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1. Comfort Despite the Roughness by YumeWriter1999

   Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   16 Oct 2025

   Tags

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   • Shepard/Garrus Vakarian
   • Garrus Vakarian/Reader
   • Male Shepard/Garrus Vakarian
   • John Shepherd
   • Garrus Vakarian
   • Captain Anderson (Mentioned)
   • Wrex (Mentioned)
   • Kaidan Alenko (Mentioned)
   • Liara T'Soni (Mentioned
   • Tali'Zorah (Mentioned)
   • Ashley Williams
   • Doctor Chakwas (mentioned)
   • Jeff "Joker" Moreau (mentioned)
   • mlm
   • gay reader
   • Xenophilia
   • Alien/Human Relationships
   • slight mental breakdown
   • Shepherd needs a damn break
   • Mass Effect 1
   • Takes place during early Mass Effect 1
   • Updating tags as I go
   • No beta we die like Nihlus
   • Yearning
   • mild slow-burn
   • Solider/Human Shepherd
   • Shepherd is mentally unwell
   • Spoilers for Noveria
   • Spoilers for Mass Effect 1 in general
   • confession of feelings
   • Requited Love
   • Eventual Fluff

   Summary

   John Shepherd went from being a human on Earth to becoming a symbol of hope for humanity across the galaxy. The newfound responsibility is crushing him, and a certain Turian finds him at just the right time.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   9,527

   Chapters:

   5/?

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