Really good fan fiction, but lacking mass effect terms. A dragon-reaper is a harvester and a turian's secondary voice is called subharmonics

Tali/Shep Love triangle? SO MUCH WIN. I liked how you emphasized Garrus' alienness with the coffee- something we take for granted he abhors.
Also I liked how you got Shepard to do the renegade interrupt without it being out of character.
No real grammar issues; just kinda hoping Garrus suggests a threesome with Tali in the middle.

Aw, Shep doesn't come across as whiney in this one, she comes across as someone who's been through hell and back and needs a little help. I love Mordin, you got him down! He made me smile, how no nonsense he is. You also wrote eve very well, which I love as she's amazing. Prose is nice and clean, as I've come to expect from you babe. Love this chapter, well done.

I think I like this take on their date better than the whole 'lets shoot cans!' deal from the game.
And of course you give Garrus depth. Painting , and actual feelings and such. Adding in the bitch reporter was a great touch as well, it felt like she was the remaining doubt incarnate.
Shepard's greatest fear is becoming a programmed synthetic... But she will reprogram LIFE. OH THE IRONY

Any fic that ends with Kaidybear dead is a good fic. :D I'm not one to comment on angst, but there was a good amount of it.
Also interesting dynamics within Shepard, her self-impositions crumbling in the face of impending destruction.
And of course Garrus being the jealousy badass to put down Kaidan. Like RIker getting punched by Worf would be. I guess.
I didn 't see any real errors, and adding all the doomy gloomy to the one chapter certainly amplified the effect. Like Picard saying 'Make it so' amplifies a commands, or Kirk grabbing some random alien chick amplifies whatever alien mating port there is.

This is a great story! I really enjoyed reading it :)

Great explanation for where the team was while Shepard runs like a bat out of hell around brutes and cannibals and Reaper legs to activate the hammers...
Also the dynamics between Shep and Garrus, sounding like an old married couple using each other's phrases.
Also it was a good touch that Garrus' initial opinions on the genophage was different, but he reasoned out of his old patterns.
Great chapter in a great fic.

OMG It's been forever since I've read this. I love this chapter! It's so goddamn sweet! Makes me wanna get a huge bucket of ice cream, a blanket and some dido or something n read it all, *Sigh* Inky, I'ma cursing you for your talent, it makes me weep a little. This is stunningly written, as I know all of your work is, has great flow and is all technically good as far as I see. But the emotion! That's your hook for me, the way you draw me in and make me all feely. Brilliant, well done. xxx

Oh the feels. I love the emotion you bring into the piece, the longing it just yeah... pulled my feel bones. I love this so much, it's just amazing. The quality of writing is exquisite, it leaps out of the screen, drawing me in and leading me throughout the story. I'm loving this. I really am. Well done. xxx

I'm super torn. Very well done story but it still ends so sad. So "wonderful" and "boo" at the same time.

dammit. just burst into tears. excellent story. I wonder if you'd be willing to have a reunion scene like 10, 20, maybe 30 odd years down the line for the whole crew? or whoever is left.

or, and I confess this would be my preference, a reunion scene, however long or short, between garrus and Teresa up there. that would be awesome.

love this! I can't wait to read the rest of the chapters!

It's sad to see the end of this fic, but I'm glad that you wrapped it up well. I'll admit that Synthesis isn't my ending of choice, but you've represented it well and you've put some real emotion into how the characters react and cope with their new forms. The very concept of a friendly Reaper concerned with anyone's loss is just too alien for words, and it adds a great deal to the surrealness of the whole scene. A great end to a good fic, I can't wait to see what you choose to write next.

Ahh! Why must you fill my reading time with sadness? Seriously though, excellent chapter. Your run-up to the beam managed to capture all the punch that it should, though a little more back and forth between Shepard and the Catalyst would have been nice.

"The dalatrass spoke about this so calmly it was almost creepy."
No kidding! She's discussing genocide as if it's perfectly reasonable! God, I hate her.

"another Krogan Rebellions"
Drop the "S." Or change "another" to "more." Either way, but you need singular/singular or plural/plural.

"Despite her absence for two years he never questioned her, never doubted her and was always there for her."
One of the many reasons I love Garrus so far beyond the other characters.

"some sort of turian-human hybrid?"
XD Maybe just linguistically. SPOILO (but also nice foreshadowing, maybe?) END SPOILO

"He was a dumbhead"
I have never seen this word used before.

"gratefulness"
I think "gratitude" works better, but keep it if you like it; it is correct, just uncommon.

"This time, Garrus wouldn't agree"
YAY! I love seeing character development for Garrus! People tend to ignore the bits where he's not awesome, but you're addressing beautifully.

"he took it and unfolded his rifle."
Should be "he took his rifle and unfolded it." Can't use "it" until after you're defined what "it" is.

"Also, crazy plans seem to work for us.""
XD

"As they stared at the tower,"
I like this bit- I usually see this scene told from Shep's POV, but it's very interesting to see the part where she wasn't.

"I also realized that the rest of the galaxy is still almost enjoying their old wounds, while you go around and cure them. "
This is an astute observation.

Excellent, excellent chapter. You're making a lot fo points on things I hadn't even really thought of; it's refreshing to read you and see these little things pointed out, and to understand some more of the story like this. I especially like the exchange at the end. Awesomepants. :D