User blog comment:HELO/I Love You, Ashley--Now Stop Punishing Me for It/@comment-58609-20120423072505

I could respond to a lot in this thread, but I'll try and keep my response succinct-who is/are my move interest(s) and what do I think of Ashley in this context?

-I usually go for what I consider to be the most likely to be canon (long explanation, I'll spare you it) and in that context, I see Ashley as LI for ME1, Miranda in ME2 and Ashley again in ME3 (again, I'll spare you the subjective 'evidence'). Introducing headcanon in this however, I see the last part of that analogy having Miranda as LI in ME3, dying, and Shepard and Ashley at least mending fences but not in a romantic way.

-But isn't that a short-changing of Ashley? I guess, but I agree with most of your assertion. Ashley does get irritating at times in ME3 over Cerberus, but I think it's understandable. But going by certain 'moment videos' (as in, moments that show the development of relationship), it does seem clear that her LI with Shepard is more casual than say, Liara, who I agree had excellent friendship scenes if not romantic ones. Heck, Miranda's single tear if you reject her had more emotional punch than most of the Ashley romance scenes IMO.

Oh, and BTW, you can have Leliana. Just so long as Morrigan's mine. XD