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[virmireisms-a]

Okay everyone! Just a small heads up for the state of this blog.

Since I ran into a "glitch" with Tumblr, I've been fighting on and off for... over a month now to try and fix my DMs on this blog with support, to absolutely no avail. It's increasingly becoming frustrating, & I've sort of determined the sideblog thing isn't for me, at least not for my Mass Effect muses. So, going forward this blog (@virmireisms), my Shepard (@akuzeisms), and my OC (@furyisms) are just going to move to single-muse blogs of their own (on separate accounts, yes... because hopefully tumblr won't be stupid about it). I will post direct updates on Kat and Alisa's blogs one I finish moving them over.

I will not be deleting their blogs, but I will be setting up their old blogs to redirect to the new one. I'll be keeping any interactions that get replies and continuing them on the new blog, so you won't have to worry about that--these blogs will still be accessible on my new accounts so I'll get their notifications without issues, and continue on the new blog as necessary! So all my old mutuals with threads can reply to those threads as normal and I will pick up on the new blog.

Since the whole sideblog thing just doesn't seem to be working for this verse, they'll be on their own accounts. I'll still be keeping my main blog (@xserawrites) and I'll be noting on those blogs that to reach me by DM, that blog will be best, as I'll be keeping it logged into the Tumblr app to access other blogs that'll remain sideblogs for now. People can still DM me on the new blogs, I'll just be more likely to answer on my main blog. This also gives me a chance to clean up Ashley's blog a little bit and clear out some old replies that have been dropped by others and are no longer relevant to anything I've written with her.

[virmireisms-a]

Okay everyone! Just a small heads up for the state of this blog.

Since I ran into a "glitch" with Tumblr, I've been fighting on and off for... over a month now to try and fix my DMs on this blog with support, to absolutely no avail. It's increasingly becoming frustrating, & I've sort of determined the sideblog thing isn't for me, at least not for my Mass Effect muses. So, going forward this blog (@virmireisms), my Shepard (@akuzeisms), and my OC (@furyisms) are just going to move to single-muse blogs of their own (on separate accounts, yes... because hopefully tumblr won't be stupid about it). I will post direct updates on Kat and Alisa's blogs one I finish moving them over.

I will not be deleting their blogs, but I will be setting up their old blogs to redirect to the new one. I'll be keeping any interactions that get replies and continuing them on the new blog, so you won't have to worry about that--these blogs will still be accessible on my new accounts so I'll get their notifications without issues, and continue on the new blog as necessary! So all my old mutuals with threads can reply to those threads as normal and I will pick up on the new blog.

Since the whole sideblog thing just doesn't seem to be working for this verse, they'll be on their own accounts. I'll still be keeping my main blog (@xserawrites) and I'll be noting on those blogs that to reach me by DM, that blog will be best, as I'll be keeping it logged into the Tumblr app to access other blogs that'll remain sideblogs for now. People can still DM me on the new blogs, I'll just be more likely to answer on my main blog. This also gives me a chance to clean up Ashley's blog a little bit and clear out some old replies that have been dropped by others and are no longer relevant to anything I've written with her.

[virmireisms-a]

Okay everyone! Just a small heads up for the state of this blog.

Since I ran into a "glitch" with Tumblr, I've been fighting on and off for... over a month now to try and fix my DMs on this blog with support, to absolutely no avail. It's increasingly becoming frustrating, & I've sort of determined the sideblog thing isn't for me, at least not for my Mass Effect muses. So, going forward this blog (@virmireisms), my Shepard (@akuzeisms), and my OC (@furyisms) are just going to move to single-muse blogs of their own (on separate accounts, yes... because hopefully tumblr won't be stupid about it). I will post direct updates on Kat and Alisa's blogs one I finish moving them over.

I will not be deleting their blogs, but I will be setting up their old blogs to redirect to the new one. I'll be keeping any interactions that get replies and continuing them on the new blog, so you won't have to worry about that--these blogs will still be accessible on my new accounts so I'll get their notifications without issues, and continue on the new blog as necessary! So all my old mutuals with threads can reply to those threads as normal and I will pick up on the new blog.

Since the whole sideblog thing just doesn't seem to be working for this verse, they'll be on their own accounts. I'll still be keeping my main blog (@xserawrites) and I'll be noting on those blogs that to reach me by DM, that blog will be best, as I'll be keeping it logged into the Tumblr app to access other blogs that'll remain sideblogs for now. People can still DM me on the new blogs, I'll just be more likely to answer on my main blog. This also gives me a chance to clean up Ashley's blog a little bit and clear out some old replies that have been dropped by others and are no longer relevant to anything I've written with her.

[virmireisms-a]

Okay everyone! Just a small heads up for the state of this blog.

Since I ran into a "glitch" with Tumblr, I've been fighting on and off for... over a month now to try and fix my DMs on this blog with support, to absolutely no avail. It's increasingly becoming frustrating, & I've sort of determined the sideblog thing isn't for me, at least not for my Mass Effect muses. So, going forward this blog (@virmireisms), my Shepard (@akuzeisms), and my OC (@furyisms) are just going to move to single-muse blogs of their own (on separate accounts, yes... because hopefully tumblr won't be stupid about it). I will post direct updates on Kat and Alisa's blogs one I finish moving them over.

I will not be deleting their blogs, but I will be setting up their old blogs to redirect to the new one. I'll be keeping any interactions that get replies and continuing them on the new blog, so you won't have to worry about that--these blogs will still be accessible on my new accounts so I'll get their notifications without issues, and continue on the new blog as necessary! So all my old mutuals with threads can reply to those threads as normal and I will pick up on the new blog.

Since the whole sideblog thing just doesn't seem to be working for this verse, they'll be on their own accounts. I'll still be keeping my main blog (@xserawrites) and I'll be noting on those blogs that to reach me by DM, that blog will be best, as I'll be keeping it logged into the Tumblr app to access other blogs that'll remain sideblogs for now. People can still DM me on the new blogs, I'll just be more likely to answer on my main blog. This also gives me a chance to clean up Ashley's blog a little bit and clear out some old replies that have been dropped by others and are no longer relevant to anything I've written with her.

[virmireisms-a]

Okay everyone! Just a small heads up for the state of this blog.

Since I ran into a "glitch" with Tumblr, I've been fighting on and off for... over a month now to try and fix my DMs on this blog with support, to absolutely no avail. It's increasingly becoming frustrating, & I've sort of determined the sideblog thing isn't for me, at least not for my Mass Effect muses. So, going forward this blog (@virmireisms), my Shepard (@akuzeisms), and my OC (@furyisms) are just going to move to single-muse blogs of their own (on separate accounts, yes... because hopefully tumblr won't be stupid about it). I will post direct updates on Kat and Alisa's blogs one I finish moving them over.

I will not be deleting their blogs, but I will be setting up their old blogs to redirect to the new one. I'll be keeping any interactions that get replies and continuing them on the new blog, so you won't have to worry about that--these blogs will still be accessible on my new accounts so I'll get their notifications without issues, and continue on the new blog as necessary! So all my old mutuals with threads can reply to those threads as normal and I will pick up on the new blog.

Since the whole sideblog thing just doesn't seem to be working for this verse, they'll be on their own accounts. I'll still be keeping my main blog (@xserawrites) and I'll be noting on those blogs that to reach me by DM, that blog will be best, as I'll be keeping it logged into the Tumblr app to access other blogs that'll remain sideblogs for now. People can still DM me on the new blogs, I'll just be more likely to answer on my main blog. This also gives me a chance to clean up Ashley's blog a little bit and clear out some old replies that have been dropped by others and are no longer relevant to anything I've written with her.

[virmireisms-a]

Okay everyone! Just a small heads up for the state of this blog.

Since I ran into a "glitch" with Tumblr, I've been fighting on and off for... over a month now to try and fix my DMs on this blog with support, to absolutely no avail. It's increasingly becoming frustrating, & I've sort of determined the sideblog thing isn't for me, at least not for my Mass Effect muses. So, going forward this blog (@virmireisms), my Shepard (@akuzeisms), and my OC (@furyisms) are just going to move to single-muse blogs of their own (on separate accounts, yes... because hopefully tumblr won't be stupid about it). I will post direct updates on Kat and Alisa's blogs one I finish moving them over.

I will not be deleting their blogs, but I will be setting up their old blogs to redirect to the new one. I'll be keeping any interactions that get replies and continuing them on the new blog, so you won't have to worry about that--these blogs will still be accessible on my new accounts so I'll get their notifications without issues, and continue on the new blog as necessary! So all my old mutuals with threads can reply to those threads as normal and I will pick up on the new blog.

Since the whole sideblog thing just doesn't seem to be working for this verse, they'll be on their own accounts. I'll still be keeping my main blog (@xserawrites) and I'll be noting on those blogs that to reach me by DM, that blog will be best, as I'll be keeping it logged into the Tumblr app to access other blogs that'll remain sideblogs for now. People can still DM me on the new blogs, I'll just be more likely to answer on my main blog. This also gives me a chance to clean up Ashley's blog a little bit and clear out some old replies that have been dropped by others and are no longer relevant to anything I've written with her.

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Heya! If you’ve managed to find this blog through a search, just a heads up that I have moved over to @virmireisms as of now! This blog was originally a side-blog, so it has now been moved to a main blog. If you found any of my other Mass Effect blogs & they’re also archived, their main URLs will also be the same. As of 4/10/2023, I am still active on those blogs! If we previously had a thread you want to continue, grab the link and fire it to me in an IM on Ashley’s blog, and we’ll chat about it.

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‘𝐬𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐲’ 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬.

prompts designed around the concept of a character having a difficult day and another character arriving to help/support/care for them!

DIALOGUE PROMPTS.

“ you look like you could use a hug. ”

“ please tell me you didn’t cancel your plans for me… ”

“ don’t be silly, you’re much more important than some tinder date! ”

“ where’s your jacket? i’d like to show you something, and it’ll involve a bit of walking. ”

“ you know i’m always here for you, don’t you? no matter what. ”

“ hey, now… i’m only ever a phone call away. ”

“ come on. let’s get you to bed. ”

“ i’m listening. ”

“ hey, do you have any spare pajamas? i’m going to sleep on your couch tonight; that way you just need to shout if you need me. ”

“ what are your nightmares about? they may not be so bad if you talk about them. ”

“ another nightmare? ”

“ hey now, no more apologizing. i’m glad you called me; i meant it when i said any time, any place. ”

“ you know you’re never a nuisance nor a burden. not to me. ”

“ i’m helping you, and that’s final. i’m not taking no for an answer. now. where’s your kitchen? i’m making us some comfort food. ”

“ maybe you think it’s your job to look after everyone else. but it’s not supposed to be like that. it works both ways. and now it’s my turn to look after you. okay? ”

“ hey, now. you’ve been helping me ever since we met. it’s about time i started repaying the favor. ”

“ i’m so proud of you. i know it’s hard to get past these rough days, but… i still want you to know that i’m proud of you. “

“ you know, i reckon our bond is definitely strong enough to endure whatever it is that you need to get off your chest. “

“ it’s alright, now… i got you. “

“ you don’t need to worry about scaring me off. i’m not going anywhere. you can try as hard as you want, but there’s nothing you can say that’s going to make me like you any less. “

“ you know, i make the best hot chocolate in the world. seriously, i’ve asked absolutely everyone on the planet. everyone except you… what do you say? wanna make it a global fact? “

“ let’s go smash some stuff until you’re ready to talk, okay? “

ACTION PROMPTS.

[ TEA ]: sender prepares a mug of hot tea for the receiver.

[ BLANKET ]: having found the receiver either sleeping or just lying on the couch, sender gently takes a blanket and drapes it over them.

[ BATH ]: sender runs a hot bath for the receiver after a particularly challenging day.

[ DINNER ]: having learned that the receiver has had a difficult time lately, sender arrives at their door with their favorite dinner and drinks.

[ COOK ]: in an effort to boost the receiver’s spirits, sender arrives with all the ingredients needed to make the receiver’s favorite comfort food, with the well-intended intentions of cooking it for them.

[ FORT ]: sender builds a blanket fort for the receiver following a long and difficult day.

[ HUM ]: sender hums gently under their breath to soothe and comfort a distressed receiver.

[ WIPE ]: after the receiver has stopped crying, sender tenderly leans forward, cups their face in their hands, and wipes their tears away.

[ JOURNEY ]: noticing the receiver has had a particularly rough day, sender invites them to accompany them on a walk or drive to get out of the house.

[ HAIR ]: as the receiver leans against them/lies in bed, sender begins to run their hand through their hair to soothe them until they relax or fall asleep.

[ CARRY ]: sender lifts a (nearly) sleeping receiver and carries them into their bed, tucking them in in the process.

[ GUIDE ]: sender physically guides an exhausted receiver into their bedroom, following weeks of very little sleep and very high amounts of stress.

[ BESIDE ]: receiver wakens from their first genuinely restful sleep in weeks, to find the sender asleep next to them, having been holding the receiver throughout the night to help them fall asleep.

[ BEDSIDE ]: receiver wakens from their first genuinely restful sleep in weeks, to find the sender asleep in an armchair by their bedside, having stayed there for the night in case receiver had a nightmare or needed them in any other way.

[ KISS ]: as a gesture of comfort and affection, sender leans forward to kiss the receiver on the forehead.

[ HAND ]: noticing the receiver is close to tears, or otherwise struggling with an unseen but considerable burden, sender gently takes their hand and holds it in an attempt to comfort and encourage them.

[ RUB ]: sender gently rubs receiver’s back in a soothing motion.

[ TV ]: sitting next to the receiver on the sofa, sender joins them in watching their favorite show/movie on the television.

[ HOLD ]: as soon as the receiver opens the door and realizes the sender is there, sender wordlessly opens their arms out, and gives the receiver a warm, sorely needed hug.

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emotionally intense prompts.

idk my dudes i started listening to the etern.als theme music and now i have these things. bon appetit!

“ i’d follow you to the ends of the universe, if you asked me to. ”

“ how bad is it this time? ”

“ we’re the only thing standing between this world and its destruction. ”

“ we could stop all of this… with just a thought/flick of my wrist. “

“ fair?! how is any of this fair?! “

“ do you truly believe that anything so little as a rule, or a law, might have stopped me from protecting you? “

“ we have to fight. ”

“ we’re not giving up. ”

“ you. i’ll always and endlessly fight for you. “

“ i can wait a thousand lifetimes for you. “

“ we’ve had a pretty good life. but maybe normalcy is a thing we’re meant to protect, rather than enjoy. ”

“ i don’t know if i can protect you any longer. “

“ we’ve seen what they’re capable of. now we need to retaliate. “

“ if only the world knew what we do for them… ”

“ i’m sick and tired of being the one who has to make the sacrifices! ”

“ haven’t we lost enough? ”

“ i’m tired. beyond tired… i am exhausted from the endless fighting. ”

“ things must be catastrophic if you’re calling me at this hour. ”

“ this is what we’ve been waiting for. ”

“ i’d follow you to the bitter end; as i always have. ”

“ the time has come. ”

“ this is what we’ve been waiting for. ”

“ i thought we had more time.  i regret to confess… it appears that i was wrong. ”

“ don’t let them control you, eh? ”

“ you’re better than this. ”

“ everything’s about to change… ”

“ do you truly think so little of me? ”

“ careful… you’ve never had to fight me before. ”

“ we need to leave. ”

“ we’re a good team, you know. “

“ look around you. do you still truly see no reason for us to fight? “

“ we’re family. we don’t turn our backs on each other. “

“ it’s too late! let’s go! ”

“ it wasn’t your fault… ”

“ why are you doing this?! ”

“ i’m sorry… “

“ perhaps i don’t say it enough, but… i’d like you to know that i’m always here, if you ever wanted to talk. ”

“ you/they will always be worth fighting for. ”

“ don’t pretend like you understand. “

“ tell me how i can fix this… ”

“ don’t say it. ”

“ they’re not worth saving. ”

“ i am a god. you… you’re nothing. “

“ well. for whatever it’s worth, it’s been a pleasure fighting alongside you. ”

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@smokedanced asked:

[ ONE ]  for sender to take a bullet for receiver.  / from wren!

One of these days, her idiot commander was going to give her a heart attack. She swore by it--she'd die of an early heart attack thanks to Shepard. And she'd happily blame it on her friend, too. With all of the chaos that Wren managed to get them into, it was undoubtedly going to be her fault, anyway. She'd already died once; did she really need to make it a habit of a second time?!

"Damn it, Shepard," Ashley griped, hooking her friend under the arm and dragging her behind a large rock out of the way of gunfire. "Look, I know you're the savior of the galaxy and all, but damn it, you are not the charge-in-headfirst type!" Ashley could hear shots peppering the rock above them, but she ignored it for the moment, planning ahead as much as she could.

"Stay down," she said firmly, pulling out her sniper rifle. With a split-second glance down the scope, she fired one shot, then another, then another, picking off enemies the moment she saw them pop out of cover, reloading with a flourish. Four, five, six of them were down within seconds, Ashley's marksmanship capabilities being showcased in rapid succession. With the last one down, she set the rifle to the side, readying the medigel on her omni-tool.

"For shit's sake, Shepard. Leave the bulldozing to me and Vega, all right? And Kaidan, if he's got his barrier up." Hell, she'd rather EDI do that kind of thing; at least if EDI's mobile platform took a bad hit, it wouldn't mean the end of their synthetic friend. Might mean finding a good engineer to build her another one, and too many resources they didn't have at the moment, but EDI wouldn't die if that thing crapped out on her, at least. She carefully applied the medigel to where the shot had hit, resisting the urge to grumble under her breath.

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RP MEMES: PLATONIC TOUCHING

memes for touches that are platonic. ‘My muse’ is the receiver, ‘Your muse’ is the sender. 

add + REVERSE to reverse the actions

[ SHOULDER ] to grasp my muse by the shoulder to turn them around

[ MUG ] wrap my muse’s hands around a hot mug

[ BLANKET ] to drape a blanket over my muse’s shoulder

[ HUG ] to hug my muse from behind

[ SNUGGLE ] to watch a movie snuggled together

[ SHOVE ] to playfully shove my muse

[ HIGH FIVE ] to attempt to high five my muse

[ SIT ] to sit next to my muse and bump shoulders

[ DRAPE ] to drape an arm over my muse’s shoulder

[ OFFER ] to offer my muse food

[ GROAN ] to groan in frustration at my muse over the phone

[ LIFT ] to help my muse lift something heavy

[ HAND ] to touch my muse’s hand/s in comfort

[ NIGHTMARE ] to wake my muse up from a nightmare

[ SIGN ] to use sign language to sign to my muse gratitude 

[ FLICK ] to flick my muse on the forehead for something they said

[ DRINK ] to steal my muse’s drink and take a sip

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FOR THE “YOU CAN KILL ME BUT DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH THEM” DYNAMICS 

❝  i only want you.  ❞

❝  i don’t need anyone else.  i just…you.  you’re all i need.  ❞

❝  listen,  i’ve lost a lot of people in my life.  i learned how to deal with it but…you’re different.  i can’t take it if it’s you.  ❞

❝  i think about anything happening to you and i— i just.  i fucking lose it.  ❞

❝  you don’t understand.  i need you safe.  not because i don’t think you can handle yourself but because i can’t focus on anything else if there’s even the smallest possibility you’re in danger.  ❞

❝  no one is ever gonna get near you again,  you hear me?  ❞

❝  i won’t let you get hurt.  i promise.  and i don’t make empty promises.  ❞

❝  turn around.  you don’t need to see this part.  ❞

❝  just give the word and i’ll kill every one of them.  ❞

❝  you can’t get all worked up every time something happens to me.  that’s just life.  you’re not always gonna be able to protect me from it.  ❞

❝  no one else understands me.  but you do.  you always do.  ❞

❝  i don’t think i’m the best person for you,  i don’t.  but i do know i’m the one that can keep you safe  ❞

❝  hey—  look at me.  it’s over.  it’s done.  we’re okay.  ❞

❝  who the fuck made you cry i’ll fucking rip their head off.  ❞ 

❝  i know you’ve always got my back.  ❞

❝  please,  let me take care of you this time.  you’re always protecting me but it tears me up inside every time you get hurt because of it.  ❞

❝  can you make everyone else just go away?  i know they mean well but i just want to be alone—  alone with you i mean.  ❞

❝  i know when you’re here,  the real monsters can’t touch me.  ❞

❝   oh,  i am one of the monsters.  but that just means i can keep all the other monsters from ever hurting you again. ❞ 

❝  if you’re gonna keep risking your life for me than you’re also gonna let me patch you up without a single complaint.  ❞

❝  we keep each other safe.  it’s my turn to protect you.  ❞

❝  i killed them for you.  i know you could’ve done it yourself,  but you shouldn’t have to.  ❞

❝   i love you because i know how capable you are.  and i show that love by making sure you don’t have to be the one to always do the hard things.  ❞

❝   i’m gonna make them regret ever even thinking about laying a hand on you.  ❞

❝  tell me what you want me to do.  i’ll do it.  whatever you want.  ❞

❝  i love you just like this.  i love you when you touch me gently like no one else ever has.  and i love you when your hands are bloody and your knuckles are bruised. ❞

❝  please,  just let me protect you.  ❞

❝  are you hurt?  did they hurt you?  ❞

❝  wait,  stop you’re bleeding.  ❞

❝  did you just wince?  where are you hurt?  ❞

❝  i need you in my life.  i’m not used to that—  needing people.  but i do need you.  ❞

❝  you make me feel things i’m not used to feeling.  ❞

❝  why do you let me close when you’re always driving everyone else away?  ❞

❝   you’re mine.  and i protect what’s mine.  ❞

❝  thank you for always being here for me.  ❞

❝  you see things in me that i didn’t even know where there.  ❞

❝  that’s enough.  let’s go home.  ❞

❝  i’m okay now.  i’m safe.  you don’t have to be angry anymore.  ❞

❝  please stop—  this is scaring me. ❞

❝  you don’t have to do this for me.  ❞

❝   hey stop— stop!  look at me.  they’re dead now.  you can stop.  ❞

❝  i have to make an example outta them so no one else tries to hurt you again.  ❞

❝  killing for you is easy.  it’s right.  it feels natural.  ❞

❝  let me do this for you.  ❞

SCENARIOS

[ ONE ]  for sender to take a bullet for receiver. 

[ TWO ]  for receiver to take a bullet for sender. 

[ THREE ]  for sender to protect receiver and then carry them to safety. 

[ FOUR ]  for receiver to protect sender and then carry them to safety. 

[ FIVE ]  for sender to witness receiver get hurt which sends them into a violent rage.

[ SIX ]  for receiver to witness sender get hurt which sends them into a violent rage. 

[ SEVEN ]  for sender to be hurt trying to protect receiver which makes them bloodthirsty for revenge.

[ EIGHT ]   for receiver to be hurt trying to protect sender which makes them bloodthirsty for revenge.

[ NINE ]  for sender to have violently protected receiver,  so receiver kisses them to calm them down. 

[ TEN ]  for receiver to have violently protected sender,  so sender kisses them to calm them down. 

[ ELEVEN ]  for sender to carefully approach receiver in the aftermath,  gently touching them to try and bring them back to themselves. 

[ TWELVE ]  for receiver to carefully approach sender in the aftermath,  gently touching them to try and bring them back to themselves. 

[ THIRTEEN ]  sender was kidnapped,  receiver shows up to save them.  

[ FOURTEEN ]  receiver was kidnapped,  sender shows up to save them.  

[ FIFTEEN ]  sender executes a third party in front of receiver because that person hurt them. 

[ SIXTEEN ]  receiver executes a third party in front of sender because that person hurt them. 

[ SEVENTEEN ]  sender thinks they’re alone but receiver comes out of nowhere to rescue them from someone who intends to do harm/making them uncomfortable. 

[ EIGHTEEN ]   receiver thinks they’re alone but sender comes out of nowhere to rescue them from someone who intends to do harm/making them uncomfortable. 

[ NINETEEN ]  sender has been devastated by something.  receiver holds them until they calm down so they don’t do anything drastic. 

[ TWENTY ]  receiver has been devastated by something.  sender holds them until they calm down so they don’t do anything drastic. 

[ TWENTY-ONE ]  sender thought receiver died so they set out to get revenge.  receiver shows up in time to stand in front of them before they go too far.  

[ TWENTY-TWO ]  receiver thought sender died so they set out to get revenge.  sender shows up in time to stand in front of them before they go too far. 

[ TWENTY-THREE ]  sender is in a vengeful rage because of something that happened to receiver.  receiver gently approaches to calm them down saying this isn’t what they want. 

[ TWENTY-FOUR ]  receiver is in a vengeful rage because of something that happened to sender.  sender gently approaches to calm them down saying this isn’t what they want. 

[ TWENTY-FIVE ]  for sender to have receiver stand by somewhere safe where they can watch sender kill on their behalf. 

[ TWENTY-SIX ]  for receiver to have sender stand by somewhere safe where they can watch receiver kill on their behalf. 

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ok but tell me this ain't damn close to Ashley's ME3 appearance.

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Ashley was not one to let anyone touch her guns--let alone someone she really didn't know well. Sure Garrus had been on the Normandy for a while, and they'd spent some time talking shop about guns, it wasn't enough for Ashley to trust him with her hardware. She'd begrudingly let Kaidan help her calibrate a concentration module she'd picked up on the Citadel last week, but not after a lot of coaxing on the Lieutenant's part. Fortunately for Kaidan... well, he was sweet and friendly, and he damn well knew how to manipulate it.

Garrus... was more like Ashley. Blunt, tactically apt, and straightforward. A little rough around the edges, too. In this situation, their similar personalities weren't helping; it was just a matter of which of the two of them was more stubborn than the other. Ashley held the rifle in her hands with a narrowed gaze, like it were her baby (and it was--she treated her guns with expert care).

"I don't care who certified it. You're not touching my weapons." She was firm on that point. It wasn't even that it was Garrus; she just didn't want anyone touching her stuff. "And I certainly don't need anyone to do it for me. If I want it, I'll do it on my own." She turned back to the bench, setting down her rifle that she'd been working on and carefully pulled it apart, cleaning each of the internal mechanisms with care and delicacy.

"And if you think it's 'just a scope', then you don't know your gun tech very well, Vakarian," she shot back, eyes narrowed. "It's a Cipritine Armory X-51C scope designed in collaboration with the Kassa Fabrication line of Harpoon rifles. It makes the Harpoon wickedly accurate, but the calibration changes the penetration power of the Harpoon to be significantly lower to make up for the accuracy given by the scope. I've got a Rosenkov Materials Volkov rifle, and because of the Volkov's design, the loss of stopping power from the Volkov's penetration capabilities makes it worse than the Harpoon if you add the X-51C. I don't like how the Harpoon handles, and I can manage the Volkov's kick to maintain nearly the same level of accuracy the Harpoon gains from the enhanced scope."

@virmireisms​ said: “ What if I don’t want to give them to you? “

Garrus looked absolutely unamused with her answer; though a Turian face was harder to read the way his hands sat at the crooks of his hips was sort of a universal language. 

“I’m offering to help, Chief,” he started slowly, though a bit impatiently. “Palaven-certified tech upgrades will give you an advantage with long-range fire. It’s just a scope.” 

“I’ll even do it for you.” Now that last one was a little snotty of him. 

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Ashley caught the glass with an expert flourish, snatching a bottle of what she knew was asari honey mead and poured herself a glass. Drinks was something they could use right now, just to calm their nerves. Just enough to alleviate the tension they were all feeling, but not enough to dampen their capabilities or reaction time. The Alliance had done well to outfit the Normandy during the retrofits; Ashley had been part of the retrofitting team, overseeing some parts of it.

"Speak for yourself. Liara stole my cabin," Ashley teased, chuckling as she sipped her drink. The cabin Liara had taken up was intended to be the XO's quarters, which had been intended to be Ashley's position under Anderson's command on the ship. "She needs the space more than I do, though, for all that hardware she brought." For the sake of the war, she could give it up, but she'd warned their asari friend that if there wasn't a bunk available, she can and would come steal the bed for some shut-eye. Luckily, Liara had agreed.

"I know he's tough. I'm just... I'm worried, you know?" Head trauma like that was one thing for the average person. Kaidan was anything but average; he'd told Ashley enough about his biotics and the severe repercussions his implants could have that it was enough to make her gut twist with worry. That... and there was that conversation the two of them had had. They... hadn't left things on good terms before Mars. Almost worse than the stories she'd heard about Shepard on Horizon. It was one thing for Kaidan to think Jo was being controlled; he'd practically told Ashley she'd abandoned everything she stood for. Like she'd abandoned their friendship.

"Doesn't help that... well, I'm still waiting to hear from the rest of my family. Sar and Thomas were on their honeymoon on Earth... I don't even know if they made it out. I know Thomas got called back to active duty, no surprise there, but... I haven't heard from them." Her family was tough, that much she knew; she'd seen that demonstrated with her mother's resourceful coordination when Amaterasu was attacked by the Collectors. But to think they faced the same terrifying odds again... her sisters weren't like her. They weren't for the military life. They weren't fighters, combatants like Ashley was.

"There were a handful of transports that escaped Dublin a few days ago, headed for the Citadel," EDI chimed in, drawing Ashley's attention. "They had plotted a course for the Citadel. I can keep tabs on the refugee manifestos for you, Ashley." Leave it to EDI to have a solution; she was always on the lookout, more than Ashley expected from an AI. It felt... weird thinking of EDI as something friendly. She never would have expected that.

"Thanks, EDI. I'd appreciate it," Ashley chimed back.

·Ash

Ashley managed a smile as she ran into her old commander again, unable to keep it off her features. They’d yet to have any time to really talk about things; she had rushed off to make it to the Normandy as soon as possible with Kaidan in tow once Earth was hit, and Mars had been chaotic. Kaidan was left in critical condition, and Ashley wasn’t in the best condition, either; a few fractures and some severe bruising from that stupid mech they’d gone up against. She’d watched in dazed agony as it grabbed Kaidan and slammed him against the shuttle, hearing the echo in her ears as her best friend was beat half to death by a hunk of metal.

“Yeah… sorry about that,” Ashley replied sheepishly, rubbing the back of her neck. “I mean–sorry about not visiting you while you were locked up by the Alliance.” She’d meant to, and she’d asked Anderson a number of time to tell her old CO that she said hello, but that was the best she could manage. No, she was too damn busy being the linchpin for the Alliance (or so they thought–really, she was more a linchpin for Shepard, between what happened on Aratoht as well as Jo’s involvement with Cerberus). It was… a delicate situation.

“I’m just glad Kaidan’s okay, for the most part. Reckless idiot… Not that I wanted to be the one to get my skull bashed in, but…” But Kaidan was still her best friend. Even if Kaidan was at odds with them, trusting neither of them fully because of their involvement with Cerberus, he was still a close and valued friend. But Ashley was worried. Anderson stepping down as Councillor had raised more than a few red flags, especially with Udina taking over in his stead.

“Feels good to be back on the Normandy… especially with it flying the right colours. Never really vibed with the orange and black aesthetic, you know?” There was a hint of a smile on her face. “And the armory’s back in the shuttle bay, and we both know that’s my home sweet home.” Ashley’s favourite pastime had always been cleaning the rifles, pulling them apart and putting them back together with record speed. That, and tinkering with her own guns. On the plus side, she wasn’t the only grunt down there; she’d have Vega to talk shop with.

Soft piano music played out a speaker in the corner and harmonized with the low, rhythmic hum of the engine. Jo eyed bright and colorful bottles of alcohol. The cool light of the Normandy lounge refracted off the glistening glass and liquids. The crew had donated the alcohol stock so the selection varied from expensive, Asari wine to the equivalent of varnishing liquid. Jo noted a bottle of dextro friendly hard liquor, Garrus’ gift. She selected a bottle of pricy bourbon and turned back to the bar, where Ash waited on the other side.

“Personally, I really like the fully stocked bar,” Jo confessed with a grin.. She poured a couple fingers worth of amber liquid into two glasses.  “If I knew the Alliance would outfit us like this, I would’ve ditched Cerberus sooner.” She slid a glass across the bar to Ash, an offering, in case she needed some comfort.

The world was ending. 

Jo had woken-up to her worst nightmare in broad daylight. The Reapers had arrived and despite warnings, despite delays, the galaxy wasn’t ready. Earth was burning, Kaiden was in critical condition, and trillions of lives were at stake. There was little good news. Thing had gone to hell in a handbasket, as Anderson would say. 

Another agonizing reminder that Jo had left the closest thing she had to a father on Earth. She eased that idea down her throat with some alcohol. (Had she ever told David she loved him? She should’ve, she must’ve.) 

“Kaiden’s going to be fine,” Jo said, voicing the running mantra in her head.  “He’s tough, almost as tough as you.”

Her voice ran off with her eyes, past Ash. Thousands, millions of stars drifted beyond the viewport, beyond the glass and the blue radiation shift. Millions, trillions of lives, Kaiden was just one. 

I’m just glad you’re alive. 

“If anyone can get through this, it’s him.”

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So since I've been writing a lot using my ME2 AU, I figured it would be a good idea to have a few different versions that people could choose from. I've added these versions to my Carrd and reorganized her AU a bit to incorporate both versions, but the new version is located under the cut below!

FREEDOM'S PROGRESS - RECRUITMENT

In this version, Ashley is the third recruitable squadmate for the Collector mission, and the details will vary.

As human colonies begin disappearing, the Alliance needs answers. Suspecting that it could be connected to the Reapers, Admiral Steven Hackett pulls the up-and-coming Ashley from her officer courses--courses which she was undoubtedly aceing--and personally debriefs her on the situation. She's given the official role of First Lieutenant in the Systems Alliance, and the designation of S1 despite not finishing the courses (in Hackett's words, "it's clear (she) knows all the material needed already"). In a meeting with the Council not long after, Ashley is also granted Spectre status--in Udina's words, "to placate humanity and pretend they're helping us". Ashley is sent to Freedom's Progress, as it has recently gone dark.

Not long after her arrival, Ashley runs into Tali as she is pinned down by Veetor's mechs, and is thankful for the quarian support. Offering to help find Veetor, who'd seen both of their ships approaching, Ashley teams up with her old friend to investigate, hoping that Veetor's presence means they can find out what happened to the rest of the colony. Their investigation is interrupted by Shepard's arrival, who seems to be investigating the same thing.

Ashley is initially reticent of Shepard, though she's clear it's because of Cerberus' presence; she'll state that she'll talk to Shepard alone, but doesn't want to talk to their "Cerberus goon squad" (Miranda and Jacob). After a private conversation, Ashley reveals that she's been investigating the colony disappearances as well, and sees assisting Shepard as an opportunity to continue her own investigation as well as pool their gathered resources together.

However, Ashley makes one thing clear: she will never take orders from Cerberus, and she will only take orders directly from Shepard. She also makes it clear that she's uncertain of their identity, and that it will take time to prove to her that they are the same person (similar to her ME3 statement, "I just need some time to get to know you again"). In this instance, Ashley can be present on Horizon, and in a similar fashion to Garrus, would have some unique things to say to Kaidan about his reaction to Shepard (citing that she, too, felt the same way, but that she can vouch for Shepard personally).

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Okay.

I did the thing.

Unfortunately, the nice edit I had for Ashley's ME3 armour doesn't work, so I guess I'll be using her S1 catsuit for armour for the game (or maybe I'll find a nice mod I like, we'll see). I can use her blue S1, but not the regular one. I guess ME2 is really weird with textures and such. I can get it for ME3 without any problems (some annoying manual replacing but that's about it).