#shaun Shepard

[full---ofstarlight]

OCs Halloween Costumes!

I really need to be working

Is this canon or for a Modern AU? Yes. <3 Don’t think too hard. 

Artemis and Liam: Both wearing inflatable T-Rex costumes <3 

Nyx and Garrus: Pirates, and Garrus is wearing an eyepatch where his visor normally is. 

Celeste and Zevran: Morticia and Gomez Addams <3

Isadora and Cullen: Isadora made both of them be sexy bunnies and drew a little nose and whiskers on Cullen, who pretended to be grumpy, but secretly loved it

Delvyre and Gale: Greek gods (probably Aphrodite and Apollo???????? Zeus and Hera???) and they went over-the-top with special effects makeup and elaborate costuming 

Desdemona: A Stitch onesie 

Selene and Calderon: Princess Leia and Han Solo : ) It was easy to convince Cal because it’s an easy costume that he doesn’t have to do much for 

more under the readmore ~

~ D&D characters ~

Nitara: Starfire from Teen Titans

Araiya: Doing a matching Reigning/Raining Cats and Dogs with Dro <3

Sirrus: Sexy devil costume because I think I am funny ;) 

~ College Craze Couples ~

Holly and Shaun: Rapunzel and Flynn Rider (IYKYK)

Gwen and Trish: Klimt’s The Kiss

Jace and Lana: Mermaid and sailor (once again, iykyk)

Jane and Thomas: Carbon Dating 

[bagog]

If you're still taking the reverse trope prompts, may I have too hot to cuddle for (m)Shenko? Absolutely happy to have Shaun featuring as well if the muse strikes but absolutely not required!

Sounds like fun! Lemme see what I can do:

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The air inside the Citadel apartment was crisp--frigid, even. Kaidan padded around the kitchen barefoot, wearing one of Shepard's too-small-for-him shirts and a pair of sweatpants, once in a while rubbing his arms to try to smooth out the gooseflesh there.

Shepard and he had planned on a staycation in their apartment while Kaidan was off from his duties, and so the fridge was well stocked. This wasn't exactly how they'd imagined it going, however.

"Alright Shepard," Kaidan called, walking up the stairs with several food items in his arms. "I've got marjan fruit, grape leaves, rye toast, and corn porridge. Any of that sound good?"

Shepard lay in their bed, looking bedraggled. Dark circles hung beneath his eyes, and a fine sheen of sweat made him look... sticky. The Ifter-Manatoit fever was not a good look on him.

Despite his husband listing off some of his favorite foods, Shepard stared blankly up at Kaidan, shaking his head. His throat dry, he rasped, "Sorry, I just don't think I'm hungry."

"Okay," Kaidan smiled, but there was a watchful caution in his eyes. "Well, I'll keep it all up here, just in case you decide you want something."

"I just..." Shepard cleared his throat, swallowing dryly, "Just want to sit with you, if that's alright."

Kaidan nodded warmly and set the food next to the bed. He fetched his book from the bedside table and slid into bed next to Shepard. His husband scooched over and laid his head on Kaidan's chest, hooking one leg over Kaidan's and holding him tight. Kaidan kept one arm behind Shepard's back, softly stroking up and down his spine, while he held is book in the other hand.

Shepard was asleep--or as good as asleep--in minutes: soft breath against Kaidan's chest. Kaidan could normally pass several hours like a sieve with the right book, but today he found his mind wandering.

It was like there was a radiator wrapped around him, cuddling up to one side. It wasn't till sweat dripped from his hair onto his shirt that Kaidan realized how much of Shepard's excess heat he'd been absorbing. He sweltered for another thirty minutes before gently shaking Shepard awake.

"Hmuh?"

"You're still burning up, Shepard," Kaidan placed his sweaty palm against Shepard's sweaty forehead as if to confirm. But when Shepard pulled away, the imprint of his body was left as a wet patch running down Kaidan's side, his sweats and t-shirt soaked. "I imagine its gotta be uncomfortable cuddling up like this."

"I already feel awful," Shepard declared, pitifully, "Worth feeling a little more awful to be... I mean... You are not awful. You are good. You are a good. You're worth it, you know?"

"Shepard, you're delirious," Kaidan intoned, but there was a bit of a smirk playing at the corner of his mouth. "I have an idea, I'll be right back, okay?"

Once he moved away from the bed, the air conditioning of the apartment once again had him shivering as he made his way into the master bathroom.

A few moments later, he came back and shook Shepard awake once more. "Here, come with me. Shoulda had this idea two days ago."

Shepard stumbled out of bed, Kaidan supporting him under a shoulder like the old soldier needed a patch up. In the bathroom, Shepard stared down into the hot tub with a questioning look.

"Do... I smell that bad?" Shepard rasped.

"Ha!" Kaidan exclaimed. "No comment. But no, let me help you in."

"Too hot," Shepard shook his head. "No hot tub. Please?"

"It's alright, it's not hot. Just... temperate. Not quite cold, but definitely not hot. Lean on me, there you go." Shepard stepped into the water with Kaidan help and sank into the water. The sound of relief that came out of his mouth as he sat and let the water lap up and over his shoulders was pure relief.

Kaidan quickly peeled off his own sweaty clothes and tossed them in the hamper before carefully stepping into the cool water.

"Now we can still hang out and be comfortable," Kaidan said, but he couldn't keep the shiver out of his voice as he took his seat next to Shepard and put an am around his husband's shoulders.

"You... cold?" Shepard said, dreamily. "Nooooo. Here." He wrapped his arms around Kaidan beneath the water and laid his--admittedly still damp head--on Kaidan's shoulder. Between the heat radiating off Shepard and the coolness of the water, Kaidan stopped shivering and stopped sweating. Shepard snoozed against his shoulder, and Kaidan let his head fall back against the tile.

Shepard needed rest. Shepard needed to cool off. And Shepard needed Kaidan. Kaidan smiled to himself that--at least this once--he was able to give Shepard exactly what he needed.

[garrulousgryffindor]

Fanfic Masterlist

Assassin's Creed

Bound to Fall- Altair/Malik - Internet Dating Modern AU Rated M | Chapter 4 / ? | Status: In Progress Date Published: Nov. 8, 2024 | Date Updated: Nov. 24, 2024

Every Day Is Exactly The Same - Altair/Malik - Zombie Modern AU Rated M | Chapter 4 / ? | Status: In Progress Date Published: Sept. 21, 2024 | Date Updated: Nov. 6, 2024

Make This Go On Forever - Altair/Malik - Omega!Verse AU Rated M | Chapter 13 / ? | Status: In Progress Date Published: July 30, 2024 | Date Updated: Nov. 22, 2024

Call Your Girlfriend - Altair/Malik - High School AU Rated M | Chapter 4 / ? | Status: In Progress Date Published: Aug. 24, 2024 | Date Updated: Nov. 7, 2024

You're All I Have - Altair/Malik - University/College AU Rated M | Chapter 16 / ? | Status: In Progress Date Published: July 17, 2024 | Date Updated: Aug. 16, 2024

Hide & Seek - Altair/Malik - Mafia/1920s AU Rated M | Chapter 8 / ? | Status: We're on a break :| Date Published: Mar. 25, 2014 | Date Updated: July 16, 2024

Just Once - Desmond/Shaun, Altair/Malik, Ezio/Leo - Modern AU Rated M | Chapter 3 / ? | Status: On Hiatus/Unfinished Date Published: Oct. 24, 2013 | Date Updated: Feb. 17, 2014

Pacific Rim

Little Becket Vs. Surly Australian - Raleigh/Chuck - Western AU Rated M | Chapter 10 / 10 | Status: Complete Date Published: July 10, 2024 | Date Completed: July 30, 2024

Harry Potter

Undisclosed Desires - Scorpius/Albus Severus Rated M | Chapter 10 / ? | Status: We're on a break :| Date Published: Aug. 26, 2013 | Date Updated: July 5, 2024

Mass Effect

Second Chances - Male Shepard (kind of)/Kaidan Rated M | Chapter 1 / ? | Status: On Hiatus/Unfinished Date Published: Oct. 8, 2013 | Date Updated: Oct. 8, 2013

[johntest]

Okay well I might as well release the list now I guess. In no particular order, our contestants are:

Johnny Appleseed

Jon Arbuckle

Jonathan Archer

John Bender

Johnny Bravo

Jonathan Byers

Johnny C. (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac)

Johnny Cade

Jonathan Carnahan (The Mummy (1999))

John Connor (The Terminator)

John Constantine

Blaine "John Deaux" DeBeers (iZombie)

John Dillermand

John Doe (Batman: The Enemy Within)

John Doe (Malevolent Podcast)

John Doe (Roblox)

John Doggett

John Dough (John Dough and the Cherub)

Don Juan (The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest)

Jonny D’ville

John Egbert

Johnny English

John Freeman (Half-Life: Full Life Consequences)

Johnny Frost (iZombie)

John Gaius

Johnny Ghost & Johnny Toast

Johnny Grillo (The Four of Them)

John O. Guardian (The Vampire Dies In No Time)

John Hammond

Jonathan Harker

Jack Harkness

J. Jonah Jameson

Johnny Joestar

Johnathan Joestar

John Keating

Johnathon Kingsley (ROSE, Sorta Crashing)

John "Jack" Arjuna Korrapati

John Kramer

Kyon (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

Little John (Robin Hood)

Jonathan U. Loughran

John Marston

John McClane

"Trapper" John McIntyre

"Father" John Patrick Francis Mulcahy

Jonathan Morris

John Watson (BBC Sherlock)

John Watson (any other rendition of Sherlock Holmes)

John Wick

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (Song)

John 'Jack' Seward

John Shadow & Shaun (Shadows House)

Commander John Shepard

Jonathan Sims

John Smith (Doctor Who)

Jon Snow

John Stalvern (DOOM: Repercussions of Evil)

Jonathan Strange

Johnny Test

John (The Adventure Zone: Balance)

John Thomas Ward

John Peters (Welcome to Night Vale)

Prince John (Robin Hood (1973))

John Proctor (The Crucible)

John Winchester

Johnny 13

[eddysocs]

To-Do List

Updated November 10th, 2024

There is no specific order I do my requests in. It’s just whatever strikes me in the moment. Requests will be removed from this list when they’re put in my queue/drafts until they’re ready to post.

🚧 = WIP (Work In Progress)

Ask Games

🚧 💕: Ship Moodboard - Matilda Northbrook x Ted Lasso 🚧

🍿: Favorite Movie - Matilda Northbrook

💕: Ship Moodboard - Arabella Of Prussia x Eloise Bridgerton

❌: Crossover - Alyria Polantis & Minnia Of Redania

❌: Crossover - Belladonna Stillwell & Eternity Whitmire

💉: Tattoos/Scars - Kira Kay

👗: Fashion Board - Alyria Polantis

❌: Crossover - Julia Jessup & Effie Larkin

❌: Crossover - Dez Shepard & Kira Kay

❌: Crossover - Bella Carlisle & Sally Barker

🏠: Interior Design Board - Mille Cartwright

💕: Ship Moodboard - Myra Wescott x Tilley Arnold

Fics

🚧 Psychobabble - Jodie Rourke x Cathy Brown (Requested by Anon) 🚧

To help her study, Cathy takes to reading her psychology textbook out loud. Jodie might not understand all the terminology, but she sure doesn’t mind listening to Cathy read.

Caught Out - Henrietta Parsons x Buster Brady (Requested by Anon)

While Agnes is in the kitchen talking to Dermot, Henrietta and Buster make use of their alone time, at least until Mrs. Brown catches them.

Bet On It - Josie Collins x Hawkeye Pierce (Requested by Anon)

When Josie scoffs at one of Hawkeye's pranks, it starts a prank war between them that the whole camp starts putting money on.

For The Night - Delphine Kincaid x Judge Turpin (Requested by Anon)

Turpin finds Delphine wandering the London streets late one night, and offers her a bed for the night, or longer…

Comfort In Her Arms - Kira Kay x Kim Richards (Requested by Anon)

After encountering some problems at home, Kira does what she always does and runs to Kim. Kim always has a way of making it all feel better.

West End Boys - Brennan Marks x Jamie Tartt (Requested by Anon)

After hearing him ramble on about this new musical he wants to see, Jamie takes it upon himself to score some tickets for him and Brennan.

Mine - Cinda Stackhouse x Eric Northman (Requested by Anon)

Once Eric decides to claim Cinda as his, he reveals a more possessive side that both surprises and delights Cinda.

Summer Breeze - Sadie Leigh x Norma Bates (Requested by Anon)

With Norman away for the day, Norma has a list of errands planned, but Sadie something on her own to do list first.

Weasley Family Welcome - Olivette Littletree x Molly Weasley (Requested by Anon)

Ginny, George and Ron all help organize a Weasley family picnic in order to officially welcome Olivette into the family.

Promise Ring Pop - Skye Leonard x Shaun Murphy (Requested by Anon)

When Shaun decides to propose, Skye definitely didn’t see it coming, nor did she expect a cherry flavored ring.

Gun Show - Angelica Morley x Alfie Solomons (Requested by Anon)

Alfie shows Angel how to shoot a gun, or so he thinks.

Marriage Bed - Heather Cohen x Clint Barton (Requested by Anon)

Heather and Clint are partnered up to go undercover as a married couple, and everyone finds it a little suspicious at how good they are at playing their roles.

How To Be Hers - Alessandra Blair x Cruella DeVil (Requested by Anon)

Alessandra begins her role as Cruella's submissive and learns what her mistress expects of her.

Public Display Of Pride - Roxette Ortiz x Carrie Black (Requested by Anon)

Roxette takes Carrie to one of her favorite pride events and it gets a little emotional for Carrie.

The Tell Off - Jodie Rourke x Cathy Brown (Requested by Anon)

When Cathy's professor oversteps his boundaries, Jodie and Agnes team up to put him in his place on Cathy's behalf.

Outside Looking In - Nessa Tolliver x Rebecca Welton (Requested by Anon)

Roy and Keeley's observations of Nessa and Rebecca's relationship.

Expect The Unexpected - Minnia x Jaskier (Requested by Anon)

Minnia is struggling with the early side effects of her pregnancy, and Jaskier steps up to put her worries and her body at ease.

Pretty As A Picture - Matilda Northbrook x Ted Lasso (Requested by Anon)

Ted takes Tildy out for a date/joint work outing, and they take in some museum exhibits, including one about the history of football.

New OCs

🚧 Name TBD - FD: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia - FC: Laura Slade Wiggins - LI: Dennis Reynolds 🚧

🚧 Allison Pontier - FD: Beetlejuice - FC: Vinessa Shaw - LI: Barbara Maitland 🚧

🚧 Serena Medford - FD: Beetlejuice - FC: Kathryn Newton - LI: Delia Deetz 🚧

🚧 Amarantha Renault - FD: Beetlejuice - FC: Samara Weaving - LI: Delores LaFerve 🚧

Preferences

🚧 Once Upon A Time OCs: How They Feel When They Realize Their S/O Is Their Happy Ending - Requested by Anon 🚧

Xena Warrior Princess OCs: Jealousy - Requested by Anon

True Blood OCs: Marking - Requested by Anon

Doctor Who OCs: Adventure They’d Most Want To Go On With Their S/O - Requested by Anon

Ted Lasso OCs: Where They’d Go On Their First Date - Requested by Anon

Wednesday OCs: How They’d Celebrate Halloween With Their S/O - Requested by Anon

True Blood OCs: How They’d Celebrate Halloween With Their S/O - Requested by Anon

M*A*S*H OCs: How They React To Their S/O Being Injured During The War - Requested by Anon

[yellingaboutmasseffect]

Writer’s First Line Game

Rules: post the first sentence of your last ten fics. If you haven’t written ten fics, share as many first sentences as you have.

Tagged by @stormikins​ thank you very much!

No pressure tags: @skittidyne​ @jasper-the-menace @littjara-compleated-sage

“Love From The Other Side” - (Magic the Gathering) Two planeswalkers find themselves on opposite sides of the Phyrexian invasion as they both do whatever it takes to make it back to each other and those they love.

“When others told us what to expect in Urborg, no one told us to expect hospitality.”

“From Sparks to Flame” - (Mass Effect)  Artemis Shepard never set out to become an Alliance hero, let alone the first human Spectre, but an unfeeling cycle has begun anew on Eden Prime. She has to get her team to not only trust her but also each other which is easier said than done. Part one of a story about how love and bonds (with the guns they find along the way) save the galaxy.

Later, when people asked Shepard how everything started, they were often disappointed with her answer.

“Beauty and the Furnace Beast” - (Magic the Gathering) A fairy tale inspired story about Ayara and Urabrask fall in love during the Phyrexian invasion of Eldraine.

“In all my years, I have never seen the sky this way,” Ayara said, looking at the odd voids in the sky.

“The One With The Lipstick Incident” - (Mass Effect) A gift written for @angstyastro​ featuring her Shepard, Isani. Thane is thankful for the continued blessings the Gods bestow on his family but that doesn’t mean he isn’t nervous or that things will go smoothly.  With Isani Shepard giving birth to twins, things were bound to get a little out of hand.

Thane would never fathom why the Gods chose to favor him as much as they had— even if this most recent blessing seemed to be a trial into itself.

“Things That Were And Never Will Be Again”- (Magic the Gathering) Ajani and Elspeth meet on Dominaria, not knowing they will soon be on opposite sides of the looming conflict about to beset the Multiverse.

Elspeth. She was here on Dominaria and alive.

“Same Song, Different Verse” - (Mass Effect) In a different universe, Council Spectre Garrus Vakarian is investigating Saren when he is shot down over Earth. He is found by Shepard and the two of them have to work together as other turians try to hunt him down as they try to rescue his informant, Tali.

Garrus could just hear his father’s voice berating him as he looked at the view of Vancouver.

“Reunion” - (Fallout 4) Nate didn’t die when he was shot by Kellogg. If only it was that simple. Now a ghoul, he’s come to accept his new life but a chance meeting at the Third Rail Bar changes everything as he comes face to face with who his wife is now.

“There’s your shares boys. Don’t spend it all in Goodneighbor, even you, ghoul.”

“In the End” - (Fallout 4) When Shaun decides that his mother should no longer be allowed to be influenced by the surface, he decides to keep her at the Institute with a synth copy of her husband, Nate, to keep her “comfortable”. As time goes on, Nate begins to realize just how cruel that was as the pieces fall into place for the beginning of the end.

He had been made as a replacement for her. It was simply a fact of his existence. Made in the image of her dead husband, Nate. He was a gift to her from their leader, Father, as she transitioned to her new life in the institute. 

“More Than a Name”- (Transformers: Prime, Shattered Glass) An old one I am still proud of so I am throwing it here instead of my 9th fic

When a mission goes wrong, Starscream is forced to explore some harsh truths about himself and his views on the Vehicons under his command.

“Sir…I found him! Guys help me out!”

“Love in the Age of Gods” - (Smite) I cant believe this one squeaks in. I wrote it for my future wife.

Arachne and Serqet have been seeing each other for awhile but Arachne doesn't dare hope that it will last. Despite expecting the worst, Arachne isn't ready when she sees the end draw near. Serqet sees the situation in completely different light.

“That was completely unnecessary. We’re fighting but we’re not completely uncivilized.”

[pollicinor]

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, illustrated by E.H. Shepard

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams

Matilda by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

The Arrival by Shaun Tan

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Heidi by Johanna Spyri

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd

The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Dall'articolo "The 25 Best Children’s Books of All Time" di Ellen Gutoskey

[tacticalvalor]

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@uncxntrxllable SAID:

4. What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss? 31. When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it? - for the sole survivor, Shepard

WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS

Oh man, Shepard was definitely a nerd. Like. Proper nerd. He still is, but he's always had a fascination with space. It resulted in him having this big ol' book collection of space-relates books. Biographies of astronauts. Scientific texts. Tapes of all things space media. He misses that a lot, since the whole nuclear war thing kinda destroyed... a lot of things, but especially books (apparently; there are so. many. ruined books).

If it weren't for the Raiders being the Raiders, this bastard would have LOVED the space section of Nuka World. I imagine if/when he liberates the park, he goes back and has a full on moment(tm) when he sees the space-themed power armor.

Him trying to unlock the case for real:

As for the second question, there's two scenarios where Shepard feels guilt the most:

He realizes he can't help a family/a child (let's just say Billy's whole questline was one of the most stressful for him because he was genuinely terrified that he wouldn't find Billy's parents).

He falls in love with someone else.

The former is because, even when he's in decent graces with Shaun, he just... he feels like he could have done more for him. For him and for Nora. Could he really have? No. But there's just that voice in his psyche that keeps telling him he could have. And, yes, it does hurt so much when he realizes Shaun is sick, dying, and that he refuses to go with him as the Institute collapses around him.

The latter is because he just... He was so dedicated to Nora. The weight of her death is suffocating to him. So when he does fall in love (be it with Preston, or with someone else), he feels like he's betraying her. Cheating. And he knows he isn't, it just takes him some time to shake those feelings. I think the romance dialog with Preston really shows what I'm talking about:

Preston: I mean, I know she's gone, but you still seem to be in love with your wife... I didn't think you were ready to move on.

Sole: I don't have to stop loving her to be able to love you, too.

It just hits 🥺

[esamastation]

"There might be pairings, there might not be. We shall see."

-- THIS. Has me thinking of all the possibilities. In most of my playthroughs of ME, I go for Kaidan as a male Shepard, mostly because the game won't let me romance Garrus. (He's the main reason I ever play as fem Shepard.)

But you and your fics give me wild ideas and never before have I imagined Desmond and Garrus as a couple. And it's in my head now. O.O

Anyway, looking forward to reading more of your fic no matter if it has pairings or not. Your fics are awesome either way.

Spoilers maybe

Before I played ME3 when I was thinking this fic, I was considering Desmond/Joker actually. I think after Shaun and Rebecca, Desmond might find Joker's everything kinda comforting.

But then they made EDI into a sexy lady and her and Joker were cute together and now I don't know.

So it's still up in the air.

[nihilnovisubsole]

@bourbonpowered replied to your post:

What’s the alternate start mod? Like, more time to bum around the pre-war neighbourhood or Fuck It We Bawl: start with seeing your spouse murdered and son kidnapped?

lmao omg 😂

start me up redux, the one i'm using, is a full overhaul of fo4's main quest, not just an alternate start. instead of playing as one of shaun's parents, you can be a random vault dweller, or one of dozens of wastelander classes, like a raider or NCR ranger. if you pick the "random vault dweller" start - as i have - it positions you as a bystander who witnesses the kidnapping and feels compelled to investigate it. in the wastelander start, you hear a rumor of the kidnapping, then visit the vault and unravel the game's mystery from there.

having to RP as a parent was why i avoided playing fo4, and a few hours in, it's amazing how cleanly this mod excises that. it shuffles preexisting dialogue to remove references to a spouse or son, so your character is still voiced, but you can envision whatever backstory you want. seriously, the mod page says it tweaks over 800 lines! that's dedication. it even adds some pathos to codsworth - he mistakes you for his former owner, and the references to that missing family feel sympathetic, not glitchy.

@nocturnalroostermarch replied to your post:

When FO4 came out, I was so insulted by the voiced protagonist that I refused to play it.

7 years later, I picked it up for the first time a couple of months ago, stuck in a classic camera/voiceless protagonist mod and I'm having a good time. So yeah, right now is the best time to play FO4 imo, lol

yeah, it was interesting to see which features of fo4 were deal-killers for veteran fallout fans when it came out. i promise i don't mean to pick at old fandom discourse - the question of "how much do we define the protagonist?" is a huge dilemma in RPGs. truly open protagonists give the player endless creative freedom, but when you're trying to account for everything, they can become too blank a slate. a voice or a backstory make it easier to write a cohesive character, but the more you add, the more players like me will feel penned in. that friction happened with dragon age too: a lot of players [me included] felt that inquisition's choices railroaded you into playing a certain type of character.

i think it comes down to expectations. it bothered people less with mass effect, because shepard had a really clearly-defined role from the off. [me notwithstanding. it's why the voiced fo4 protag doesn't bug me: i'm already used to irina having the wrong accent.] i also think that "east coast fallout," as we used to call it, puts its player characters in a more explicitly heroic role. you can go off the rails in fo3 and fo4, but it feels like a big departure from the way the intro set you up. by contrast, in new vegas, you're literally Just Some Guy, and benny shooting you diverts your life without changing who you are. that's closer to my philosophy: i can define a character's present, but i'd rather not dictate everything about their past or future.

[adarafaelbarba]

So as mentioned in my previous post about this bingo, my birthday is next month. And for that occasion I wanted to host another bingo! Like my last bingo in October 2021, this one will have moodboards to the squares. You don’t have to use them, but they’re there for inspiration, and can also be used in your fics as a “cover” if you’d like 🥰 I’m gonna have the moodboards up before the bingo starts on Monday 17th of January 😅

here are some rules:

1. It’ll start on January 17th and ends on February 17th at Midnight (Norwegian time)

2. Write one, ten or all of the fics. But don’t feel like you have to write them, this is a fun little writing exercise

3. You can write a head canon, ficlet, multi-chapter (one moodboard/square per fic) or a one shot. But please, if it’s longer than 500 words, put it under read more.

4. The fics can be fluff, smut, angst, etc if you feel like they would fit with the aesthetic of the moodboard you write for. Please remember to tag the fics with the right warnings before posting it.

5. Tag me when you post it, so I can keep tracks of the fics that are posted for this challenge and use the hashtag: #adarafaelbarbabirthdaybingo

6. Characters allowed (reader insert, oc, ships)

SVU:

Rafael Barba

Sonny Carisi

Mike Dodds

Nick Amaro

Peter Stone

Odafin “Fin” Tutuola

Alex Cabot

Casey Novak

Olivia Benson

Amanda Rollins

Rita Calhoun

Kat Tamin

Elizabeth Donnelly

Other Raúl Esparza Characters:

Jackson Neill

Nevada Ramirez

Jonas Nightingale

Bryan Kneef

Frederick Chilton

Paul Mendelsohn

911 / 911 Lone Star:

Evan Buckley

Eddie Diaz

Maddie Buckley

Chimney

Hen Wilson

Bobby Nash

Athena Grant

Owen Strand

T.K. Strand

Grace Ryder

Judd Ryder

Marjan Marwani

Paul Strickland

Carlos Reyes

Tommy Vega

Mayans MC:

Miguel Galindo

Angel Reyes

Ez Reyes

Bishop Losa

Emily Thomas

Coco Cruz

One Chicago:

Matt Casey

Kelly Severide

Brian «Otis» Zvonecek

Joe Cruz

Stella Kidd

Gabby Dawson

Violet Mikami

Sylvie Brett

Emily Foster

Jessica Chilton

Gianna Mackey

Evan Hawkins

Jay Halstead

Antonio Dawson

Adam Ruzek

Kevin Atwater

Erin Lindsay

Hailey Upton

Vanessa Rojas

Sean Roman

Kim Burgess

Connor Rhodes

Ethan Choi

Will Halstead

April Sexton

Crockett Marcel

Jeff Clarke

A Discovery of Witches:

Baldwin Montclair (Trystan and Peter’s version, but specify it 😅)

Matthew de Clermont

Marcus Whitmore

Diana Bishop

Miriam Shepard

Domenico

Sophie Norman

Nathaniel Wilson

Gallowglass

Satu Järvinen

Juliette Durand

Phoebe Taylor

Hamish Osborn

Chris Roberts

Ransome Fayrweather

Outlander:

Ian Murray

Frank Randall

Jamie Fraser

Clair Fraser

Briana Fraser Randall

Roger Mackenzie

Fergus Fraser

Marsali Fraser

Jenny Fraser

Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts:

Sirius Black

Remus Lupin

James Potter

Newt Scamander

Young Dumbledore

Kingsman:

Eggsy Unwin

Roxy Morton

Harry Hart

Merlin

Charlie Hesketh

Percival

Lancelot / James Spencer

Ginger

Whiskey

Tequila

Characters from the King’s Men

MCU:

Thor Odinson

Steve Rogers / Captain America

Tony Stark / Iron Man

Dr. Bruce Banner / Hulk

Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

Sam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America

Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

Dr. Stephen Strange / Dr. Strange

T’Challa / Black panther (rip Chadwick 🥺)

Shaun / Shang-Chi

Xialing

Wenwu

Wong

Peter Parker / Spiderman (Tom, Toby or Andrew. But specify it 😅)

Clint Barton / Hawkeye

Wade Wilson / Deadpool

Scott Lang (Ant-Man)

Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel

Baron Helmut Zemo

Yelena Belova

Monica Rambeau

Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver

Charles Xavier / Professor X

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Druig

Makkari

Dane

Thena

Sersi

Ikaris

Ajak

Gilgamesh

Kingo

Phastos

Note: If there’s a character/fadom not listed, feel free to DM me.

7. No RPF/real person fic. No underage character (includes reader/ocs)

8. Please signal boost this post, regardless if you participate or not

9. Most important! Have fun! 🥰 Feel free to dm me with any questions or concerns

[bagog]

Intermission: Conversations Overheard

Well, this is a very short little mshenko kid fic thing. Part of a larger series, but can stand alone. If you'd rather read it on AO3, you could do that.

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Karin Chakwas stepped out into the hallway and gently closed the bedroom door behind her. She’d been to the Shepard-Alenko apartment on the Citadel enough times: they were comfortable with her seeing herself out. She suspected today would have been a special case, regardless.

She found Shaun standing out in the living room, idly pecking at the low keys on the piano. Waiting for his dads.

“Well Shaun, I wondered if I would see you this visit!” The boy turned, and Karin saw the worry on his face. Something about the way his eyebrows knit together reminded her of the look of worry on Kaidan’s face. But he was developing into his own person, too, and Karin smiled inwardly to see this boy she’d known for 9 years look like such a little stranger. She stepped closer, put one hand softly on Shaun’s shoulder. “Are you alright?”

“And what am I supposed to be doing different, Kaidan!? I haven’t been slacking with any of the therapy and—you heard Dr. Chakwas—I’m no better than I was two years ago!”

The sound had followed her out from the downstairs guest room, where Shepard kept his workout equipment. Where Shepard always took his check-ups.

The boy looked up, eyes dry, but swallowing hard.

“How’s my dad?”

Karin searched his eyes for a moment, tried to give him the warmest stare she could before she answered his question. She sat down on the piano bench, her hand still on Shaun’s shoulder.

“He isn’t doing very well, today.”

“Today?”

“Well…” She looked back down the hallway. Kaidan’s voice was raised, but still an indistinct, low mumble on the other side of the wall. Shepard’s voice could be heard clearly though.

“Bullshit! I saw the chart. She said ‘less than a 13% improvement’! That’s nothing! That’s nothing for years and years of dealing and trying and—”

Karin patted the bench next to her, beckoned Shaun to sit. He remained standing.

“Your dad had a relapse—do you know what a relapse is?” Shaun shook his head. “When we say someone has had a relapse, we mean that an old problem we thought we’d taken care of is popping up again.”

“The Big Accident?”

Chakwas thought a moment. The Big Accident is how Shepard and Kaidan had chosen to talk to Shaun about it since it happened. According to Kaidan, the boy had never asked his fathers to explain the incident further. Kaidan and Shepard may have been blinded by relief at not having to recount the event again, but Karin could see the questions brimming in the boy’s mind. He was a sensitive kid, like his dads. Had figured out by this point what questions he was and wasn’t supposed to ask.

“It’s always this, though! And I wait, and I know the appointment’s coming and I worry, and I wait—but I keep up with the program and for what? What?! To get news like that, every time!”

“That ‘Big Accident,’” Karin continued, tilting her head to draw Shaun’s attention. “Yes. It’s not my place to tell you about that accident, but—”

“No! I can’t, Kaidan! I can’t keep doing this!”

Karin sighed.

“Let me tell you something about your father,” she said, speaking low so the boy had to lean in—concentrate on her instead. “Your father is a miracle. That he’s with us right now is nothing short of a medical miracle. And, if you ask me, nobody in the galaxy deserves it more. You know why your dads have so many friends?”

“You saved the galaxy together.” Shaun looked over his shoulder, down the hall, where Kaidan’s rumbling, raised voice was beginning to quiet.

“Yes, we did. Your father was the one who brought us all together, who kept us going when things were most grim. He’s kind, and he cares about people, and he’ll do anything in the universe to help a friend in need. When anyone else would have given up hope, your dad never did.”

Shaun’s eyes were wandering, but sheepishly looking back once in a while. He’d heard all this before, Karin figured. Plenty of people always trying to tell Shaun what stand-up soldiers his dads were.

“Why can’t you accept that I’m not getting any better?”

“Alright,” Karin raised her own voice, sat upright on the bench. Shaun turned his face up and Karin took the opportunity to hold his gaze. “Your dad winces once in a while, hm? Standing up, climbing those stairs?” Shaun nodded. “He should need a mobility exoskeleton to walk at all, after the ‘Big Accident.’ In my opinion I think he should still try one. But best not to nag him right now, hm?”

Shaun’s mouth attempted a smile, but that seemed to finally allow for his eyes to become glassy, his lashes wet. She squeezed his shoulder.

“Take it from his doctor, and his friend: your father has improved tremendously. Even after this latest relapse, he’s in far better condition than any of us imagined he could be when the… the ‘Big Accident’ happened.”

“—and how can I just keep asking you to put up with this? There’s no way I can make this fair to either of you.”

Shaun nodded, but a tear that had been trembling at the corner of his eye tumbled down. More followed. He stared at Karin mutely.

“So now you’re wondering ‘if things are so good, why’s he yelling’?”

Shaun shrugged.

“It’s because for all the aches and pains, what’s hurting him most today is grief. Have you heard that word?”

Shaun nodded. “It’s being really sad, like after someone dies.”

“Yes. We do reserve that word for funerals, don’t we? ‘Grief’ is the sadness of lost possibility. When we lose someone we love, we grieve because we can’t make new memories with that person. Do you understand?”

“My dad is grieving?” He struggled with the word, but nodded.

“Let’s just say he may be, and he’d have every right to.” She leaned her back against the piano, “A relapse is when your health has been recovering more and more, and then it gets bad again. Things you were able to do, now suddenly you can’t! Imagine how impossible things must look in that moment. It can feel like you lost the person you were.”

“—so tired! And I know you’re so tired, Kaidan! How can I ask you two—”

Karin scooted over as Shaun finally sat down, then continued.

“Grief takes time to quiet, and it takes love. But grief also can isolate us from people who want to give that love. Grief can make us feel that time will not help. Because it hurts so much, we behave as if grief were contagious—we hide it, thinking it will spare the people we care about.”

Shepard’s voice could still be heard as indistinguishable murmurs through the wall, and Kaidan’s voice had grown even softer.

“But I know your father’s going to be okay. Because he’s surrounded by so much love, and because he has all the time in the world. A part of him knows that, and your dad will help him find it. He won’t lose hope, and neither should you.”

No more shouting, no more noises from the bedroom. The husbands had either gone silent or were talking to one another in normal tones. Shaun didn’t say anything, but dragged his sleeve over his eyes. They sat there for another few minutes in silence, Karin looking at the fire, Shaun looking there too.

The door to the guest bedroom opened and Shepard stepped out, Kaidan’s hand on the small of his back, trailing behind.

“Dr. Chakwas,” Shepard cleared his throat, drew his posture up when he noticed her sitting there at the piano. “Glad you stuck around. Shaun, you keeping her company?”

“I’m sorry, we didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but we could hear some shouting through the wall.” Karin gave Shepard and Kaidan a sympathetic smile.

“Oh god, I’m sorry, kiddo.” Shepard rushed forward, and then carefully got to his knees to hug his son. “It wasn’t anything about you, it wasn’t anything you did, and it’s nothing you need to worry about, okay?”

“You’re hurting?” Shaun sniffed. Shepard looked up at Kaidan, who rested his hand on Shepard’s shoulder.

“Yeah. Today hurts extra bad, but that never means I’m not your dad. I’m always your dad and I’m always gonna love you.”

As Shepard continued to murmur reassurances to his son, Karin stood up at made her way towards the exit. Kaidan joined her by the door, he spoke in a low voice.

“Thank you so much for sitting with him, Karin.”

“Just told him Shepard would be alright. Told him he’s grieving.”

Kaidan looked over at his husband embracing his son.

“He’s grieving the kind of father he thinks he’s supposed to be, I think.” He was tired, he sighed. “Just a step at a time.”

“Love and time.” She leaned in for a final hug, then she took one last look at the tableau of father and son.

She couldn’t hear what Shepard was saying, but Shaun’s wet eyes were smiling up at her over his shoulder.

[robboyblunder]

Just read your ROTW fic. Absolutely loved it!

I have a question though: How did Wally and Shaun got out? Did they go through the same as the others?

Hi there! I’m glad you enjoyed it, even after all these years it makes me happy people are still reading it even if my interests have moved on :) that story was a huge project that I still cherish!

When it came to Wally and Shaun, it was a mix of I wasn’t sure how I wanted to fit them in because like a lot of the other minor characters they didn’t have a ton going on so it was hard to figure out where to put them! So I decided to give them a really important “later” role I felt fit their situation: reintegration of the others as guiding Shepards into the real world! They sounded like they were some of the first who might’ve left or gotten fired or something anyways due to their audio logs- at least in Wally’s case because he had the wedding card and such. I threw in Shaun with him because some people had the idea it was them that married haha.

They kind of “got out” in the beginning a long time ago in a sense where the machine spat them both out before they could get fully sucked into the simulation studio- Wally’s funny catch phrase I felt made it appropriate that he would be the escape artist who got out first on technicalities and took a friend with him. If I had to make up a real reason I guess his pure soul and determination made the machine unable to hold him I suppose, but I haven’t entirely considered the details to be quite honest haha. Just picture it this way: when everything went wrong, those two got spat out from the start partially on purpose part on accident and they spent their time figuring out how to be ink people in the real world while also trying to figure out where the others went!

Wally never gave up on trying despite Shaun being quite over it having been quite some time passed after they were freed, but hey Wally’s patience paid off :) hope that gives you something of an answer! It’s been some years since I wrote that story but again I thank you for reading it 💕 take care!

[tombloodyfelton]

*two characters making doe eyes at each other and being sickeningly romantic and saying ‘i love you’ while holding hands*

Me: nah…i don’t see any chemistry bw them.

*two characters always bickering and calling each other names and going to extreme lengths to annoy the other*

Me: OMFG THESE TWO ARE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER IM SHIPPING THEM HELP

[aceofwhump]

For the anon Greys Anatomy has great doctor whump with quite a few of the guys in it! Alex Karev, Derek Shepard, Owen Hunt and some more. The good doctor Shaun Murphy. 9-1-1 Lone Star TK Strand (he's more of a paramedic in the field but he has great whump) New Amsterdam Max Godwin Saving Hope Joel Goran

Fantastic!!! Thanks for the add ons! I cant believe I forgot about Saving Hope!!! How could forget the show where Michael Shanks is in a coma for the whole first season!! And the Joel whump is great too. Thanks for the reminder!

[mythicaldemigoddess-of-deltarune]

Crossover AU: What If Chara (From Undertale) Was The Child Of Nate and Nora (From Fallout-4)

 I had just got into Fallout, well more like the Fallout 4...

I did find out today, what happens when you don’t get to the place where you are taking to the vault, on time....you have to go straight to where you need to go and not try to look around the other parts of the neighborhood.

 maybe I should try to watch a walkthrough of Fallout-4, also the one that I got was a gift from one of my family members, but I’m starting to think there was a reason why they decided to give it to me, some gamers do know NOT to touch the back that doesn’t have the picture of the video game on it...

they likely decided to give it to me because it kept freezing and crashing, so far I only had some trouble with the game a few times, I had started to play it this year of 2022 on September, I don’t think I’m a pro at it and haven’t been playing as long as most who have been playing it much longer than me.

but anyway in a Crossover AU between like Undertale and Fallout 4,

Chara is biologically female and goes by she/her and is the daughter of Nate and Nora, and being the sister of Shaun.

and depending on the timeline, if Nate or Nora has Baby Shaun, Chara will go in the other pod with the other parent either it be Nate or Nora.

 one of the hair style choices for Nora, makes me think of Chara, and maybe even Frisk and Kris.....the hair style just looks like the same type of hair style they have in both Undertale and Deltarune.

the whole thing with Chara, Shaun, Nate and Nora could of happen MANY years later after the whole Monster and Human Wars, and by then, all Monsters would be living in the underground and not know that soon enough there will be some humans who would be living in underground vaults.

 and even after 200 years have past, monsters are still living in the underground of Mount Ebbot, and it can turn out that Mount Ebott is close to that Sanctuary Town, which is the hometown of Nate, Nora and Baby Shaun. 

Frisk could still exist, but they could of either been born 200 years later and would be around the same physical age as Chara, when Chara finally wakes up from cryogenic sleep.

or Frisk could be in a cryogenic sleep as well, and has been in that sleep for 200 years...and after waking up from their cryogenic sleep, they end up going to Mount Ebott and they could of woke up before Chara and her family, like maybe around 199 years early.

and Frisk plays the part of “Chara” and becomes Asriel’s adoptive sibling instead, but it ends up the same, only instead of some angry humans attacking Asriel/Frisk, it is feral ghouls, and when they get back, Asriel gets some form of radiation sickness that doesn’t mix well with his fused soul that he is sharing with Frisk....but instead of turning into dust, the mix of radiation and magic in his body, ends up causing him to go through a type of mutation.

and because of the mutation, the Royal Scientist and the other scientists that work with him, placed him in the True Lab and in a type of quarantine by the order of the King and Queen.

like everything that happen still happens, but at the same time it happens slightly differently from how it is in the original timeline.

then during the whole 200 years later, which I guess would be 1 year later after the whole Frisk waking up from cryogenic sleep...

Chara wakes up from their cryogenic sleep and has to leave the vault with their parent, but at some point they get separated and Chara has to make the journey on her own, and even learns from Codsworth, where her Mom/Dad are going....

and instead of Nora or Nate finding the German Shepard who is called “Dogmeat”......it is Chara who finds and forms a bond with them.

maybe I should try to watch the walkthrough of Fallout 4, I still would like to play it myself, but I think watching some walkthroughs of that game might help.

I did end up spoiling myself by looking up a bit about the game, like what happens with Nate and Nora’s son Shaun for one, and apparently you can form a romance with one of your companions, well you can’t with all of them, and it is clear that will be some that you can’t romance at all.

I haven’t even got to the point where I can try to have the playable character form a romance, and it might be a while before I can get to do that.

 unlike what happens in Undertale’s original main timeline, King Asgore of the Undertale/Deltarune/Fallout AU does end up freeing everyone but when he does, he doesn’t keep the human souls but has them be placed in the true lab, and once the monsters are free, they find out things have changed a lot since they were away and trapped in the underground.

the monsters end up living in Sanctuary Town and helping it grow and a place where monsters, humans, synthetics and ghouls (the non-feral ghouls) can live together and make a new home for everyone to live in.

Mrs Holiday or as fans call her by the name “Carol Holiday”, becomes the Mayor, and monsters who specialize with plant magic, can end up helping by replacing the dead plants with freshly new plants.

 Kris could be part of those who had to go in the vaults, but it was only them and some of the human children who ended up surviving, and had to be taken in by different families that live at Sanctuary.

and the family Kris ends up living with, are the Dreemurr Family.

and Kris ends up becoming the younger sibling of Asriel Dreemurr II, who was named after his older brother, who is still being kept in the true lab and the royal scientist could still be trying to find a way to cure the eldest prince of his mutation.

this is just what if type of Crossover AU ideas, there are different Crossover AU and Timelines, so this could be seen as a possibility.

I just like the idea of a Crossover AU that has both Undertale/Deltarune and Fallout 4 in it.....                                    

and if Nate is the one who survives instead of Nora, he could end up forming a romance with Toriel (after she and Asgore divorce first...)

once again, I haven’t really got that far into the game where I can get the avatar to romance someone....and it might be a while before I can even do that.

the idea of Chara being Nate and Nora’s daughter and the older sister of Shaun, just seem like a interesting idea for a Crossover AU.

not everyone has to like this idea, it is just a Fanon idea and it wouldn’t be 100% canon...anyway I don’t think I have much to say about this Crossover AU idea....maybe in the next post, I will try to talk about a video game theory that has to do with either Undertale or Deltarune or FNAF...

anyway, see ya later and stay safe everyone...