#suvi anwar imagine

[that-was-not-supposed-to-happen]

“Okay, keep your eyes closed!”  

Suvi held your hand, leading you up to what felt like a steep hill. Her other hand was covering your eyes as you both stumbled over the uneven ground.  

“Suvi it’s the middle of the night and you’re literally crushing my eyeballs.” You say jokingly, kicking up dust and stone beneath your feet. She had basically kidnapped you with the help of Kallo, flying you off to somewhere you could only guess. 

“Oh my god. I’m so sorry!” 

“Don’t worry. You can make it up to me.” You reply with a grin.  

Her sigh is quite audible and you can vividly imagine her shaking her head at your bullshit again, “I don’t know, how could I ever keep up with our mighty pathfinder.” 

“Now you’re just teasing me. I like it.”  You two stop walking and you feel the cold wind blowing against your skin. It felt nice. Being cooped up on the tempest for days at a time was equally beautiful and exhausting. You loved being up in space but missed having solid ground under your feet at times. 

Suvi moves her hand away and you open your eyes. A vast forest was stretching out before your eyes, glowing plants illuminating the trees around them in a warm blueish light. The sky was dark but stars could be seen clearly. It almost felt like earth, when you were out in the wilderness away from all the city lights and pollution that blocked your view of the sky. It was a beautiful sight. 

“Happy birthday.” Suvi whispers, squeezing your hand lightly. 

“This place is amazing. How did you find it?” 

“Can’t you figure it out? You’re the pathfinder.” Suvi laughs when she sees your pouting face. 

“Maybe I should give you my job.”  

“No thanks.” She leans in closer to give you a quick kiss on the cheek, “But maybe I could come to one of your adventures next time.” 

“I think I’d really like that.” 

[pathfinderslog]

Day #05

The Nexus. Docking area. Departure.

🎶 (Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash

As I imagined... I couldn't sleep last night. I don't think two hours of sleep are enough time for someone to be considered "rested". Any doctor would have something to say about that.

It's always been like this, ever since I was a child. Before a departure for any trip, I become excited as a squirrel on caffeine and sleep it's completely out of the question. Before any academic trip, before an Alliance exercise, before a new mission, even before Hyperion's departure from the Milky Way, I didn't sleep a wink. Dr. T'Perro had to give me a double dose of sedatives in order to put me into cryostasis.

And so, an hour before departure, I was ready, waiting for the spaceship to attrack at the dock, in my Initiative uniform and a simple backpack with the bare essentials (well, it's not like they let us bring many things on the Ark, but I always traveled light anyway). I started pacing back and forth to try and calm my frazzled nerves, but the only result I got was to unnecessarily feed my anxiety. I was alone with my thoughts for too long and the doubts returned to keep me company, pushing me to look for a way out, a way to transfer Pathfinder's authority to Cora, to remove this sword of Damocles from my consciousness.

She should have been here instead of me, she was dad's second in command, she was personally trained by him, you could almost say she was born for this. Hell! She spent more time with my father in the last years than I did in my entire life. It's clear as day that she's the daughter he always wanted and he's also much more than a mentor in her eyes. No use hiding it, you can see it in her face! When she nostalgically recounts the missions they went on together, her eyes sparkle with admiration, and her voice has already betrayed more than once the fact that she is more in mourning for his death than I will ever be.

Lost as I was in the swirling flow of my thoughts, I almost hit her with an energy-charged fist when she brushed against my shoulder to call out to me, causing me to wince. Luckily, she's a significantly more trained biotic than I am, which allowed her to dodge the blow with extreme ease and carelessness. I mumbled something trying to apologize, but she kept talking as if absolutely nothing had happened.

The ship was ready.

I didn't have much time to process this information, because in the meantime I had already felt it: a shiver that shakes your shoulders, the tingling of static electricity that begins to saturate the air making the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, and then that rumble that vibrates your eardrums, making your heart shake in your chest. Growing up on the Citadel allows you to admire every kind of ship ever built by a living being, and for someone the chaotic traffic of Council space could almost make them nauseous. But for me, admiring a spaceship, especially in the takeoff or the landing, is always a unique thrill.

And that's how she appeared in front of my eyes: the Tempest. - My ship. - A Pathfinder's ship.

She's smaller than a standard Alliance frigate, but that's what makes her perfect for the exploration and scouting missions we have to face in the new galaxy. On board she has everything we need for study and research: technical and scientific laboratories, a tactical room, a well-stocked infirmary, adequate accommodations and even a private cabin for me!

Welcoming us on the dock was a turian, Vetra Nyx, who introduced herself as a "Initiative wrangler, provisioner, gunner, and everything in between". So... a smuggler, basically, but this is hardly the time to be picky. - New galaxy, new rules, new lives. - Besides... It was mostly thanks to her that they were able to get the ship ready in no time. Well, thanks to her and the rest of the crew, who kept themselves ready to go at any moment, as soon as a Pathfinder arrived at the Nexus to begin its mission of space exploration.

In this case: me.

The ship was built to SAM's specifications, designed to respond directly to the commands of a Pathfinder and its supporting AI. That's why she's special. There were others, of course, but they were all destroyed when the Nexus collided with the Scourge. The only one remained is the Tempest - so, she's truly one of a kind!

The one who performed this little big miracle is Gil Brodie, our all-in-one mechanic, the chief engineer who keeps the Tempest and its ODSY engine in perfect shape. The one in charge of making her dance among the stars is the pilot Kallo Jackt, decidedly affable and very friendly for a salarian, even if he retains that hyperactive and touchy manner typical of his peers. At his side, on the bridge, is Suvi Anwar, the brilliant scientist who will be in charge of the research and discoveries that we will carry out on board the Tempest, in collaboration with the asari Dr. Lexi T'Perro, an expert in alien anatomy, who will take care of the health and welfare of the crew, and any other living being that crosses our path.

Dr. Harry Carlyle, initially assigned to the original Pathfinder team, should have left with us, but after the bad experience of Habitat 7 he preferred to stay ashore, like many others, too debilitated or shocked to continue further. Only Liam Kosta has joined us, and Cora Harper has remained at my side as my second-in-command, as she should have done with my father. I hope there will be no tensions between us, but so far she has shown amazing coolness and professionality. Two qualities that will serve me well as I face the unknown.

Everyone seems to have a predetermined place and function, like well-oiled cogs. The only one who continues to seem out of place is me, but it's useless to keep thinking about it.

By now the ship has sailed. There's no turning back.

Next stop: Habitat 1 - Eos.

[forlornmelody]

Take Your Girlfriend To Work Day

Rating: E (it’s smut with a little bit of plot thrown in)

Fandom: Mass Effect Andromeda

Ship: Sara Ryder/Suvi Anwar

Summary:   Sara Ryder has Concerns™ about taking Suvi with her on a mission. But she's always wanted to show her the badlands of Kadara. What could go wrong?

Linkage: clicky

Note: Written for FallingOverSideways over at @spectre-requisitions-exchange. Now that reveals have happened, I can finally share this all with you!

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Sara would give Suvi the entire galaxy right now. The way she stretches across the tangled sheets, the light of a distant sun making her hair glow like fire. How the light glistens on her sated body, and catches in her eyes like the pools on Kadara. It’s probably why Sara sticks her foot in her mouth while her breaths are still ragged.

“I wish you had been there with me.”

Suvi’s smile vanishes and Sara feels it like a pain in her gut. “Sorry?”

Shit. “I’m not mad.” Sara swallows, pushing an errant lock out of Suvi’s eyes. “It just would’ve been nice to have you on Kadara with me, before the vaults went online.”

“When the water was toxic with sulfuric acid?” Sufi’s brow wrinkles like it did when she poured over the Scourge data, looking for solutions to a big-ass problem. 

Just keep digging your grave and lie in it, Sara. “I mean. I loved the look on your face when you looked over the data I gathered.” Sara traces the line of Suvi’s swollen lips, smug knowing their romp made them that way. “It would have been even better for you to see it in person.”

Suvi’s lips twist as she bites the inside of them in thought. “I’m sure there’s still useful data for us. Maybe we could go together next time?”

“I would love that!” Sara rolls them so that her hands are braced on either side of Suvi’s pillow, and she peppers her face with kisses, imagining them swimming together in a hot spring, or a cold one, with bikinis on, or not. Drying off on a ridiculously large beach towel and licking that now potable water right off her--

“You’re going tomorrow, right? Maybe I could come with you.”

Sara’s lips freeze on the hollow where her neck meets her shoulder, and Suvi giggles at the slack-jawed expression she gives her. “Tomorrow?”

“Aren’t you going to Ditaeon to talk with Tate about trade?”

“...Yes.” Christmas Tate’s not what sets the Pathfinder's heart racing. It’s not his colony, either. It’s all the mayhem around it. Sara can all too easily imagine an eiroch crushing her girlfriend against a boulder or rylkor whipping her off a cliff with its tail. She needs to find a reason for Suvi to stay behind. Maybe she needs more arms training? Or they could wait until they fit her with some armor? Watch some training vids? 

“Why don’t I go with you?” Suvi trails her fingertips down Sara’s spine, and suddenly she’s spineless. 

“Sure!” Sara says brightly. This is a bad idea, isn’t it? 

----

Turns out Cora’s not much different in height or build than Suvi, so the human commando loans her a set of armor, and a manual on how to care for it. Suvi walks around in it stiffly, and Sara would find it comical were it not for how the components accentuate some of Suvi’s best features. As much as she shouldn’t, not right now, Sara can’t help but imagine removing it piece by piece as she kisses her senseless. 

“Worried about me, Ryder?” Suvi says as they make their landing. 

The airlock disengages, and Sara looks around for any sign of danger. “Just don’t lick any rocks,” she says wryly. 

“But--”

“No, Suvi.” Both her and Vetra say it together.

“Fiiine.”

-----

Suvi loves Kadara. Or maybe she loves being on the ground for a change. Either way, Dr. Suvi Anwar sits on her knees, scanning a small rock, and Sara Ryder can’t look away. The sun catches in Suvi’s flame-colored hair, making Ryder wish she had brought her here sooner. She aches at the soft smile on her face, the warm glow in her blue eyes. Ryder’s in the middle of pulling out her omni tool to take a picture when--

Sara. There are weapons warming up behind you. It appears they are aiming for you, Vetra Nix, and Dr. Anwar. I suggest-- 

“Got it, Sam.” Sara Ryder says nothing to Suvi, only dropping her in a tackle and ruining the picture-perfect moment. Actually, whatever exiles who were shooting at them ruined the moment, and the thought makes Sara’s blood boil. 

Suvi squeaks from underneath her, but she doesn’t protest, especially after the first rounds hit the rocks behind them, and their shields shimmer with the ricochets. “Pathfinder?” she whispers cautiously.

“Exiles,” Sara growls under her breath. This is not how she pictured pinning Suvi on Kadara. 

“I thought--”

“They’re still around. Still wanting to shoot us, apparently.” Sara shoves Suvi behind a bolder, and squats next to her, pulling out her pistol, and deploying her combat drone. It dashes over, firing beams at their assailants, the cool evening air warming in its wake. 

Vetra looks at Sara sideways. “Really, Ryder? A drone?”

“What? Peebee showed me how to use it last night.”

Suvi glances between them, her eyes widening. “Sara?”

“It’ll be fiiiine.” On cue, the drone crumbles to the ground. Peebee will kill her later. “Well, shit.”

“We’re doomed.” Vetra sighs, powering up her assault rifle. 

“Oh ye of little faith.” Sara switches to her shotgun, firing off shots while her biotics cool down. 

Suvi giggles, and Vetra groans. “At least one of us is having a good time.”

Ryder really shouldn’t have brought Suvi with them. A little skirmish like this rarely fazes her anymore--more like target practice than a fight worth worrying about. Waste of ammo, really. But her heart thuds in her chest and her neck and shoulders tighten up at the thought of a bullet hitting the scientist next to her. Suvi’s so gentle, and kind. She’s not made for violence like this. Sweat gathers beneath Sara’s hard suit and her under armor, and itches around her joints. Her arm aches and her temples start to throb. Just a little bit longer---

There.

One exile remains, a sharpshooter with a sniper rifle that tries to pick them off like drops of water torture. Ryder ducks back behind their bolder, counting the seconds between shots. One Andromeda...Two Andromeda...Three--

Sara Ryder charges full force into her enemy, smashing him with a nova that sends his innards flying every which way. Turning with an adrenaline-fueled, shit-eating grin on her face, Sara looks at the boulder, craning to see the look on Suvi’s face. “Not bad, huh?”

“RYDER!  MOVE!” 

The ground rumbles beneath Sara’s feet, throwing her off balance. Enemy Krogan. 

“Shit!” Ryder screams as the berserker hauls her up in the air. Blood rushing to her head, Sara looks down at the battered Krogan growling up at her. “I thought I put you down already.”

“RAAAAH.” 

“Shit’s right! I’m out of ammo.” Vetra glowers, letting out a litany of Turian words SAM can’t translate. 

Don’t panic. Just grab your pistol and--One problem. It must have fell from her holster when she left the ground. The Krogan swings her back like a wet towel. 

Don’t panic. Don’t panic. 

Her biotics won’t fire--still cooling down. Ryder’s neck and temples still flare with heat. 

Sorry, Suvi. I--

A shot rings out, and Ryder sucks in a breath, bracing for a bullet wound. 

The Krogan drops her, and Sara rolls out before his body falls on top of her. What the hell??

Her eyes meet “SUVI??”

Nudging the Krogan’s body with her toe, Suvi blows the steam off the barrel of her pistol, and holsters it. She glances down at Ryder, a shy smile on her face. “You alright, Sara?” Suvi reaches out with her hand to help her up. 

“Damn, Anwar. Didn’t know you had it in you.” Vetra comes out from behind the boulder, brushing herself off. 

Sara doesn’t take her hand, too busy doing the math in her head. “Who taught you how to shoot?”

“Drack. He took me out on Elaaden. Said it would help my skills as a geologist if I learned how to shoot rocks.”

“Of course he did.” Ryder groans as she stands, checking herself for injuries. Her shoulder throbs from being yanked around like a rag doll, but other than that. “Anything I should see Lexi about, SAM?”

My scans indicate nothing but some swelling and inflammation. Though a visit would--

“I’ll see her later, SAM.” Sara has an idea. “Hey, Vetra. I think the Nomad needs an oil change.” She walks over, rummaging through the storage compartment for a very conspicuous picnic basket. 

“The Nomad doesn’t even...oh. Yeah. I’ll get right on that.” Turians don’t roll their eyes, but the way her mandibles twitch, Ryder bets Vetra would be right now if she did. Swinging into the driver’s seat, she starts the engine, and Sara scrambles to get the storage compartment shut in time. 

“Catch ya later!”

-----

“Do you ever miss them?” Their picnic long over, Sara and Suvi stretch out on the blanket, watching the sun set. 

“My parents?”

“Yeah.”

“All the time.” Suvi stares out across the lake, and Sara gets the feeling she’s not watching the clouds change color. 

“How did you find the strength to leave them?”

Suvi says nothing, and Sara wonders if she went too far as she listens to birds call in her silence. When she finally does speak Sara strains to hear her over the lap of the shoreline. “I couldn’t stay behind when there was a whole galaxy out there to explore.” She looks at Ryder, sorrowful, but without regret in her eyes. “I was miserable when I considered staying behind. My parents could tell. I was making them miserable with me.” A small laugh escapes her mouth. “It was them who told me to go. Told me they’d miss me if I left, but they’d miss me even more if I stayed with them.” Her smile slips away, and Sara would give anything to bring it back.

Think, Ryder, think. “Nice shooting earlier. You saved my life.” Sara runs her fingers down Suvi’s cheek, holding her breath as she waits for her face to change.

The smile doesn’t come back. Suvi pulls away, looking off towards Kadara Port. “Sara, I don’t think violence suits me.”

Sara drops her hand. “Oh.”

Suvi immediately draws it back to her cheek. “Don’t get me wrong. I admire what you do--the risks you take, the hard decisions you make.” She closes her eyes, taking a settling breath. “But I’d rather make my hard decisions in a lab, not with a gun.”

“I understand.”

Biting her lip, Suvi dares to search her eyes. “You do?”

“Yeah. We’re different. I’m better out in the field kicking ass, and you’re better in the lab…. doing...sciency stuff.”

Suvi’s laugh spills from her mouth like a bubbling brook. “Ryder.”

“I mean it.” Sara takes her chin. “I don’t want you to change who you are just to please me.” She’s already nose to nose with her before Suvi realizes she’s being kissed. And Sara wouldn’t have it any other way. 

While Suvi’s usually slow to kiss back, when she does, she makes up for lost time, always. She presses in, already reaching for Sara’s hair tie, pulling her hair out of that perky ponytail and winding her fingers through her hair. The motion pulls Sara closer, tighter against her mouth and she can’t help but part Suvi’s lips with her tongue, grabbing the collar of her uniform in her fist, and holding her close. 

Their hands and mouths move like binary stars, so close, but never close enough. Sara groans in frustration as her fingers roam across Suvi’s lab coat, searching for that elusive zipper. Suvi giggles, taking her hand and guiding the zipper down with her, her eyes dark with want. As the uniform falls from Suvi’s shoulders, Sara traces her tongue across her now bare skin, smiling at her goosebumps and drinking in her sharp breaths. Each freckle pattern forms new constellations, and Sara writes the racy mythologies to go with them. 

In Suvi’s sighs and goose-bumped skin, Sara finds a paradise better than the Initiative could have ever hoped for. She unhooks her bra, and finds the path between her breaths, scanning the terrain with her eyes and making contact with her hands. Suvi arches into her touch, and Sara smiles against her skin. “You mean the world to me, you know that?”

Suvi opens her mouth, but her sweet nothing is lost in her moan as Sara’s lips close around her tit. She should really take her time. They have little to interrupt them here, with the Tempest far away and Sam scanning the perimeter for trouble. But it’s been days since Sara had the chance to make love to the center of her universe, and so she dives headfirst into the gravity well, pulling the rest of Suvi’s uniform down with her. 

“I’ve missed you,” Sara whispers, trailing her lips down Suvi’s stomach. 

“Ryder. You see me every day.” 

“Not the same thing, and you know it.” Sara gives her a pointed look, and she can’t help but smile at Suvi’s parted lips. She sits up, running her fingertips up and down Suvi’s thighs, outside and inside, gently nudging them apart. 

Suvi sucks in her breath, and Sara pats her skin as she leans down. “Breathe, Suvi. I swear the air here is safe.” 

“Shh, you.” Suvi chuckles. 

Sara breathes in the scent of her pubis mons, grinning wickedly. “Make me.”

Suvi’s eyes widen, and for a moment Sara wonders if she should apologize, but then Suvi’s fingers grip her by her ponytail, pressing her between her legs and it is glorious. Holy shit holy shit holy shiiiiiiit. She never took Suvi for a dominant one, but Sara definitely want to explore more of this side of her. Tasting her, Sara gives her folds those nice long licks that Suvi loves so much. Her pushup routine comes in handy as her lover writhes beneath her. Just as Suvi starts to moan louder, Sara pulls back to wet her finger.

“Is this too much?” Suvi asks breathlessly. 

Her own mouth feels dry, and Sara reaches over to gulp some water from her cannister. “Not at all. Keep going.” She blushes at her own words. 

Suvi pushes her hands away, sitting up. Sara blinks, watching her go. “Actually, I have new experiment I want to run by you.” Grabbing Sara’s shoulders, Suvi presses her onto her back. 

Laughing, Sara replies. “Oh? What’s your hypothesis?”

“That you’ll love me sitting on your face.” Suvi’s cheeks redden as much as her hair. 

“Mm, that’s hard to quantify.” Sara smudges her lips together playfully. “But we can try it.”

Suvi crawls over her, and Sara groans as her scent overwhelms her senses. She whispers her name into her folds, sliding one finger, then two into her warmth. Gasping, Suvi grinds against her, gripping the top of her head. Sara fingers faster and harder, sucking on her clit until Suvi’s nails dig into her scalp and she calls out her name. 

The sun’s far too bright when Suvi rolls off her. “Holy shit. Holy shit,” Sara swears breathlessly. 

“Mmhm.” Suvi kisses her sloppily, running her hand down Sara’s side. “And what are...mm... our findings? 

Sara laughs into the crook of her neck. “I think your hypothesis may be right. But further tests are needed.”

“Mm.” Suvi presses a finger to her lips, looking up at the clouds as if the answer might be found there. “Perhaps we should increase our sample size?”

That notion jolts Sara off her back. “You mean like a threesome?”

“No!” Suvi laughs so loudly Sara swears the whole valley can hear them. “I meant you. Sitting on mine.” 

“Oh.” Sara stretches. “Maybe next time.” She kisses the pout right off Suvi’s lips. “Right now, I want to kiss you while you…” She grasps Suvi’s hand, guiding it between her legs. “While you…. demonstrate your expertise on the subject.”

“Sara!” Suvi shakes her head in mock humility. “I’m hardly an expert.”

Sara leans over, stealing another heated kiss. “Then maybe you should…” She can’t help her laugh. “....do a more in-depth study?” Their laughs sink into moans as Suvi trace and probes between Sara’s legs, putting just the right amount of pressure to make her beg. 

Suvi grins against her mouth, teasing her long and light, until Sara’s gripping her so hard, she swears she’ll leave bruises. Thank the stars Suvi wears long sleeves. “You like it rough, Sara?”

“Yes, please. Please.” 

Suvi’s teeth graze the skin of her neck in reply, hooking her fingers inside her and beckoning her to come undone. 

Maybe it’s minutes, maybe it’s hours later, when Sara’s always pushing Suvi’s bangs out of her eyes just to watch them fall again. “Y’know. I definitely learned something today.”

“What’s that?”

“I should bring you planetside more often.”

[venatohru]

@chupacabrasmustdie sent an ask for Rey but tumblr ate it up when I was trying to reply lol

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: I like Rey a lot and I'd also love to draw her more but I can never get her face quite right

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Mostly Finn, but Rey/Rose could be neat, and I'm open to Finn/Rey/Poe

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Kylo Ren. Emotionally charged antagonistic relationship? Yes please

My unpopular opinion about this character: Hmm...idk that I can think of one really?

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Damn, only one? Then...I'd like her to meet and befriend Rose and Poe onscreen

Favorite friendship for this character: In canon, Finn and Chewie! But as said above, I'd love to see her buddying up with Rose and Poe

My crossover ship: Suvi Anwar from Mass Effect: Andromeda? Imagining them getting all excited together about the natural environments when they visit new planets is kinda neat

Fandom/ship/character asks!

[spectre-requisitions-exchange]

1 Post-Deadline Pinch Hit

Assignments are mostly in, and while we have some extentions out, we do have one new pinch hit posted that we need a good come for. The absolute deadline for this is Friday, 15 Mar 2019 06:00PM EDT but ideally the sooner, the better. If you want to take this pinch hit, send the mods an email at specreqs@gmail.com or send our inbox a PM with your Ao3 username. 

Post-Deadline Pinch Hit #1 (keita52):  Greg Adams/Karin Chakwas, Karin Chakwas/Adrien Victus, Karin Chakwas/Steven Hackett, Karin Chakwas/Zaeed Massani,  Karin Chakwas/Septimus Oraka, Miranda Lawson/Garrus Vakarian,  Female Shepard/Ashley Williams, Miranda Lawson/Female Shepard,  Kirrahe/Mordin Solus, Nakmor Drack/Urdnot Wrex,  Liam Kosta/Female Ryder | Sara, Nakmor Kesh/Vorn, Suvi Anwar/Peebee, Vetra Nyx/Peebee,  Jaal Ama Darav/Peebee, Jaal Ama Darav/Peebee/Female Ryder | Sar (Fanart, Fanfiction)

EDIT:CLAIMED!

Request 1 by keita52

Mass Effect - All Media Types Greg Adams/Karin Chakwas, Karin Chakwas/Adrien Victus, Fanart, Fanfiction

Adams/Chakwas: That scene in 3 where Chakwas confesses to Adams that she’s not okay with what happened on the Collector Base… right in the feels! That clearly shows that Chakwas trusts him enough to tell him the truth. Does Adams feel guilty for not having been there to help her? Were they an item before or does that only start when he returns to the Normandy?

Chakwas/Victus: I'd love to see a developing relationship between the two of them while Victus is on the Normandy. He's lost his son and been thrust into a position of power he wasn't prepared for -- what drives him to seek Chakwas' company? What does she see in him that sparks her interest? How do they handle the inevitable separation? What happens after the Reaper War? I can see this one being a bit bittersweet, where they have a good time together but have to content themselves with less after Victus leaves the Normandy.

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

Request 2 by keita52 Mass Effect - All Media Types Karin Chakwas/Steven Hackett, Karin Chakwas/Zaeed Massani, Fanart, Fanfiction

Chakwas/Hackett: I'd imagine they have a long relationship, with them both being old hands in the Alliance. I'm up for them being an on-and-off thing throughout the years, or it's only when Chakwas comes on the Normandy and Hackett starts taking a serious interest in Shepard that things spark between them. Again, how do they balance their relationship with their competing duties? Show me what it looks like when they're able to steal a moment together.

Chakwas/Zaeed: Zaeed respects Chakwas for not treating him with kid gloves. Chakwas find herself charmed despite his coarse manners. Yeah, it might be a bit of a cliche, but opposites attract and it leads to something pretty hot -- and maybe sweet, too. (In other words, I'll really take just about anything here :D)

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

Request 3 by keita52 Mass Effect - All Media Types Karin Chakwas/Septimus Oraka, Miranda Lawson/Garrus Vakarian, Fanart, Fanfiction

Chakwas/Oraka: I love Oraka, so I'm game for pretty much anything here. Perhaps Shepard is too busy in ME1 and delegates Chakwas to shake some sense into Oraka, and he realizes that the Consort isn't the only one who has captured his attention. I'd love to see some kind of long-distance wooing, with Chakwas being exasperated at first and eventually warming to the idea, so they start stealing time together when they're both on the Citadel.

Miranda/Garrus: Miranda’s trying to set herself up as Shepard’s right hand, but Garrus kind of already had that position in 1. They’re at each other’s throats until the anger spills over into angry sex. Then it turns out they have more in common than they thought, with their fathers pushing them to be something they aren’t. How long can they keep up the pretense that they really can’t stand one another before the truth comes out?

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

Request 4 by keita52 Mass Effect - All Media Types Female Shepard/Ashley Williams, Miranda Lawson/Female Shepard, Fanart, Fanfiction

Honestly? For both of these, I’m not coming up with anything much besides “just make them femslash instead of het”. FShep challenges both of them to break out of their “humans first” attitudes, but also accepts them for who they are instead of pressuring them to meet impossible standards. Perhaps Ash and FShep only get together for the first time during 3; if that’s the case, how have they both changed in the time they’ve been apart and how do those changes make them work as a couple now?

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

Request 5 by keita52 Mass Effect - All Media Types Kirrahe/Mordin Solus, Nakmor Drack/Urdnot Wrex, Fanart, Fanfiction

Kirrahe/Mordin: For this one, you can either go strictly platonic or tweak canon to make their relationship include sex. Working together during their STG days – butting heads and then eventually coming to respect each other. Maybe they keep in touch afterwards, steal moments together whenever they can. A reunion during ME3, after Sur’Kesh – maybe Kirrahe comes on the Normandy for a time and sees Mordin there. They bury whatever hatchets lay between them because the Reapers make everything uncertain. Maybe that’s their first time together? Mordin lives or dies during ME3, your choice.

Drack/Wrex: Cranky old krogans unite! Both of them have Seen Some Shit. They get smashed together before Clan Nakmor leaves with the Initiative, trade stories, try to top one another as far as who did the most outrageous thing. Or maybe they fought/worked together at one point. Drack gives Wrex a hand in the 2183-2185 period as Wrex works to unite the clans.

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

Request 6 by keita52 Mass Effect - All Media Types Liam Kosta/Female Ryder | Sara, Nakmor Kesh/Vorn, Fanart, Fanfiction

Liam/F!Ryder: Liam has such ups and downs in Andromeda, I'd love to see Ryder being there for him and giving him a dose of reality or a pick-me-up, as required by the situation. A steady Ryder could be an interesting contrast to Liam's personality, or they could be two peas in a pod and everyone else groans as they see what they get up to.

Kesh/Vorn: What did Drack miss while he was running around with Ryder? Why did Kesh choose Vorn, and how does Vorn feel about being so chosen? I love that he has kind of non-krogan job/interests. I'd also love a slice-of-life with these two, either before or after Kesh has her babies.

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

Request 7 by keita52 Mass Effect - All Media Types Suvi Anwar/Peebee, Vetra Nyx/Peebee, Fanart, Fanfiction

Suvi/Peebee: Anything! Suvi and Peebee teaming up to run wacky scientific experiments or explore new areas on Andromeda, and it brings them closer together. One of their experiments goes wrong and they have to team up to figure it out. Suvi and Peebee tweak other members of the Tempest crew for a laugh.

Vetra/Peebee: Vetra might start off being annoyed by Peebee, but eventually comes to respect her unorthodox manners and her boundless creative energy. How does Vetra communicate her interest? Perhaps Peebee figures it out before she lets her feelings show to Vetra, having a little bit of fun with Vetra before putting her out of her misery.

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

Request 8 by keita52 Mass Effect - All Media Types Jaal Ama Darav/Peebee, Jaal Ama Darav/Peebee/Female Ryder | Sara, Fanart, Fanfiction

Jaal/Peebee: Jaal gets tired of Peebee's constant teasing and dares her to actually go through with it. Does she, or is she taken aback and needs more time to consider? Bickering/teasing to UST to hot hot sex ... or anything else you come up with ;)

Jaal/Peebee/F!Ryder: So many great ways this could go! Duo to triad (either duo to start with), or Jaal and Peebee have been rivals for FemRyder’s attention and decide they’re okay with sharing. I’d especially love Peebee continuing to tease Jaal about possibly being able to mate with him. Shameless three-way smut, or Jaal bringing both of them home to his mothers.

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

Request 9 by keita52 Mass Effect - All Media Types Vetra Nyx/Female Ryder | Sara, Nakmor Kesh/Vetra Nyx, Fanart, Fanfiction

Vetra/F!Ryder: Not going to lie, I’ll take pretty much anything here. Vetra’s so confident and dashing, but she’d do anything for her little sister. Maybe F!Ryder feels the same way about her brother (even if he’s not littler than she is). Vetra can be herself around Ryder, something she finds herself greatly attracted to. Perhaps they’ve both got a little daredevil/adventurer streak in them – or more than a little.

Vetra/Kesh: KESH. Such a great character, very good, very no-nonsense. She and Vetra make such a great team. I’d love to see that respect spilling over into something more (slow burn would be great). Please don’t bash Vorn; you can leave him out or work Kesh’s decision to pair up with him into the story as long as Vetra/Kesh is still the focus.

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

Request 10 by keita52 Mass Effect - All Media Types Kallo Jath/Zevin Raeka, Avela Kjar/Jaal Ama Darav, Fanart, Fanfiction

Kallo/Raeka: I’m a sucker for arranged marriage tropes, so what if the Jath and Raeka families somehow decide that these two need to pair up? Raeka being a bit put out that her family expects her to start producing eggs when there’s so much work to do. Kallo having a strong attachment to the human Pathfinder and not wanting to shirk his duties. And then the two of them overcoming their doubts and finding some kind of happiness with one another…

Avela/Jaal: Another "arranged marriage special"! You get to hear gossip on Aya about Jaal’s relationship status (mainly, the lack thereof). Maybe there’s arranged marriage traditions among angara, and Jaal is fed up with his mothers’ attempts to set him up with a “nice young woman” so he chooses Avela instead, because she’s attached to her work and is also feeling the pressure of being matched up. Nice, uncomplicated, no feelings … until feelings start to creep in.

Or the more straightforward approach: Jaal gets to know Avela because of Ryder’s visits to the Repository of History, and (once again) feelings ensue.

DNWs: Watersports/Scat / Humiliation / A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc) / Modern/Mundane AUs / Incest / Necrophilia / Infidelity/cheating / Daddy/mommy kink

[suvianwarappreciationweek]

Suvi Anwar Appreciation Week is running from September 4 to September 10.

What is it about? We celebrate Suvi Anwar for one week.

You can share edits, gifs, fanart, headcanons, meta posts, … Don't hesitate to start discussions, it's a good time to really talk about Suvi and why we love her so much :)

Tag: #suviweek

Rules:

-HAVE FUN!!!!! -No whitewashing, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc - be a decent human being and it should be fine! -No religion or belief bashing -Be nice to everyone

Prompts for fics or fanart: I'm not a fan of following a rigid structure during the week so you don't have to follow those daily prompts but they can be good for inspirations: Monday: Childhood & Family  Tuesday: Belief Wednesday: Relationships: friendship, romance, ... (past relationships, or relationships with Kallo, Ryder, the rest of the crew) Thursday: Science and Technology  Friday: What if? -Ryder taught Suvi how to defend herself on the ground -Suvi was a part of the squad since the beginning -Suvi was involved in the Lazarus Project  -Suvi was awoken before the Nexus Uprising -Suvi was sent to Aya to meet and collaborate with angaran scientists before Meridian etc etc you get the point ;) Saturday: Future (what's happening post MEA? what is Suvi up to?) Sunday: Free day! Imagine what you want :)

REMINDER: Suvi's scenes and romance transcript is here if you want to read it for reference or inspiration.

Thank you all and I’m here if you have any questions at this blog or at @omegastation

[angrykittybarbarian]

Can we talk about Suvi’s faith?

Alright, now after playing Mass Effect Andromeda I’ve become a huge fan of Suvi, because she is so sweet and her eagerness to learn and discover new things is just fascinating. But most importantly I might have hit a pitch that is technically impossible for a human to produce when she talked about her faith and her understanding of God. Because I feeel like the exact same way and I’m celebrating Bioware for bringing this subject up. I am also incredibly annoyed by the fact that people seem to think that religion and science are two complete opposites or once they know that a person is religios they autimatically assume that they must be stupid or retarded in some way.

I’m also amazed that they made a homosexual character the most religious of the Tempest lott (since it is also seen as a contradiction to be queer and religious at the same time).

However, as I roamed the Suvi tag, I noticed that people seem to assume that she is christian. But we don’t really know if that is the case. She never mentions a specific religion, so I’m wondering what had people thinking she is christian without a second thought. 

So I’m going to throw in my own thoughts on the subject here: I’m starting with the fact that Suvi’s family name is Anwar. Anwar is undoubtedly an arabic name. And what religion dominates arabic culture curently? That’s correct, folks. It’s Islam.  So has anyone actually ever thought of the possibility of Suvi being, in fact, a muslim?

Suvi tells us in game that she found God during her teenage years. I’d imagine her younger self going through her parent’s stuff because she is interested and fascinated by their research, eventhough she doesn’t really understand all of it yet and accidently finding a translated quran copy of the Anwar part of her family (it is possible that the family may have taken the mother’s last name, as well as the father’s).

Imagine Suvi opening the book on a random page and immediately encountering Surah 96,which starts with the words ‘Read in the name of your Lord who has created…’ - basically a call form God himself to seek knowledge - basically her first inspiration and argument to justify her belief and her scientific profession.

Imagine a Suvi who tries to figure out how to fast during Ramadan in a completely new galaxy (because the times of fasting are determined by the positions of the sun and moon, and in Andromed and especially on the Tempest she doesn’t have that, like she had it on Earth).

Imagine a Suvi, who instead of celebrating Christmas, celebrates the end of Ramadan by placing self made sweets for the entire crew, in a place where everyone walks by at some point of the ship’s ‘day’, so everyone will notice.

Imagine a Suvi who -like with Ramadan - tries to figure out the prayer times on the ship and on planets.

Imagine a Suvi who gifts Kallo with a charm that has a quran verse engraved on it. Kallo, who is not versed in human religion is confused at first, not quite understanding what it should mean, until she explaines that the verse is supposed to ensure him God’s protection and guidance during the flight, so he can maneuver the ship safely through the scourge.

Imagine muslim Suvi. That’s my official headcanon now and no one can convince me otherwise!

[sekritjay]

Listening habits of the Tempest Crew

Having had a bit of experience of game by now, I’m pretty confident I’ve got a good basic knowledge to form an opinion on what I believe the Tempest crew would listen to, and I have a bit of time on my hands. So why not eh? I’ll be sticking with new-ish artists for this one - felt it appropriate given how young most of the crew is. Except Drack obviously. He must feel he’s protecting a bunch of kids sometimes

This is a follow-up to a similar post I did for the Normandy crew and I’m definitely not using it to plug said post or perhaps to click my music tag, no sir Bob sir

Peebee - Peebee is this boisterous and gregarious personality who appears to be the kind of person who knows exactly what personal boundaries are and prods them if she wants to be friends. Peebee almost certainly strikes me as someone who listens to pop music in all its incarnations, but particularly when at a party. We’re talking Shawn Mendes, Dua Lipa or Dagny. I’d also imagine she’d occasionally listen to psych pop every now and again, someone like Blossoms or The Big Moon.

Example track would be maybe Dagny’s ‘Backbeat‘ or Blossom’s ‘At Most a Kiss’

Liam Kosta - Kosta’s correspondence with you indicates that Kosta is a pop culture fanatic so I’d expect his music library to be as extensive as his film library. It’d therefore be quite hard to pin a favourite genre but his primary motivation, that of making friends and allies, suggest music that you talk about or just have on while chilling. Classic rock is one suggestion, another is alternative rock and I’d imagine if he’s working out he’d have some sort of EDM tuned in too, probably drum and bass. Given his origins, he’ll mostly stick with British artists for all three - Rolling Stones (I mean obviously) for the first, Lemaitre for the second and Rudimental for the third

Example track would be the Rolling Stones ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction‘ or Rudimental’s ‘Lay It All on Me’

Cora Harper - Cora isn’t obvious. She spent a childhood on a freighter trying to manage her biotics and after a spell in the Alliance she’s put into an asari unit and never looked back. She’d listen to asari music (duh) but given that we have no examples I can’t speculate what the closest contemporary analogue would be. I’d tentatively say indie classical romanticists would be the safest choice, with people like Federico Albanese or Missy Mazzoli but hell, you could make a convincing argument for acoustic guitar music too, people such as Henrik Lanson and Miranda Boumedin

Example track would be Miranda Boumedin’s guitar cover of ‘River Flows in You’, a track which sadly you can only listen on Spotify or Deezer

Nakmor Drack - Drack’s been round the block, beat it up, broke his arm on it and came back to beat it all over again. Drack also spent a lot of that time just spinning his wheels too with only his granddaughter getting him out of it. Drack’s a blues man through and through, specifically of the Delta blues variety. We’re talking Son House and Bukka White. After his funk he’d move into the big band blues era epitomised by Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf

Example tracks would be ‘Fixin’ to Die Blues’ by Bukka White and ‘Mannish Boy’ by Muddy Waters

Vetra Nyx - Difficult to call. Vetra’s dad may have ostensibly done it to protect them but abandoning his kids without making arrangements to have them looked after is unforgivable in my eyes. Consequently Vetra spent really far too long being forced be an adult and that also makes deciding on a genre difficult too. My gut feeling is that should would’ve been listening to whatever her superiors would’ve been listening to so I guess an analogue would be listening to your boss’s easy retro music. I don’t know about you but from where I’m from that’d be things like Northern and Retro Soul and artists like Amy Winehouse and Corinne Bailey Rae

Example track would be Corrine Bailey Rae’s ‘Your Love is Mine’

Jaal Ama Darav - It would appear to be difficult to ascribe a particular genre to Jaal, given how much the angara have lost and what little they can make growing up during a war that started before you were born but it’s easier than you think. Jaal however shows a fascination with the new arrivals and given how he says he appreciates the elcor production of Hamlet as well the angara predilection towards an open culture, I think you could make the case that Jaal’s taste lies more with strong and emotive lyrics than a specific genre per se. So we’re talking musical artists who can spin lyrics like else no-one can - David Bowie, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan in other words

Example track would be Leonard Cohen’s ‘Anthem’, especially when he says ‘there’s a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in’

Kallo Jath - Initially it would seem that Kallo’s genre would be hard to nail down. We might be able to probe further from his motivations though - he’s the only person involved with the Tempest’s construction who ultimately went with it to Andromeda. He’s a pioneer as much as he is a pilot, and confesses that he lives for flying and discovering - he’s a roadtrip music kind of person, meaning anything between blues rock, indie folk and indie rock. Paolo Nutini, Parker Millsap and George Ezra would round out his playlist. He’s sitting next to Suvi too and well, they’re best friends so much share some taste in music right?

Example track here would be Paolo Nutini’s ‘Last Request’... maybe. Salarians are asexual remember?

Lexi T’Perro - Lexi grew up on Omega and is a known workaholic but she must listen to something right? I’d imagine in what little downtime she uses for actual downtime she’d have something relaxing on in the background - classical minimalism from artists like Alan Ellis or (you saw this coming) Ludovico Einaudi.

Example track would be Alan Ellis’ ‘Looking for More’, which annoyingly is only available on Spotify. Ah well

Gil Brody - Gil’s genre would be laughably easy to identify. He’s an engineer, and every single engineer I’ve ever met always listen to heavy metal, regardless of which engineering discipline they specialise in. I don’t listen to it if I’m honest but I can avoid picking a band in this case because metal bands conveniently fail to pick a legible font to write their band name in so no rec from me here

That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it

Suvi Anwar - I haven’t got much to go on, besides the fact that she’s what I imagine Ryder would be if they spent more time in a book and less time being an incessant smartarse. Suvi strikes me as an rhythm and blues kind of person. We’ll say anything between the dark and sensuous Cosima to the optimism of Desi Valentine

Example track would be ‘Fate Don’t Know You’ by Desi Valentine

Ryder - Ryder is an interesting case because in ME:A Ryder is the only BioWare protagonist, so far as I’m aware, who not only has a fairly concrete personality (typical sarcastic millennial basically), but who also has a sibling who is an alternative protagonist who nevertheless also has a different personality

As a result, we have TWO Ryders to fit a genre for. Scott would be indie rock and maybe the drum and bass end of EDM with people like Royal Blood for the former and Dub Phizix for the latter. Sara I think would go for dark pop and alt rock, so people like Bishop Briggs and Florence and the Machine

So for Scott we could say Dub Phyzix’s ‘Bounce’ and for Sara I’d say ‘Wild Horses’ by Bishop Briggs would fit her best

And there we are. This is the part where I ask for your ideas and recs so go do that. I’m going to hipster elsewhere for a bit whilst I manbun and... eh forget it

[goo-demons]

ME:A Characters - Hogwarts Houses

So seeing as pretty much every character tells you their motivation for coming to Andromeda, that made it fairly easy to take a stab at what Hogwarts House they would belong to. [insert hopefully unnecessary disclaimer here about how everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and this is for fun and not to be taken completely seriously, etc etc]

Pathfinder Ryder: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff secondary (for my Ryder anyway) reason for coming to Andromeda: for adventure and to be with their family

jumps into holes without knowing what's at the bottom or if in fact there is a bottom

makes inappropriately snarky comments when in extreme peril

50% understanding and empathy, 50% gonna fuck. your. shit. up.

bonus: death evasion level: Harry James Potter

Cora Harper: Ravenclaw reason for coming to Andromeda: to belong.

Asari enthusiast

"Remember Sarissa's manuals!"

"Your father said, 'I get being different. Now imagine being welcome, and making others like you welcome, too.'"

bonus: idk that hair looks very ravenclaw to me

Liam Kosta: Hust1epuff reason for coming to Andromeda: because he believed in the cause.

"I didn't come here so everyone could be goddamn outsiders."

makes it his mission to single handedly get everyone to be friends

unofficial coordinator of recreation, movie nights and shirtless diplomacy

bonus: a great portmanteau

Vetra Nyx: Hufflepuff reason for coming to Andromeda: a new start for her and her sister.

"You're one of us, whether you like it or not."

"Sure I want to explore the galaxy, but I'm really here to work."

good at finding things

bonus: makes sure everyone has snacks

Peebee: Ravenclaw, Gryffindor secondary reason for coming to Andromeda: new discoveries and experiences.

rogue academic

"I live for the unknown. For the never been done."

ejects herself and two friends into a volcano and goes on an indiana jones style adventure to retrieve a cool doodad

bonus: is blue

Nakmor Drack: Gryffindor reason for coming to Andromeda: yolo

"Be nice to have some kind of challenge. It’s the least they could do, making us come all the way out here to kick their sorry asses."

war stories grandpa

literally and figuratively hard-headed

bonus: property damage

Jaal Ama Darav: Slytherin Reason for joining Tempest crew: to be a part of something important.

(“Are you telling me to be weak?”) "No. I'm telling you to be strong. Through your cunning, and heart."

"My family is well known. Our lineage is respected, and many of my kin have achieved great things. I've never been one of them."

(innocently) "I am sorry. Was this not sanctioned?" (Liam: "You weaseling adhi!")

bonus: is sooo extra about Kadara

Suvi Anwar: Ravenclaw reason for coming to Andromeda: science

is a scientist

eats weird Heleus food for science

forgets where she puts things because she’s distracted by science

licks rocks for science

bonus: cute scottish accent

Kallo Jath: Ravenclaw reason for coming to Andromeda: because staying in the Milky Way would have been like leaving the story of the Tempest half finished

"The ship was built this way for a reason. I wish Gil would respect that."

has a photographic memory that’s impressive even for a Salarian

omg this movie is so unrealistic there's no sound in space?!!!

bonus: underrated sense of humor

Gil Brodie: Gryffindor reason for coming to Andromeda: a whim

"Then I got here and... oops, I just made a decision there's no turning back from."

"It was an act first, think later move. I respect it -- well more like I resemble it."

"I want absolute trust. I've never had that in a relationship. Honestly, I'm usually attracted to the danger of not having that."

bonus: could be a long lost weasley

Reyes Vidal: Slytherin reason for coming to Andromeda: to be someone

"Since I left the Nexus, my survival has depended on secrets."

"Being honorable never got me anywhere, Pathfinder."

“You know I prefer to rule from the shadows.”

bonus: dramatic entrance af

Lexi T’Perro: Hufflepuff reason for coming to Andromeda: to study alien anatomy firsthand

"Work-life balance has never been my strong suit."

wants to make sure everyone eats

but not that, Suvi, don't eat that oh my goddess

bonus: that thing her voice does when she's talking about drack

[senseandaccountability]

ME:A drabble; The Pickup Artist (Sara Ryder/Suvi Anwar)

So I wrote a silly little thing about these two girls. Because guh. Expect more Suvi romance fic from this little corner of tumblr, let me just warn you right now. Very light spoilers for first third of the game, perhaps. If that. I’m slow. 

In which Sara Ryder is not a pickup artist She’s fourteen and there’s a girl in her class with dimples in her cheeks whenever she smiles, endless smiles that seem to tear something from Sara’s chest and never really return it and she stares, just stares until Fred and Tamar poke her to make her stop. Sometimes the girl looks back at her, suddenly quiet and unsmiling, and Sara swears she can see that spark of recognition somewhere in her gaze, the light of familiarity. The girl - April, her name is April and though it sounds like a joke her sister is called June - is tall and fast and sharp and one day in the middle of a blazing summer she stands outside the Ryder’s home, asking for Scott. “He’s not here,” Sara hears herself say. “But I can hang out with you. I’m good at hanging out… with people.” April just stares at her before she turns on her heel and leaves. --- Her sixteenth birthday, full of music and treats and hastily wrapped gifts behind her parents’ wide smiles; Sara dances with her arms above her head as Scott sneaks off with a red-haired girl he’s met at one of dad’s boring work parties. She’s the daughter of some high-ranking Alliance brass. Scott claims she’s wild, his eyes glittering. “Some birthday present he’s getting,” Sara says, rolling her eyes at Tina. Tina who looks at her like she’s a holo of some amazing historical figure or something equally exciting. It’s not entirely mutual but mutual enough. Kind of like Scott and the wild one, she assumes. They’re dancing close now, practically chest to chest and Sara isn’t sure if she should step away or grab Tina by the waist and drag her off to that bathroom on the third floor where nobody ever goes. Then Tina leans in, her breath ghosting over Sara’s cheek. It’s not entirely mutual but here they are but they still kiss on the dance floor, sweaty palms and bathed breath and Sara’s head spins, spins, spins. “I’ve got a birthday present for you as well.” “Can I see you naked?” She speaks the words before they even form in her head. Or at least that’s how it feels. A stupid rush of noise leaving her body. “Sara!” Tina looks embarrassed, everything about her suddenly closed-off, sealed shut. “You’re such an idiot.” --- She’s nineteen going on twenty and there’s a senior supervisor at C-Sec with blue hair and something that looks like cybernetics behind her left eye; Sara can’t remember anything in her presence, can’t even recall what she needs to remember. Kia Osten, seventeen years older and with a voice that sounds like something from a dark, neon-lit bar somewhere on Omega. Not that Sara’s ever been to Omega but there are stories. There are stories and she’s drunk at an office party - the turians down on section Z throws the best ones in the history of the CIítadel, according to some - and Kia stands by the bar, one hand raking through the hair. That hair. “Can I touch it?” she blurts, half-aware of her own feet that keeps walking across the floor until she’s standing by the bar, too. “The hair. It looks so… blue. Can I feel it?” Kia frowns, sipping her drink while she scrutinizes the young, ridiculous trainee in front of her. “Beg your pardon, Ryder… was it?” “Ryder, yeah.” She nods, eagerly. “Go home, Ryder. You’re drunk.” Sara leans forward, thinking about her body in a self-conscious way that makes her chafe on the inside, pondering all its angles and curves and how they look which is hopeless in the first place. Bodies are organic, not meant for posing. When she says that, too, Kia gives a little laughter. “Well, at least that’s true.” “It totally is.” Sara wonders if the blue hair is as soft as it looks, if it will spill between her fingers and fall across Kia’s back or get caught up in something half-way - “Ryder. Go home.” Her voice cuts into Sara’s blurred train of thoughts; seconds later it has mellowed, though the contours are still sharp. “I’ve ordered a cab.” --- She’s six hundred and twenty-five tangled up in - with? to? - an AI and every time the science officer on the Tempest speaks her name she wants to giggle like a schoolgirl. Some things you cannot outrun or out-sleep.  Sara, she says, her voice measured and soft and filled with promises. She’s happy to be here, she says, happy to serve and her record is interesting; there are so many things Sara notices in it and thinks oh, yes or really,why?  and they could talk for hours, she imagines, about methods and evaluation and artifacts and analysis. Comparing notes, challenging beliefs, thought chained to thought, chained to questions and open endings. There are so many things, so many topics.  “I think you’re cute and I like seeing you up here,” Sara says instead, gaze fastened on the galaxy map. Light-years from home and she wonders when it will cease to make her stumble. Pathfinder. “Also, the accent. The accent is… I mean, it’s not the only thing, but...uh.” But when she looks at Suvi - quick glance, as though limited eye-contact can erase words - she notices that the other woman smiles, a tucked-in little smile that hits like a thunderstorm on Habitat 7. “Feeling’s mutual, Ryder.” And when Sara returns her attention to the stars ahead, they all dance. (A/N: I don’t think I’ve ever related more to awkward flirting in any piece of fiction than I relate to Sara’s stumbling little pick-up lines with Suvi, dear gods. They are my girls forever because of that scene.)

[thatapostateboy]

Chapters: 12/? Fandom: Mass Effect, Mass Effect: Andromeda Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gil Brodie/Male Ryder | Scott, Vetra Nyx/Female Ryder | Sara Characters: Male Ryder | Scott, Female Ryder (Mass Effect), Vetra Nyx, Gil Brodie, Kallo Jath, Liam Kosta, Cora Harper, Suvi Anwar, Nakmor Drack, Peebee (Mass Effect) Additional Tags: Friendship, Bonding Series: Part 3 of When Your Back's Against The Wall Summary:

Scott is finally cleared for active duty, and Sam is itching to have her brother join her crew. A handful of one shots into how Scott gets on with the crew that's become his sister's new family, and how he finds a home somewhere he didn't imagine.

(I rearranged the timeline so this is mid-to-late game for context)

[dorkousloris]

I’m aware of how Bioware is considered ‘lazy’ because of certain glitch-y problems, believe I really do. But it doesn’t stop me from it, because??? The story??? itself??? is really intriguing and good?? I love it!!!

But that’s beside my point anyway! Now about my Tempest Crew...

I’m going to put readmore to avoid potential spoilers below 

Cora Harper 

I remember when I first saw her from that trailer, my first thought is “Nope. I can’t romance her at all, I’m going to be professional with her instead.” Which now I changed my mind. No, I still can’t romance her, she’s straight buuuut I, somehow, ended up being her friend?? Holy crap?? 

She’s like Miranda and Cassandra had a daughter. 

Liam Kosta

This guy get things done, through his loyal and bolsters. He’s a pretty good bro, and I can see myself having drinks with him about life and shit. Oh and I had (horrified) witness his project with Jaal. Like............Why is Jaal.....

But overall? He got this good cop vibe going on and he’s a neat guy!

Vetra Nyx

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???? MEETING VETRA??? IS LIKE A FUCKING BEAUTIFUL DREAM???

But it’s kinda funny, because I remember how I tried to be hype for Garrus romance when really, I just like Garrus as a best friend instead. But Vetra??? Holy shit I’m very, very much gay for that tall bird-dinosaur alien. But aside my gay ass being too gay, I want to say that Vetra makes me want to tell her she did good and she’s amazing and strong!! And---okay yeah, you get the idea.

Oh, and if y’all want a human version of Vetra. Just imagine her as Dichen Lachman who played Anya from the show that must not be named.

Peebee

MEETING HER THE FIRST TIME IS LIKE?? ? ? ?? ? I CAN’T BELIEVE???? CRY IN G?? ?? ?G ? G? ? ? G A  Y !!!!!

But unforunately, my first Ryder playthrough is focused on romancing Vetra |D

Anyway, PB reminded me of Sera through, especially her voice...But PB’s voice is slightly different and she’s decently smart, a bit contrast to Sera. Through, I think these two would be best friends if they ever meet each other in a AU...

Drack

G R A N D P A !!!!! I meant, the first time he was announced, I just thought, “Oh so he’s a grumpy father” and I was nearly correct, except he’s fucking older than the rest of us. You will know about that a bit later in the game. 

I love korgans and I like seeing different personalities that Korgan had, ‘cause the history always say the Korgan are brainless and rely on brawn when in reality, there are some who are smart and some who are brawn. Drack? He’s a mix of both, maybe because he’s so older or because well, he just....know/ 

What a good grandpa.

Jaal

I just recently meet him a while back and all i could say is??? He’s actually nice and very respectful and gosh, he is hard to trust till you prove his trust. Unforunately, the hype about him beforehand makes me wary but hoenstly Jaal is honestly good person.

But have you seen his people???? Especially??? the women of his race???? I’M SO GAY......

Now to our wonderful crewmates that keep the Tempest running

Suvi Anwar

I had known enough that she’s gay and that’s amazing! Unforunately, I have to avoid romancing her because apparently, according to some fewest videos, it’s...awkward? But I don’t know about that other than the fact it make Kallo uncomfortable, poor guy. 

But I got to know her and??? I’m so happy? Like, sure, I’m not religion myself. Well, it’s more or less, and it’s pretty complicated since like, I grow up in a family who are catholic and yet??? I still like science at the same time?? I feel her tbh. 

Kallo

Precious cinnamon roll pilot I love him???? Anyway, he’s....hard to actually get along but I really, really hope to get along with him soon. But he’s a dork, and that’s all I can see. I actually like him? 

I even like that he and Suvi works as two pilots because it’s only Joker (with the help of EDI but she’s a AI at that time before she went robot) all the time. 

Gil

That guy is a funny man, and I can tell he’s that friend who plays poker and well, funny than you ever expected! He’s a funny man who love to build and repair stuff! Good precious gay engineer!!

Doctor Lexi

I keep forgetting she’s voiced by Natalie Dormer aldsjkkfdjasf but I know people are weirdly about her. But she’s actually a good doctor! She even checked on your Ryder’s health constantly because dude, she’s a actual doctor who really, really take care of EVERY SINGLE OF THE CREW IN THE SHIP AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTH ITSELF. 

So yeah, bless her. 

[ao3feed-kandros]

No rest for the wicked

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by xJellyfishQueenx

Kandros and Ryder, because why not? How I imagine it would've happened if Bioware had let us have him.

Words: 2933, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Mass Effect Andromeda

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Tiran Kandros, Female Ryder | Sara, Vetra Nyx, Suvi Anwar

Relationships: Tiran Kandros/Female Ryder | Sara, Kandros/Ryder

Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Turians, Xenophilia, Work In Progress

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3eUmqyU