1 - 20 of 30 Bookmarks by cloudyleaves
Navigation
List of Bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
Hey Nana,
Do you remember the first time we met? I believe in things like fate. So I think it was fate.
Maybe fate will bring us together again someday. Maybe then, I won't be such a coward.
Maybe we can go back to that apartment we shared and go watch the fireworks together.
And maybe... I can kiss you like I mean it next time.———
Nana wrote Hachi a dozen letters over the years she never received. And now that she has them, she knows just where to find her.
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
17 Jan 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Her own personal Noverian peak. That’s what it was supposed to be. Nothing but the discovery: no distractions, no comfort, no windows looking out—no familiar faces. But it's starting to look like her winning streak might have ended in that pile of Citadel rubble, if it ever extended that far to begin with.
In which Shepard doesn’t want to be found, and Garrus, of course, has other ideas.
────
One polished pauldron bobs. “How does the Earth idiom go? No use beating a dead—” A long-suffering sigh. “What was it again?”“A dead horse. And yet, you’re here. Beating it.”
Pot, kettle. She wishes he’d just fucking say it.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 106,030
- Chapters:
- 13/?
- Comments:
- 471
- Kudos:
- 378
- Bookmarks:
- 171
- Hits:
- 14,156
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
18 Nov 2025
-
Consumed Memories by ContinuousSpec
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
05 Jul 2025
Tags
Summary
A steaming mug of darorn fruit, the hum of a bustling market, the crispness of an unworn uniform—mundane things, yet they all pull Garrus back to Shepard. All he has are fragments of their time together, haunting him in the silence of space, not knowing whether she’s dead or alive.
Story told through Garrus' nonlinear memories, as he commands Normandy in the aftermath of the Reaper War. Six months of a perilous journey, the crew faces the harsh realities of survival in a post-war-torn galaxy. With the Mass Relays destroyed, the Normandy's FTL drive is their only lifeline, and every day is a struggle against dwindling resources and the unknown.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 23,797
- Chapters:
- 12/12
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 107
- Kudos:
- 104
- Bookmarks:
- 23
- Hits:
- 1,745
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
17 Sep 2025
-
Beneath Star Crossed Relays by CitadelCitizen7
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types, mass ef
03 Feb 2026
Tags
Summary
Shepard’s hunting Reapers while Omega swallows the desperate. And somewhere between the firefights and the ghosts she thought she’d buried, (OC) Xyla Acosta keeps catching the eye of the one Turian she shouldn’t want.
Some instincts are easy to fight.
Garrus Vakarian isn’t one of them.- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 110,760
- Chapters:
- 28/?
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 7
- Kudos:
- 18
- Bookmarks:
- 6
- Hits:
- 753
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
16 Sep 2025
-
The Moment by Griffamene
Fandoms: Mass Effect, Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
31 May 2024
Tags
Summary
"This moment, right now - it’s all I have."
A tale of the missing moments in Shepard and Thane's time together through each others' eyes. A deep-dive character study of Thane through the eyes of many. An exploration of Shepard and Thane's evolving love for each other, and of Shepard's grief and trauma. The return of Thane to Kalahira's seas with the full recognition and remembrance he deserves.
An ouroboros through which Thane and Shepard can live again and again.This work was a labour of love for me, and I hope that it may bring closure and meaning to others, too.
Series
- Part 1 of The Moment
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
09 Sep 2025
-
Fusion Plant by icearrows1200
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
23 May 2023
Tags
Summary
Shepard spaces the mech from Mars before EDI ever has a chance to use it.
EDI and Joker, told in three parts.
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
24 Aug 2025
-
Tags
Summary
Haley and Ryo (Female Farmer OC) are best friends, but the more time they spend together, they start to realize that there's more than friendship between them, and falling in love can come with some consequences.
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
23 May 2025
-
Tikkun's Light by orphan_account
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
15 Aug 2024
Tags
Summary
In the comfort of their own home, with the reaper threat a distant memory, Tali and Shepard are free to share a moment of intimacy.
But for Tali, ghosts of the past creep up, making her question whether or not she even deserves to indulge in such pleasures.
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
30 Jan 2025
-
Tags
Summary
Shepard wakes up in the hospital months after the events with the crucible.
This is totally how the third game ended.
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
12 Jan 2025
-
Tags
Summary
What started as a ride home ends up as something else entirely thanks to a medical emergency, lapse in judgement, and deep-seated feelings.
*Spoiler Warning for main quest events regarding Jackie and the relic. If you haven't finished the Konpeki Plaza mission, I suggest reading after to avoid spoilers.*
This will probably only be 2 chapters long but I'm leaving the door open in case I get more feels once I progress through/finish the game.
EDIT 04/15/21: I'm gonna be adding a third and final chapter to this eventually now that I've finished the game!
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
12 Jan 2025
-
Just What the Doc Ordered by Sleepy_Grandma_Phyllis
Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game)
05 May 2021
Tags
Summary
In an attempt to cope with (or more accurately, ignore) her cruel reality, V loses herself in training for the Night City Boxing championship. Her trusted Ripperdoc is rightfully concerned and confronts her. Smut ensues.
(Featuring Female Streetkid V and our favorite Ripperdoc, both of which are extremely emotionally constipated)
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
11 Jan 2025
-
Tags
Summary
A Shepard and Garrus romance spanning all three games, but it is NOT a rehash or novelization of game content. Mostly takes place between the in-game scenes to flesh out and fill in the gaps of the Shepard/Garrus romance. Garrus POV. Colonist, war hero, paragon Shepard. Angst, humor, pining, and a lot of mushy stuff. I hope you enjoy!
Series
- Part 1 of Damn the Odds
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 148,488
- Chapters:
- 103/103
- Comments:
- 1,428
- Kudos:
- 878
- Bookmarks:
- 156
- Hits:
- 35,191
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
11 Jan 2025
-
Tags
Summary
Jane and Garrus are tasked with solving the brutal murder of a young teen. While they seek justice for the boy, they're forced to confront a truth they can no longer hide -- that no matter how deep and adoring their friendship is, it will never truly satisfy their hearts. The risk could be disastrous, or the stars may finally align.
Art by Blueboxness
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
11 Jan 2025
-
Fifteen Minutes: Five To End A War, Five To Nearly Die, Five To Cheat Death by tapiestre
Fandom Mass Effect Trilogy
22 Jul 2021
- Words:
- 18,215
- Works:
- 1
- Bookmarks:
- 4
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
08 Jan 2025
-
Tags
Summary
Garrus and Shepard long to be intimate with each other again, but neither are prepared for the feelings that will rise to the surface.
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
07 Jan 2025
-
Tags
Summary
They say that all wounds heal with time. They never mention the complications accompanying that process: the doubts, the fears, the nightmares.
Garrus and Shepard know all about the pain that comes with having scars. They also know about the joys of learning to heal, and the importance of having someone by your side to help you withstand everything life throws at you.
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
07 Jan 2025
-
everything good in life seems to lead back to you by otherthingsonhold
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
05 Sep 2024
Tags
Summary
The first news Garrus asks for when they are once again amongst the stars, is of Shepard. The second of his family. He feels guilty, for his lover’s name to be the first on his tongue before his own blood. But his father and sister have each other, and Shepard, he fears - he knows, has no one.
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
06 Jan 2025
-
Tags
Summary
Jane Shepard isn't good at relationships. That's probably why her marriage ended, though that could have been a lot worse. She isn't good at sitting on the sidelines either, which is probably why she finds herself in the middle of the rising conflict between the rapidly expanding krogan population and, well, everyone else. And she definitely isn't good at forgiveness, which is absolutely why when a certain blue-eyed turian who has avoided her for the last twenty years drops back into her life she doesn't exactly take it well. On the plus side, though, Jane Shepard is very good at fighting, and it looks like there's a lot of that coming her way.
Eventual Shepard/Garrus relationship, slow build, eventual smut. This is a character-driven fic with lots of Shakarian banter and a few OC's thrown in. Based on a previous Liara/Shepard relationship that ended on good terms, but no Liara/Shepard smut (sorry). Shakarian all the way! Updates regularly!
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
20 Oct 2024
-
Tags
Summary
Some turian parents like to have a hand in who their kids end up with. None of them can compete with Castis Vakarian's overbearing nature. Garrus has had enough of his father's constant nagging, but nothing has helped stop him.
Then, Shepard offers a solution that he finds himself wanting her help with.
Series
- Part 6 of Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
17 Oct 2024
-
Violet Sky - Book 3 by H0LL0WGRAM
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
06 Sep 2024
Tags
Summary
Even knowing for three years of the imminent arrival of the Reapers, nothing could have prepared the galaxy for the horror of their arrival. After the fall of the Sol System and likely death of his love, Garrus Vakarian plunges himself into a battle he knows is already lost. And then, miracle of miracles, Shepard appears on Menae, already pulling together the threads of an alliance the likes of which the galaxy has never seen, and Garrus once again takes the leap to follow the human Commander with the enchanting violet eyes.
As war rages around them and they race against time to save everything they have ever known, can they finally build a relationship and allow their unlikely love to flourish? Or will the impending doom promised by the ancient sentient machine race get in the way?
Series
- Part 3 of Violet Sky
Bookmarked by cloudyleaves
16 Oct 2024