Author: squigglysquidd

Ellie is pretty much Ana from Overwatch. Why? Because I’m lazy and she looks badass.

Ellie is much taller than Jane, about 5’6" – average for a female, but Jane isn’t really average at her short 5’ height. She has white hair that she often keeps pulled back and out of her face. During one of her missions, she lost her sight in one eye, so she also wears an eye patch. One more lesson against hard work, I guess.

Heh, Arcellie?  It has a ring to it 😉

Arcanus/Ellie

38.  What are they like in the bedroom?  Any kinks/fetishes/turn-ons?  Anything they won’t do?

Ellie definitely has to lighten Arcanus up in the bedroom.  He isn’t used to sex for pleasure and not just to scratch that itch.  He’s only ever had Ellie to really want to have sex with while all other encounters were to ease the stresses of his work.  That’s why, when they come together, Ellie takes away his control.  She doesn’t necessarily dominate him, but she does keep him on his toes, makes him work for it.  Though he won’t admit it in words, he loves when she does that.  She’s taught him to not overthink the act, but not to just make it a rush to the finish either.

As for kinks/fetishes/turn-ons?  I like to think those mandible rings come into play.  After all, Garrus did mention how piercings on sensitive places for turians are often for sex alongside visual effect.  Sure, Arcanus didn’t get them for sex, but they aren’t about to just remove them when teasing them with touch and tongue can send shivers down his spine.  He loves her hair down so he can card his talons through it and she loves stripping him down from his elegant robes and turning him into subvocals and mush, no matter what it takes.

As for really dirty stuff, I hadn’t really thought of it.  Hell, many of Shakarian’s dirty stuff in Parable came spontaneously.  Much like it would in everyday relationships that want to try all sorts of new things, I think.

39.  Who initiated the relationship?  Who kissed who first?  When did they realize they were in love?

Ellie definitely started it all.  It built on trust, mind you, but she was definitely the one to say ‘why the hell not’ and move in for the kill.  Arcanus wasn’t necessarily against a human, but he wasn’t much for going out to look for a relationship when he was currently on duty.  He was, after all, a very dutiful soldier before it all hit the fan for him.  I would guess that they finally figured out they loved each other when they realized they could trust even despite the conditions of their species with each other.  She kept his secrets and he learned to open up and repay her trust with some of his own.  In teaching her about turians, they eventually built a friendship and, from there, it’s obvious where it went.  Ellie, learning about turians as she went, I think wouldn’t have immediately kissed him until they were already aware of their feelings.  Then, she’d probably try the turian version first before catching him off guard one day with a human kiss.  

Jane/Garrus (Parable)

13.  What do they do for fun?  Do they have a favorite activity or do they like to switch things up?

Can I say sex?  Because I know we’re all thinking it.  😉

Okay, more seriously.  During the war, they would build model ships together, work on their armor and weapons, or she would try to teach him to sing or share in drawing with him.  Now that they don’t have to fight Reapers on their spare time, they love to watch movies over snacks and a bottle (sometimes two) of wine.  Still being soldiers of a kind for the Wraiths, they still like to spar together, but it’s always full of banter and attempts just to get the other flustered and distracted instead of actual practice.  They also are known to spend evenings out on the beach, just listening to the waves, watching the stars, and talking about anything and nothing.  

Other than those constants, they also tend to mix up their entertainment, usually because they either see it on the vids or someone else doing it first and it looks interesting.

Cassia/(Spoiler – which I’m squealing to try and tell)

10.  Who drives?  Cooks?  Does the handiwork?  Cleans?  Pays the bills?  Handles the public?

Man, I really want to give this one away!  

Cassia is a pilot, so she usually ‘drives’, so to speak.  She’s much better than her mom, trust me, but she does tend to do crazy things while maintaining control.  Cassia also cooks because her mate is worse than Arcanus in terms of work, so he only makes MREs or ready-to-eat meals.  As for the handiwork, he works more on the tech side of repairs and she is more physical.  She gets her hands dirty while he deals with the small parts, I like to say.  Bills?  Both pay, but only because they work the same sort of job and both are too stubborn to let the other do it.  Her, because she isn’t some damsel who can’t pay a bill and he because, well, he doesn’t see the point in being coy about money (he’s a bit… shall we say… out of touch with the ways of modern society and has to learn it from experience as if he’s been thrown into life as an adult without getting to grow up through the experiences).  The last question should be way too easy because we all know how enthusiastic Cassia is with people, especially new people.  Her mate is sort of lost on how to socialize, but that doesn’t stop her from dragging him alone and forcing him to be around others instead of in his work.

5.  Nicknames?  Pet names?  Any in-jokes?

Cassia actually likes to use the term ‘babe’ with her mate, but its use is actually a joke in and of itself.  She loves to use it when she’s playing with him because, at first, he had little to no understanding of the reasoning behind nicknames.

Jana/Garrus (Fibonacci)

4.  First impression of each other?  Was it love at first sight?

Jana is very torn on first sight.  She married a Garrus and she knew that man better than anyone, but it’s obvious that this isn’t him.  The fact that they aren’t the same is both painful and relieving.  She would have felt that finding a carbon copy would only be like replacing her husband, but it also means that, now, she can be hurt by rejection from this new version.  She initially distanced herself from him in hopes that out of sight, out of mind would work, but Tali kicked her into gear.

Garrus, on the other hand, couldn’t give two shits about Jana.  She’s a new member of Jon’s team, that’s it.  He isn’t going to trust anyone but himself with his life as it is, so her being there is no difference.  He has a slight interest in the differences between her reality and his own, but he’s too insecure to actually go forth and talk to her.

19.  What do they fight about?  What are their arguments like?  How do they make up?

Garrus doesn’t know how to trust and open up to reveal his true self.  He sees that person as weak and unimportant.  When someone gets in without him knowing, forces him to consider his feelings, he gets angry and defensive.  His arguing is often physical outbursts directed outward towards objects or enemies, but never those he’s come to realize he cares for.  He’s never hurt anyone he considers ‘a friend’.  When he fights with Jana, it’s often because she has broken down a wall of his and, when that happens, it is never her who ends the fight.  She remains firm, stands before his rage, and waits until he tires out.  It’s then that he’s his weakest, his most vulnerable, but also his most accepting.  That is when she is there, whether to talk to, hold, or just provide silent support.

Sure thing, my lovely anon!  😀

16.  What do they do during shore leave or their free time?

Before her twins consumed her life, Jane would often spend her down time in various ways.  There are times where all she wants to do is sit down, mentally check out, and draw whatever she sees or feels.  Then again, there are days when she wants to be around others, thanks to her friendships with the Normandy crews.  In those instances, she usually just hangs out doing what they want.  She’s tired of being in charge after being their ‘Commander’, so it’s her turn to tag along.

18.  Do they have a nickname?

Jane has only ever had a nickname from one person, her mother.  Anyone who knows Parable knows that wasn’t too good a relationship, so the nickname ‘Janey’ is not one that brings anything but very bad, bad feelings.  She and Garrus don’t really have them as they seem sort of strange to each other, sort of childish.  Sure, they use some endearments as jokes, but there isn’t really anything he’d rather call her than Jane.  Besides, he figures Jane is simple enough.  As for the rest of the Normandy, they’re still a bit uncomfortable calling their former Commander anything but Shepard.  Old habits, I guess.

Thanks so much for the asks!  

saintedfury:

susurrusilous:

1. – How do they fall asleep? Wake up? Any daily rituals?
2. – How’s their team work? Do they share well?
3. – Are they open about their relationship? How do they feel about public displays of affection?
4. – First impression of each other? Was it love at first sight?
5. – Nicknames? Pet names? Any in-jokes?
6. – Any tasks that are always left to one person?
7. – What annoys them the most about their partner? Would they change it if they could?
8. – What do the like best about their partner?
9. – Do they discuss big issues? Religion? Marriage? Children? Death?
10. – Who drives? Cooks? Does the handiwork? Cleans? Pays the bills? Handles the public?
11. – Do they celebrate holidays? Anniversaries?
12. – Is there a wedding? What was the proposal like? Any kind of honeymoon?
13. – What do they do for fun? Do they have a favorite activity or do they like to switch things up?
14. – Anything they both dread?
15. – How adventurous are they?
16. – Do they keep secrets? Lie? Cheat?
17. – What would make them break up? Would it be permanent?
18. – What are their dates like? How long do/did they date? Do they ever feel the need to take a break from each other?
19. – What do they fight about? What are their arguments like? How do they make up?
20. – What does their home look like? Their room?
21. – Do they share any interests or hobbies?
22. – Does their work ever interfere with the relationship?
23. – How do they hug? Kiss? Tease? Flirt? Comfort?
24. – Any doubts about the relationship?
25. – How much time do they spend together? Do they share their feelings, or hold things in?
26. – How do their friends feel about their relationship? Their families?
27. – Do they have kids? Grow old together? Split up?
28. – What are their vacations like?
29. – How do the handle disasters or emergencies? Minor injuries? Sickness?
30. – Could they manage a long distance relationship?
31. – Do they finish each other’s sentences? Pick up any phrases or habits from each other? Know when the other is hiding something?
32. – Do they ever get into trouble? Is it serious, or are they just mischievous?
33. – What kind of presents do they get each other? Do they only do it on special occasions?
34. – Do they have any pets?
35. – Do they bring out the best in each other, or the worst? Do they have a fatal flaw?
36. – What’s their greatest strength as a couple? Their weakness?
37. – How much would they be willing to sacrifice for the other? Any lines they refuse to cross?
38. – What are they like in the bedroom? Any kinks/fetishes/turn-ons? Anything they won’t do?
39. – Who initiated the relationship? Who kissed who first?  When did they realize they were in love?
40. – Any special memories? Do they have a special place they like to go to?
41. – Are they party-goers? What are they like when they’re drunk? Does it happen often?
42. – Do they let each other get away with things that would normally bother them?
43. – Do they talk often? What about?
44. – Are the comfortable with each other? Anything they have to have their privacy for?
45. – Any special dreams or goals they have as a couple? Any heartbreaks? Regrets?

I have so many spoilers for Parable relationships that I want to give out so bad! This ask list only makes that need worse!

Never be afraid to ask me anything, @wafflesrock16 !  Or anyone else, for that matter.  I absolutely love answering asks or messages of any kind.

So here we go:

FanFic Asks:

30.  What inspires you to write?

To write is a way to get my ideas out, of which I have many.  It’s like watching movies in my head, so I like to get them out onto paper, so to speak, and see what others think.  And, as bad as it sounds, readers help me to keep inspired and updating work instead of just letting the stories play in my mind.  That’s why I love talking to my readers about anything they want to know.  

45.  What is your all time favorite fanfic?

Hm… Tough one as there’s so many I love.  I think I’m going to go with what fanfic has stuck with me since reading it the first time, and that is Through An AI, Darkly by strangegibbon.  It just stuck with me, the way each character has their own hell, so to speak, and the excellent open ended ending really makes you think.  Plus, the decisions Shepard has to deal with and their consequences are something that shows the truth of life – you can’t save everyone and there is not always a happy ending.

OC Asks: (My list is jumbling letters, so if these are the wrong asks, let me know!)

18.  What is their favorite number?

I don’t think Arcanus would really have one, to be honest.  He’d see the idea of favorite numbers as confusing.  ‘What’s the point of having one number be more important?’ he’d ask, but Ellie is old school.  She likes lucky number seven.  Not that she wants to rely on luck in her work, but she can’t deny the idea of a number having some sort of power over the others.

25.  What is their preferred mode of transportation? 

I’m going to consider that these are not pertaining to space travel because, let’s face it, those answers are all the same.  For Arcanus, he would much rather prefer to walk if it’s a short distance and, if he has to, then the most comfortable. luxurious ride, especially when he once lived on the Citadel.  On Virmire, everything is so close that he just walks, enjoying the sun and sand while being able to overlook everything.

For Ellie, she likes to do anything that reveals the less about her.  She walks on Virmire, much like Arcanus, but she has a tendency not to make herself obvious out in the public eye like he does.  Old habits die hard, after all, and she’s all about blending in.  When she’s off Virmire, it’s unassuming vehicles to get around.

Fibonacci Garrus

20.  Why do they get up in the morning?

Boy, this guy is a trip to write.  Why does he get up?  Because he has no damn choice.  Staying in bed would either get him killed or make him miss out on any sort of outlet for his anger and pain through violence.  The chance to beat something or kill it is what makes him get up because, then, the hollow feeling within him seemed to be full for the time being.  

22.  How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)?

This answer depends on what he’s envious about.  If it’s a person, then he is more withdrawn and short with them.  He will often limit any conversation or interaction with them, withdrawing to resent them from afar.  If it’s a thing, then he usually just takes it.  However, with the tenuous relationship with Jon (and some of the Normandy garrison), he is less likely to move towards violence for what he wants and, instead, acts much like he does with someone he’s envious of.  He thinks that distancing from something he wants will give him the chance to see that whatever or whoever it is really isn’t as interesting as he thought and why the hell would he still want it now?  It doesn’t always work.

Questions for Me:

B.  What inspired you to create them? 

Arcanus was meant to be someone the Vakarains could look to that actually had connections to get what they wants.  Liara was there, sure, but having more than one person on your side is always better.  Plus, at the time of calling on him, they didn’t have Liara as the Broker, so he was the best way to get info for Zaeed on Vido.  And he contacted them because he saw they were powerful to have as allies and, through his friendship with Saren, had a bit of a suspicion that Sovereign was something more than the Council wanted to let everyone in on. 

Ellie was meant to be a sort of ‘what if’ for Jane.  She is what happens when someone puts work before themselves.  She almost lost the love of her life forever.  Even as it is, she wasted so much of her life working for nothing but credits in the end.  She was meant to be the warning for Jane, and, lastly, a lover for Arcanus because that old fart needed someone.

Now, for Fibonacci Garrus.  Throughout Fibonacci, I will change up character personalities and/or backgrounds.  The idea started with the ‘what if there was another reality, one Shakarian and one Shali?  (I don’t know the Shepard/Tali ship name)  After that, I blame my playing of Witcher at the time for making it a medieval setting.  Still, I wanted something different from the games because it would just be another retelling and I already did that in Parable.  So what could I do?  Well, I could switch around characters.  Silly as it sounds, the idea to make a subject zero Garrus came from the question of if turian colony paints spread throughout the body.  I mean, Mass Effect has piercings for them already, and tattoos for other species, so couldn’t that be a thing?  Plus, I think it’s pretty hot interesting.

shepard-headcanons:

I’ve thrown together the questions from my past questionnaires. Just reblog it and let your followers ask questions about your Shepard.

1. What’s their favorite color?
2. Their favorite food?
3. Their favorite drink?
4. Their sexuality?
5. Their middle name? (if they have a middle name)
6. Their class?
7. Their MBTI type?
8. Their morality alignment?
9. Their Hogwarts house?
10. Favourite season? (spring, summer, autumn, winter)
11. Favourite weather?
12. Favourite music genre?
13. Are they a sun or moon person?
14. Are they a coffee or tea person? (or both?)
15. Do they prefer reading books or watching movies/tv shows?
16. What do they do during shore leave or their free time?
17. What kind of clothes do they usually wear off-duty? (sporty, elegant or specific clothes like sweatpants, jeans etc)
18. Do
    they have a nickname? (a nickname given by one person counts)
19. Do they have a morning routine or is it just complaining and groaning while trying to wake up?
20. Do they have parents/are their parents still alive? (You can write their parents’ names if you want)
21. Do/did they have siblings?
22. Are they left or right-handed or maybe even ambidextrous?
23. Do they have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?
24. As a child, did they have any dreams or a dream job?
25. What was their childhood like?
26. Did they have any friends?
27. Was there a person in their life that changed their view on life/the world?
28. When did they decide to join the Alliance? Was there a breaking point in their life that made them to become a soldier?
29. Is there something they’d change about their past?
30. When was their first kiss?
31. Were they confused about their sexuality at some point in their life?
32. Do
    they prefer one-night stands or serious relationships? Alternative: Did
    they use to have one-night stands until they met ‘The One’?
33. Do they openly talk about their relationship/gush about their partner or rather keep it private?
34. Are they optimistic or pessimistic?
35. Do they have any mental illnesses and if yes, do they visit a therapist or talk to someone about it?
36. Do they have any coping mechanisms?
37. When was their first kill?
38. Under what circumstances do they find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable?
39. What is their greatest fear?
40. Who is their LI and what do they love about them?

♔ : Finding the other wearing their clothes
♕: Holding hands
♖: Having their hair washed by the other
♗: One falling asleep with their head in the other’s lap.
♘: Cuddling in a blanket fort
♙: Sharing a bed
♚: Head scratches
♛: Sharing a dessert
♜: Shoulder rubs
♝: Reading a book together
♞: Caring for each other while ill
♟: Patching up a wound
♤: Taking a bath together
♧: One character playing with the other’s hair
♡: Accidentally falling asleep together
♢: Forehead or cheek kisses
♠: One character adjusting the other’s jewelry/neck tie/ etc.
♣: Back scratches
♥: Reacting to the other one crying about something
♦: Slow dancing

Fanfiction Questions

Fandom Questions

7.  List your NoTPs from each fandom you’ve been in.

Hm… NoTP…  Well, not to sound like I’m just jealous, but I can’t stand the Talibrations set up we have in the games.  Now, I’m not talking about fanfics if they change that dynamic between Tali and Garrus (which would probably end up changing one of the characters and taking them in OOC territory).  Now, while I’m a Shakarian shipper, the distaste for Talibrations doesn’t come from that.  It’s more a distaste for how Bioware develops the relationship.

For starters, the games build a sort of friendship that feels more like a big brother and younger sister than actual lovers.  It has nothing to do with their ages, either, but in the way they talk to each other.  Their teasing, while a bit towards that idea of siblings, isn’t the only reason I don’t really like the pairing because, let’s face it, Garrus teases a lot of people throughout the games.  It’s just who he is.  It’s more about the tone they use between each other.  Garrus teases Tali and, instead of teasing back like Shepard, Tali gets flustered.  That’s a sort of thing I’d see in a sibling relationship.

Now, the second point:  They just don’t share the same goals.  Sure, they both want to protect their people, but think about what will happen once the war is over.  Tali is sure to go back to her people and move to build a home on Rannoch.  It’s been not only her dream, but her entire people’s.  Her people will always come first, while Garrus is the kind of person to find a way to help his people, but put his own happiness first.  Especially after the war.  In his eyes, he’s done his job protecting his people and is ready to step back, as hinted at by the ‘someone who needs to hold a hammer’ statement and, if you consider it, the mention of retirement with the Shakarian romance.  Sure, he probably won’t retire because he’s not one to settle on something, but I don’t see him moving to Rannoch to build homes or deal with off-Palaven politics.  He’s bound to be active in the galaxy, and I don’t see Tali having the same thoughts.

Author Questions

23.  Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of and explain why you like it.

I think I’m going to cheat and give two answers.  Now, I’m not cheating too much as one is a, so-far, unveiled original work and the other is a public fanfic.

My original (that does not yet have a name) is my favorite because it uses a theme that is so different from my fanfic writing, but also one that I, myself, read.  It’s more a psychological thriller that delves into the fear and darker history the MC tries to keep hidden.  A good example for the feel would be Jane’s nightmares in Parable from Resurgence and on.

My favorite fanfic?  Can I say the whole series?  No?  Well, no cheating on that, then.  Well, Juxtaposed has a place in my heart mainly because it started it all, but if I want to look at the overall collection of works, I’d say Nevermore is my favorite.  I feel like it got the ideas of just what Garrus had to go through during the two years without Jane because I wanted it that time to be known for the complete hopeless, dark and gritty time for him that it was.  Plus, who doesn’t love some Edgar Allen Poe?  

Thanks for the ask!  😀