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AndrewRyanArt — Three Years Later

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Description I'm such a dork for these two.
This was inspired by Shepard's comment during the Samara mission when he asked Kaidan if he could learn to biotic float, to which Kaidan replied "Not in the next ten minutes."

Though I’m not crazy about the ending to Mass Effect 3, it at least leaves things open enough for each person to craft their own story of what happens after the war. In my mind Shepard would take a few years off from active duty to recover from his injuries and probably retire from the alliance. But being the workaholic that he is he’d eventually return to his role as a council spectre. Luckily, he’s still got Kaidan to remind him to take it easy every once in awhile.

As for Kaidan he’d continue to teach a class of biotic students as well as resume his own spectre duties. With the citadel being so close to earth he’d be able to easily serve both the alliance and council. Plus without the impending threat of a reaper invasion he’d have more time to improve his biotics and finally master that tricky biotic floating thing.

Sorry I haven’t been posting art lately, been super busy with work this month, hopefully things will slow down in January.
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Comments: 136

tepalynn [2012-11-24 14:46:54 +0000 UTC]

Perfection! <3

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v72382 [2012-11-24 05:59:55 +0000 UTC]

Aww geez, now I want a hug. I loves me some Kaidan and Shepard.

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LightOfTheStray [2012-11-24 05:21:09 +0000 UTC]

Mmm, kinky! That look in Kaidan's eyes! Shepard's in for some lovin'!

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to LightOfTheStray [2012-11-26 17:33:09 +0000 UTC]

you know it!

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HaroldPotter [2012-11-23 23:39:45 +0000 UTC]

Awww, that's so cute. :3

Yeah, these guys are my favorite couple too.

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Badger27 In reply to ??? [2012-11-23 18:42:10 +0000 UTC]

Are they..... anyway great art....but quite disturbing

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twimoonclips In reply to Badger27 [2012-12-20 08:17:12 +0000 UTC]

What do you mean? You do know maleShep can romance Kaidan in the game, right? Look it up on YT. It was overpowering on my female parts.

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Axxaxxin In reply to Badger27 [2012-12-20 08:13:13 +0000 UTC]

How is it disturbing? It's two perfectly normal human beings in love.

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to Badger27 [2012-11-23 20:44:16 +0000 UTC]

There's nothing disturbing about being gay

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Badger27 In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-11-24 17:48:23 +0000 UTC]

So its disturbing for you to find that i think a Shep/Kaidan disturbing? All that is quite disturbing me! And i thought that Gay Shep was with Cortez.... tsk tsk tsk. You, my friend, are a disturb-oPhob

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to Badger27 [2012-11-24 20:30:57 +0000 UTC]

You can find it disturbing all you want but it's not ok for you to come onto my deviantart and leave bigoted comments about homosexuality when you know I happen to be one.
Leaving comments like "Cortez is the right choice" shows you're clearly just out to annoy me and I don't appreciate assholes.

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Badger27 In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-11-25 01:06:20 +0000 UTC]

Andrew pls, my appologies then!but I see that your quite hasty to judge me as a bottom hole. i must say, i find this conversation quite interesting. But you seem a bit on the offensive right now and as i recall, theyre is nothing hatefull nor homophobic as a disturbance. Its quite reasuring to see that another one let Kaidan live by the way many thx for that!And maybe i'm pushing my deadfull luck here but i'd like to make a request if its not to heavy to ask. I'm waiting for your answer so pls contact me again!

Sincerly
-Badger-

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Kurokawa16 [2012-11-23 15:10:11 +0000 UTC]

Aww! I love Kaid and Shep. Aside from Garrus and Tali, Kaid is my top man. This is executed very well. Great painting skills!

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DanielGlaber [2012-11-23 15:00:35 +0000 UTC]

Haha! Great work.

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Gratuasart [2012-11-23 12:47:10 +0000 UTC]

This is so cute, I'm whimpering! The idea is cute and they just fit together so well.
And of course, I'm admiring your technique as well. It never fail to amaze me! I wish I can paint this well!

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Baars [2012-11-23 12:16:21 +0000 UTC]

hey! Shep is a biotic too, they can fly together

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to Baars [2012-11-23 14:14:14 +0000 UTC]

My Shep is a biotic too actually but I just thought this would be funnier.

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Baars In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-11-24 03:20:29 +0000 UTC]

i think shep is always a biotic. how can a soldier shep learn reave or slam? xD

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SilentEvilx In reply to ??? [2012-11-23 10:47:20 +0000 UTC]

Awwe

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ilikeshinyobjects [2012-11-23 08:38:52 +0000 UTC]

dawwww <3

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ManticoreEX [2012-11-23 00:40:47 +0000 UTC]

I just .. I don't even.... I'm going to make this Happen Andrew I swear I will cosplay this !

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to ManticoreEX [2012-11-24 00:25:36 +0000 UTC]

you're going to learn how to biotic float? haha

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ManticoreEX In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-11-25 03:14:57 +0000 UTC]

Yeah totally.. I can do this ^_^

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roivasff14 In reply to ??? [2012-11-22 19:48:24 +0000 UTC]

Everytime you drawn something about Shenko you enlighten my day.
I wish you'll never stop fanart them.
Seriously you've a gift :3
Thx a lot to share this with us

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ukenceto In reply to ??? [2012-11-22 17:24:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh my, that's just marvelous!

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TEK427 [2012-11-22 16:29:56 +0000 UTC]

I love the look on Shepard's face! It's like he's thinking, "Maybe this wasn't good idea after all."

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Riveriia [2012-11-22 16:10:50 +0000 UTC]

xDDDD BIOTICS FTW!

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Momijimii [2012-11-22 16:02:33 +0000 UTC]

Another beautiful piece with mShenko! I enjoy seeing your version of what happens to John and Kaidan, because my playthrough had an unhappy ending. ;_;

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to Momijimii [2012-11-23 03:57:53 +0000 UTC]

No matter what you do there is always an unhappy aspect to each ending, it's pretty sad that realizing this reality would require Joker to lose EDI. And while I like to show the two of them living happily ever after I feel like there'd also be a lot of guilt/personal struggle for Shepard in regards to the Geth dying as a result of the choice he made.

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Momijimii In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-11-23 14:32:24 +0000 UTC]

I haven't gone with Destroy myself yet, but yes, from what I've heard it makes the circumstances very sad. I like this fanart that I think illustrates Shepards concience afterwards well: [link]

Poor Shepard. All he wanted was to save everybody.

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Phanteia In reply to ??? [2012-11-22 09:19:11 +0000 UTC]

Aaaw, this is so lovely ^_^

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L2Sentinel [2012-11-22 07:16:16 +0000 UTC]

This is so awesome. I just finished Mass Effect 3 a few days ago, and that final goodbye scene with Kaidan is eating me alive. I'm not ready for the story to be over. I need more John/Kaidan. Thank you so much for this. As sad as it sounds, this picture means a lot to me.

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to L2Sentinel [2012-11-22 15:14:19 +0000 UTC]

Yeah that scene pretty much had me in tears. In my mind they definitely did reunite since I went with destroy. That's one of the reasons i gave Shepard a spectre shirt, because i imagine them getting back to that line of work a couple years after the war's over.

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L2Sentinel In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-11-23 08:01:17 +0000 UTC]

I've always intended to live, and joked with Garrus about retirement plans, but I might have been willing to let the catalyst talk me into sacrificing myself if it wasn't for Kaidan. I made a promise to him. I had to live no matter what. I've never seen a romance that really got to me before. I don't know if it's because I was immersed in the game or because the love story itself was really well done, but it affected me in a way no other love story has. I used to make fun of people for this kind of thing, but here I am. John (I just went with default Shepard) and Kaidan had to have reunited. It is the only acceptable outcome. That's why I sincerely appreciate this piece. It helps me feel like my headcanon is more than just wishful thinking. So thank you.

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to L2Sentinel [2012-11-24 01:12:30 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome

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silvermittt [2012-11-22 07:12:51 +0000 UTC]

This is PHENOMENAL!!!!!! I did a double take when I came across it, it's perfect!!! Great job, and have a nice thanksgiving!

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to silvermittt [2012-11-22 17:47:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks silver mitt. You as well

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silvermittt In reply to silvermittt [2012-11-22 07:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Shepard honey you look maybe a little smidge concerned, heights aren't my thing so I can't blame you.

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AtalaSirion [2012-11-22 07:07:57 +0000 UTC]

Why when i see your fanarts with Kaidan and Shepard i smile D:
how you do thissss to me!
you must have some secret super powahhh

anyway it's lovely :3
i love how Kaidan embrace Shep waist :3
so much love, so much passion
and they float in the air xD

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jasonlauchlan [2012-11-22 06:23:02 +0000 UTC]

Dude, I never heard that and I almost ALWAYS take Kaidan on that mission. I feel robbed.

Great job so far.

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to jasonlauchlan [2012-11-22 06:25:30 +0000 UTC]

you have to have certain characters with you and also talk to the door that's sealed shut after meeting Samara's whiny daughter Falere(or however you spell it)

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jasonlauchlan In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-11-22 09:08:04 +0000 UTC]

I see. Liara was the one who would always talked about that door. It makes so much sense to bring with her, and I got Kaidan in the mission before so I wanted to boost his stats. Damn my sense of propriety.

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roivasff14 In reply to jasonlauchlan [2012-11-22 19:52:56 +0000 UTC]

How to maximize Kaidan's banters ^^

[link]

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einhajar [2012-11-22 06:20:01 +0000 UTC]

did you mean bayotics?

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AndrewRyanArt In reply to einhajar [2012-11-22 06:25:42 +0000 UTC]

I think I see what you did there

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einhajar In reply to AndrewRyanArt [2012-11-22 06:59:51 +0000 UTC]

haha in my language bayot is Cebuano term for homosexual male now also used as a call phrase in visayan conversations..haha

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einhajar In reply to einhajar [2012-11-22 07:02:31 +0000 UTC]

anyway, im no homophobic, its just when i read the title for this piece, and the way it is portrayed, the word bayot immediately pops up in my mind haha

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FatHobbitLover In reply to ??? [2012-11-22 05:14:56 +0000 UTC]

Adorable, as all of your MShenko fanart is. God, I love every piece you do. <3

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A-Crazed-Zombie [2012-11-22 04:26:31 +0000 UTC]

Whoo more mshenko pieces,the Internet can never have enough!

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silentruth [2012-11-22 03:54:50 +0000 UTC]

i'm all for mshepenko.. and this is adorable.
can't wait for the finished thing!

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