This story is co-authored with . Please follow the links at the end of the description to get to the next chapters.

SPOILERS: Everything up to and including Mass Effect 3's ending.

SUMMARY: After the tragic events of Mindoir and Akuze, Marco Shepard has grown so accustomed to the abyss that the idea of falling into it doesn’t scare him anymore. And when someone no longer fears death, being ‘willing to die for someone’ becomes hollow words… But this time, he may just have found someone to live for...

DISCLAIMERS: All the characters in the story belong to Bioware, and whoever else has the rights on Mass Effect. Some quotes will directly be borrowed from the games.

Anything about Marco Shepard that isn't already part of the default character, including his personality and elements of his back story, was created by Cygnonymous.

Oh! And so is that gorgeous cover picture that she drew for our story. That's totally Cygnonymous' artwork. One of the perks for collaborating with a writing partner that has all the talents. ; b

WARNING: Certain chapters may contain more mature situations such as thoughts related to depression and suicidal intent, descriptions of violence, and sex between two loving and consenting adults.

Chapter 1: [link]
Chapter 2: [link]
Chapter 3: [link]
Chapter 4-1: [link]
Chapter 4-2: [link]
Chapter 5-1: [link]
Chapter 5-2: [link]
Chapter 6-1: [link]
Chapter 6-2: [link]
Chapter 7-1: [link]
Chapter 7-2: [link]
Chapter 7-3: [link]
Chapter 7-4: [link]
Chapter 8-1: [link]
Chapter 8-2: [link]
Chapter 8-3: [link]
Chapter 9-1: [link]
Chapter 9-2: [link]
Chapter 9-3: [link]
Chapter 10: Coming soon!