Stand quietly behind him while he pilots the Normandy. On the one hand, he’s a smart ass who probably deserves a good dose of his own medicine, on the other, I just love that there is an unapologetic depiction of a disabled man on the Normandy, demonstrating that science fiction doesn’t always have to embody a eugenicist “we can science all of our differences away” ideal rooted in ableism, white supremacy, and homophobia/transphobia.

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The best way to romance Kaidan is to not romance Kaidan. Also: Ash calls Shepard 'skipper', so maybe she's into knots in the bedroom? Kaidan As most players seem to let Ashley die on Virmire (according to my extremely scientific browsing of Archive of Our Own), the Chief Gunnery Officer’s life is cut tragically short which makes her a good candidate for a brief romance which ends in fiery explosions that leaves you conveniently available to romance a different character or three in the sequels.Īsk about her sisters or her dad, she looooves to talk about her family it’s not alienating at all for an orphaned Shepard (unless you chose the Spacer background but honestly Shepard’s non-existent relationship with her mother in that storyline is depressing as fuck whyyy would you do that). Still, I think Ash got the raw end of the awkward “finding its footing” characterization deal of the first game in the trilogy. We in the audience responded with much groaning and little patience. Oh, Ash! Bioware tried to shove you into the role of speciesist straw-woman who quotes Tennyson, seems like the kind of person who would listen to Christian rock, and is incredibly tight with her parents and little sisters. Remember when right-wingers were scandalized at the idea of sexy lesbian aliens! on the Normandy? What’s the Normandy good for, if not for a few freaky alien orgies! Ash In this post, I seek to share with you all the hard-won pearls of my wisdom, so that you too may know how to unlock all of the first game’s romantic secrets, as the possibilities are as limitless as mass effect theory itself. I am currently replaying the trilogy in my spare time for the second time this year. I’ve been on a Mass Effect kink/kick for the past several months.

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