1 Series by Mathane

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• Forged in the Alliance by Mathane

  Fandom Mass Effect Trilogy

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
  • M/M, Other, Gen
  • Series in Progress

  24 Apr 2026

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Kaidan Alenko & Male Shepard
  • Kaidan Alenko/Male Shepard
  • Kaidan Alenko
  • Male Shepard (Mass Effect)
  • Ashley Williams (Mass Effect)
  • Urdnot Wrex
  • Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
  • Garrus Vakarian
  • Liara T'Soni
  • Kaidan Alenko's Father
  • David Anderson (Mass Effect)
  • Kaidan POV - Character
  • before Normandy
  • Pre-Relationship
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Slow Burn
  • Military Realism
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Biotic Shepard (Mass Effect)
  • Origne Earth
  • war hero
  • Kaidan Alenko survivor of Torfan
  • Brotherhood
  • Burden of command
  • Found Family
  • Psychological Introspection
  • Earth
  • Introspection
  • Angst
  • PTSD
  • Mourning
  • Military Funeral

  Summary

  Two soldiers cross paths far earlier than they ever should have.

  Shepard carries the weight of Elysium.
  Kaidan Alenko survives the Blitz of Torfan.

  This story follows their path through the war that will shape the fate of the galaxy — a story of loyalty, scars, and the fragile bond between two men shaped by duty.

  A long what if that slowly becomes another version of the Mass Effect saga.

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  Works:

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