after the other shenkos ever so cruelly reminded me of the shared "are you flirting with me?" line shep and kaidan have in me3, i just need to cover my favorite things about it.
so there are like, two main flavors of shenko, right. the trilogy romance run and the me3 romance run. the "are you flirting with me?" line takes on different meanings with each one, and they're both so good.
with a previously romanced kaidan, it's funny because it takes on more of a silly "haha let's pretend we're new at this" joke. like "oh, we have to start from the beginning again, looks like we're back to basic flirting LOL". i know people say this line makes more sense with an unromanced kaidan, but i do really love the idea of it being a goof between the two of them as their relationship recovers.
while unromanced, you've got kaidan, who's been pining since me1, but has been dealing with commander "i'm married to my job. also i died and joined cerberus" shepard. and kaidan's genuinely just so fucking flabbergasted at the mere notion that 1. this seems to truly be the shepard he remembers and has feelings for, 2. that shepard might be into him and 3. that shepard is possibly flirting with him. and then once shepard repeats the "are you flirting with me?" line later, its a mix of this confidence boost, and the "fuck it, the world is ending" mentality that finally leads to kaidan flirting way more obviously and eventually deciding to take his shot. i love it. and like others have said, this could become an inside joke as well.
delicious. im eating the shenko parallels off the fucking floor as we speak. yum.
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everyone has a chapter they don't read out loud.
happy n7 day! finally, the first mass effect art posted on my sideblog! and of course you know its gotta be for kaidan and shep. this time a look into their respective pasts. man, being a teen in the mass effect universe must suck, especially if you play as a colonist shepard haha
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"You and I, we are important right now. This is what will never happen again. Us."
My gift for @jentrevellan this Harbinger Holiday season! Aster is an extremely cool Shepard and it was a pleasure to be able to draw her!
Piece is rotatable in any direction so you can change the narrative a bit :> Hope you like it!
Thank you @masseffectholidaycheer for running this event so smoothly!
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A little F!Shenko piece! Once I actually conquer drawing turians will I post up a Shakarian pic!
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Sadly, I can’t be there for @maxrev ‘s birthday stream, so here’s a Kaidan to keep you company, love! Happy Birthday!!
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I just... really love Kaidan Alenko and Shepard making up for lost time in the middle of battle 👌😩
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i'd like to think this becomes a running joke between them. esp if you hold off the romance until me3, since this line is where it all begins :,)
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i know i've posted about fshep lifting kaidan like a sack of flour throughout the trilogy, but i think the best part is that kaidan has also canonically lifted fshep like a sack of flour. like these two can rag doll each other across the room. bonus points if shep is a biotic because then that means they can both physically and biotically rag doll each other across the room.
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Distance - chapter 52
I finally did it! I finally updated my shenko fic Distance just in time for my birthday! Gina and Kaidan are back! ^_^ I'm so excited to keep writing this and finish it off! (Artist is Sathynae)
You can find the full chapter here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/2615129/chapters/135450331
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Shepard when Kaidan is coming to terms with Udina's betrayal and death
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