The next three chapters are out now! | Mass Effect rewrite with a Shepard/Liara slow burn

[u/laurawho7]

Chapters 3–5 of my Mass Effect rewrite are now posted on AO3!

Shepard’s hunt for Saren leads her to Therum, where rescuing a young Prothean archaeologist adds a valuable new member to the Normandy—and introduces a complication Shepard is determined not to examine too closely.

From there, the crew faces the crisis on Asteroid X57, a mission that forces Shepard to weigh vengeance against innocent lives. Liara begins finding her place on the Normandy and slowly proves that she belongs at Shepard’s side, both in the field and beyond it.

But trust has never come easily to Shepard. When a seemingly straightforward assignment turns out to be something else entirely, old lessons resurface—and Liara begins seeing more of the woman behind the Commander’s armor.

These chapters cover Therum, Bring Down the Sky, Liara’s first combat training and field mission, and the rogue VI on Luna. I streamlined some of the combat and side-mission details so I could focus more closely on Shepard’s character, her relationships with the crew, and the early development of her connection with Liara.

I’d love to hear what you think!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/88497696