I couldn't get it out of my head either. M a girl gamer with garrus love, this story scratched that itch to see them unite after it was all over. I just wanted to see the hope. Thank you for the great story

Great! Terrible ending of the Bioware.

I know what you mean about feeling like you owed it to shepard. I've spent weeks and about three separate playthroughs trying to pull off the perfect destruction ending.

No, it makes perfect sense. I SO wanted her to have her happy ending when I played, but some part of me just KNEW it wasn't going to happen - she'd done everything for the cause but martyr herself - I could just feel it coming, you know? Her final goodbye to Garrus left me in floods of tears, so I can entirely understand wanting to give her the happy ending she deserved - and this was beautiful.

Completely loved this. just like the prequel. :D

This is the ending I wanted for my Shepard. This is what she deserved. Thank you for giving it to me.

I am really moved by this. Sorry I speak English poor. I don't know how to say. It's just so warm. I like it and thank you.

...Husks. Riiiiight... *snicker*

You write so darn well I'm stuffed to the brim with envy and admiration (: This is probably going to be my most fav garrusxshep fic. I've replayed ME3 thrice and everytime she reaches the end I'd cry (a bit strange but I cldn't help it) and I'd be suddenly thinking selfishly for Shepard - like what chapter 3 so beautifully put across, grasping for a satisfactory answer to the question: Why me? Shepard asked this a couple of times if I remb correctly and I was always so saddened/pissed when all she got was a typical "It's gotta be you"/"If you dont do it, no one else will" (along these lines). Amazing story you've spun here. Reading this, imagining it happening to my Shepard somehow lets me feel less guilty for allowing such a disappointing end to her life.

(adding to fav list)

I know how you feel...I can't get the game out of my head either. I feel like they spent all this time telling us that it was OUR game...that we determined how our game developed...then at the end said, "Sorry, this is MY game and I'll end it how I want...you get MY ending".

They took Mordin. They took Thane...and in the end, they took away over 100 hours of my life by giving me an ending that made NO sense. HOW did Garrus and the rest of my team get back on the Normandy? WHY was the Normandy LEAVING, running from the fight? IF destroying a relay destroys all life in the area (Arrival DLC, ME2) how did I NOT just kill every living thing in the galaxy? And after spending all those hours getting all the other Species to trust me, I end up getting them STUCK on Earth, where half of them (Turians and Quarians) will starve to death. WTF!

I don't even care if Shepard lives, really...let her die...but let her be in that damn bar with Garrus...because with him is the only ending I want to see...alive or dead, she deserves some reward for all she gave up...let her at least have Garrus!

Sorry, rant over. I love your story and ending!

grunt is basically their kid

That was so beautiful, I'm a puddle of mush on the floor

Thank you thank you thank you so very much! I love your work and although I have been sucked into SWTOR and then of course ME3 the endings left me, like many others, totally bewildered and depressed. Thank you for head cannoning this so much better than I could! Maybe I can sleep tonight. I agree that the Synthesis option seems the most Paragon to me, and would allow for future games so YOU need to get a job writing for Bioware.

I think you did a good job cleaning up the shotty endings they gave us. I hated them and felt like all the previous decisions were totally wasted! My Shep deserved more, she busted her ass and all for those crappy endings? Thank you for cleaning up the ending, it makes me feel a little better. All I wanted was Shep waking up to Garrus (or whomever the player romanced) at her side just like you wrote. Would've been much more epic. Good job!

This is a really lovely alternate ending! Thanks for writing it.