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callista-curations · 1 year

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I posted 7,366 times in 2022

That's 5,966 more posts than 2021!

55 posts created (1%)

7,311 posts reblogged (99%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@thearchdemongreatlydisapproves

@hanarinhightown

@perpetualvelocity

@katarrinskey

@that-wildwolf

I tagged 3,524 of my posts in 2022

#garrus vakarian - 1,958 posts

#shakarian - 1,160 posts

#saren arterius - 343 posts

#writing inspo - 156 posts

#nihlus kryik - 151 posts

#traditional art - 125 posts

#tali'zorah - 116 posts

#vetra nyx - 115 posts

#thane krios - 97 posts

#urdnot wrex - 65 posts

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My Top Posts in 2022:

16 notes - Posted October 22, 2022

His dick game is mindblowing but he's never in the mood

22 notes - Posted August 6, 2022

Garrus is so cute I wanna ruin him (affectionate)

27 notes - Posted January 18, 2022

New Year's fic recs (2021-2022)

It’s about time I put the curations part of my tumblr to work on the fanfics side of things, so here goes: A selection of my favourite fics (with turians) I read in the last half year or so.

Yes I am fashionably late, I was going to post this before new year...

The Primarch's Advisor by hardinginhightown

M, oneshot (9k words), Adrien Victus/Castis Vakarian

A rarepair you didn't know you needed in your life (why have one turian dilf in a fic if you can have two). Hard hitting and packed full of emotion, but also exploring a lot of backstory between them and their sons.

NoisyNoiverns' Kryterius collection

G, 13 oneshots and shortfics, Kryterius

A set of 13 Kryterius fics, mostly set in a no-reaper AU, spanning their long lives. Everything from light hearted joking about to the sweetest of fluff. I would particularly highlight “When the Lights Go Down”, also highly recommend checking out their Desolas/Abrudas pieces.

Observations upon waking by interventionsandlullabies

M, oneshot (4k words), Shakarian

Aptly tagged: “Read for free therapy.” A collection of snapshots told through Garrus’ eyes, from the soft to the sharp realities of the war. Fantastically written, intimate and personal.

Loyalty Mission: The Coldest of Hearts by Orionis

T, shortfic (38k words), Shakarian

Set in ME1, early on when they are first working together, this one won’t punch you in the gut with a few truckloads of emotion, though it is a very interesting study of Garrus’ character and Shepards struggles with him (and the rest of her crew).

Same Song, Different Verse by suddenlycomics

T, WIP (12k words), Femsep Garrus and Tali

An exciting AU where Shepard never joins the Alliance, Garrus is a Spectre, and they meet Tali on Earth.

The Softer It Falls by BronzeAgeLove

T, shortfic (10k words), Lorik Qui'in/Lilihierax

Complete with lovely illustrations by heavenlyeros. Gentle, slow, and introspective. Really wonderfully written all around, a gem of an introduction to a(nother) rarepair you didn't know you needed in your life.

Points of Contact by buskie

E, WIP longfic (32k words), Shakarian

A first contact AU fic where Shepard and a certain lost Turian fall in love, comes with plenty of seriousness, silliness, shenanigans, and some smut to top it off.

I'll See You Again by courtmartialed

M, WIP shortfic (5k words), Shakarian

Another First Contact story, this time in a Reincarnation AU. “The captain and lone survivor of that crew is Shepard, though her name is not Shepard yet. And the lone Turian, piloting the ramshackle dinghy that finds her ship, is Garrus.”

On Galaxy's Edge by DatSonyat

T, oneshot (1.5k words), Saren and Desolas

This piece still floors me every time, Saren being this soft just stops my heart mid beat, honestly it's something I've lately felt more and more need to indulge myself in. It's so slow but hits like a fully loaded train, all the emotion is expertly hidden just under the surface. Probably one of the best pieces of writing I've had the pleasure of reading, period.

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71 notes - Posted January 4, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Sports Mass Effect needs:

Krogan rugby

Biotic ice hockey (@whiskynorocks 's idea)

Biotic figure skating (listen, Saren would lowkey be good at this that's all I'm gonna say)

Biotic dance and acrobatics

Biotic rock climbing/mountaineering

Zero G ping pong

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squigglysquidd · 5 years

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Asks! Cuz I’m a greedy B for your OCs. Parable - do the twins have a favorite human tradition? How often do they see pop pop when they’re adults and what’s that relationship like? What’s Castis’ take on his kids bonding to humans? What are Arcellie’s opinion on Saren falling for Cassia? Does Saren think of Ellie as his mom? Fibonacci- what is Castis’ opinion on humans? Did Nihlus tell Ashlyn “I love you” first? What is something Jana does casually that Garrus finds incredibly hot?

I love all the questions!!!!!

Parable

Do the twins have a favorite human tradition?

Cassia likes the tradition of gathering up the entire family to celebrate certain holidays. A close second is giving gifts on holidays, but turians have some holidays and special occasions like that, so it’s not strictly a human thing. I’d say that turians also gather as families, but not usually with everyone, extended family included. For them, that means everyone from the Normandy and their families joins in on the festivities and that’s not too usual for turians. Turians separate work and life, so it’s not often that they get close enough to fellow soldiers, subordinates, or superiors to end up having huge gatherings for holidays. That, and humans have more holidays that call for it than turians. Seriously, we humans celebrate everything, lol.

Being how they were raised, Damocles can’t really say he has experience to compare it to, but from what he’s learned of turian customs, he can say that he really likes how humans tend to embrace changes when compared to turians. Sure, there are still stubborn prejudices and whatnot, but a huge thing is the fact that even with such a powerful military presence, humans don’t actually force their people into mandatory service. We all know turians require at least some time in the military, but humans are like ‘oh, you want to study music? Well, here ya go. Have fun!’ while turian society would rather you serve your people in some way. Sure, Damocles went into a military of sorts with the Wraiths, but he’s happy that it was his decision to do so, not one forced on him and he has an ulterior motive in liking it because he knows that, had they been in turian society, his best friend and love, Aeson, would have had a hard life. He’s not only a traitor’s son, but he just isn’t cut out for combat of any kind despite Damocles’ every attempt to train him. Aeson’s just too passive in nature and Damocles knows with sobering certainty that his friend probably wouldn’t have survived combat if he was ever thrown into it. (Not much of a demand for fishermen in the military, so Aeson would’ve been forced into a position he wouldn’t have been comfortable in)

How often do they see Pop-pop when they’re adults and what’s that relationship like?

Enjoying travel as much as she does, Cassia sees Pop-pop quite often. Usually, if she’s around his neck of the woods, she’ll stop by. Sometimes they can meet on the Citadel or she’ll see him at his home on Palaven, but she’s also really careful not to directly attract attention to herself because of her family’s notoriety so if he says it isn’t safe to visit for whatever reason, she sticks to vidcalls. Their relationship is really close because she tends to follow a more strict code of morals than her brother. Sure, she doesn’t exactly follow rules, but Castis has long since realized that following regulations may not be in that family’s repertoire. Plus, I don’t think Cassia could ever have a bad relationship with someone even if she tried.

Damocles is different, however. We all know how imposing he looks, and that attracts unwanted attention if he ever goes anywhere. Usually, he only visits Pop-pop when he can manage to hitch a ride on a Wraith transport to Palaven, Palaven being a bit of a safe place for the Vakarians thanks to Primarch Victus’ relation and subtle protection towards them. Damocles gets antsy at Pop-pop’s though, because he can’t do anything that may attract attention. He’s explored the area around Pop-pop’s home to the point he could probably walk it blindfolded and there’s only so many extranet games he can play by himself or with Aeson to keep him occupied in his downtime. He’s also a lot like his father in his rebelliousness and though Castis has cooled some to Garrus and Jane’s ways, they still butt heads at times. Damocles, in these cases, can actually be considered worse than his dad and, unlike Garrus who tries to keep the peace for the most part, Damocles won’t give as easily. Damocles is headstrong and lets emotion rule his thinking in almost every setting, so he’s nearly impossible to effect. It’s because of this that Castis, for once, keeps his stricter morals under check so as not to ruin the few chances he gets to see his grandson.

What Castis’ take on his kids bonding to humans?

Honestly, after all the family has gone through, he’s just happy his kids are happy. He’s learned to accept that Garrus will always go against the grain in terms of turian culture and traditions because he’s learned the hard way after losing Valeria and going through the Reaper War that there could always be a day where it’ll be too late to reconcile with the idea of their differences. Solana’s relationship is much easier to accept because she and James are much more traditional (and he’s got experience with human family thanks to how different Jane is to everything he expected). Years ago, he would’ve put up a fight about it, but now he’s realized that it doesn’t matter the species so long as his children are happy. Life’s too short for pettiness, he’s come to realize, and family doesn’t always mean blood.

What are Arcellie’s opinion on Saren falling for Cassia?

Arcanus is just so damn relieved someone’s there to show his son the ropes in life, so to speak. He sees what being raised in a tank has done in terms of his son’s ability to fit into society and Cassia seems the perfect person to show him the good in actually interacting with other people outside of work. Saren makes it hard enough to get along with as stunted as he is already, so he needs that exact opposite in Cassia to balance it out and give Saren a real life he will enjoy, even if he doesn’t immediately know it.

Ellie thinks it’s really cute. She adores Cassia because she’s just so damn lovable and mature for her age. Ellie was initially really worried Saren wasn’t getting the concept of dealing with people on a personal level, but didn’t know how to go about getting him to open up. To tell the truth, she was actually worried about interacting with him at first because she remembered her colossal failure in a relationship with Arcanus in the beginning and didn’t want to cause a rift between herself, Arcanus, and Saren. She’s hesitant in relationships because she spent so much of her life in secret, so the fact that Cassia and Saren seemed to click from the very beginning is a huge sigh of relief because she’s eventually admitted to herself that she sees Saren as a kind of step-son, even with as untraditional as his ‘birth’ was.

Does Saren think of Ellie as his mom?

Good question. I don’t think he’s ever called her ‘mother’ before or put that word to his feelings towards her, but he unintentionally treats her as one. Arcanus is his father in both genetics, but also in guidance and the shared personality they have, but Ellie is different for him. At first, he didn’t have any kind of emotion to associate with her besides an acceptance and a bit of gratitude because of what she was to his father. It didn’t help that Ellie was wary of what she should be for him too, but eventually, he begins to see Ellie as a person separate from his father and she gains confidence that she isn’t going to ‘mess this up’ because she’s so rusty with relationships. Saren now associates guidance of a different kind with Ellie. There’s just some things that a father can’t teach you and, in interacting with Ellie, he’s learned some things that come from having a mother. Sure, most of it is Cassia’s doing, but he’s learned how to love someone from watching his ‘parents.’ He knows how his father is because he technically ‘is’ his father, but he’s learned how to be tender and what devotion looks like from a different person in seeing how Ellie interacts with Arcanus. He actually goes to her at times when he wants to do something nice for Cassia but doesn’t want Cassia to learn of it. Between her and Jane, all his romanticism has pretty much been learned by his ‘mother’ and mother-in-law.

Fibonacci

What is Castis’ opinion on humans?

As Primarch, he is wary of humans. Still so young to the whole of Eros and its politics, he thinks they are too demanding of attention and a place in the government (at least, that was before Sovereign) because it was like they came in and wanted a voice without actually proving they could handle the responsibility. We have to remember that their first act was to wage a small war with his people because they wanted to expand and didn’t think of diplomacy when the turians stood their ground, instead of seeing it as an invitation for battle. He still doesn’t trust many humans and sees undeserving arrogance in many dignitaries, but Jon and Garrus’ belief in him has helped Castis see the good in them. It’s why, after Sovereign’s attack, Castis reached out to King Stephan Hackett to propose trade lines between their peoples. He was happy to learn that the King was closer to Jon than Udina in thinking, so it’s helped him to be more open to humans when it comes to meeting individuals instead of a blanket view of them from what he sees of their representatives.

Did Nihlus tell Ashlin ‘I love you’ first?

Actually, he didn’t outright say it in a human way. Ashlin was the first one to put it to words, but he was courting her for a long time in a turian way with gifts and subvocals. They finally got to that point once he realized his attempts didn’t seem to be getting noticed and learned human poetry to impress her and express his feelings in a way she’d enjoy (she likes poetry in this AU). His poem is pretty much a love confession without saying the word, so it led to Ashlin finally putting the word out there in her response. Really, they were kinda idiots about the whole love thing in the beginning, lol

What is something that Jana does casually that Garrus finds incredibly hot?

Before they’re a pair, he has a weird interest in her hair as well as her eyes. He hasn’t seen many people with long hair like waves of fire or eyes that shift with the colors of the earth (her eyes are hazel). Like many fighters with long hair, she tends to keep it up or done so that it’s out of the way, but she’s just like any other woman and has to brush it. When she does, and he sees it, he’s almost entranced with the way it flows. Fire is powerful to Alysim and the image of someone running their fingers and a comb through it is almost unearthly.

Once they’re together, it’s her little touches that drive him absolutely insane. Turians aren’t touchy by nature and she usually wouldn’t be either in public, but she does it a lot as a way of grounding herself in this new reality. She doesn’t want to lose him like she did her husband, so she’s always reminding herself with touch and even kisses and after a life without any sort of partner to speak of, he’s starved for affection without even knowing it at first. Sure, he’s had touches from his family, but never a romantic partner, and once they’re a pair, they are both very touch-oriented in and outside the bedroom. It’s actually kinda cute how surprised he is by just how good being touched, hugged, and kissed feels even without it ever leading to sex.

Thanks so much for the asks!!! I loved them!!!

#Parable #Damcoles Vakarian #Cassia Vakarian #Saren Reguix #Arcanus Reguix #Ellie Hunter #Arcellie #Cassia x Saren #Castis Vakarian #Primarch Castis Vakarian #Fibonacci #Papa Vakarian #Atheling Garrus Vakarian #Garrus Vakarian #Female Shepard #Shakarian #Jana Shepard #wafflesrock16

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theravenofwynter · 6 years

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Chapters: 18/? Fandom: Mass Effect Trilogy, Mass Effect - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Major Character Death Relationships: Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian, Urdnot Wrex, Ashley Williams, Liara T'Soni, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, Normandy Requisitions Officer, Castis Vakarian, Garrus Vakarian's Mother, Kaidan Alenko, Jeff "Joker" Moreau, Illusive Man, Jack | Subject Zero, Kasumi Goto, Karin Chakwas, Miranda Lawson Additional Tags: Character Study, No Plot/Plotless, Mild Language, Psychology, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Earthborn (Mass Effect), Sole Survivor (Mass Effect), Sexual Content, Smut Summary:

She was a case he couldn't crack and he never wanted to stop investigating.

Or, a series of interwoven one-shots exploring the relationship between Garrus Vakarian and Commander Shepard.

#shakarian #femshep x garrus #character study #fic rec #this is so well done!#i'm slightly jealous

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ao3feed-shakarian · 7 years

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read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2x6dJKY

by atenaglory

Having successfully defeated Sovereign and delayed the Reapers, the Normandy team have begun to go their separate ways. Garrus, who left his life on the Citadel to help Commander Shepard stop Saren, has returned to his job at C-Sec and is determined to make a change: he'll follow the rules, and not just make his own. But immediately he is faced with antipathy from his superiors and the reality that the Normandy crew is about the only group of people that even believes in the Reapers.

Words: 5671, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Mass Effect Trilogy

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Female Shepard (Mass Effect), Garrus Vakarian, Butler (Mass Effect), Nalah Butler, Lantar Sidonis, Sensat (Mass Effect), Grundan Krul, Ripper (Mass Effect), Vortash (Mass Effect), Weaver (Mass Effect), Monteague (Mass Effect), Mierin (Mass Effect), Erash (Mass Effect), Melenis (Mass Effect), Solana Vakarian, Castis Vakarian, Garrus Vakarian's Mother

Relationships: Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian, Female Shepard & Garrus Vakarian

Additional Tags: Angst, Canon Compliant, Canon-Typical Violence, Canonical Character Death, Character Study, Developing Relationship, Slow Burn, Family Drama, Eventual Romance

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2x6dJKY

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #shakarian #mass effect #garrus vakarian #female shepard #commander shepard

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galpalaven · 7 years

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Rules: tag the person who tagged you, always post the rules, answer the questions, and add the date

What are your five most popular works? What are your five least popular works? Are you surprised? Why? Optional: If you want to calculate this, what are your works’ average number of notes? Today’s date, so you can see how your results might change if you do this again in a year.

No one tagged me I just wanna do this

I’ll go by AO3 kudos, I guess, because hits can be relative. I’ll also have a few “honorable mentions” because there are a couple of things on tumblr that I never posted on AO3 that got kinda popular.

What are your five most popular works?

Echoes - (287 kudos) Fallout 4, Female SoSu/Nick Valentine

Old World Luxury - (154 kudos) Fallout 4, Female SoSu/Hancock

Close Call - (85 kudos) Mass Effect Trilogy, Shakarian

Clueless - (76 kudos) Fallout 4, Female SoSu/Nick Valentine

Moments - (63 kudos) Fallout 3, Female Lone Wanderer/Butch DeLoria

Honorable Mentions:

Newlywed - (182 notes) Sun and Garrus learn to be married

Family Bonding - (128 notes) Sun Shepard makes a good first impression on Castis Vakarian via family tradition

What are your five least popular works?

Cyclic - (4 kudos) Mass Effect Trilogy, Female Shepard & Liara T’Soni (to be fair, I just posted this one)

Spirals - (8 kudos) Dragon Age: Origins, Zevran Arainai/Female Cousland

Point Break - (8 kudos) Dragon Age: Origins, Female Surana & Female Cousland

It’s All In The Eyes - (8 kudos) Dragon Age: Origins, Female Cousland

Nightmares - (10 kudos) Dragon Age: Origins, Zevran Arainai/Female Cousland

Are you surprised? Why?

Nah, not really. My most popular stuff is either A) a multi-chapter fic or B) a very popular ship or C) has been up for a while.

My least popular stuff, alternately, is either Brand New or in a dead fandom. Or a character study type deal and who really cares about OCs right.

Optional: If you want to calculate this, what are your works’ average number of notes?

No real calculation happening, but I generally, at least on tumblr, get between 8-20 notes. On AO3, I can usually hit 100 hits, and get around 8 or so kudos per fic.

Today’s date, so you can see how your results might change if you do this again in a year.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

I tag you if you wanna do this and haven’t been tagged in any writing memes yet even though you really wanted to be lmao

#about me #i guess #my writing kinda

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uldren-sov · 7 years

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8, 9, 10!

Because this is Mass Effect Andromeda please keep in mind there will be SPOILERS

8. Its all in the family. Explain their relationship with Alec, Ellen, and their sibling. If you changed anyone’s names or added a different sibling in your canon, explain why.

I’ll just go down the list. Due to the relatively small family in comparison with the rest, and due to the fact that Alej, her brother, was a boy, her father and her never really got along - or at least not as close as Alec was to Alej comparatively. While she might have been better than Alej at most every aspect in their informal N7 training, to scientific pursuits like Elena “Ellen” Ryder, most of the pressure was put on Alej to carry on what Alec had started. While she was a child she might have doted on him, and he on her, it soon evaporated when she started seeing the difference in how he treated the twins. As a result she went from a childhood of trying to get his approval, her adolescence was her getting over it. Time away from the family helped her cool her animosity toward her father and Ellen’s death bridged some gaps. She’d like to think he was coming to terms with her capabilities before Habitat 7. Her need to escape, to explore, and her - lbr - abandonment issues come from him.Elena “Ellen” she was incredibly close to and was a huge inspiration for her work with the Protheans. Maybe the only source of inspiration for that work. While learning all about the Protheans and studying with some of the sharpest minds was interesting, she was more proficient at the Peacekeeping aspect of her job. But her love of learning and adventure sparked from Elena, as well as the sense of mystery and enjoyment from the unknown - rather than a fear of it - was also from her. Losing her, her also really only parental support when she was growing up, was crushing and she didn’t want to talk about it. But now, after finding out she was only in stasis, and hidden away? She has hope again and pain has been lifted but she’d like to think she has a little more independence now. She always had a guilt that, being biotic - being the only biotic - she was somehow a cause for her mom’s disease, nevermind Elena had made it incredibly clear that her being a biotic was a reaction, not a cause, of her disease.Alej “Scott” is her other half and like 90% of her impulse control. She was the ones who scuffed her shoes and scraped her knees and beat up kids who teased the far more reserved and by-the-book Ryder. All of her life she’s supported him when their father was either overbearing on Alej or nonexistent. Her best friend, confidant, support, and rival - she’s closer to Alej over anyone else in the now two galaxies. Operating without him in any way - there were calls at least once a day when they were posted separately in the Alliance - was one of the hardest obstacles to overcome, but with him now awake she’s, again, gained a sense of independence. She doesn’t have to worry so much about family and it’s fine to live her own life as she chooses. The names are changed because I wanted my Ryders hispanic no matter how much EA wanted to make sure I didn’t get it.

9. What’s their favorite memory they have of their sibling? Of their parents?

Alej: one of them is how they got their tattoos. A cousin of theres dared a young, 17 year old Valentina to get a tattoo down on the Zakera Ward. Val and these two particular cousins, Alejandro and Ricardo, were the more troublemakers of the family. And she, maybe buzzed, went and did it. Well later that night, they all sober up and realize - oh snap she got a tattoo and Alej hears about this. He knows she’s going to get utterly crucified for this so he goes and gets the same tattoo on the other ear to share the blame. It kind of works and throughout the years whenever they do something with their lives, they add to it. Parents: Living on the Citadel and being something of a troublemaker - she was wrongfully accused of something a fellow dumb teenager did. Just a case of tagging which she’d never done but it was easier to place the blame on her rather than whoever else might have done it - especially since she was seen near the area. Well, as soon as she called her parents to help her get out of this mess? Elena? Believed her in an instant, she knew Valentina didn’t really care for school, but was a good kid who at least never broke the law. Alec? Alec was at the station before C-sec even brought her in. It was going to be just a warning, a little misdemeanor, but he fought and argued on her behalf until the station chief, Castis, was even brought in. She was released since there wasn’t any hard evidence - and it might have been the starting point of when Alec Ryder and Castis Vakarian started becoming friends.

10. How have they dealt with the aftermath of Habitat 7? How deeply does this effect them?

She never expected to be the Pathfinder. She never wanted to be. She was there in the Andromeda Initiative to get a fresh start and to explore a galaxy that was entirely new to them. She was there for the adventure and none of the responsibilities. Habitat 7, the planet, was harrowing and exciting until the prospect of the kett happened. But hey, that’s why she was in the peacekeepers, so she knows how to take care of herself and her way around a rifle.

Then Alec died. Then all that time she thought she’d have to start over with him was gone. Then she was alone. Again. With a voice in her head and 20,000 lives all weighing on her.

She didn’t want any of this and quite a few times she wanted to give it up. It’s easier not to give a fuck about anything and coast on by through life, but needing to care about something? Was scarier than any of the unknowns she’s been through. She didn’t want to be the Pathfinder for a long time but somewhere down the line she started caring about her crew, the people on the Nexus, the people looking up to her. Then it all started to click. (Sometime after the Moshae was safe)

#ME spoilers #ME OC #OC: Valentina

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dukeoftheblackstar · 2 months

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[3] 'Truce' || Castis & Garrus Vakarian

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So as you know, I have been in this continuous descent of Castis Vakarian thirsting and I just remembered a really fond memory of my grandfather and I when I would be a spoiled little shit. I mean I wasn't really a spoiled child, but I was spoiled by my grandfather a lot.

So after being reprimanded, my stupid little heart would take it soooo personally and won't talk to my granddad until I just fall asleep from crying. Hours later, I'll awake up asleep on his chest.

So.

Have a post-argument sleepy times with daddy Castis and this cute little chub, Garrus. I wanna say Mrs. Vakarian lovingly placed the itty, bitty, baby on sleepy grumpy dad ♥.

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dukeoftheblackstar · 1 month

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[6] 'Father Duty' Pt. 2 || Castis Vakarian

I, II, III, IV, V, by scent.2002 || Meta

Here we have:

Little Garrus stuffing dad's drawers with his blankie because someone has been bring home work a little too much. Needless to say, Castis feels equally touched as he is troubled because Garrus has thrown his stuff away to make room for his blankie.

Itty, bitty Garr-bear sharing his desserts for dad but ends up taking a huge bite and is now in the dilemma of whether dad would notice or he'd have to take one for the team and eat all of it.

Hydration is very important. Specially if you're a very young Turian caught in the adventure of making sure dad's OK. The drink was supposed to be Castis'.

And so was the sandwich — or what's left of it. Castis is not a fan of saliva-soggy bread. [ I wasn't sure if there's an equivalent of sandwich for Turians.]

Dad's way of saying he's both proud and love the itty, bitty monster baby.

I'm having dad withdrawal. This may be a little too wholesome for Castis, but I'm pretty sure he did his best. With how Garrus turned out. I know most of his personality is more from mom as per the comics, but I'm also sure that he's got a lot of Castis in him too.

Anyway, have some fatherly sweetness from husband #3, Castis Vakarian.

Tagging my fellow thirsty Turian friends @eyecandyeoz @yuku78

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dukeoftheblackstar · 2 months

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[4] 'Retirement' || Castis Vakarian

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With & without glasses because I can't decide which I like best.

Another Castis Vakarian study as the small number of art made for him is appalling considering we like daddies in this binch. I'm also considering adding Avitus Rix in the mix or start on that Saren vs Castis vibe @eyecandyeoz and I went over some weeks ago. Also tagging @yuku78 on here because.. daddy! Might tag the series under : NotQuiteTiredYetTizzy

Here we have:

Retired dad and his new, equally no-nonsense, mid-life existential-crises bought pet bird — a beautifully unimpressed, Gatling-shrieking shoebill to double down on that #TiredDad disappointed look that makes you want to do your best! Right on, Dad!

The 'Well, shit. I guess I'm really retired now" dad coping by actually allowing himself to get shit-faced in his own home because there is no chance in absolute hell that he's going to make a fool of himself in public. Have a slightly drunk-flustered #feelingcutemightdeletelaterforsure daddy on the couch.

Dad and new son pet bonding.

And because I have no self-control, that squiggly, curly-haired bubble person is my OC who I have written in wips as his assistant during his last years before retirement and ya boy shootin' his shot because you know, shipping blorbos with our oc is therapy.

Dad takes to online dating — only because he's a little bit drunk and will definitely deny this the morning after.

Barbeque dad and his special barbeque sauce giving you the "what do you mean you already ate?" — look of disapproval + three seconds before you take that back and sit tf down and eat.

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dukeoftheblackstar · 3 months

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Castis Vakarian, A Turian Study Part 2

-> Part 1

I'm really loving study sheet #2, but I can't really picture him looking silly like the two ones on the right, but the other three is giving me that stoic, strict, collected vibe of sorts. I'm also seeing a little closeness to him being a might fine, seasoned gentleman.

But clearly as you can see, the thirst remains unquenchable. But since this is a study, we keeping the NSFW in my secret folders.

I'd like to think that Castis still keeps up being in shape. You can't just take that a way from a man in uniform, imho. I don't see him as someone who'd let himself go so easy — not that there's nothing wrong with it.

I like how this turned out, but we're gonna work on his face in that angle a little more.

What do you think?

Also flexing my cutie patootie OC, Duch in there ♥

@eyecandyeoz @yuku78

#♝#dukeoftheblackstar #castis vakarian #vakarian #turian #mass effect #young castis vakarian #castisvakarian #castis vakarian art #vakarian genes #blessed vakarian genes #husband no 3 #art by scent #turian study #castis vakarian study #older turian #mass effect andromeda #NotQuiteTiredYet

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dukeoftheblackstar · 10 months

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ρℓσ кσσи αят:

Wine Daddy Plo: I, II,

Plo Expressions: I, II,

Plo & The Wolves: I,

PloDuch (oc) Art: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII,

Home by amorfista — a state of being, a state of mind, a state of feeling, a state with you.

¢αѕтιѕ ναкαяιαи αят:

Castis Vakarian, A Turian Study: I, II, III, IV, V, VI,

Commissioned art by moonmo0n and, scent.2002 [ please do not repost ] Dividers and banners by saradika, dystopicjumpsuit, idontgetanysleep

Plo Koon x OC / Reader : Somewhere Only We Know

You kept your friendship with Plo and though your heart bleeds for him, as it beats only for him, you decide to yet again express your desire to act in spite and avenge your most favorite Kel Dor in the galaxy. Only to be reminded of something else. "Right Here" - Part II -> Depression strikes and you're at the medcenter.

Savage Opress x OC / Reader : Come Away With Me

Fic dedicated to a friend, @amorfista ♥ To endure is to be patient ; the unnerving circus of a concept that for him to be angry, for him to bestow upon you this carnal need of fury, he would first have to care about you.

[ρℓσ∂υ¢н] [ OCxPlo Koon Series] : єℓє¢тяι¢ ℓσνє

Fic dedicated to my Plo Koon bestie @saengak ♥ Chapter 1: The Invite <- <- <- Ziar Koon, Plo Koon's father, is hosting a celebratory gathering to commemorate the newly established hatchery as part of rebuilding Mother Dorin after a separatist attack a year ago. That said, Plo Koon is expected to be at the event and with you being the known closest to Plo, he is expected to have you by his hand during the ceremony.

ℓσνє, ι gυєѕѕ - ρℓσ кσσи χ σ¢/яєα∂єя [ w o r m ] | ρℓσ∂υ¢н

мσяиιиgѕ ωιтн ρℓσ кσσи - ρℓσ кσσи χ σ¢/яєα∂єя | ρℓσ∂υ¢н

αѕк!ρяσмρт: αℓтєяиαтινєѕ - ρℓσ кσσи χ тιмι∂!fєм!яєα∂єя

яєρєит ωιтн ∂σм!ρℓσ кσσи - αѕкρяσмρт - ∂σм!ρℓσ кσσи x яєα∂єя

ѕαтυяиιиє - ρℓσ кσσи χ fєм!яєα∂єя

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dukeoftheblackstar · 3 months

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A young Castis Vakarian a.k.a. a 'failed' attempt of capturing his seasoned look. #BlessedVakarianGenes

Tagging my thirsty Turian friends.

@eyecandyeoz @yuku78 and I recall you also like ME @arcsimper5 (if I remember correctly)

A bit late, but I couldn't resist not having one done for Husband #3, Castis Vakarian from Mass Effect.

As you know, the lack of Castis Vakarian out there is depressing me. Yes, depressing me. I did my part in contributing to the Plo Koon tag, now for my very rare gem of a Turian Husband.

He turned out so damn fine ;//////////; and this is from the same artist who, by the way, has not done an in-depth study of Turians yet. I literally just threw some photos in today and he had this done and I'm just so in love, you know?

This is heavily inspired by @yuku78's take on thicc boi Garrus and I couldn't resist adding some tatts to my fine boi ;////////////;

But he looks so damn young here and idk, maybe we'll do more study to give him that seasoned, daddy vibe.

Now, please excuse me while I go pine for him for days.

Also.. WIPS!

#♝#dukeoftheblackstar #castis vakarian #vakarian #turian #mass effect #young turian #young castis #young castis vakarian #castisvakarian #take that you empty castis vakarian art tumblr tag and your silly stupid tumbleweed #castis vakarian art #vakarian genes #blessed vakarian genes #husband no 3 #art by scent #NotQuiteTiredYet

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callista-curations · 2 years

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New Year's fic recs (2021-2022)

It’s about time I put the curations part of my tumblr to work on the fanfics side of things, so here goes: A selection of my favourite fics (with turians) I read in the last half year or so.

Yes I am fashionably late, I was going to post this before new year...

The Primarch's Advisor by hardinginhightown

M, oneshot (9k words), Adrien Victus/Castis Vakarian

NoisyNoiverns' Kryterius collection

G, 13 oneshots and shortfics, Kryterius

Observations upon waking by interventionsandlullabies

M, oneshot (4k words), Shakarian

Aptly tagged: “Read for free therapy.” A collection of snapshots told through Garrus’ eyes, from the soft to the sharp realities of the war. Fantastically written, intimate and personal.

Loyalty Mission: The Coldest of Hearts by Orionis

T, shortfic (38k words), Shakarian

Same Song, Different Verse by suddenlycomics

T, WIP (12k words), Femsep Garrus and Tali

An exciting AU where Shepard never joins the Alliance, Garrus is a Spectre, and they meet Tali on Earth.

The Softer It Falls by BronzeAgeLove

T, shortfic (10k words), Lorik Qui'in/Lilihierax

Points of Contact by buskie

E, WIP longfic (32k words), Shakarian

A first contact AU fic where Shepard and a certain lost Turian fall in love, comes with plenty of seriousness, silliness, shenanigans, and some smut to top it off.

I'll See You Again by courtmartialed

M, WIP shortfic (5k words), Shakarian

On Galaxy's Edge by DatSonyat

T, oneshot (1.5k words), Saren and Desolas

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Much love to all the writers and artists for making boatloads of fantastic content last year, I wish everyone has a fantastic 2022 (with many turians).

I hope you have a nice time reading some of these, and when you do, remember to share your love with the authors!

Author of one of these fics (or illustrator/artist mentioned) and want your tumblr, twitter, or something else linked? Pop me a message and i'll edit it in.

Other comments, questions, or suggestions? Let me know!

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