#Solana Vakarian

[dukeoftheblackstar]

[5] 'Father Duty' || Castis Vakarian

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Here we have:

Take your kids to work day where precious little baby girl Solana (we're still polishing working on Solana and I couldn't decide whether she's younger sister or older sister — I feel like she's younger but also feel like she's older depending on the mood swings).

Garrus verbally and literally pointing out someone's form isn't proper because Dad taught him the proper way and Castis is just 'well, you heard my boy' — ah, yes, more delulu coming your way ♥

Solana is not at all happy to be there but she's the behaved one so she gets to be in daddy's holster.

Garrus eating off dad's spicier plate because it's 'dad's spicier plate' and he wasn't going to back down to dad saying, "You're too young for this, Garrus. This is too spicy for y—."

Look at the sheer determination to appease his father and his pride as a Vakarian. NOMNOMNOM LITTLE ANGEL ♥

Dad making copies of work related files in his omni-tool because Solana decided to play with it and did cute little doodles and blamed it on Garrus.

Garrus gets a time out and doesn't know why. Dad won't tell him.

#♝ #dukeoftheblackstar #castis vakarian #vakarian #turian #mass effect #young castis vakarian #castisvakarian #castis vakarian art #vakarian genes #blessed vakarian genes #husband no 3 #art by scent #turian study #castis vakarian study #older turian #mass effect andromeda #NotQuiteTiredYet #solana vakarian #the vakarians

[lassieposting]

Anyway, things i think would be really funny: horrible turian puberty

Like. Give me Shepard who cannot tell Solana Vakarian's children apart, because it turns out the males don't grow fringes or a larger cowl until adolescence. She has to let Garrus hand out the correct gifts to Niece and Nephew.

Give me teenage boy turians who are either really smug about their new baby fringe, preening like it's 2010 and they just got the Bieber haircut, or super insecure about it because it's not as long and impressive as their friends' or their bully's.

Give me teenage boy turians in bootcamp who consistently bang their fringe or back into things or overbalance because they're not used to being this tall, or having a heavy cowl, or having to duck to go through doorways. And all that on top of suddenly being 80% limbs and having a voice that keeps breaking and making your buddies laugh.

Turians are apparently avian? And. The seagulls who nest outside my window make peep sounds as babies. It's a plaintive, insistent noise: feed me! As they grow up, they start making adult seagull sounds, but they'll still keep making the peep noise at nearby adults long after they leave the nest, hoping to beg or guilt their way into a free meal. Give me Garrus and Solana who - as grown-ass adults - will occasionally still use Baby Turian Subvocals on Castis when they want something: the rest of his sandwich, a hug if they're sad, whatever. Because that's dad, and some part of them will always be babies to him.

#mass effect #mass effect headcanons #shakarian #garrus vakarian #solana vakarian

[thefloatingstone]

I really want to draw something meaty and put some characters into The Situations but I am dealing with a double whammy of art block and some REALLY insane migraine/Sinus issues the past 3 or 4 days.

So all I managed was a quick Solana. I wanted to give her a cool leg prosthetic but then I didn't really draw her legs sdjfdsjkfsdhf So that's the level of cognitive function I am dealing with at the moment

Fun fact! I really dislike a lot of the female turian design! So I just... ignored the parts I disliked lol.

#Mass Effect #Solana Vakarian #Art #artists on tumblr #Digital art #I need a better art tag #Mainly I dislike that the fucked up the female turian's spines to make them more human #and I really dislike their lip shape which also made them more human looking #And I really dislike how they designed the shorter crest in a way that also makes them more human #So I literally just ignored all of that and applied the turian anatomy the males have instead #like where the spine connects to the skull for instance #Still not sure how I feel about the cat eyes tho. #I saw a Nexus mod that replaces the cat eyes with the same eyes the males have and it kinda looks better... #Also gave her teal eyes. I know Castis has copper eyes in Andromeda #But the Andromeda design clashes with the Homeworld comic design #so I based her on that rather #I really dislike what they did to turians in Andromeda too #Why are they white? #Anyway I am rambling in the tags and I need to stop gdi my head is killing me and I can't think straight #I WILL draw some situations I promise #I just can't right now

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Snippet from The Messages in Between Chapter 2. Garrus' message to Shepard during their six months apart. I broke my heart writing it.

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: July 25th, 2186]

I’ve gotten more comm buoys out to increase the hard lines of communication. I will be pretty busy dealing with them and getting them up and running. Mom is back on Palaven. Treatments went well. She’s starting physical therapy. She’s really trying. 

I can’t believe I’m actually seeing her walk. 

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: August 7th, 2186]

Okay, so I’ve learned from the best and started yelling. And the Hierarchy is listening again. My task force just doubled overnight and with more money. We have actual tangible stockpiles of food and medicine that could last us years in most of the colonies.

I’m finally getting somewhere on this, Shepard. 

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: August 11th, 2186] 

Have you heard from Liara? I could really use her right now. The terminus system is giving us trouble on our comm buoys. I’m hoping she has a few contacts that could sort that out. She’s not answering, though. Remind you of anyone? 

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: August 18th, 2186]

I’m this close to reaching out to Wrex for help. Maybe if I got him a bottle of Ryncol, he’d be cooperative? I’d save it for you, but we all know what happens when you get your hands on it, Shepard. And you know it would kill me. Wrex just seems like the safe choice for it. 

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: August 24th, 2186] 

She’s in the hospital again. Spirits Shepard it’s bad. Something about her liver from the treatments.

I shouldn’t have hoped. 

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: September 2nd, 2186] 

We just held her funeral.

At night, when the wildflowers bloom. An old Cirpritine superstition. Your spirit can’t reach safe passage without them. The flowers guide the spirits back to the grounds of Palaven for final rest. 

I’ve never seen the fields fuller than they were tonight. 

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: September 2nd, 2186] 

On Omega, I thought I was going to die there and be stuck to haunt that rock.  Not exactly a lot of flowers flourish there. Thankfully I had you to pull me out.

I wish you were here with me now, Shepard. 

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: September 5th, 2186] 

My mom’s name was Laesia Vakarian. She used to design ships for the turian military. Mainly she designed smaller military vessels, but she was so proud of her work. 

Did you know she wanted me to steal Normandy blueprints when I told her I joined? I’m only half-joking. She was pretty upset she wasn’t asked to be on the project. 

She said the Normandy was something she’d always hoped for, a true invention. 

She didn't care about C-Sec or that I quit. 

My joining made her so proud. She said I got to be part of the symbol of the best of what turian and humans can do together. That I was destined to do great things with the opportunity. She was right. But I’m hoping there’s more we can do with the Normandy. 

Her eyes lit up so much over that vid call when I told her I joined. That was the last time I saw her as truly herself.  

I was so hopeful I would have seen that again. I guess that is what I get for being greedy in my hope.   

I wish you could have met her in her better times. 

She would have liked you, Shepard. 

Read the rest on Ao3

#mass effect #commander shepard #garrus vakarian #shakarian #castis vakarian #solana vakarian #mass effect fanfiction #Laesia Vakarian #my fics

[maxeralfa26]

Tali and Garrus’s sister,Solana Vakarian

wanted to draw Solana with a cool dress and Tali in a casual clothes

#Tali Zorah #solana vakarian #vakarian #Turian #Quarian #mass effect legendary edition #mass effect trilogy

[teamdilf]

character hcs for, hmmm.... let's go for solana and garrus please!

Sexuality Headcanon: Solana is bisexual and Garrus is straight.

Gender Headcanon: Cis woman and cis man, respectively.

A ship I have with said character: I ship Solana with James Vega real hard. It sort of happened by accident - in Come Back Alive, James is guarding Lora after he and Jack found her in the rubble and sticks around after Solana and Castis show up to take care of her. Solana is in a rough space emotionally - her brother is lost in space, and her leg is never going to heal right, so she's contending with the realization that her mobility will never be the same. And, then there's the fact that her dad is emotionally constipated and not taking care of his own needs, let alone hers. She needs someone to talk to and James isn't perfect - he sticks his foot in his mouth a lot, but he tries really damn hard. He makes her laugh. He obviously cares so much about Lora, but damn James won't flirt with her the way he flirts with everyone else!

Solana is hurt by this and thinks he's not attracted to her, but the truth is, James doesn't flirt with her because he respects her so much and really likes her. After a chat at the beach, they get on the same level and decide to sneak around, only they're about as discreet as a punch to the face, so Castis figures it out immediately, and helps them keep it quiet.

Garrus? He and Lora were my first Mass Effect OTP.

A BROTP I have with said character: For Solana, I'm going to go with Lora. I think Lora offers a lot of fresh perspective on Garrus, and Solana is grateful that Lora got her and Castis evacuated to her vineyard in Germany towards the end of the war, which wound up saving their lives.

With Garrus, I flout common convention in Shakarian fics and have him becoming really good friends with Kaidan. They're able to get past the awkwardness that resulted because Lora and Kaidan were briefly an item during the events of the first game, and Kaidan acts as Garrus' second-in-command while they're trapped out in space. They really lean on one another, and that sort of trust winds up leading to a close, lifelong friendship.

A NOTP I have with said character: With Solana, I don't think I really have one? I've never seen her shipped with anyone and thought, "oh, that's not for me", honestly.

I think it's the same for Garrus. I don't have any strong opinions in this regard, but maybe Kaidan because they're besties in my canon universe?

A random headcanon: Solana is two years younger than Garrus and partly because Garrus was off doing spirits only knows what at the time, she winds up taking a transfer so she can act as her mother's caregiver. She has a lot of bitterness surrounding this time in her life - she gave up a lot and then never did get the career she wanted back because of her injury during the war. It's something she seeks therapy about post-war, but she rarely speaks of her mother's illness with anyone but James and her therapist. It just hurts too much and she doesn't want to feel bitter and angry at her father and brother.

Garrus really loves the Blasto vids, and he'll claim it's genuine but part of it is because they annoyed the absolute hell out of his father when Garrus was a teenager.

General Opinion over said character: I've always appreciated seeing how people write Solana - we get so little about her in-game so she's a character people are really free to make their own. I also get a kick out of seeing whether she's the older or younger sibling in other people's universes.

I love Garrus and have a lot of appreciation for the unreliable narration we get from him, particularly regarding his actions on Omega. Things like the rest of his crew wanting to bail, and him continuing to push to get more done, because eventually he was always going to piss off the gangs enough for them to bring him down. What happened was unfortunately inevitable and I do personally prefer Garrus coming to see the grey in life and sparing Sidonis.

Also, Castis was right about Garrus and I will die on that hill. Yeah, Castis' manner sucked, but the dude knows his son.

#ask games #thank you! #j's fics #Solana Vakarian #Garrus Vakarian

[sapphiredraco]

So um.. I just finished "Son of Palavan Daughter of Earth" and... Let's just say my chest is gonna be hurting for a few days. It is literally the best fanfiction I've ever read. So many laughs,wholesome family time, and then so many tears. And how the end is basically TV by Billie E. I love it so much that my brain literally converted it to cannon. I wish there was more art from this fanfic. I hope (though doubtful) it'll turn into a comic. I-😭 I love it so much..

#shakarian #garrus x femshep #garrus vakarian #the vakarians #Solana Vakarian #jane shepard #Spotify

[danypooh80]

All I ever wanted, Ch. 105

Tensions are high after the mission on Thessia, but some people step up to get things back on track

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34461097/chapters/122281963

#Mass Effect #shepard #Commander Shepard #Ashley Williams #female shepard #John Shepard #mass effect kasumi #Kasumi Goto #Solana Vakarian #mass effect ashley #Nihlus Kryik #Garrus Vakarian #mass effect garrus #Shepard x Garrus #James vega #samantha traynor #shakarian #fanfic

[uponthenormandy]

mass effect swap where vetra is the one that goes after saren with you on the normandy, while garrus and solana fly millions of lightyears away to andromeda

#mass effect #mass effect andromeda #garrus vakarian #vetra nyx #solana vakarian

[swerveable]

SOLANA BEING GARRUS' SISTERS NAME, AND SOMEONE HEADCANONING HE CALLS HER SOL FOR SHORT IS SO FUNNY BECAUSE ALL I THINK OF IS SCHOOL SOL'S

EDIT: IVE BEEN INFORMED IT IS INFACT NOT A HEADCANON AND ITS CANON HE CALLS HER THAT

Garrus introducing Femshep to his sister: Jane, this is my sister Sol, well that's what I call her, her name's Solana.

Femshep: You call her Sol? Like SOL? *stiffled laughter*

Solana:What? What's so funny about my nickname, Shepard?

#swerveable #mass effect #garrus vakarian #solana vakarian #femshep #commander shepard

[spectre-shitposts]

#mass effect #shitposts #garrus vakarian #solana vakarian #ghosted #that's rough buddy #siblings #lol #text conversations

[dukeoftheblackstar]

Rewatched one of my favorite anime of all time, Assassination Classroom.

I desperately need Garrus and Shepherd drawn looking gloomy while holding prizes because they got banned from the firing game stalls during some festival.

For. Kids.

Also.

The firing game stall was Saren’s.

Saren is pretty happy about his decision.

Princess bby girl Nihlus manning the goldfish scooping stall because he just so precious 😘😘😘.

Ooh! And some wholesome Papa Vakarian pushing Solana in a wheelchair to enjoy the summer festival.

Oooh! And Executor Pallin on a sweet shop with cotton candy and cold treats — booze. Lol

@eyecandyeoz ;;—;; so many turians, not enough thought ;——;

#dukeoftheblackstar #garrus vakarian #commander shepherd #mass effect #assasination classroom #saren arterius #nihlus kryik #festival #castis vakarian #solana vakarian #Mass Effect brainrot #executor pallin #venari pallin

[mtreebeardiles]

Stardew Effect, ch. 11

Summer, Year 1: Rest & Reunions

Full chapter over on AO3!

Kaidan shifted as he came to, frowning a little as his sleep-heavy brain tried to process where he was. The material beneath him was decidedly not his mattress, the warmth pressed against his body was not from his blankets, and the whisper of white noise in the background was not the soft murmur of various woodland creatures that had taken up residence in the trees surrounding his home. 

 He inhaled deeply, catching a mix of scents: something distinctly woodsy with a hint of cologne that wasn't his own; leather; and…

 Pizza.

 Memories came flooding back to him then and he grinned, running a hand along Evvy's back. The other man was cradled against his chest, sound asleep, the pizza, breadsticks, and marinara dipping sauce they'd made together from scratch sitting mostly eaten on the coffee table. A glance over confirmed the soft hum came from the TV mounted over the fireplace, screen idle. Movie and pizza night, one in a series of dates the pair had managed since this budding something between them began at the end of Spring.

 Kaidan drew his nails lightly along Everett’s back, nonsense patterns that earned him a sleepy sigh and Evvy snuggling closer against his chest. Kaidan’s smile widened, looking down and wondering, again, how he’d gotten so lucky. 

 He'd worried at first, wondering how he'd even plan their first date let alone any that followed. The only place to eat was Everett's workplace, and the nearest town that boasted more options was nearly two hours away. But Tali's suggestion of a picnic at one of the many scenic spots to be found within walking distance of Pelican Town set the standard, the two men quickly discovering a shared love for cooking or, in Evvy's case at least, baking. 

 The threat of rain had changed their venue for the evening, but Kaidan didn't mind. It was a different sort of experience than what he was used to for dating, being in a shared space like this, working together in the kitchen before curling up on the couch for movies. Everett even liked cuddling more than most of Kaidan's past attempts, from the more casual to the more serious, and he was increasingly finding that he liked it, too. Liked the feeling of being held or holding, liked the comforting weight of another beside him. Liked moments like this one, Everett dozing with his head on his chest in a position they hadn't started in but must've shifted to at some point when they'd both fallen asleep. 

 It was nice, Kaidan decided, fingers moving to card through Evvy's hair, to be with someone who handled him so tenderly, who didn't mind tender handling in return. 

 Everett inhaled deeply, shifting a bit before his eyes slowly blinked open. He yawned, peering around blearily, and Kaidan smiled all the more to see his brief confusion turn into realization, a flush coloring his cheeks. 

 "…I passed out on you again, didn't I?" Everett asked, voice sleep-rough, and he offered Kaidan a sheepish smile. 

 "Well, I think we both passed out, but if you want to be technical about it you did end up using me as a pillow."

 Everett laughed, scrunching his nose as he pushed himself up. 

 "Sorry about that," he said, rubbing the back of his neck. 

 "Don't be," Kaidan assured him. "It was…nice. Cozy."

 "Yeah?"

 "Yeah." 

 "You're trending into dangerous territory with that, Mr. Alenko," Everett said, dimples flashing. "Next thing you know I'll be demanding exclusive little spoon rights and stealing all your blankets."

 Kaidan gave an exaggerated gasp, resting a hand on his chest. "A blanket thief!"

 "A very crafty one, too."

 "But maybe not as circumspect, seeing as you told me. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."

 "Nah," Evvy said, a certain mischief in his smile that sent Kaidan's heart fluttering. "My methods generally involve a lot of puppy dog eyes and shameless use of cuteness to convince my victims to just give me all their blankets."

 "Oof, yeah, I can see how that'd be very effective."

 Everett laughed, sitting up properly and snagging another piece of pizza. "You agreeing I'm cute?"

 "No," Kaidan replied loftily, pushing himself up. "You're extremely cute. It needs the adverb, you know, for clarity's sake."

 He grinned as Everett blushed all the harder, smiling around the pizza already in his mouth. 

 "Think it actually rained at all?" Everett asked after a moment, having polished off his slice. Kaidan shrugged, getting to his feet and offering the other man a hand. 

 "Let's find out."

#My writing #Stardew Effect #Everett Shepard #Kaidan Alenko #mshenko #Everett x Kaidan #Shawn Shepard #Leigh Coats #Major Coats #male shepard clone #mshep clone x major coats #Shawn x Leigh #Garrus Vakarian #Solana Vakarian #Mass Effect/Stardew Valley AU

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[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: September 2nd, 2186] 

We just held her funeral.

At night, when the wildflowers bloom. An old Cirpritine superstition. Your spirit can’t reach safe passage without them. The flowers guide the spirits back to the grounds of Palaven for final rest. 

I’ve never seen the fields fuller than they were tonight. 

[Garrus Vakarian - Draft Date AST: September 2nd, 2186] 

On Omega, I thought I was going to die there and be stuck to haunt that rock.  Not exactly a lot of flowers flourish there. Thankfully I had you to pull me out.

I wish you were here with me now, Shepard. 

Art for The Messages In Between

#mass effect #commander shepard #garrus vakarian #shakarian #mass effect fanart #mass effect fanfic #olivia shepard #my art #my fics #Solana Vakarian #castis vakarian

[arteriussovereign]

Vakarians

Took me a moment to realize, but the Shadow Broker transmission between Garrus and Solana about there mother, who in the Homeworld comics we learned got hurt from a hit and run. Another entry there tells of Garrus donating to research for a

Corpalis Syndrome

. That injury to Miss Vakarian or whatever her name officially (none yet), likely developed into this Corpalis Syndrome. "Affected species: turians Characteristics: A rare disease that causes severe neurological degeneration in turians. Although no cure for Corpalis Syndrome yet exists"

#mass effect #garrus vakarian #castis vakarian #solana vakarian

[teamdilf]

Heads Up, Seven Up

tagged by @sparatus to post seven sentences. Here is something from my Shepard & Castis-focused work, which is an AU of my canon universe, where Garrus is trapped on the Normandy for five years, so Castis lives with Shepard as her roommate and becomes a father to her, raising her two adopted children with her.

“I’m jealous of you, because I have all this baggage with my dad, and Garrus had a whole storage container full of baggage with him, but you never did. Yeah, he didn’t like that you were a Spectre and was furious when Garrus ran off to work with you, but he came to see the person you are. I think in a lot of ways it was easier for him to build a relationship with you than it was to rebuild one with his kids. I’m not angry with you - or even with him; it’s just the way it goes, and I’m glad you have him and that you two are so close. But I’m also jealous," Solana admits.

“I think that it is sometimes easier to develop an emotionally vulnerable relationship with someone you do not have a painful history with. I do not have a history of pain or frustration with your father; I was just an adult who had no family who really wanted a dad, and I know him and Garrus had their differences, but when you two came to take care of me, it was like…” there’s a lump in her throat and she swallows around it, her eyes burning, “I had a dad again and I needed that.” 

“You needed him more than I’ve ever needed him, truth be told."

Tagging whoever wishes to complete this! :)

#Shakarian #femshep #Castis Vakarian #Solana Vakarian #Mass Effect Fanfiction #J's Fics