#Reyes x Ryder

[vorchagirl]

Moments

Pairing: Reyes Vidal x Cerys Ryder

Rating: Explicit

Summary: Reyes Vidal has always taken pride in his ability to keep his personal and professional lives separate, but all that changes when he meets the new Pathfinder. Cerys Ryder isn't what he expected and she isn't like anyone he's ever met before, and Reyes finds it impossible to keep away from her - even when he knows its the right thing to do in order to protect his true identity.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56477644/chapters/143521081

(Art is by @beemot )

[gemsbokk]

because what better way to make a decision on who to romance than checking who's the nicest to draw

also bonus andromesa sillies

[chimeowrical]

A kissy commishie of Ryder and Reyes for Sarah!!!

[scottyrider]

I love these romances on mass effect andromeda! I have an urge to write some mass effect andromeda fics right now as I replay the game making two save runs for them! One would be Ryder broken hearted by Reyes but finding love with Jaal, and the other a Reyes romance that did work out and add in scenes. But I'm sure there's a ton of these already out there. Will see! Still need to continue my ghost recon one as well, is just a big project that one.

[iheartgarrus]

N7 Month Day 6: Meal

(AO3 Link - Doing some Andromeda prompts this year! Ryder tries to cook.)

Reyes was woken up by the sound of pots and pans clanging together coming from his kitchen. He opened his eyes to find the other side of his bed empty, and he reached out to touch the sheets - cold, so Ryder had been up for a while. At a muffled curse, he threw on a pair of sweatpants and padded out to the living area of his prefab. "Rosetta?"

"Hm?" she answered from inside one of the low cabinets. Her long lilac braid was mussed from sleep, and he couldn't help a smile at the sight. He always liked what she looked like after they spent the night together. Still, he asked, "What are you doing?"

"I'm- Ow." She bumped her head on the top of the cabinet and clutched at the spot, sitting back on the floor. "Fuck."

Reyes tsked and knelt down next to her. "Let me see."

"It's fine," Ryder tried to wave him off. "I was trying to make breakfast until your kitchen tried to off me."

"Yes, it's all the kitchen's fault." He held back a chuckle. "Now let me see. I've had enough threats from your crew to know better than to send you back in anything less than mint condition."

She groaned but removed her hand. "Seriously? They couldn't leave well enough alone?"

"They weren't necessarily wrong," he said, parting her hair to check for blood. "I'm very dangerous, you know." He hissed when he found the wound. "Now, this needs medi-gel. Stay right there, and then I'll make breakfast."

"If you insist," she sighed.

[clairedelune-13]

“Graveyard” is about him.

[much-obliged-timothy]

June of Doom #2

Mass Effect Andromeda - #2 - Survivor’s Guilt

*

Reyes thought that some peace and quiet would do them good. Ryder had been granted a week off to heal from an ankle injury, and he’d chosen to use that time on Kadara with Reyes.

He did not, however, expect Ryder to spiral into a depressive episode.

His mood quickly sank after the first day. His appetite disappeared. He could not even pretend to be interested in the activities Reyes found to keep them occupied. 

It was alarming, especially because Reyes didn’t know the cause. The ankle injury was bad, sure, but nothing a week of rest wouldn’t largely clear up. The crutches surely weren’t that bad.

Finally, Reyes woke up one night in a cold bed, no Ryder at his side. He sat up, rubbing his eyes and checking the time. It was ungodly late.

He crawled out of bed and padded through the rooms, no sign of Ryder. Reyes threw on a hoodie and his boots before leaving his room. He went outside into the quiet night.

“Not much of a place for brooding. You’re more likely to get stabbed,” he said, stepping up next to Ryder.

Ryder was hugging his knees to his chest, just looking out at the slums. Reyes sat down next to him, their shoulders brushing together.

“Want to tell me what it is?” he asked.

“My ankle,” Ryder said, his voice distant.

“Scott, it’s not that bad,” Reyes said. “Lexi said you’d be fine in a week if you kept off it.”

Ryder shook his head. “No, it’s not…” He looked frustrated, raking a hand through his hair. “Nevermind. Just…nevermind. You wouldn’t get it.”

“Then help me get it,” Reyes said, catching Ryder’s wrist as he moved to get up. “I can’t understand if you don’t explain it. And I want to understand, Scott. I really do.” 

“I…I just…” And then whatever was inside Ryder just broke, right before Reyes’ eyes. “He gave his life to save me, and I waste time because of a sore ankle. I keep getting everything wrong. I keep wasting time. Cora was supposed to succeed him, but…fuck, Reyes, he shouldn’t have died! He died for me and I can’t even make it worth it!”

Tears were gathering in his eyes now and he was just barely fighting them back. He pressed his face into his hands, gripping strands of his hair so hard that he pulled a few out.

Reyes put an arm around him, pulling him close. “Scott,” he said quietly. “It’s quietly survivor’s guilt. Your father sacrificed himself for you because he loved you. He transferred Sam to you because he trusted you. And he was right to. One man was never meant to save a whole galaxy, but damned if you’re not doing it. No one can blame you for the mistakes you make along the way. You weren’t trained for this. No one was ever trained for this. You’re doing your best, and your best is damned amazing. Take it from a guy who lived on a planet with toxic water until you came along.”

Reyes knew that no words could truly comfort someone going through what Ryder was. But he desperately hoped they eased the sting, at least a little.

“Come with me,” Reyes urged, helping Ryder up.

Ryder felt stiff in his arms, but at least he came along willingly enough. Reyes didn’t comment on the lack of crutches, just pulled Ryder’s arm around his shoulders and helped him limp along.

He took Ryder to one of the ships his men used for patrols. They climbed inside together and Ryder got settled in the copilot's seat. 

Reyes started up the ship and flew them out over Kadara. It was still dark, but the lights of the ship and the lights of Ditaeon in the distance gave some life to the sleeping world around them.

“Look,” Reyes said, flying low over a lake. “That water is safe. My men swam in it yesterday to cool down. It would’ve killed them not that long ago. You made it safe. You did that, Scott. Your father may not be here to tell you how proud he is, but allow me to do it in his place. You’re incredible. And you deserve to rest when you are injured.”

Ryder gazed down at the lake, hardly seeming to see it. The tears had gathered back in the corners of his eyes.

“He would’ve known how to fix it all,” Ryder whispered.

Reyes reached over and took his hand. There was nothing else for him to do but hold Ryder’s hand and show him the world he had saved; words would do nothing right now.

Yet as they flew on, all Ryder could think was how this was yet another world his father had not lived to see because he’d died for a son who could not live up to his legacy.

[vorchagirl]

I seriously love leaving comments when I read fics - and if anyone has anything they think I'd like, please send me your fic links. I don't care if your fic has a million kudos or none, I'm always excited to read and comment on something that someone has put work and love into!

oh i love leaving comments on ao3, you gave me pretty words and i give you my little words, oh i loved it, oh i have to tell you i loved it, ohhh do you know which was my favourite part? i'm gonna tell you, also it was a wonderful job and and and

[vaguely-concerned]

having seen at least the rough outlines of all the romances now I have to say that I think emmrich's is probably objectively the best in terms of coherence and completeness of story arc (with the understanding that ultimately the 'best' romance is whichever one makes YOUR heart sing anyway so objectivity is a silly thing to claim that way, it just felt like it's the arc with the most well-paced focused content and the least dangling threads)... but lucanis' is my favourite haha. just. the whole kneeling before your beloved full of reverence but without any of the distance that usually implies??? his complete undramatic certainty and calm in every scene with rook after this, having spent the whole game caught between fear and longing???? mr. lives in a pantry but it says nothing about my psyche don't worry about it it's purely for tactical reasons that I keep myself contained in a small dark room not entirely unlike a cell, love among the parsnips -- finally coming to rook in their room and it's so comfortable and comforting???? after all the times rook supports and comforts him through the game he's finally able to return the same to them when they need it while being so calm and steady and it's so fucking sweet and feels so effortless and with no price attached?????? he basically assigns himself the role of your bodyguard and he WILL stab a god over it??????????????? the turn to protector (which was in his heart all along longing to get out and find a place) of it all????? he sounds like he's found himself unexpectedly stumbling into such a soul-lightening state of revelatory existential relief, full on 'you only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves' mary oliver style, and he goes and he shares that with rook and protectively envelops them in it when they're hurting??????????????????????????? hello for the maker's sake hello can anyone hear me?????

[watmalik]

IT REALLY IS THE END OF AN ERA UGH

[vorchagirl]

Everything

Title: Everything

Rating: Explicit 😉

Summary: Reyes Vidal decides to come clean about being the Charlatan in order to solidify his alliance with Cerys Ryder, and he isn't above using the intense sexual attraction between them to ensure she stays by his side. Lucky for him, Cerys isn't adverse to sealing their new union in the most physical way possible!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53734708

(Art by Sajophoe)

[thestarwarslesbian]

TK, lying on the sofa in the 126 with his head in Carlos’ lap: Tell me I’m pretty. Judd, walking past: You’re pretty fucking annoying.

[91-1lover]

TK: Baby, are you coming to bed?

*Drunk* Carlos: No,thank you. I'm sure you're lovely but I have a husband

[passionwillow]

POV: You’re dating Judd Ryder

[iheartgarrus]

Drabble Prompt: Trouble

(AO3 Link - Ryder ponders the trouble she's in.)

The night after Sloane's party, Ryder stared up at the ceiling in her cabin, wondering just what she was getting into.

Two fingers rested on her lower lip, the taste of whiskey still on her tongue. Whiskey and…

Shena might as well have meant "trouble" - she knew that, even without the warnings she'd been given by some of her crew.

And yet. And yet she only found herself wanting to keep following Reyes down whatever rabbit hole he was leading her to.

She licked her lips. Only trouble could taste that good. But she'd never let that stop her before.

[clairedelune-13]

My best headcanon for Andromeda is after Ryder and Reyes fuck in the cave, she sneaks off while he sleeps, leaves the planet and ghosts him for 2 1/2 weeks before popping back up to negotiate for an outpost. 😂