Depressed by all these post-'Gift' angstfics, I'm offering this challenge: write a fic set in the (relatively) happy and innocent days of Season One.

With the day finally over, he sat back relaxedly.

Surprisingly, ME3 proves to be a fantastic entry point into the series for new recruits.

Most of the rational world . . . foresaw a smooth ride to victory for Democrats. They had, after all, the wind at their backs from the 2006 midterm elections.