A Mass Effect fanfic Author: Smehur Characters: Garrus V. and Shepard (F) Genre: Romance Rating: T Summary: Turians must find human lips fascinating, don't you think? Previously: A Game of Cards Shepard came over to talk about the weapon upgrades. His favorite subject, really, and Garrus had been listening very carefully in the beginning. But the longer she spoke, the fewer words got through to him. The idea that it was a translator glitch occurred to him but he dismissed it quickly. He understood the words. Those that he could catch. "Great job… secondary cannons, so… efficiency up to… just love to hear… like pu

A Mass Effect fanfic Author: Smehur Characters: Garrus V. and Shepard (F) Genre: Romance Rating: T Summary: Garrus and assorted crew talk about cross-species intercourse over a game of cards. Previously: Fruit from Palaven The little observation room was already crowded when he came in. Kasumi and Tali were sitting on the floor with their backs against the far wall, and Jack was crouching in front of them, looking at a data pad that occupied the trio's attention in full. Zaeed and Thane were mixing drinks at the bar. Some music was on but he couldn't quite place it; and there was a familiar scent of alien food in the air… popcor

A Mass Effect fanfic Author: Smehur Characters: Garrus V. and Shepard (F) Genre: Romance Rating: All audiences Summary: Before sparing Sidonis, Garrus has been too bent on revenge to mourn his fallen comrades. Author Notes: A collaboration with Infiltrait0r-N7, who is to use this scene as inspiration for a painting. The many men, so beautiful! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand, thousand slimy things Lived on; and so did I. S. T. Coleridge: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Garrus has no idea how long he's been standing there, lost in thought. Lost, period. He can no longer see the sky-car up on the gallery. So Shepard's gone

A Mass Effect fanfic Author: Smehur Characters: Garrus V. & Shepard (F) Genre: Romance Rating: T Summary: Garrus faces the reality of serving on a human ship. The hum of the engines hadn't bothered him before Donnelly and his crew installed the silly torque compensator (which was entirely unnecessary to begin with), into the guiding of the starboard cannon. Either there was a loose panel on the compensator, or the tech team didn't return the original panels in proper positions, and now there was a sickening resonance with one of the lower frequencies of the mass effect drive. Garrus had demanded that the engineering crew come back and

A Mass Effect fanfic Author: Smehur Characters: Saren A. & Nihlus K. Genre: Romance Rating: T Summary: A homage to a beautiful painting, an enduring friendship, and a love that conquers all. Author Notes: Inspired by :Mass Effect: Signal to Noise. Previously: Color and Scars by yours truly; and this misfire prompt fill by Misfire Anon. The priest intoned the First, and one by one, they were to join. It was just like during the rehearsals, only now it had to be perfect. Zero margin for error. The eleven voices, all wearing the ceremonial whites, stood around the priest in a wide circle under the gaping spire of Tricabili, a seventy-stories-