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How to Raise Your Human by capnmarvl
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
30 Mar 2026
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Castis is a turian who tries to do right by his family, but he changes their lives forever when he makes one very daring promise to a very daring little human girl.
A partial retelling of Fostered Rivalry through Castis’ POV. I’ll do my best to add TLDRs to each chapter for relevant info from the longer fic, but it is the main source material.
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- Part 4 of Fostered Rivalry
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Asphyxiation Supernova by capnmarvl
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
01 Mar 2026
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Following Commander Shepard's visit to Alchera, Garrus realizes one very terrible thing - Shepard is late for dinner. So he goes to investigate and learns that he and Shepard might have more in common than he thought.
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New Galaxy, Same Ryder by capnmarvl
Fandoms: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mass Effect - All Media Types
25 Feb 2026
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It wasn’t that Vetra thought Ryder was an idiot. In fact, she found the little human to be quite intelligent and sharp witted. It was just that Ryder was… a little… goofy. In a very, very endearing way.
or... Ryder and Vetra meet for the first time on the Nexus and Vetra has some thoughts, until she doesn't.
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Priority: You've Got to be Kitten Me by capnmarvl
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
18 Feb 2026
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In the middle of the Reaper War, Shepard finds a kitten. Varian makes it his mission to tell Garrus before anyone else can.
Technically canon to my AU Fostered Rivalry, but you don't need to have read it to understand what's going on.
INCREDIBLE Fanart from Garfbin added! Check out all of their work but especially Baby, You're a Haunted House!!!
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- Part 5 of Fostered Rivalry
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Bare Minimum Functioning Adult by capnmarvl
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
09 Feb 2026
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What’s it mean to be an adult anyway? Shepard and Garrus have an ongoing competition over who is more of an adult, and Shepard sure hates losing. The rest of the Normandy crew is just hoping no one ends up with a black eye. Except Wrex, he’s hoping someone gets into a brawl.
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The first thought Shepard had after seeing Garrus Vakarian for the first time in 10 years was that he looked like his mother, but stood like his father.
The first thought Garrus had after seeing Shepard for the first time in a decade was that he should have known ‘Commander Shepard - Hope for Humanity’ was in fact Jane Shepard, the same kid, now woman, he had once wished -threatened- to push out an airlock.
An alternate universe where Shepard and Garrus grew up together, drifted apart, and found each other again during a re-telling of Mass Effect 1. The story is interspersed with important moments from Shepard's childhood.
This is a 3-Part Series (completed) and totals about ~100k words.
Part 1: Priority: Old Friends and New
Part 2: Priority: Making and Breaking Amends
Part 3: Priority: Loved, Needed, Wanted
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How to Raise Your Human (currently being updated!)
Priority: You've Got to be Kitten Me
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Rewrite of Playing the Long Game
After the death of his mother, Garrus moves to the Citadel with his dad. Shepard is a scruffy duct rat who saves him from bullies.
Garrus never stood a chance.
Childhood friends AU. Covers pre-canon until post-game.
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- Part 1 of Playing the Long Game
Bookmarked by capnmarvl
25 May 2026
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It’s a Good Life, and I Must Scream by Garfbin for themaniacisinthemailbox
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types
24 May 2026
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Shepard loves her friends. She wants to keep them safe. She will keep them safe.
Bookmarked by capnmarvl
24 May 2026
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Past Lives by chalkituptofate
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
27 May 2026
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In the aftermath of the Fifth Blight, two children of northern Ferelden are called back to the Coastlands. Elissa Cousland, the newly married queen and Warden-Commander, tries to rally what remains of the Grey Wardens to stamp out the evil still stalking the countryside. Nathaniel Howe, suddenly with nothing left to lose, returns to his ancestral home to sift through the wreckage of his family's reputation. During the increasingly desperate bid to save Amaranthine from the awakening darkspawn, they are haunted by grief both for those they have lost and for the lives they thought they would lead. All the while, they share the unique ability to understand the other's plight — for better or for worse.
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13 May 2026
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Dextro Ice Cream by dotflac
Fandoms: Mass Effect - All Media Types, Mass Effect: Andromeda
07 May 2026
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Ryder tries to introduce Vetra to the concept of ice cream when a new shop opens on the Nexus as a way to give her something else to do besides people watching.
Bookmarked by capnmarvl
10 May 2026
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That time Sius and Merry decided to dress up and go play tanks by Frankiesoup
Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy
09 May 2026
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The title is the summary.
This is a bit of a deleted scene that I never found anywhere for in 'I didn't want to die alone'. Sius and Merry were going to realise they loved each other while dicking about dressed as Garrus and Shepard. Because Lols.
I got a bit bogged down in writing about Sitina one night and gave myself a break. I don't even know if this is any good, or if it's even funny at all - it's 8am on a Saturday morning and I'm posting it before I go to work. If I have to look at it any longer I'll delete it, so here you go, internet. Enjoy!
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- Part 5 of How the weirdos cope with the apocalypse
Bookmarked by capnmarvl
10 May 2026