Best One-Shot Mass Effect Fanfics
Mass Effect one-shots under 10k words — complete reads in one sitting. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 25 One-Shot Mass Effect Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Mass Effect fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
Shepard is hot support group
by mapcake
Shepard is really attractive. Everyone notices. Tali starts a support group on the Normandy SR-2's group chats to help them all deal with it.
You've Got Mail!
by Loethlin
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.
Shepard Sees the Sky
by orangeflavor
"'Garrus…' 'You can't tell me you haven't thought about it before. Getting her back.'" - Garrus and Kaidan finally get down to the barebones of loving Commander Shepard when they think she isn't listening. Hint: she is.
WARM UP
by spicyshimmy
Set during Mass Effect 1. Kaidan and Shepard get snowed in on Noveria, and biotics run hot. When the carburetor started failing them, it was only a matter of time before the planet’s unfriendly temperature—just one of the hostiles they were dealing with—started to freeze the fuel.
A Month's Minding
by orchidcactus
She is an angel of wrath; he follows like death's own shadow.
She Who Walks Alone
by skyelyr_shepard
Love is a pleasure Shepard has denied herself, for her sake and the sake of those closest to her. This doesn't stop them from loving her anyway. "She Who Walks Alone" is a collection of thoughts from those who knew her the best and—more importantly—loved her the most. Currently featuring Garrus, Lia
Your mama’s got plans and your daddy’s aim is true
by storm_petrel
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-
Necessary
by ShadowMeld
There's been something off with Javik for a while now, Commander Shepard and her lover seek to find out what it is.
Let Your Mercy Spill
by Niki
I think I was just hit with some sort of... alien aphrodisiac. And that's how Major Kaidan Alenko found himself on a medically sanctioned mission to fuck the Commander's brains out. Literally.
Hunted, Caught, Taken
by brooksey
In the dead of night, Shepard is being hunted.
First Time
by brooksey
The night before the Omega 4 relay, Thane must take the lead - turns out, it's Shepard's first time.
Alien Attractions
by pagerunner
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.
Positive Valence
by orchidcactus
It's good to come home.Pure wish-fulfillment. Post-ME3. No tears or angst, just Thane and Shepard in love.
Fenharem Kinktober Art
by Ashalle
No summary provided.
Mates
by JayceCarter
Thane's sense of smell gets him into trouble when he notices something about Jane, something he reacts strongly to.
Behind the Shower Curtain
by ninalanfer
Shepard unexpectedly joins Thane in the public showers aboard Normandy. Thinking no one is awake she proceeds to seduce him, but a shore party arrives late from a mission and with boys being boys they are soon discussing their dear commander and all her many… attributes.FemShep/Thane. Masskink fill.
ode to a conversation stuck in your throat.
by thychesters
She could tell him yes. She could tell him no. He wishes she’d just say it. He could say something outright, as the stars blaze beyond her and she looks at him with such a sense of relief that it makes him dizzy. “You know me,” he intones, glancing at his glass. “I get on someone’s nerves long enoug
Real and Mine: Part I
by South_Star_327
Miraculously surviving the Citadel’s destruction, Shepard makes a full recovery and joins Tali’Zorah in building a new home on Rannoch during widespread galactic unrest.-Despite his survival, Tali’Zorah harbors steady resentment towards Shepard for his many close calls during the war and continues t
The B-Sides
by ShortyBefore
Here are some random moments I have written for this fan-fiction that didn't make the main fic cut. They are random moments that I wrote down and wanted to share. Note: these are out of order and not posted chronologically. I will note at the top of each one with where in the story they take place.
The Signal Through the Noise
by Commander_Ficnator
When Garrus Vakarian meets a charming turian named Nyreen on Omega, he slowly opens his heart to the possibility of love again. But what begins as a promising romance hides a deadly deception, leaving Garrus betrayed, broken, and questioning his own judgment. As Commander Shepard helps him recover f
Call Me
by piesafterdark
At the same time, she mouths something from her spot down the bar. Fuck. Because for all of the efforts made so that different species could understand each other, it was all completely useless when no sounds were made. All Garrus understands is the moving of lips, which might just be her telling hi
Mass Effect: Izakaya
by DragonDolly
Well, on your couch sick and trying to play Mass Effect (and failing horribly) you decide to take some NyQuil and knock out on the couch… only to wake up in the body of you Commander Shepard (Commander Wendy Shepard) and find a message on your Omni tool “ play to the plot as close as you can and you
Dishonorable Discharge
by AllieN7
Inspired by a Tumblr post: "writing your fave having sex with with their love interest is OUT writing your fave shamefully jerking off and coming pathetically fast at just the idea of fucking their love interest is IN" Originally written to be Kaidan thinking about Shepard (male or female, it's ambi
Mattress Dancin'
by Garfbin
Shepard and Vakarian try an unusual tactic to escape their pursuers. It works, but causes a new set of problems.
The Chopstick Conspiracy
by AllieN7
Shepard tries to convince Kaidan to relax and enjoy a relaxing dinner in bed. Kaidan tries to convince Shepard that chopsticks are really a thing. (for a Tumblr kiss prompt)
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About This List
This list of 25one-shot Mass Effect fanfics spans 84,174 total words. Kudos range from 7 on the newest entries to 4,800 on the most established. 72% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (14 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Romance · First Time · Smut · Semi-Public Sex · Community: masseffectkink.
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