12:11– SPEC. MASSANI: good goddamn point

12:11- SPEC. GRUNT: will there be food other than the roof salad

12:11- LC. SHEPARD: i would like to point out— candy canes absolutely are weapons. i dropped a guy with one once.

12:11- XO. LAWSON: Not helping, Shepard.

12:11- SPEC. GRUNT: noodles please

12:11- SPEC. KRIOS: Impressive, Commander.

12:11– SPEC. GRUNT: please teach me battlemaster

12:12– LC. SHEPARD: gladly. just suck on the tip until it’s pointy then ram it in the jugular. should work for humans, turians, drell, quarians, batarians, hanar (probably?) and vorcha. it’s messy as hell but satisfying.

12:12- XO. LAWSON: That’s it. You’ve all lost your candy cane privileges.

12:12– DR. SOLUS: Wise decision. Shepard and Grunt safety hazards.

12:12- CHF. ZORAH: seriously??? You can’t punish all of us for shepard’s bloodlust

12:12- SPEC. GOTO: so let me get this straight, miri. you trust us with your life in a firefight, but not with candy canes during a Christmas party?

12:13- XO. LAWSON: a HOLIDAY party. and yes, that is correct.

12:13- LC. SHEPARD: i mean… it sorta seems fair. i trust vakarian on my six with an SR… but with a taser? absolutely not.

12:13- GO. VAKARIAN: i think LCs been shot in the head one too many times

12:13- LC. SHEPARD: not the point, numb nuts

12:13- SPEC. SAMARA: If Commander Shepard can safely operate a live firearm, she should be able to responsibly handle a sharp sucrose stick.

12:13- SPEC. GOTO: you’d think

12:13- LC. SHEPARD: i don’t know if i can. i just get this overwhelming urge to stab.

12:13- DR. CHAKWAS: Pushing your psych eval forward, LC.

12:13- GO. VAKARIAN: called it!

12:14- SPEC. MASSANI: so this party… do we get turkey dinner if we show?

12:14- SPEC. JACK: what the fuck is a turkey

12:14- XO. LAWSON: Dinner will be at 18:00, given Gardner has finished up. No turkey, just rations.

12:14- GO. VAKARIAN: Why the hell does Gardner look like that? [image.attachment_sergeant_santa_clause]

12:14- LC. SHEPARD: huh. looks like he was born for the role.

12:14- CHF. ZORAH: this seems… offensive. why did he stuff his pants and belly?

12:15- FLT. MOREAU: compensation, zorah

12:15- CHF. ZORAH: ohhhh

12:15– FLT. MOREAU: it’s not a real holiday party without booze @XO

12:15- XO. LAWSON: the LAST thing this crew needs is alcohol

12:15- LC. SHEPARD: [image.attachment_secret_candy_canes] jokes on you @XO i bought myself some on the citadel. knew you’d pull this crap.

12:15- XO. LAWSON: fine

12:15- LC. SHEPARD: this too [image.attachment_4.5L_bottle_vodka]

12:15- XO. LAWSON: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

[fontofnothing]

Still working on Morrigan, but here are some work in progress shots from ME1 and ME2!

[miniature-space-hamster]

Holiday Harbinger piece for @crocophant, hope you like it! ^^

[commander-sarahs-art]

A couple years back i was blessed to be the recipient of @thornaelle for @masseffectholidaycheer and this year i am finally able to return the joy that was given to me!

I was unbelievably excited to see you were my giftee this year!💕 and i knew immediately i had to do the dream team💕 and i got to draw Rani again after so long which was a joy! Once again. Virmire who?? Never heard of her.

I truly hope you like it🥺🥺💕💕 Happy Holidays my friend💕💕

[jentrevellan]

Kaidan hugs are the best hugs.

I'm *thrilled* to have taken part in my first Mass Effect exchange. So happy holiday cheer to my giftee @fadewolfe ! I hope you like it! @masseffectholidaycheer

[finchmarie]

@queercraftingchonk Happiest of holidays from your secret santa for @masseffectholidaycheer Was super stoked to get a mutual <3

I hope I did your wonderful Shepard justice, she was a blast to draw!! I wanted to draw something cute for this exchange and wish granted cause honestly who is cuter than Shalibrations <3<3<3

[trekkiemage]

@thetrashbagswasteland I know you've been waiting ages for this! When you said Avitus Rix was your darling, I knew I had to try painting him in those Andromeda glowing neons 💙💙

Process vid below the cut (it is like 90% trying to figure out the frame haha)

[foxprints]

My gift for @natalyelle as part of the 10th annual @masseffectholidaycheer January Jubilation! Happy new year and I hope you like it! Having started my first playthrough romancing Thane just before our assignments went out, I was super pleased to find your Katarina Shepard also romanced him!

[shiara-tsoni]

@masseffectholidaycheer for @mrjoeblue

I was super excited to get paired with a fellow FemShep x Liara shipper!! I love these two, and love drawing them. Lightly NSFW, but tasteful I think! (Hope?)

[thornaelle]

This year I bring January Jubilation and @masseffectholidaycheer to @pioneer-over-c! They said this scene was their favourite interaction between Shepard and Kaidan (sure, it's the same for all LIs but it just works so well for renegade leaning Shenko) and SAME so I knew I had to draw it.

I hope you like it and that I did Greye justice!

[heavenlyeros]

dear @captain-radioactive-mentality, this is your harbinger of holiday cheer speaking ! i hope you had a restful and joyous holiday season and i wish you the most wonderful and fantastic year ahead, filled with happiness, good luck, good health, and all the love and friendship in the world <3