For better or for worse, the end to the Reaper War is drawing nigh, and the scars it stands to leave instill fear in all who will fight in its last stand, Tali and Shepard included.
A series of (ideally) short stories exploring smaller aspects of Tali and Shepard's relationship outside of the larger, main-line stories I've written and plan to write, which I do not feel are befitting of a post of their own. This collection will be updated periodically as new entries are completed. Requests/Prompts are welcome, but no guarantees.
Faced with the question of how to spend their shore leave on the Citadel, Shepard and Tali decide to explore the Silversun Strip, and take some time to themselves, afterwards. Fluff and fun ensue. (prompt fill from ao3)
The day is done, the battle won, and Rannoch is reclaimed. In the aftermath, Tali and Shepard take this time to gaze forward, to the horizon, and dare, for just a moment, to have hope that it may yet be theirs.
After Tali is forced to kill her first person in a particularly gruesome way, the event so shakes her that she isolates herself, hoping to deal with it alone. Shepard does not let her get away that easy. (set near the beginning of ME1, somewhat-explicit descriptions of violence)
In the aftermath of her father's death and her exile both, Tali is left to confront the implications of all she has lost: her family, her people, her home. A discussion with a mentor helps her to understand just how much she still has, in spite of her losses. (set two months after Debt and Repayment)
Direct continuation of Debt and Repayment. In the aftermath of their emotional night, Tali and Shepard discuss its ramifications. After being faced with the ending of this special moment, Tali decides to make it yet more special. Rated M for sexual content.
Even two years after Shepard's death, the pain still lingers. Tali decides it is time to face it, once and for all. Though that may not be so easy, in more ways than one. Feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Continuation of Piercing the Veil. While on a mission in a vault of rare artifacts, Shepard spots a gift to bring back to Tali. What it brings out of the two of them surprises them both.
Though their overall mission against the Collectors is going well, Tali cannot help but to be worried about various suicidally reckless acts Shepard has committed since his resurrection. She decides to broach the subject with him, revealing that there is more beneath the mask of the pristine hero he always wore than she had ever understood.