#Evfra de tershaav/sara ryder

[thedaselcor]

Twenty Questions for Fanfic Writers

Tagged by @tansyuduri (thanks!) Taggong forward: @cat-in-a-tesseract , @gallows-into-oblivion , @mxkelsifer , @miyriu , @toomanyfanficsbruh

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Not including unrevealed exchange works I currently have 60 works on Ao3.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

135,630

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Dragon Age and Mass Effect (ThedasElcor , ThedasHanar)

Merlin (OAFelcor)

Overwatch (MildBeagle)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

the hope of a new life (38 kudos)

Mass Effect Andromeda Evfra de Tershaav/Female Ryder | Sara I'm always a bit disappointed about this one because I had a whole subplot involving this Ryder being deaf and specifically preferring hearing aids to corrective surgery but I didn't have time to really perfect it before the exchange deadline so I had to scrap it.

a love that burns like holy fire (32 kudos)

BBC Merlin Arthur/Merlin I just started this one not long ago and it's really been neat to see it take off and have a huge welcome from the Merlin fandom, it's been a really cool community to join. The concept for this one is that Merlin is Transmasc, and that he uses magic as part of his gender affirmation, and somehow that leads to all sorts of dominoes falling that changes the entire outcome of the series starting around the middle of season one.

nights of holy fire (30 kudos)

BBC Merlin Arthur/Merlin So this one's actually the nsfw companion piece for "a love that burns like holy fire", I decided to write the main fic as fade to black and have this separate place for sex scenes and I think it's actually been working really well.

Some Kind of Wonderful (30 kudos)

Dragon Age Female Inquisitor Trevelyan / Josephine Montiliyet This is one of my favourites, I think. I wrote it as an exchange treat and it led to me meeting my fandom friend @sandalinbohemia A funny story with that one is that Rowan as an inquisitor stuck with me so much I thought Sandal had specifically requested the name, but I entirely made up the request and the name and had no idea for over a year. The premise is that Inquisitor Trevelyan finds an old clause that allows her to duel for Josephine's hand using a board game rather than a physical duel, and it's a bit of a fix it for the canon Lord Ortranto situation.

Of Wrath and Wanting (19 Kudos)

Dragon Age Leliana/Morrigan Honestly this is a tiny little flash piece I did for a crackship request back on the bird site. It's really neat, but it's only about 250 words. I have no idea how it did so well.

5. Do you respond to comments?

Definitely, I love comments. the main reason I write most of my longfics like a serial in a newspaper or an old cable tv show where I publish as I go is that I can find writing exceptionally lonely. I love to talk about my work, my blorbos, whatever else.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I don't write a lot of angst, and I don't write a lot of endings, but probably Rotten Touch. It's a true drabble (100 words), Overwatch, Reaper/Soldier. Since it's so short I'll include it here.

Jack remembers a time before Overwatch, remembers the love they’d shared, remembers Gabriel’s hands on his body in the dead of night. Dead… Dead… That was the problem, wasn’t it? That past was long since over, and now Jack couldn’t even think of himself as anything but 76. Gabriel Reyes had stopped being Reyes, had stopped being anything, long ago, and the vision in Jack's mind can’t cling to the fantasy. Gabriel’s hands become Reaper’s hands become rotten, foreboding, and cold. Every lover, Reaper, before him, and since, melt into an amalgam of broken promises and rotten touches. Jack’s alone.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

That's a tough one! I really like fluff, but I also tend to leave stories with an indication that life continues so it's a bit more ambiguous than happy. I guess I'd say my Josephine/Sebastian Dragon Afe epistolary series Vael in Vellum, it really has more of a conclusion than a lot of others and I think it's really cute.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not that I know of.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yep! honestly all kinds. I write sweet things, spicy things, things I'd be mortified for people in the real world to know about, all sorts of pairings. I'm a transmasc guy who is gay married and who spent a good amount of time thinking he was a lesbian AND in what he thought was a hetero live-in thing for a while so I feel like I have a lot of the mechanics covered and I have a pretty good imagination. Idk if it's good or not, but people seem to like it, and I tend to like it when I reread it.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I don't go out of my way to, but I do write them, especially for exchanges. I think the craziest one was the Commander 'n Chief fShep/The Iron Bull series I wrote for @ferindencadash (Mass Effect/Dragon Age)

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No. I started translating Moments Between (Mass Effect Sloane Kelly/enbie Ryder), especially since later chapters that I need to rewrite have Ryder speaking an almost creole-like French dialect, but I got lonely :P If folks were interested, I'd be willing to translate some of my pieces, especially the shorter ones, into French or Spanish.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I used to do a lot of chat based role playing, but I don't think I ever officially wrote something with someone. I can be really intense when I'm mid hyper-fixation, though, it probably wouldn't be a good time for a co-writer.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

Honestly, whatever one I'm writing at the time. I'm absolutely in love with Sloane/Ryder (Mass Effect), writing fCadash/Varric Tethras for the Tethras n' Trouble series and , HardAssi (Krem/Lace Harding) for Her Safeword is Apples (and she smells like blossoms in the rain) (Dragon Age) both felt absolutely world altering. Now that I'm writing Merthur (Merlin/Arthur from BBC Merlin) for the Elements of Albion series, that's everything. I love ships... all the ships. Give them to Ziiiiimmmmmm.. ahem...

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I think that I'll keep writing all my pieces as the fixations shift, honestly. Eventually I'll finish more and start more. I guess the most precarious right now is probably A Perfect Fit (HardAssi), but I don't think any work is really doomed. Sometimes I hyperfixate and write over 20k in a weekend, sometimes it takes me weeks to get 500 words out... I think it's more of a lifestyle at this point.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Probably portraying emotions and emulating cadence and mannerisms.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Commas, run on sentences, an absolute gay audacity and disregard for all the rules of grammar...

But seriously probably angst, hurt/comfort, I'm really very "meta" in my writing and I go through all the emotions the characters are going through, very, very vividly, to get it all right, so it can be really difficult for me to finish works that hit the really hard spots for long periods.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I enjoy it! I like it better when the text lends itself to having the translation right there or having the narrator tell us. I've got a few works that use extensive footnotes that are all neatly linked back and forth and stuff and it's just a lot of work to format.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

No idea. The first fandom I published is Dragon Age, I keep a bookmark to the Ao3 import of the fic (I orphaned the account a long long time ago) and it reminds me that I was never as bad as I thought, but that I've also gotten a lot better. In terms of ever written, including role playing days and just loose leaf notebooks I started almost 25 years ago, so I really have no idea.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

In terms of complete works only probably either The Writer and the Racketeer (fCadash/Varric) or Antivan Coffee (Josephine Montiliyet/Zevran Arainai), both Dragon Age. I did a lot of Dragon Age exchanges so a lot of my finished works are in that fandom. I would say right now, though, that I'm really enjoying writing a love that burns like holy fire, it's inspiring a bunch of spinoffs and it's been super great to more actively join the Merlin fandom.

Thank you so much to @tansyuduri for tagging me for this, it was so much fun. Thanks to anyone who read through all this, it felt really neat to do a little interview of myself. Hopefully some people I tagged forward have fun with this (no pressure as always), and I really look forward to writing for you all in the future!

[ageless-aislynn]

Following up to this post about Sara's unexpectedly thirsty 🥵playthrough we seem to be having...

Somehow, I imagine Sara saying, "You," and meaning something ENTIRELY ELSE than the game thinks she means at that moment, lol!

Yep, I'm pretty sure that Pathfinder Ryder has her Thirsty Face™️on again... 😇😂😉

[hotwing-sauce]

If you still take prompts, could you write an Evfra/Sara fic where they’re out on a mission together, but their communicator/translators fail while they’re stuck waiting for a rescue that may not come. They have to deal with deal with unspoken feelings whilst not being able to speak the same language!! Bonus points if it’s a confined space 😍 Love ur new fic btw!!!

Hell, why not. I’ll see what I can do, anon. Also, thank you. I had a lot of fun writing it, though I had some struggle with...well, all of it. Summer classes are really stressful, and when they aren’t, life is. 

If anyone else has any prompts feel free to toss them at me. No promises though.

___

Ryder wasn’t sure what had happened; one minute, her and Evfra were hiking up a steep cliff, and the next she was toppling over--she fell backward, the earth shaking underneath her boots. SAM was saying something but she couldn’t hear it through the powerful groans of the earth splitting beneath her. Evfra was shouting too, clutching at her--clawing at her as she bowled him over and they were sent spiraling down into the freshly opened crevice in the earth. 

They hit the bottom with a sickening thud--or, Ryder should say--Evfra did. He’d curled around her protectively when they fell, taking the brunt of the impact. It took a minute for her to get her bearings, but when she did, Evfra was still clinging to her. His face was screwed up in pain, but when she tried to move he refused her. 

Ryder jerked back when some weird, unfamiliar sound came out of Evfra. He cracked an eye open at her in concern as she stared at him. 

“Fall must’ve fucked you up worse than I thought,” she muttered, climbing off of him. “Either that or you’re possessed or infected with some weird alien shit--no offence--and I don’t want any of that. Come on, let me see where you’re injured.”

Now it was Evfra looking at her with concern. They both stared at one another and Ryder looked him over. “SAM?” She asked. Evfra stared at her, showing no recognition of the name. “SAM?” She tried again, but got no reply. 

“Shit, comms are out. Translator must be too.” Evfra said something but she ignored it, looking up at the tall, jagged wall up above her. She narrowed her eyes--and then jumped when a hand laid itself on her shoulder. 

Evfra’s furrowed his brow at her surprise and he tried to speak again. Ryder stared at him for a second, trying to convey to him that she couldn’t understand him. He huffed. Probably thought she was fucking with him.

Ryder pressed a hand to over his mouth and watched his eyes widen in offended shock. She pressed her hand harder over his mouth, and then used one finger to point to his mouth, and then to her ear. She shook her head.

“Sara,” he said when she pulled her hand back. It sounded different, in his native tongue. There was a rumble to it. A powerful one that had Ryder looking away from him. God that was hot. She rubbed her hand against the back of her neck. She didn’t have time to fantasize--they had things to do. 

Ryder poked Evfra in his side when he came to stand beside her. He whipped his head to look at her and she gave a sheepish smile. She pointed at his back and then the ground. Are you okay? She tried to ask with her expression. 

Evfra just turned his head up to look at the wall. She’d take that as a yes then. They both just stared at the wall for awhile, inspecting it. The rain was pouring down into the crevice, slicking the earthen sides of the wall and making it impossible to climb. And spattering mud on them whenever it got particularly rough. 

“Alright,” Ryder murmured. She tapped her helmet in thought; and then she took it off, the glass wet and not helping her see. Stuck under her arm, she gave the wall another look. “Nothing to do here,” she muttered. “Come on, Evfra--”

An arm grabbed her and tugged her back as she tried to move further down--she turned to Evfra and he pointed up--where she had thought there was nothing but dark, now muddy earth, she could see the faintest bit of thick roots poking through. 

“Well I’ll be--you want to go up?” She asked, pointing up. Without an ounce of hesitation, Evfra was grabbing her--she yelped as she was lifted onto his shoulders. “I meant you. I meant you riding on my shoulders,” she shrieked as she swayed toward the wall. 

Evfra snorted in mild amusement at her panic and once she settled, he walked her closer to it. Ryder sank her hands into the mud, searching for a good grip on the root. She almost had it when another shake sent her sprawling back toward the ground--Evfra tried to catch her, and catch her he did. 

Except, it wasn’t in the most...innocent of positions. Her thighs were spread over his impressively large chest, and her head was tucked close to his, nose brushing his jaw in a way too intimate for comrades. Were they comrades? 

Evfra wasn’t moving. His arms were once more latched around Ryder, eyes squinting in pain once again. He must’ve been injured--and without thought he’d overextended himself. 

“I am going to have to drag your ass out of here, won’t I,” Ryder said with a sigh. She didn’t sit up just yet. If you took away her armor, this felt particularly comfortable. Evfra’s chest rose and fell evenly with each breath and rain slammed against the earth around them. It wet her hair and slid down the back of her suit, sending a shiver down her back. Her helmet had rolled away in the fall. 

Evfra looked at her when she shuddered and without a second thought, he brought the bottom of his rofjinn up and over her head, shoving her face against his chest. Her head was surprisingly dry under it--but she wasn’t scared of a little rain. Evfra had given her a prime opportunity to be a little shit.

“Evfra,” she cooed, peeking at him from inside the rofjinn. He looked at her, snorted, and then covered her face with the rofjinn again. Ryder wiggled up and pressed her face up and out of the rofjinn so that the cloth was tight around the two of them. Evfra looked scandalised. “I’m not afraid of the rain. What’s this about anyway? I’m not going to catch a cold--”

“Sara,” Evfra barked, tugging on her hair. She winced and instinctively tilted her head backward. She felt Evfra’s intake of breath more than she heard it--she was peering up at Evfra, watching as drops of rain rolled down his face, dimly lit by the comm screen on his arm that he was trying to fix.

They stared at each other for a moment--just a moment, and then they were pressing their faces close to each other, neither of them consciously aware of what they were doing. Or why they were doing it. Or how they managed to turn their faces just so, so that when their lips connected they didn’t get in the way. 

The grip on Ryder’s hair turned gentle and he cupped the back of her head. He pulled away, a question in her eyes. Ryder winked at him and he gave a huff, but dipped down to give her another kiss all the same.

“Man, I like this more than talking anyway,” Ryder said with a sigh as he turned his head away, blushing. He was fiddling with his comms again, trying not to [jump when Ryder kissed the bottom of his chin. 

[ashalle-art]

"And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while..."

[albinoshepard]

N7 Month: DAY #027 - Enlist

Mass Effect Andromeda: Join the Resistance

[mass-effect-a-companions-react]

Hi, I love this blog! If you’re still taking requests, can you do this:

Squadmates + tempest crew react to Jaal being exalted by the Kett?

Pain pain pain pain pain pain

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Cora: There is a pit in her stomach. Her hands are shaky and her head is light. Jaal. Jaal was sweet and kind and...gone. Jaal is gone. This thought this...feeling reels in her head. And then she's angry. She's very angry. her biotic build and build and she nearly tears the haul of the tempest apart with her biotics as she went through the stages of grief. Her plants got the worst of it, and for months on end, her biotics sparked with her emotions as she couldn't keep it together. She will find who did this and will kill them.

Liam: Off all the squadmates, Liam was one of the people to take it the hardest. He Jaal were friends, better than friends. He confided in him and they loved to joke around with each other. But now Liam doesn't tell his jokes anymore. If you go into his room, you'll find his couch overturned, and several of his items smashed. Assuming that Jaal actually did make him that Rofjin, Liam will wrap himself in it weep softly.

Peebee: She tried to rationalize it. She tried to work it out in her head to make it make sense. She didn't want to think about Jaal being dragged away by the Kett. she didn't want to think of him getting his mind wiped. she didn't want to think of him in their creepy school. She didn't want to think of him being stuck with all those needles and his body being constructed and shade and formed and - it was too much. this was too much. She knew she should have stayed solo. She decided to go back to being solo. She left the tempest and then threw herself into her work, refusing to look back. she was done with making ties.

Drack: Anger. pure, blinding rage. He went into a krogan blood rage like no other, tearing down anything and everything in his path. the kett didn't stand a chance. he would tear every god damn exaltation facility himself. He was planetside for days, trampling any and every kett he saw. but is old, and he is tired. eventually, his body breakdown and Kesh has to come to get him. He told Jaal that he got both his hearts broken before, but now they are absolutely shattered.

Vetra: At first it didn't hit her. It didn't seem Real. she was numb so her body just was just reacting on autopilot. it was all she could do. Go to the tempest, check supplies (there is too much leftover, some of it was for Jaal). Read com links (there are some from Jaal. he hasn't answered in while) She just kept working. she had to keep working. If she stops, once she stops - she will break down. So she works.

Gil: He felt empty and hallow. His work in the garage gets more and more backed up as he finds comfort in a bottle of whiskey. He finds comfort in several bottles of whiskey, actually. He and Jaal weren't that close, but he was still a part of the crew, you know. He went to Jill and vented a bit, trying to work out how he is feeling. But in the end, his work remains undone. He eventually gets it together long enough to start working again, but his usual humor isn't even there anymore.

Suvi: She cried for hours. Litteral hours, she tired herself out with all crying. She put her research on the back burner, to have a wake and time of mourning for Jaal. Her usual sunny disposition was gone. She likes to believe Jaal is in a better place now. That all his hard work and effort and kindness paid off that he is somewhere he can rest. He deserves that.

Kallo: He need a moment, he needed several moments. Jaal's exaltation felt like it was a fate worse than death. He got to thinking about his old team and all the time they spend building the tempest. and soon his memory is flooded with thoughts of Jaal. the movie nights, the excitement he got when taking stuff apart, the kindness he showed when making gifts. But not part of that is tainted by how he looked as a kett. he can't do this. he needs to breathe. Kallo takes an indefinite shore leave.

Lexi: She told him there wasn't a cure. she told him it was permanent but- by the goddess does she wish she was wrong. She wants to be wrong so bad. She needs to be wrong. She has to be wrong. She knows she told Jaal not to have false hope, but damn it she will fix this. She has to  be wrong.  She will be wrong.  She's gonna research this till her fingers bleed. even if she cant help Jaal she can help others.

Ryder: This was their fault. All they can think of is that this was their fault. They let him down. Looked away for too long.didnt move fast enough, wasn't a good enough shot.. every move , every decision they made they questioned. Ryder is on the verge of a guilt ridden nervous break down, especially is Jaal was romanced. Oh god, what are they going to to tell Sahuna.

Bonus Sahuna (Jaals True Mother): No. No. No. No. No. No. Her son, her child Cannot be gone. When Ryder told her the new she punched them and was beyond grief stricken. Jaal was supposed to be safe. He promised her hed be safe. She went onto the tempest and into his room. The space he had carved out for himself. It was messy and there were tinkerer's tools scattered on the floor. Half finished projects. It was so ....Jaal. she brakes down and weeps for what felt like the hundredth time.

Bonus Evfra: There will be hell on to play. No place on Aya or Eos, anywhere in Andromeda- anywhere in the universe will be safe from hia wrath. They Kett took his family, and now they rooms his best soldier, he's best friend too? Evfra was furious at Ryder, growing more and more bitter towards them. They promised him they would look out for him. That he would be-he slams his fist down, breaking the table. Some one else needs to run the resistance for while

[fromathelastoveritaserum]

[IN SICKNESS & IN HEALTH]

New chapter up! Chapter 15: She’s rubbed off on me ٩(⁎❛ᴗ❛⁎)۶ You can read it on AO3 (HERE) or Fanfiction.net (HERE) Mass Effect Andromeda fancifc involving Sara Ryder and Evfra de Tershaav. Enjoy~

~ Story Summary: Evfra de Tershaav, the venerate Resistance leader, is stricken with the Angaran flu. Forced to stay at home under quarantine, Evfra would have been taken care of by family and close friends. Without either, he suffers alone, until Sara Ryder, Pathfinder extraordinaire, shows up at his doorstep as his self proclaimed caretaker. Soon long forgotten feelings begin to stir awake for this free spirited little human. // Evfra has accepted the fact that he is smitten for an alien, and not just any alien, but Sara Ryder the Human Pathfinder and leader of her people. However, having been so long out of the dating scene his wooing skills are practically non-existent, and what is worse, he isn’t the only angaran who has set sights on Ryder. Meanwhile, Sara is completely oblivious as to what certain angarans are vying for. The Pathfinder finds herself stumbling through the intricate art of angaran courtship, realizing that only one ever grouchy angaran had her heart all along.

[bluerose5]

What a great day to remember that Evfra de Tershaav is the best romance in all of Andromeda...

[kitana4252]

Edit: I’m getting a few likes from this now. Umm if any writers want to take this and run with it. That’s totally fine. I’ll never develop this idea. Because I suck at writing lol.

I wish I could write stories. I have a really good idea for an Evfra/Sara fic. But I suck at writing. The Idea is:

Ryder is worried about attempting to storm the Archons ship for the artifact. Evfra sees her standing out watch the fire tornadoes worrying. They wind up having a one night stand with the understanding it can never happen again (even though there are feelings on both sides.) so lots of pining. Then after Sara kills the Archon when her and her team emerge from the fight. Sara searches for Evfra, doesn’t see him. Then hears a shot ring out. A Kett shoots Evfra. Sara rushes to him shouting and screaming for medics. Everyone wonders just why Sara is so scared and panicked because of Evfra. All they know is Evfra doesn’t really like her. Ect… idk might not be a good idea for a fic 🤷🏻‍♀️.

Idk just a thought. There just isn’t ENOUGH Evfra/Sara fics/Oneshots out there 😭

[hanatsuki89]

Since Andromeda didn’t let me romance the badass resistance leader, I’ve built the whole romance route (Loyalty quest and all) in my head

[heavenlyeros]

i tried painting over some renders and screenshots as therapy. is fun. also the angaran ladies absolutely look like that and this is canon now, if you think otherwise you are deceiving yourself

[dirtybiowareconfessions]

Confession: My custom Sara Ryder has three boyfriends, Tirian, Evfra and Jaal

[ageless-aislynn]

Since that last post was kinda long and rambly, here’s a look at the four different looks I mentioned that I’ve given Sara according to the romances she’s had:

Jaal’s Sara: she loves dancing, comfortable default clothing and helping absolutely anybody who asks 😉

Reyes’ Sara: cool, sophisticated and usually always 10 seconds away from being sent to Horny Jail over this devilishly handsome scoundrel 😂😂😂

Peebee’s Sara: friendly, approachable, with comfortable fashion and a ponytail that is always on point 😉

Vetra’s Sara: stylish cinnamon roll, looks like she could kill you, could actually kill you, but also gives great hugs 🤗

BONUS:

I spotted this in the scene with Peebee and Sara and, of course, couldn’t resist a cap of Reyes lookin’ FIIIIIINE. Also, I’m going to confess that I wish there was an option to romance Evfra (the blue angara directly to the left of Reyes). Enemies to lovers is utter catnip to me, what can I say? 🤷‍♀️😉 He dislikes Sara SO MUCH at the start, then grudgingly grows to respect her skills as time goes on. I can practically write you a fic at how very much Evfra would haaaaate himself for falling in love with the human Pathfinder, heh.

And also, well, Reyes is just lookin’ SO FIIIIIIIINE here. Dang, do I love him. 😍😉 Yes, basically, my take on Mass Effect: Andromeda is

Love ya, frens! 💖

[hotwing-sauce]

Rated E for Future Chapters

Ryder was to be married to the Crown Prince of Aya. It was purely political, a way for her father to procure troops for an oncoming war that the Kingdom of Terra had no way to defeat with their military alone. Ryder, albeit upset over the sudden marriage, would do anything to help serve her country.

Even if that meant marrying a man who hated her.

[ashalle-art]

Who fell into another shipping hell? I blame fanfiction <3 I can never thank all of you who are writing them enough for all the inspiration <3

[aschen-kiln]

I was tagged by @ellanainthetardis

Rule: share the latest line from your work in progress and then tag as many people as there are words in the line.

I prefer to be honest : I will not tag as many people are there are words.

Evfra’s hands, on her wrists, demanded Sara stayed still, and she so wanted to please him. 

I tag... @swimmingfoxsticks and @zoesongs. Only if you want to, of course.