Not just a memory (смешанная)

to preface:
this takes place in a canon right after the events of mass effect 3, where shepard chooses the destroy ending and lives. mostly, this work is personal, if not to just make me feel better about the very cop-outty ending to the series. i love this series and i don't want it to die with shepard... so surprise surprise, she doesn't die :) this is going to be very long, and detail the events that take place after the blast that destroys the relays.
the shepard in this fic's name is venus. she's a paragon sentinel who romanced liara in me1 and garrus in me2 and me3.