“If It Meant Living” is the story of Graceyn Shepard - life, death, rebirth, and life once again. It covers the game trilogy and much more. While Shepard is the primary focus, major characters are given significant attention and love. Canon is only respected so long as it’s worthy, so don’t get comfortable thinking you know what’s going to happen ;). Each story is organized in sub-folders on the left. IIML should be read in the following order: 1.) “If It Meant Living: Chapters 1-72”: Mass Effect Trilogy. This is the primary story; don’t let the short nature of the early chapters fool you - this is epic in scope! 2.) “If It Meant Living: Tales”: A series of one-shots set in the IIML universe. Any event, involving any of the main characters, between the First Contact War and 7 years after the Reaper War (the end of IIML), is fair game. 3.) “If It Meant Living: Beyond”: What do you do after you've saved the galaxy? Save another one of course! 7 years after the Reaper War, Shepard and her team embark on a journey into the unknown. Sequel to IIML and "Tales."