Madelaine was the daughter of a chemist who left a trail of blood from Opelousas to Valentine. Charlotte was bought by a gambler and left widowed three months after she arrived in Saint Denis. Juniper watched a bounty hunter burn her ranch with her father's money in his pocket. Anger burns inside of their bellies, and Dutch van der Linde is of a mind to let those flames loose.

It's the sort of fight no one should face alone, a struggle meant to be shouldered by more than one soul. Rhys Cousland has only Nathaniel Howe to share the burden and too much pride to place the grief and anger and hatred on anyone besides himself, even his closest friend, even someone he grows to love.

A person can be defined by the state of their hands - what sort of life they've lived, the battles they've fought (against others and themselves), what kind of person they are. Leliana has met many women in her life and held many different pairs of hands, each more different than the last. (Featuring Lady Cecilie, Marjolaine, the Warden, Justinia V, and Helaine, the Inquisitor.)

It's the first word that comes to mind when Varric explains the relationship between Junior and the Rivaini. (Fifty sentences detailing the various ups and downs [and horizontals] of Carver and Isabela's decade-long affair.)

Both Leliana and Anders walk a cleanly cut path. One is believes it is forged by a higher power; the other, by necessity.

Shepard and James Vega are soldiers. They're survivors, having lived to see the other side of the worst a tour of duty could offer them. When neither is willing to take a chance, one of them is forced to be the catalyst of change or the opportunity will slip past them both.

It's been a long time since Tuchanka had a leader. Humanity has had it's share of heroes, but none they owe as much as they owe her. A handful of drabbles surrounding the relationship between Flynn Shepard and Urdnot Wrex.

Being forced to sit in a brig for weeks on end may lead to a slow descent into madness for some, but Shepard doesn't mind the waiting as much as James Vega seems to. You can find out so much about a person by what they do during their downtime.

You are reminded every day since you remember that within your veins is dragon's blood.

Jaime Lannister always expected a lot of himself. What he never expected was that he would become a Grey Warden, and he certainly never expected what would follow.

There was much left unsaid between Lady Hawke and her lover. At first, they both considered this a blessing, but as the years passed and his plot took form, it proved to be the opposite.

Various speculative fics to fill the time between today and the release of Dragon Age 2. Who knows what'll be found here, honestly. The first oneshot has Varric and Fenris paired together, so. Enjoy? Wait, no. Let me do that over. Enjoy!

Cordia Hawke tells her lover about that one time she met the Hero of Ferelden.

The story of a soldier put at odds with herself and an admiral tired of inaction. One is moving forward while the other steps back. It takes meeting in the middle to find that they are not as poorly matched as they once believed.

50 prompts; focused around the relationship between Líadan Cousland and her mage.

Written as a Secret Santa gift for LJ's Mass Effect community. Kaidan Alenko discovers that Shepard is cheating on him with Garrus Vakarian, though it's in a way that hurts even worse than being told to his face.

It's not unheard of for a young girl to develop feelings for a mentor. Once they come of age, those feelings are often quelled, but that was never the case for the princess of Albion. Through revolution and her reign, she loved him.

Arella Surana has loved and lost without ever having the chance to even experience it; Ser Otto has seen too much death and sadness to sit by and allow her to let it slip away. Surana/Cullen, Surana/Alistair.

AU. Cailan survives the battle of Ostagar to find that Loghain has slandered his name and turned his people against him. But between hatred and betrayal, there are small glimmers of loyalty. And he intends to seek them out. Cailan/Cousland/Alistair. R&R!

A visit to the Fade finally brings Ilona Amell and Justice together. There, he shows her exactly what she's given him.

Sequel to Hot as a Dwarven Forge. After getting a dismissive word from Zevran via letter, Shiloh Amell goes to the only man she knows will let her drink her sorrows. Two pints later, she realizes she isn't lonely at all.

Offshoot of "The Beacon." King Cailan ventures to Amaranthine to pay his lady a much needed visit.

Tesla Shepard wakes to find herself mostly naked in Life Support with a hangover and an equally naked drell. She also soon finds out that Garrus Vakarian was 'misplaced' somewhere during the previous night. This is their journey to find him.

When Oghren gives Shiloh Amell the gift of lingerie, things progress rather quickly to exactly where he wanted her. And she - much to her surprise - wanted him.

When a glitch in the Animus 2.0 transports Leonardo into the future, it's up to Shaun to distract him while Rebecca figures out how to send him back.

Ilona Amell agrees to follow Alistair into the Deep Roads. Everything is as she expects until her friend falls, and she finds herself in the company of another.

A spell-induced trip into the Fade gives Justice the direction he so desperately wanted, as well as the hope Ilona Amell needed.

Now that we have mentioned tying me up in that context, do we have any extra rope around?

ME kink meme fill: Jack's comm unit gets frazzled, so Shepard and Thane have a little fun.

Anders always seems to be nearby whenever Elissa Cousland finds herself in trouble. He does not entirely mind, and neither does she.

As an envoy between Shepard and the quarian people, Tali returns to the Migrant Fleet and is given a task. Prove that the geth can be trusted and the Fleet will join the fight against the Reapers. With a geth, two assistants, and a marine... she will.

A tickle war breaks out in Shepard's cabin. Who will become the victor?

Thane and Shepard visit one of Earth's many deserts.

Thane Krios is nothing like Hermia Shepard originally assumed, but she is not the only one having her preconceptions shattered.

After a particularly infuriating meeting with the Council, Calla Shepard eases tension the only way she knows how.

Shepard had no idea introducing his best friend to his shrink would lead anywhere, but he's made a career of never really knowing who he's saving when he's saving them.

ME1/ME2; SPOILERS. Calla Shepard has spent most of her life trying to achieve an ideal, but does this mean finally having what she wants or will she realize what she needs?

After a week of messages filling the terminals of the Normandy SR-2, Kelly Chambers successfully introduced the entire crew to Valentine's Day. Kelly/Garrus, Chakwas/Gardner, EDI/Joker, Ken/Gabby, Miranda/Jacob, FemShepard/Thane.

Shepard and Thane celebrate the victory over the Collectors in the starboard observatory.

Shepard finds herself in need of Thane's company, and he's more than willing to give it to her.

Two individuals who have faced death embrace the euphoria of survival.

The crowded streets of the Zakera Ward wasn't the ideal place for a reunion. But after their meeting on Horizon, Shepard and Kaidan weren't expecting one at all, so they make the most of it.

On snowy Alchera, there lies a ship. The former crew visits the crash site to say their goodbyes.

Under the stress of the new mission, Calla Shepard is finding it hard to sleep. Garrus takes it upon himself to try and "fix her."

For a woman so unused to the cold, open night air, such an offering is nothing more than the kindest of advances. Aeducan/Sten.