#garrus vakarian x nihlus kryik

[dispatchwithlove]

I absolutely adore your ideas for turian culture. The shawls, the interesting word choices correlating with Roman/Latin words (like zuccha, amar, saccha). My absolute favorite thing though is the ties they have with the sky and stars. Garrus' curses (empty night, blackest night) especially are some of my favorite little elements in the universe you write for them. Where did you come up with these awesome ideas? I'm just so invested in the culture you created for my favorite space cats!

Hello Anon! Sorry this took so long to answer, I got absolutely giddy when I read it!

Well the whole Latin thing is taken both from canon (they're based on the Roman empire) and fanon. I know others have used Latin words and Roman culture to develop turian culture, and I liked it so I ran with it. A lot of the words I made up are bastardized latin words, lol. Saccha, mela, and zuccarum (zucca for short) are taken from the Latin words for sugar, honey, and ... sugar again, I think, lol. Crulum is taken from cookie. I kind of just look up the latin words for things and throw some letters around until I'm happy with the mouth feel of it. Other words I just plain make up, like lambas, which is a dish Val makes for the family. I want all turian words to sound like a rich, rolling, rumbly language as much as possible. For Avinelin, a Garrus/Nihlus one shot, I wanted the turian language Nihlus teaches Garrus to sound more like Spanish, because I think it's an incredibly sexy language. Basically, I want turians to sound hot I guess! I think a lot of people like to write turians as cold and ultra-militaristic, and go as far as to say they don't show physical affection easily (which is a valid take that I fully support!). But, I like to show the opposite of that -- that yes their culture is regimented and bureaucratic, but there's still warmth within them. Maybe expressing that warmth within them is even more important, considering their strict social guidelines.

I think that's also why I like to explore the importance of celestial themes with them as well. It shows that they once were religious, just like many species, and that shaped their language and how they cope with life. I know others play with curses being star based as well, so I didn't invent that, I just have fun playing with it. I will say that so far my favorite bit of star theme that I've come up with though, is Garrus seeing Jane's freckles as stars in a night sky, and that when he was a boy he'd look up at the night sky for comfort and solace. I don't get gushy over things I write often, but that moment in The Quarian where he makes that connection gets me! And I will absolutely be playing with that as Garrus and Jane reveal their feelings and explore their relationship in The Boy. One day he'll tell Jane that her freckles are like stars and she'll just melt 🥺 (I've already written the scene 😁)

OH, and the shawls...in the sequel to The Boy (working title is The Missing -- I hate my titles btw, but I feel stuck to the theme now, lol) There's going to be a murder based on the Jeffrey McDonald murders (a military doctor accused "hippies" of killing his family) and I wanted turians to have some sort of cultural appearance that xenophobic humans judged, but was based on something loving, so I thought maybe turians wear shawls while they marry, then i daydreamed about Jane wearing a shawl when her and Garrus get married, then when I was writing about a winter turian holiday (Anivia Vocan) I thought it would be cool if turians wear shawls for all important occasions. Boom, turians have special shawls. Okay, I feel like I've blabbered on enough. Bless anyone who read through this all. TLDR is that I have no plan and don't even keep track of the stuff I write. It all just bubbles up while I'm daydreaming about Jane and Garrus and I include what I remember.

Thanks for asking! Hope this was fun to read. If it was, I'm always down to answer any questions about my stories or world building! ❤️

[squigglysquidd]

It's Fibonacci Day!

According to national holidays, it's officially Fibonacci Day!

We all know the Fibonacci sequence in mathematics and science but that brings to mind another thing.

Of course, I'm going to self-promo my fanfiction titled Fibonacci!!

Fantasy AU Mass Effect: FShakarian (main)

Jana Shepard lost everything when she lost her best friend and husband, Garrus Vakarian, during their assault on the Collector Base. His death took both her strength to fight and will to live, but something strange cause by a prothean obelisk can change that. When she finds herself in a world where men fight with sword and shield against Reapers in terrifying dragon form.

[danypooh80]

The stickers… all the stickers!

Finally up on the Etsy store, and with free US shipping! I am feeling VERY accomplished right now- go me!

Art by @rosebud1773

[fiend-streak]

Nihlus <3 2nd SS is bit glitchy but still good. https://archiveofourown.org/works/39050145/chapters/114401692 New chapter is ready btw! I have hard time deciding who I like more mmm. And no, no 3some.

[silver-turian95]

Mass Effect Series: Light Within Darkness Part 1

[hanasnx]

-ˏ͛ ꒷꒰ mass effect ⿻ m.list ꒷ˏ͛-

MINORS DNI 18+ ༄

"Green, green thunder and the loud, loud rain / Lead our woes asunder / 'Neath the proud, proud veins." — Purity Ring. (2011). Lofticries.

彡 ch: garrus vakarian 「 � 」

── drabbles ┆ ABOUT 1K OR LESS.

smutty ¡! ❞

✩ "think i need..."

── headcanons ┆ LIST OR NARRATION.

smut ¡! ❞

✩ dick + hole headcanons

other ¡! ❞

✩ jealousy

── additional content ┆ MISC.

✩ nametag ✩ thoughts ✩ prompts

彡 ch: nihlus kryik 「 � 」

── additional content ┆ MISC.

✩ nametag

彡 ch: saren arterius 「 � 」

── additional content ┆ MISC.

✩ nametag✩ thoughts

彡 ch: urdnot wrex 「 � 」

── additional content ┆ MISC.

✩ nametag ✩ thoughts

彡 ch: garrus vakarian x jane shepard 「 � 」

── drabbles ┆ ABOUT 1K OR LESS.

other ¡! ❞

✩ "collide like two stars..."

── additional content ┆ MISC.

✩ nametag ✩ thoughts

NAVI | M.LIST | RULES | FAQ

[resident-sentinel]

Shepard's List

Dolores 'Lola' Shepard

Series: Splint Ship: Joker x Lola

Dolores 'Lola' Shepard: Profile Joker x Lola Art piece Ask: Who gets arrested for a petty crime they committed by accident and who bails them out? Shepard Family Shepard Family pt. 2

Francisca 'Frankie' Shepard

Series: TBD Ship: Garrus x Frankie

Francisca 'Frankie' Shepard Profile More Art of Frankie! AU: Raconteur Intro || Beginning || Name || Aim for the Moon ||

Katrina 'Kat' Shepard

Series: TBD Ship: Garrus x Kat

AU: No Reaper AU. Summary; Kat Shepard is the beloved Granddaughter of Admiral Hackett, who has a penmanship for unknowingly causing chaos. She got hand picked to become Spectre Nihlus Kryik's apprentice to possibly become the first human Spectre. Things would have been good, if Nihlus own mentor decided to take on a new apprentice of himself... Garrus Vakarian.

Shye Shepard

Series: TBD Ship: Thane x Shye

AU: Still in the works

[dispatchwithlove]

💜 - Garrus and Nihlus (my new fave Garrus Bisexual Awakening ship)

Well, I'm not sure if it's the length, but tumblr just does not want to let me post what I wrote, so I threw it up on ao3. I hope you still take the time to read it, and thanks for the prompt! August has been tough, the words have been stubborn, but writing these two sexy boys got my fingers typing.

You can read Nihlus and Garrus sharing a kiss here

[aiyatani]

mmm yeah that about sums it up. Garrus, Nihlus, Vetra, Nyreen, and even Saren.. (Garrus and Nihlus my top two though. ;) )Turians live rent free in my head.. Spirits.

For yall horny monsterfuckers

[wafflesrock16]

Epilogue is now up! Thank you again to all the readers who left kudos and comments and encouraged me in my nonsense. =D

[danypooh80]

All I ever wanted, Ch. 104

Thessia, concluded

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34461097/chapters/121403092

[owlidragonage]

My Shepard at the start and end of Mass Effect 1 Legendary edition with the "red team" Liara (romance) and Garrus (best friend). My first time on the original ME game with my male Shepard I was more "the savior of the galaxy" now for this 2nd time with my female Shepard I'm more "the avenger, vigilante of the galaxy". I played more the renegade path for a change and I think I prefer playing a renegade and be a bit of a paragon too (16/16 renegade and 11/16 paragon) because I think it's more fun and more realistic, than my first time, I played the full paragon path and be a bit of a renegade.

[fiend-streak]

What’s better than a turian? 2 turians. I love Nihlus just as much even if he got offed in first 10min.

[the-jade-goblin]

In my "canon" of Mass Effect, Dani had been on several missions already with Nihlus in her Spectre evaluation. Not only did she and Nihlus have mutual respect for each other, they worked great as a tactical team. Through working with her, Nihlus learned to truly appreciate the human race and their potential, and Dani developed her uh..."thing" for turians shall we say. After working almost exclusively with a turian for so long before she was assigned to Normandy, it was a weird adjustment to work with her own species again. It was a no brainer to include Garrus to the crew, Dani already knew the value of having a turian at your back. Of course the handsome view and the sexy subvocals were a bonus. And later, she'd learn to appreciate having a turian ON their back...

[squigglysquidd]

Fibonacci, Chapter 46: The Talons

Aria manages to convince Jon and the others to join her to head to the Talons gang's hide-out in search of aid. Not that they really have a choice.

[dr-ladybird]

Tali/Garrus, James/Kaidan, Nihlus/Seren

Tali/Garrus: Definite BroTP. I love their journey from his racism at the beginning of ME1 to mutual support, I love the way they laugh at each other, I like to think of them and Shepard as a team. Also very interested in the romantic ship - sure, it was a bit out-of-nowhere in canon, but I want to know how that works culturally and with their parents, and there are a lot of fascinating opportunities for xenophilic porn.

James/Kaidan: definite BroTP. Team Sensible People Who Have Their Lives Mostly Together! Probably bonding over cooking, probably a bit of an older and wiser/younger and more enthusiastic dynamic. I don’t know if I���d write them as a couple myself, but I’ll sure read it (or look at fanart of it, mmm pretty men with big muscles...)

Nihlus/Saren: ooh, there are so many interesting ways you can interpret that one! My personal favourite’s the BroTP option, with them as close and trusted friends till Sovereign got involved... probably a bit of an “asshole who likes one person” dynamic. Second favourite’s the same thing, plus some sort of healthy, functional-ish romantic relationship (although it’d probably have to take a back seat to their careers). Third favourite is some sort of messed up, unequal or exploitative romantic relationship - I wouldn’t write that but I’ll gladly read it. (As long as it’s meant to be messed up. Relationships that the author thinks are healthy but that clearly aren’t, are ALWAYS a NOTP) If anyone wants messed-up Nihlus/Saren, @acequeenking has some amazing stuff