Top 10 Best Mature Mass Effect Fanfics

by Loethlin · Kaidan Alenko/Shepard

In the aftermath of Horizon, Shepard is stressed out and sad. Normandy's crew is trying to take care of her, in quite a roundabout way.

by spicyshimmy · Kaidan Alenko/Shepard

Actually based on the merc!Shepard and Spectre!Alenko prompt on the kinkmeme. Earthborn Shepard never makes it into the Alliance. Merc life suits him just fine, as does teaming up with C-Sec officer Garrus Vakarian every now and then. And then he meets Lieutenant Kaidan Alenko, poster boy for doing

by spicyshimmy · Kaidan Alenko/Shepard

When Shepard died the first time, Cerberus specialists implanted a graybox in his brain—and, when it was destroyed by the blast on the Citadel, his memories of the year since his resurrection were destroyed along with it. Kaidan keeps his distance in order to keep Shepard from feeling trapped by the

by swaps55 · Kaidan Alenko/Shepard

After the Battle of the Citadel, the Alliance calls the Normandy home to Vancouver to face an inquest. Things get...complicated. On every possible level. Especially when Kaidan discovers an unfortunate misunderstanding with his parents. ~“Have to admit though,” Shepard says, swallowing the rest of h

by storm_petrel · Kaidan Alenko/Shepard

There was no Alliance manual for trying to drag two trillion people fighting and screaming through absolute certain death, and there was nothing about what to do when you unexpectedly got spat out on the other side, either. And there was *definitely* nothing about what to do if your hot, older-than-

by Tovaras · Kaidan Alenko/Shepard

Kaidan’s life has never been easy. BAaT nearly drove him to madness, life after was a struggle, but now… Now he is ready. For whatever life tosses at him. Or so he thinks.

by Justin_Time · Tali'Zorah/Shepard

A chance encounter at a Mass Relay shifts Humanities destiny in a tremendous way. With the Alliance coming in contact with the Quarian Board, the Two Species become fast Allies in a Galaxy betting against their success.But beyond the grander politics at play, we delve specifically into how this Firs

by Desdemonia · Tali'Zorah/Shepard

She shot the energy conduit. A brilliant burst of light blinded her, and she felt her body burning up in the microseconds it took for the Crucible's energy wave to hit. Time seemed to slow to a crawl. She wondered if her death would be painful. She hoped not; she thought she deserved a little more t

by pagerunner · Thane Krios/Shepard

Thane and Shepard's amused observations of an alien bachelor party quickly turn to matters much more personal. Thane/Shep, set during the course of ME2.

by interventionsandlullabies · Garrus Vakarian/Shepard, Garrus Vakarian/Shepard

“Oh no,” Garrus said. “I know that face. That’s your problem-solving face. That’s your I think I can fit through this air vent and drop down behind their reinforcements face.” “What if we do it first?” He stared at her. “Shepard. I fear the consequences of the next four words immensely. What do you