This is great.

Thank you for writing this! I've been longing for a good Shep/Chakwas bonding fic and this is it!

Happily off to read the sequel!

This was an amazing take on the backstory and the development and growth of Shepard. This story is really moving and I enjoyed every bit of it. I really think that Chakwas is an underused character in both the game and in fan fiction, and I'm glad you expanded her role here. Really well done! I look forward to reading a sequal.

All i can say is nice. I like how it touched on those starting traits when you create you sheperd in the first game. I hope you dabble in this universe a little more later on. I know I've been tryng to, just can't seem to get the right idea flow yet though. well later

Wow. This is such an emotional piece it's hard to find the words to review it. I love Shepard angst, I always felt like the character had so much hardship in their life with some of the backstories and most writers don't delve into that enough for my liking. Thank you for this.

Wow! This was really, really good! Loved it!

That was beautiful. I love how you convey emotions and I hope you do more! :)

You write magnificently. This story is definitely getting fave'd :)You are very good at conveying the emotions Dr. Chakwas is feeling throughout these events, making them very believable and affect the reader (aka me :P). This was particularly clear in the third chapter, enhanced by the stark contrast between the conversation at the beginning and the destruction of the Normandy at the end. It's nice to see a well written fshep/liara story out there :) you should be very proud of this story.

Heart-wrenching stuff. Very well written, I think that is how it would have gone down in the pod. I hope you do more, you are a great writer and it would be a shame to see you stop here. Keep up the good work? Hopefully you will. :D

Oh T...I can feel your emotion in this one. It's very powerful especially this part: "They will carry you in your darkest hour. You understand loss better than anybody and that will help you to avoid it in the future. You will hesitate when taking a life as you understand the loss of one more than anybody. You are being moulded Riana, I can see this. Yes, it is painful, and it is unfair. But, life rarely is fair and we would not be worthy of it if we just whined about its injustice. Use its fire and its trials to make you into a better being."

Wow, this is really good hun. Are either of these characters from wth game?

You treat the rape very well. It's talked about but glossed over so that your readers don't get sucked into it.

Very well written.

Chakwas is not given enough fanfiction, and she's really a great character. I really love what you're doing here, I never realized how perfectly Colonist/Sole Survivor fit together before now, lol. Everyone seems very IC and your writing is fantastic! Can't wait for the next/last chapter )

Very sad and emotional! Good work!

Hey sorry its been so long since I review any of your work, but hopefully here soon I will have time to go back and reread some of it. With this one I enjoyed your version of Chakwas here. She in a way kind of reminded me of Bones in the games and your story touches on that feeling. I'm interested in seeing the future interaction between her and Sheperd. Will it be a more mother/daughter relationship or more of a distant Aunt that has helpful advise every now and than? ether way can't wait to see more. Later

Strong first chapter. Well-written, and with very clear expressions of emotion. Obviously, your Shep has endured some intense traumas, and I look forwrad to see how this shapes her in future chapters. Good start, and I'm eager for more : )