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chaotictomtom · 6 months
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this world isn't big enough to keep me away from you. btw. if you even care.
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samthetrekkie · 7 months
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actually, a great last episode, even though it probably wasn't intended as such: kirk (in the form of dr lester) recounting some of his adventures with spock. saying "the man who knows the captain best in the universe" and the mind meld after which spock knows that is truly kirk. like what could possibly be so significant, yet secret that he could only verify it with a mind meld? and what a tender moment they share afterwards. it's a little sad they were only able to have this bc kirk was in a female read body, but it almost feels like roddenberry wants us to know about these two…
also very interesting that dr lester despises their (I'm just gonna use gender neutral pronouns here, don't pitchfork me) own "womanhood", which can really be read from a queer perspective and sounds a lot like a trans realisation. or, more from a feminist pov, it at least sounds like the wish womanhood didn't exclude being able to become a leader (in this case starship captain). and the undoubtly homoerotic moment between a clearly in love dr coleman and dr lester (in kirk's body) where he gently puts a hand on his shoulder. and what would be more like tos than an episode fit for pretty obvious queer reading?
and with that my vaguely analytical-turned-spirk-recap of tos has come to an end. what a rollercoaster. except not bc I plan to watch all of the og star trek movies pre-tng as well, even if my dad is only mildly excited about the prospect. so look forward to more (spirk) observations!
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marlinspirkhall · 1 year
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do you have any spirk fic recommendations? i feel like im running out on ao3 :(((
Spirk Fic Recs for Anon
Here are all the k/s fics I have bookmarked, the most recent stuff are from the Terms Of Service zine 2023 and you should exclude the "recced by author" tag if you don't want to read any self-recs.
Completely forgot to include ratings information, but most of these are rated Mature and please check the tags in case there are any plot points/triggers I forgot to warn for.
I don't know what your taste is or what you have already read so these are going to be all over the place:
Killer Plants From Outer Space! by CowboyJimKirk lives rent free in my head, as does Side By Side by Herenya_Writes, but I've recced that fic before, so you should read their fae royalty au fic Of A Different Kind
Near Miss by The_Norsiest (Spirk SNW/Disco first meeting au, written back before SNW had been announced.)
Imzadi_Deanna is a great writer & you should peruse her ao3 to find something you like, but I'm recommending: The Warmth Of Cold Glass (merman!Jim AU), The Curvature Of Our Universe
What We Don't Say (Or: The Epic Wedding Of Jim And Spock) by museaway
Whump:
Nine Million Green Bottles (self rec)
Kashan by PlotWeaver
Tomorrow Never Comes (self rec) (Major Character Death)
Or maybe you don't want to read at all and you want to listen to podfics like Forty-Five Hours In Riverside (recorded by JammyToast), [fic] or Entering Orbit (LikeSharkTeeth), [fic] (author: museaway)
Spirk podfics recs (collection) (all)
You Don't Have To (Say Yes) (recorded by RSCreighton) (note: this podfic is 22 hours long) [fic] (author: LuminousBeings)
Secret link? A Crazy Little Thing Called Love, by VTSuion
• [first] Endless Spirk Fic Recs [next] •
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strangenewwords · 1 year
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List O' Fics on AO3
now with update status! (10/30/23) slownorimo update (6218 over the goal!)
Spirk
TOS/SNW
don't you know me - Still being updated.
One morning, Admiral Kirk's unbreakable bond with his husband is suddenly severed. The cause? A temporal anomaly that has turned the 55-year-old Spock into his 31-year-old self. Now, they find themselves on an uncharted path, facing an uncertain future where their shared journey hangs in the balance, teetering between continuity and divergence.
Mature (for talk about sex, but sex is kept in oneshots). Chaptered and incomplete.
we ran aground - Completed.
Set when Kirk is the XO of the Farragut and Spock is the science officer on the Enterprise. Both ships are in dry dock for repairs, and Spock runs into Kirk at a bar. He walks him home. Things progress. There's chess. And sex.
Explicit. More porn. Can also do the standalone thing, but falls in Don't You Know Me universe.
take me how you want me - Completed.
Kirk and Spock are on Vulcan for their wedding. Spock can't seem to find his center. Jim helps. With his body.
Explicit coz porn. Can be read as a standalone but is backstory from don't you know me.
Sarek x Amanda
TOS/SNW/DISCO/AOS
we can blame it on human nature - Paused
Yet another Amanda and Sarek origin story.
When four-year-old Sybok arrives on Earth to live with his father, Amanda Grayson's life takes an unexpected turn. She can't resist falling for the charm of this endearing child, but things get even more intriguing when she meets the tall, dark, and utterly captivating Sarek.
As Amanda and Sarek navigate the complexities of their newfound connection, they discover a magnetic pull between them that defies all logic. Together, they must chart a course through the chasm of their differences, all while exploring the depths of the emotions that bind them.
Teen, and it'll stay there. This is a sweet story with a dash of heat.
beyond logic - On Pause
The blurb is wrong because it's going to be redone. But Sarek x Amanda and dark and steamy.
So, so much Explicit.
Captain Shaw
burn the whole house down - On Pause
Captain Liam Shaw is a shitshow held together by the terrors of his past. This is a story of him finding something else to live for.
Mature for language, but'll probably go up to explicit because my Shaw is sex!driven. Whatcha gonna do?
Spock x Chapel
tangled memories - Completed
When nightmares haunt Christine, Spock becomes her anchor.
Teen, with some implied sex but no actual sex.
Deep Space Nine
forever and more - Completed.
Julian and Miles have bad habits. Julian keeps saying he'll stop. Garak is there to pick up the pieces.
Mature for sex, but not porn.
Father Brown
you used to be my favorite memory - On Pause
Sidney Carter and Inspector Sullivan knew one another in London years before Sullivan showed up in Kembleford. Sullivan's astonished to run into Sid again in this tiny, out of the way town. Sid can't believe Sullivan is getting on his case after the way things went down. They try to figure out where each of them fits into this new arrangement, especially when they can't seem to keep of out each others way.
Teen, but may bump up to M as I move forward.
pinch me - Completed
Sid and the Inspector regularly heat up the caravan. In the aftermath on this afternoon, their conversation drifts to how things started and where they are
M for implied sex, fondling.
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mejomonster · 1 year
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SOME FIC RECS LETS GO
These are the fics I'm currently reading or rereading. <3
Divergence by 13empress: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3327329/chapters/7273328
It is AOS Star Trek, Spirk, time travel and fix it fic and just was so amazing last time I read it.
Rapture by ratbones: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33172045/chapters/82355902
Weilan, Guardian, cyberpunk case fic science fiction mystery. Summary: In the towering neon-lit half-underground metropolis of Dragon City, a cryptic homicide case brings together Dixing Register Department field agent Shen Wei and an unusual detective by the name of Kunlun, who may not be what he seems.
Mismatch by laireshi: https://archiveofourown.org/works/25206172
Weilan, Guardian, secret identity. Summary: Zhao Yunlan goes to Shen Wei's office and runs into the Black-Cloaked Envoy instead. He does his best to convince him not to send Shen Wei back to Dixing.
Void by Alxina and xantissa: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38479816
Love and Redemption, Luohuo Jidu X Yu Sifeng, Summary: What happened in the Demon Citadel when Luohou Jidou realized Yu Sifeng was a lot more injured than he let on. (I'm so happy fic for LaR exists)
The Crimson Lotus by bonibaru: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19983613/
Guardian, Weilan, summary: A chance meeting. An unexpected union. A kingdom in turmoil. Secrets run deep in the tumultuous land of Haixing - but none more deeply than those between crown prince Zhao Yunlan and his mysterious new husband from Dixing.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by ancient_moonshine: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33438478/chapters/83065069
Guardian, weilan, organized crime au, dark. Summary: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33438478/chapters/83065069
Who Wants to Live Forever by The_Marron: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38704245
Guardian, weilan, enemies to lovers historical au. Summary: Shen Wei hates the highly-favoured General of the North. He’s reckless, unorthodox and unruly, he disregards almost everything Shen Wei knows about conducting battles, and yet he returns triumphant every single time, his signature cocky smile firmly on his face. Shen Wei hates that he is so competent, hates that he is so unlike Kunlun, his predecessor. He hates how much he yearns for his return every time Zhao Yunlan goes away.
To bind a tiger and subdue a lion by Humanlighthouse: https://archiveofourown.org/works/30487530/
Pingxie, dmbj, Summary: While rescuing his shady uncle, young antiquarian Wu Xie somehow finds himself bound to a man of mystery by an even more mysterious set of jewelry. Much like his efforts to discover the man's identity, every step Wu Xie takes to unbind himself from him seems to have the opposite effect from the one intended, but does he really mind?
Into the Woods by killerandhealerqueen: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38655996/chapters/96639642
Killer and Healer, alternate universe fantasy historical. Summary: It was a calm and peaceful night as a tall young man dressed in black robes, with light skin, brown eyes, and long dark brown hair pulled up in a half-up, half-down, the half-up part of the ponytail adorned with four braids while four smaller braids framed his face, walked through the forest that surrounded the kingdom, basket in hand as he was out collecting ingredients for his latest potion. As he walked through the forest, enjoying the crisp night air that caressed his face, a scream suddenly echoed throughout the forest, an explosion following shortly afterwards. At the scream, the young man paused and looked around, a frown of confusion on his face.
         ‘I thought I was the only one out here at this hour…so who screamed?’
先来后到 ⃒ first come, first served by sarahyyy: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28357530
SVSSS, mobei Jun X Shang qinghua, bridgerton au. Summary: “You speak of my engagement to Gongyi Xiao,” Shang Qinghua says. He’s quiet today. Distant. “The banns will no doubt be read this coming Sunday.”
Mobei Jun’s chest tightens. His fingers curl into fists. “Why?”
“He proposed, Your Grace,” Shang Qinghua says mildly. “There seemed to be no other offers forthcoming, and he is an acceptable match.”
“I came back, didn’t I?” Mobei Jun asks, hoarse.
(Or, the Bridgerton-inspired AU nobody asked for.)
Reweave Our Lives by starandrea: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20511506/chapters/48679718
Guardian, weilan, post canon fix it fic. (One of my favorite post canon stories) Summary: After the Hallows restore the Guardian, they bring back the Envoy and the Enemy as well. Zhao Yunlan will do anything for Shen Wei, but he has to accept that there is no Shen Wei without Ye Zun: not now, and maybe not ever.
Deal with me by amiyade: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38888196/chapters/97249488
Heihua, dmbj, merman au. Summary: He didn’t leave home with the intention to buy an at least two metre long octopus-man, but apparently that was his life at the moment.
Xie Yuchen makes the purchase of his life and gets so much more than he bargained for.
Maybe you just don't understand the brain of an ancient alien by Hyde_DualDomination: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45424996/chapters/114289978
Guardian X The Lost Tomb (dmbj) crossover. Summary: The fact was simple: Wu Xie, the antique shop owner, had been a good friend of Shen Wei for a while - how it had happened was a long and ridiculous story, which Zhao Yunlan had heard five times and had stopped trying to understand, - and he was one of the few people who had always known that Shen Wei was Dixingren. And it was Wu Xie who Shen Wei had chosen to ask for help in his severe case of inability to confess his love - even if that love was something ridiculously explicit at that point.
The Gate of Memory by Destina: https://archiveofourown.org/works/2659442
Merthur, Merlin, post canon reincarnation fix it fic, this was recommended to me and thank you so much for it! Summary: Merlin forgets to remember, until the time comes to remember once again.
*Deeper Water by Alxina: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46632835/chapters/117440221
Silent Reading, Fei Du X Luo Wenzhou, I LOVE THIS FIC, character study, canon compliant. Alxina writes amazing Silent Reading fics <3 Summary: Luo Wenzhou has several headaches in his life, and one of them is called Fei Du.
When he gets called into Chengguang Mansion to pick up Fei Du on his request, Luo Wenzhou has no idea what to expect. He now knows better than to walk in with expectations where Fei Du is concerned. However, this time Luo Wenzhou finds himself in deeper water, because apparently, nothing is what it seems.
Least of all, Fei Du.
~What Makes Monsters Stop Devouring by softcorevulcan (me): https://archiveofourown.org/works/21072317/chapters/50130563
Guardian, Weilan, Ye Zun X Kunlun, post canon fix it fic, Ye Old Haixing, dark, angst with a happy ending, time travel. (Yeah I'm reccing my fic lol). Summary: Zhao Yunlan is brought back to life. Then he is brought back in time 10,000 years, to a version of the past that is different from the one he experienced the first time. And Shen Wei is alive and okay, but it’s not clear if that means everything Zhao Yunlan hopes it does. Also, Ye Zun is there. And Kunlun never died.
Or: Shen Wei and Ye Zun did end up okay, together, after they died, after Shen Wei promised to be with Zhao Yunlan again. This is the story of them all finding their way to that better ending.
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Hi, could you recomend some Leonard McCoy fics please? :)
Hey, if you wanted X reader fics im sorry to say i dont have any (however i quickly checked and there’s not many so they should be easy to find if that’s what you’re looking for)! I do have a couple McSpirk and Spones ones though! All are on AO3.
In Case You Missed It by RegulationBlues (26k word McSpirk, AOS Bones travels to the TOS universe where the three of them are all older, happier and together and decides he wants that)
When it’s Something Special by drmcbones (20k word McSpirk, coffee shop AU)
Pick a Star, Any Star by Clockheartedcrocodile (66k word McSpirk, roadtrip AU based on a tumblr prompt I believe)
A Temporary Madness by mattmetzger (76k word Spones, they’re mutual friends of Jim, meet in a bar and are human)
You Aren’t Wanted by StellarLibraryLady (33k word Spones, stranded on a planet)
Most of the Star Trek fics I read are Spirk with McCoy being fed up in the background lol. Btw StellarLibraryLady has HUNDREDS of Spones fics if you like them.
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c0smic-coral · 1 year
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Hello there welcome to my blog
FIRST AND FOREMOST THE ICON WAS MADE ON HUNBLOOM’S CHARACTER CREATOR ON PICREW
I’m Ality, ya’ll can just call me Al or Dump idc haha~ My pronouns are she/her and they/them, I do not care which set you use or if you use both. I’m genderqueer and bisexual and I have ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression and PTSD. I’m a Gryffindor (I do not support JK Rowling at all, frickin TERF), I’m Taurus (May 15) and ESTJ. I’m based in East Coast USA. Sometimes I travel around but I don’t say where I’m going
My favorite colors are red, dark blue, silver, mint and lime green and black. Fav animals are cats (I have two cats), wolves, foxes, pandas sometimes, horses/ponies and dragons and unicorns even though they aren’t real (or are they?)
My fandoms are Star Trek (mostly TNG), Marvel Cinematic Universe (mostly pre-Endgame), Lord of the Rings, Star Wars (mostly prequels and OG trilogy), Harry Potter, My Little Pony, Mission Impossible, Warrior Cats, various Disney movies and shows and various Broadway/Off-Broadway musicals!!!
I’m also into The Amazing Devil and Ghost and they might just be the two best bands I’ve heard in my short life. Also I have a ridiculous crush on Terzo so
My main ships are Qcard (Picard/Q), Daforge (Data/Geordi), Spirk (Kirk/Spock), Stucky (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes) and Benthan (Ethan Hunt/Benji Dunn)
I’m active on AO3 (same username) over there I’m writing a Qcard fic called Unraveled go check it out!!
I’m in a band!!! It’s called Poisoned Lipgloss (@Poisoned-Lipgloss on YT) and I write songs based on Qcard!!!
My main OC is a blonde Q named Qira Quiggles, I also have a few other Trek OCs (Captain Malorie Mission + Tarrank of Rexia III)
This blog is SFW, I’d personally rate the things I post PG-13 though in rare cases I do sometimes curse and I reblog things that contain curses sometimes… also my Terzo thirst occasionally gets out of hand. I am however tolerant of minors. Minors however should know that not all of the posts I like or comment on are suitable for children!! The same does not go for all of my mutuals however
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if you look like a bot I block you
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if you try to get personal information out of me I block you
That’s all I can think of haha
live long and prosper 🖖🏻
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spirkme915 · 1 year
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hi hi hi!!! im looking for a fic and was hoping you might have heard of it?? its spirk, but its a time traveler's wife au, where jim kinda sporadically pops in at different points in spock's life. its aos universe if that helps. i read it years and years ago on ao3.
hey! any chance it's this one: Whenever You Are by walkandtalk
if not, maybe check out this search?
and i'm tagging in @twinkboimler in case they have any other ideas 💙
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tropes and teasing
Fandom: Sanders Sides Characters: Logan, Virgil Rating: Teen & up Relationships: Analogical Warnings: Language, mention of smut (in the context of a character writing fic, not actual smut. fic-ception i guess lol) Word count: 1624
Read on AO3!
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Summary: Logan did not intend for anyone to ever find this secret out. Oops.
Notes: Day 4 of @analogicalweek 2022! This is for the prompt “AU.” Takes place early in the first year of analogical’s marriage. also i don’t know anything about star trek so i apologize for inaccuracies lol
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“God, I used to read so much Star Trek fanfiction as a teen,” Virgil said reminiscently, tipping his head back against the couch and reaching for another handful of popcorn.
“Really?” Logan said from his seat beside his husband on the couch, curious. “I wouldn’t have imagined you’d have been particularly into the show.”
“Oh, I mean, it was never my top fandom, but it was always kind of there, you know?” Virgil shrugged. “My mom really liked it, so she introduced it to me. I guess it was kind of a comfort fandom when I got older. Nostalgic, or whatever.”
“Ah,” Logan said. “I see. I discovered it in middle school.” He tilted his head to the side. “Oh, I think it must have been a special interest for a few years there.” He’d never made the connection before; it had been close to a year since he’d found out he was autistic, and little things about his life kept clicking into place every so often in light of this information. Star Trek evidently being a case in point.
“That does not surprise me even a little bit,” Virgil informed him fondly. “Nerd.”
Logan rolled his eyes. “Shut up,” he said, smiling.
“Make me,” Virgil teased.
Logan picked up a handful of popcorn and shoved it into his husband’s mouth, which sent them both into giggles, Virgil covering his mouth with his hand to avoid spewing popcorn all over the living room.
“Okay, I guess I should have seen that coming,” Virgil commented after a moment, swallowing the popcorn at last.
“Probably,” Logan agreed. “I like that you describe the show as comforting. That’s how I feel about it now, too.” His interest hadn’t been as strong in a few years, but it was still there, just softened down to a warm glowing core deep inside him.
“Yeah. I’d always search up the Spirk tag on AO3 when I was feeling down.” Virgil rolled his eyes. “Which, y’know, teen angst me did kind of a lot.”
Logan frowned, putting a hand on his husband’s arm.
“I’m okay, L.” Virgil took the hand and raised it to his lips. “Don’t worry.”
“I don’t like it when you are unhappy,” Logan said, still frowning.
“I know, babe.” Virgil cast him a comforting look. “I’m plenty happy now, okay? This is a great way to spend the evening. I’m good.”
“Okay,” Logan acquiesced after a moment, doing his best to wipe the frown off his face. “What kinds of fanfiction did you like to read?”
“About Star Trek?” Virgil asked. When Logan confirmed with a nod, his husband went on, “Well, I said Spirk already. Mostly that. Or else platonic stuff.” He grabbed the remote and paused the TV. “Sometimes I’d branch out into Daforge, if I wanted to spice things up with the Next Generation stuff, or a couple other things depending on what I was feeling. I went for lots of whump and hurt, with or without comfort. It was, like, cathartic, or whatever. But there was this one author I liked who did, like, more long-form, plot-heavy stuff. Which is the kind of stuff I usually would avoid, but I got into their stuff anyway because I read a oneshot they did once that was fantastic—Spock had to kill Kirk for some reason, I fucking cried, I loved it—and it got me to take a chance on their other stuff, and it was really good. Like, published novel levels of good. They were one of my favorites, even though most of their stuff wasn’t the kind of fic I usually read.”
“Fascinating,” Logan commented. “You’ll have to show me.”
“First of all, the fact you assume I still have all my old cringey fanfic accounts? Ouch.” Virgil seemed amused. “But accurate. Second, the assumption that I still remember enough details years later to find that fic?” He paused. “I mean, okay, again probably accurate. But come on. Leave me some shred of dignity, L.”
“I was not mocking you,” Logan protested.
“Oh, I know, babe. But it’s still funny.” Virgil took another handful of popcorn and munched it, considering. “Actually, I bet you would like their stuff,” he said thoughtfully. “It seems exactly up your alley, now that I think about it. There was this one really awesome long-ass multichapter piece they had, it was a college AU but it also had, like, a murder mystery going on that Kirk and Spock teamed up to solve, and there was this whole rivals-to-begrudging-allies-to-friends-to-lovers thing. All of it was super well researched, too, I think the author actually said they’d based it off some old crime case they learned about.”
Logan blinked several times and worked very hard on controlling his facial expression. “…Really?”
He must not have done as good a job at acting natural as he’d hoped, because Virgil squinted at him. “Uh, yeah. You good?”
“Fine,” Logan said quickly. “Just—uh—fascinated by the premise. Do you remember anything else about it?”
“I dunno. The smut chapters were really hot,” Virgil said, shrugging.
Logan choked on air. “Ah,” he said faintly. “Yes. Those. I see.”
Virgil snickered. “And those were also, like, excruciatingly well-researched. The author always linked a bunch of sources in the notes for the chapters, and had a whole long rant one time about safe sex in real life. It was weirdly wholesome, actually.”
“That’s—that’s great,” Logan managed.
Virgil paused, eyeing him sharply. “Babe, you’re acting really weird,” he said, frowning. “What’s up?”
“I—” Logan hesitated, reluctant to answer. “What was the author’s username? Do you remember? By any chance?”
“Uhh.” Virgil frowned, concentrating. “It was some kind of pun, I know that. A dirty one.” He snickered. “And a reference. It was clever.”
“Oh,” Logan said, his voice cracking. “Well. That’s—I see.”
“Hang on.” Virgil looked at him sharply. “Do you, like, know the fic I’m talking about?” He looked delighted. “You read fic when you were a teen?”
“I—well, in a manner of speaking, yes,” Logan hedged, his face burning hot all the way to the tips of his ears. He avoided his husband’s eyes.
There was another pause. Then a gasp. “Logan, you’re not saying you wrote it, are you?”
Logan hid his face in his hands. “Maybe?”
Virgil made a wordless noise of gleeful delight. “Holy shit,” he breathed. “Uh—shit, what was it called—the fic was, uh—oh, I’ve got it.” He snapped his fingers. “It was called Journey to Scarlet. I think it was a reference to a couple different things.”
Logan groaned. “Oh god. Yes.” He hiked his legs up onto the couch so he could curl into a ball. “I have so many regrets right now.”
“That was you?” Virgil pressed, delighted.
“Yes,” Logan admitted, muffled, into his crossed arms.
“Holy shit, this is like a fake tumblr post come true,” Virgil said, laughing uncontrollably. “This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I fucking married my favorite fanfic author. This is the best day of my life.”
“I’m going to look up my login and delete it all,” Logan said into his arms, only half meaning it.
“Noo!” Virgil protested, laying a hand on his arm. “No, babe, it was really good, I swear. I bet it still gets hits, even.” He tugged at Logan, guiding him to curl up in Virgil’s arms and lay his head on his husband’s shoulder. “I’m not making fun of you. Promise. I really do think this is awesome and hilarious and great.”
“I never told anyone about my account on that site,” Logan mumbled into his neck. “I’d always delete my search history after going on it.”
“Aww.” Virgil pressed a kiss to his forehead. “I promise whatever embarrassed you about it, I did way worse shit than you did and read things much more eye-bleachingly shameful than you did. I fucking guarantee it. And I linked my profile on all my regular social media.”
“You what?” Logan gasped, startled out of his embarrassment in spite of himself.
“Yeah. I did lots of deeply cringey things that I regret letting people witness, with everything in me,” Virgil said, snickering. “But, like, it’s kind of funny now, I guess.” He pressed a kiss to Logan’s forehead. “I’m not judging you, hon. Promise.”
Logan made a face, though he did not doubt the veracity of his husband’s words. “Okay,” he agreed, tipping his face forward to hide in Virgil’s neck once again.
“Shh. There, there.” Virgil patted his head. “Poor thing,” he teased gently. “You wrote very good stories with very hot smut, oh no, however will you recover?” He sounded intensely amused by this entire situation.
“I wasn’t planning on anyone finding out about them!” Logan said with a somewhat pitiful whimper.
“Okay, babe,” Virgil soothed. “I won’t tell Remus. Promise.”
“Oh, god.” Logan shuddered at the thought. “Thank you.”
He could still hear a note of amusement in his husband’s voice. “Of course, babe.” Virgil lifted Logan’s face and pressed another kiss to his forehead. “Want to watch some more actual Star Trek until you feel better?” He gestured towards the TV, still paused midway through the episode they’d been on.
“Can you still hold me?” Logan asked in a small voice.
Virgil grinned, petting his hair. “Definitely.”
Logan relaxed somewhat, rearranging himself so he could lean on his husband and rest his head over Virgil’s heart. Virgil’s arms came up to cup firmly around him, fingers running through his hair and scratching his scalp as the episode began playing once again.
Logan had to admit, beginning to feel warm and safe and sleepy, that this was not a particularly terrible outcome to this situation.
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kirkodiletears · 3 years
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The makers of AOS were determined to mess up Spock's character making him straight, completely ignoring the way he was created by Roddenberry, who said about Kirk and Spock's relationship (comparing them to Alexander and Hefestion's): "Yes, there's certainly some of that, certainly with love overtones. Deep love. The only difference being, the Greek ideal... we never suggested in the series... physical love between the two. But it's the... we certainly had the feeling that the affection was sufficient for that, if that were the particular style of the 23rd century." (c) Regardless of that, looks like the modern creators of Star Trek SNW are about to ignore that once again. But for it being a difficult task (because, let's face it: in spite of AOS makers' efforts, they failed to split Kirk and Spock, and the characters were still drawn tremendously to each other, simply due to the natural dynamics that exists in their relationship, because their characters complement each other ideally.), the makers of SNW "learned" from the mistakes of their predecessors in a worst possible way and went further in their war with Spock. They realized one thing that thousands of spirk fans realized decades ago: if there's Kirk and Spock both present at the same time, there will be Spirk: this situation is unavoidable. So! They decided: to avoid spirk, we have to simply... keep only one character on screen! In this case - Spock. Kirk is out of the picture. And no Kirk - no spirk! Oh, "the geniuses!" "In your faces: Roddenberry and other followers of ideas of progress and diversity in the Universe!"
P.S.: I really hope, that I am wrong in my suspicion about Spock being straight in SNW. But seeing the characters list doesn't fill me with confidence(.
P.P.S.: I am a firm believer, that women have to be widely represented (and not like in AOS, where they left only ONE from the original crew), I am happy, that finally(!) Uhura, Chapel and Number One are there: together (woo-hoo!). Roddenberry always payed a special attention to the percentage to the female characters involved. It is a part of Star Trek progressive philosophy: it is about keeping an open mind to new ways of thinking, embracing the diversity and fighting prejudices and stereotypes, like, for example, gender stereotypes and heteronormativity.
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alexshakestheworld · 4 years
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Fics Rec
Below are some of my favorite fanfics of all times. Most of them would probably be from AO3 (Archive of Our Own ) but sometimes I scout for fics outside of AO3 as well, if I find something worth reading I would put it here too.
I do read fanfics from multiple fandoms but I would make sure to include a tag so that you can know if there is any fic about your OTP in my list.
❤️Spirk (Star Trek: Spock x Jim Kirk): my favorite pairing of all times, though I prefer the AOS version to the TOS. I have read these fanfics so long ago that I can’t remember the content (so I apologize for the lack of my own comment/review) but if I bookmarked them they must have been good enough lol
Once Upon a Time (A Fairy-Tale Love Story) (by littlebirdtold): 47,461 words/6 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: In a universe with no Federation, where First COntact never happened, Jim Kirk is your average popular guy. On Christmas Eve, thanks to a series of strange events, Jim finds himself in a parallel universe where the Milky Way is under the control of an alien race and ends up as a servant in the residence of the Royal House of Vulcan. As he starts adapting to his new life, Jim’s curiosity fucks everything up - but hey, Vulcans shouldn’t have told him that he isn’t allowed to enter this wing of the palace; Jim has never been good at following rules. Or, this is the story of how Jim Kirk became a Princess (“Prince Consort, Bones!”) of the United Planets of Vulcan Kingdom.
Honestly, go read every single one of littlebirdtold’s fanfics. He/she/they are incredible and I’m still waiting for his/her/their comeback.
In the Shadows (by scifishipper): 25,202 words/4 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: Accused of treason and stranded on Vulcan, Cadet Jim Kirk is offered a solution to his problems: bond with Ambassador Sarek’s son, someone he has never met. When he finally meets his betrothed at the ceremony, the Vulcan’s face is disfigured by cruel scars. Now, penniless and trapped, Jim finds himself committed to a reclusive stranger with a dark past. Has he sealed his fate forever or is there hope for the two of them to find love?
A sequence that you never learned (by annataylor): 64,624 words/14 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: When Jim gets it in his head to adopt an eight year old Vulcan, Spock presents a logical solution to the issue of Jim’s humanity: marriage to a Vulcan citizen
Logical Erotics (by EntreNous): 63,458 words/12 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Just returned from a difficult space mission and about to begin teaching at Starfleet Academy, Spock chooses a logical way to relieve stress: a sexual encounter with someone he’ll never meet again. But when Spock discovers his partner of one night is Jim Kirk, a promising new cadet at Starfleet he’s torn between his rational decision to avoid intimate relationships and his increasing fascination with Jim. As Spcok’s normally orderly life starts to spin out of control, will his obsession with Jim prove his salvation or his undoing?
The Vulcan Heart (by obsidienne): 110,110 words/15 chapter  
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Where two halves make a whole...eventually. (Post-STID
I remembered that my friend recommended this fic to me and I was a bit hesitant at that time because I have never read anything this long. But it turned out to be such a great fic that I appreciated his recommendation every day.
Unexpected (by foreverandeveralone): 10,339 words/8 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: Cadet Jim Kirk doesn’t understand why everyone who is not nice to him always has bad consequences. Basically, Jim doesn’t know he is dating the Vulcan version of Sylar, who never forgives anyone who does bad things to his human.
Interesting fic if you love both Star Trek and Heroes.
The Door (by Pouxin): 77,118 words/6 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Spock and Jim both have their doors. Jim wants his to be open. Spock wants his to be closed. An alternative STID things. With more literature. And esoteric faffing. And sex.
Kicked From Inside (by Stella_Notecor): 32,246 words/18 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Drugged by aliens with an aphrodisiac that impregnates males is NOT how Jim Kirk imagined falling into bed with his first mate. That’s exactly how it happens though, and dealing with the consequences - including an angry girlfriend, a pointy-eared baby, and a chief-medical-officer who’s against the whole thing - will force Jim and Spock together, whether they like it or not.
My Golden Sun/Kin-Kur Las’hark T’nash-Veh (by giddytf2): 123,262 words/30 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Mpreg
Summary: When Jim feels thet first gush of slick soaking down the inner seam of his pants, he shuts his eyes and turns his face away from Spock towards the mottled-stone wall of their solitary cell. Spock is staring at him. Spock has no idea what’s just happened, what’s just begun. Spock has no idea that their situation is about to get so much worse. Fuck, Jim thinks, curling up into a ball of bruises and ragged gold, his arms quivering and clutching his bent legs. Fuck my life for being a goddamn Omega.
(Or, a Star Trek: AOS story post-Into Darkness in a universe where both Alpha/Beta/Omega gender dynamics and pon farr exist, with Jim being an Omega going into heat and Spock experiencing his first pon farr while trapped in a cell with Jim. Oh my.
Time of Need (by sunshine (sunshinepiveh)): 33, 669 words/25 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Spock’s pon farr comes early due to the destruction of Vulcan. Nyota is unable to cope with the stark brutality she finds as reality hits home. The captain will have to take necessary actions.  
Weekend Lover (by ValiantBarnes (Cimila)): 30,017 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: The one night stand Jim Kirk has with the Vulcan passing through Riverside is a welcome break from the monotony. It’s good, very good, but so fucking weird Jim’s sure he’s never gonna forget it. He’s not quite expecting to run into Spock again in san Francisco. A second one night stand turns into a weekend, turns into a lot of weekends, turns into Bones joking that he’s living half his week at Spock’s apartment. But! But, and this is very important: they’re not dating. What also turns out to be important is Spock’s job, which Jim never bothered getting the details of. Starfleet Academy Instructor and cadet?... Less fine.
❤️HotchReid (Criminal Minds: Aaron Hotchner x Spencer Reid): unpopular pairing but they are definitely in my top 5 pairings for sure
Don’t Ever Look Back (by kadeeleigh): 15,848 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: While on a case in California, Hotch and Reid’s secret angers Morgan
This fic features a nice amount of case investigation content, an extremely protective and slightly irrational Morgan, and a remarkably sexy and confident Dr. Spencer Reid.
Arranged Marriage (by VincentMeoblinn): 18,196 words/6 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: When Reid decides to leave the BAU due to his painful crush on Hotchner, the man proposes an extreme way to avoid him leaving or them breaking the fraternization rules - by proposing
A marriage-before-romance fic. Slightly unconventional plot and relationship development (but it is fiction after all so no big deal) but generally cute.
Convergence (by Chestnut_NOLA): 33,232 words/10 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Dr. Spencer Reid, newest addition to the BAU has been dreaming of art and murder. In denial that his telepathy has returned, Spencer must work with his team and his boss Sentinel Aaron Hotchner to find the Unsub. Will love help Spencer control his gift or will the darkness in his mind destroy not only himself, but Aaron as well?
It is the second and my favorite fic in the Transference series. If you are into the fantasy genre, Sentinel/Guide bond to be specific, I highly recommend this one.  
Healing Touch (by Rivermoon 1970): 21,981 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Mpreg
Summary: Spencer has been watching his Alpha for a while and knows something is wrong. When Aaron collapses during a case the whole team worries. What they find out about his marriage to Haley will shock all of them and when Spencer is asked to help Aaron with his recovery how will their friendship change?
The abuse part is rather brief mentioned than thoroughly described, so do not worry too much (I can’t stand extreme angst). Nice relationship development. If you like Omegaverse, give this fic a try.
Take Me Home, Country Road (by wednesdays___child): 8,698 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Aaron gets a call that his mother is not well. She wants her eldest son to bring home the pretty young doctor he’s been dating. The problem is that Aaron has failed to tell his family that the pretty young doctor is a colleague...and male
A fluff fic at its core. Cute happy ending. My to-go fic when I want to read something short and light before bed.
Lightning Only Strikes Once...Maybe Twice (by Dazeventura6): 16,433 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: While on a custodial interview Aaron and Spencer are stuck in a time loop. Can they break it? Or will they be stuck forever?
Set after the Hardwick incident. The content is something that I wish it happened in the series. A much needed fix-it fic.
Mine (by non_andare): 6,115 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Hotch has never noticed Reid before; he’s an inconspicuous Omega who naturally submits and Hotch likes his Omegas to have fire. Then Spencer starts dating another Alpha and all Hotch can think is one word. Mine.
Reid/OC is briefly mentioned but the fic is mainly about Hotch/Reid. Fluff with a bit of angst but eventually happy ending. Jealous Hotch and shy Reid is a nice combo tbh.
Criminal Bonds (by VincentMeoblinn): 26,107 words/13 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Implied/Referenced Character Death, Child Death
Summary: Reid was framed for embezzlement a year ago. Hotchner pleaded guilty to several murders. They meet in prison where reid is regularly abused by the stronger inmates until Hotch takes him under his wing
Alternate Universe where Reid is not a part of the BAU. Prison romance. Slight twist at the end but ultimately a happy ending (in my opinion)
Wolf Moon (by Ahmose_Inarus): 117,736 words/34 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Alpha Werewolf Aaron Hotchner is far from pleased when Spencer Reid joins the team...The presence of the young werewolf is not welcome...but when Hotch learns that Spencer Reid was raised by a human mother after being abandoned by his werewolf father, he takes him under his wing. And perhaps he has found more than a friend in the younger wolf...But there’s an Alpha Female in the territory who is far from please...she’s had her eyes on Aaron Hotchner for a long time, and won’t let anyone stand in her way
An Omegaverse story. A bit long but worth every minute. The relationship between Hotch and Reid is so cute that it can take my frustration (and anger) against the antagonist away.
The Librarian and the Dad (by DarkJediQueen): 9,039 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating; Explicit
Summary: It started out as a little crush. Then it became so much more.
Cute. Cute. Super cute. Part 12 of the A Universe of Meetings series, which include multiple Alternate Universe stories. Check out the whole series if you are into Alternate Universe.
Solace (by Lady Angel (dameange)): 4,701 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: A Hotchner/Reid rewrite of The Angel Maker episode
Again, a fix-it fic I would like to actually happen.
Dr. Reid and Agent Hotchner (by E_Ng714): 21,013 words/14 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: The BAU has hit a rocky patch, and appears to be falling apart. There is something going on with Hotch, but no one can figure it out. Cruz orders all of them to undergo psychiatric evaluation. Dr. Reid’s presence isn’t welcome by Aaron, at least not at first.
Alternate Universe story. They are both slightly out-of-character but not too annoying. Hate to love. A bit of angst but eventually happy ending.
Forgive Me For All I Could Not Become (by DegrassiFanatic): 105,975 words/20 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences (there’s sex scenes though lol)
Summary: In which Reid has always been good at hiding things. He hid his father’s departure and his mother’s illness from social services. He hid his addiction from his team. He hid his sexuality from the world. He hid his inappropriate feelings from his boss. That is until he’s bleeding out in Hotch’s arms, in an abandoned church, in Oklahoma. From there on out, Hotch and Reid learn to make a complete mess out of each other.
Definitely in my top 10 HotchReid fanfics. I didn’t expect much when I started because I usually don’t read over-100k-word-Teen and Up Audiences-fics but this one turned out to be perfect and it literally saved me from a rough week.
A Different Kind of Solitude (by kyrdwyn): 15 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: NC-17/FRAO (For Adults Only)
Summary: When Aaron and Spencer are trapped together by an unsub, things change between them while the team searches for their lost friends.
It is said “trapped by an unsub” but honestly the situation is not that bad. I tend to think in a positive way that this is a chance for HotchReid to get together. Pretty cute and domestic fic actually.
Home you know (by jetplane): 14,030 words/11 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Summary: When Reid is diagnosed with cancer, he finds himself relying on Hotch for care and support. But spending so much time together forces each man to confront the feelings he has for the other, and it’s only a matter of time before their friendship evolves into something more.  
Go Home, Omega (by goobzoop)
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, mean Hotch
Summary: Pretty much Hotch is bigoted about Omegas and Reid is let on the team cause he’s a genius, which Hotch hates, but then Reid learns to stand up for himself cause he’s super kickass and sweet and deserves the world
Oneiroi and Hephaestus (by Lady Angel (dameange)): 31,231 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: What if Reid was one of the Yellow-eyed demon’s special children?
If you like both Supernatural and Criminal Minds, this crossover fic is one to go for.
Come Undone (by EloquentDossier): 77,180 words/22 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: When Spencer Reid forgot to take his suppressants two mornings in a row, it really shouldn’t have been a big deal. He had them in his bag at the hotel, and as long as he took one that evening, he’d be fine. What he couldn;t have prepared for, however, was the lab the latest victim worked at going into an at least twenty-four-hour-lockdown while he was in it. When Aaron Hotchner was asked to aid his subordinate through what would otherwise be an agonizing heat, he’d had several reservations, one of which had been the consent issue: Omegas couldn’t legally consent to sex during heat unless it was twenty-four hours in advance. With every concern rebutted logically (because of course the Bureau had an Agent Consent form in case of emergencies), he finally agreed. Of all the possible repercussions, however, neither man expected the one they received.
Or that time no one expected the Alpha to accidentally bond to the Omega while the Omega remained unaffected.
Cursed (by Black_Lotus): 60,254 words/20 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Centuries ago Vasile Stolojan, the bastard son of Vlad the impaler, was cursed to be a Vampire. Many years later he has a new name, Aaron Hotchner, and a curator job at a prestigious museum in America but the pain he feels for his lost love remains, until he meets the new Docent, Spencer Reid, who looks exactly like his lover. Is it possible that after six hundred years the man he loves has been reincarnated?
I LOVE this fic.
Yours (by NimueOfTheNorth): 17,232 words/6 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Spencer knew what he wanted in a relationship, and after years it looked like he found everything he dreamed of in Aaron. Now; if only Aaron’s past experiences and guilt complex wouldn’t get in the way.
❤️Niam (One Direction: Liam Payne x Niall Horan): while everybody is going crazy for Stylinson and Ziam, here I am rooting for Niam lol
Break my fall (by niamcuddles): 147,428 words/15 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: Being a police officer was never an easy job, Liam wouldn’t have imagined that it’d bring someone like Niall into his life and that they could ever grow so close under these circumstances. If they only would’ve known who the guy was that giving them so many sleepless nights.
With Your Love (by brainstorm): 57,448 words/8 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Summary: Liam’s life was nothing like a normal twenty-two year old guy. Raising a kid on his own was probably the hardest thing he’s ever had to face but he wouldn't change his little boy for the world. He never thought he’d find someone that was good for both him and his son, but that changed fast the day he met his son’s new teacher.
Closer (by niamcuddles): 209,765 words/20 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Niall’s pretty sure he doesn’t actually have a real crush on the rick and arrogant guy he’s been attempting to teach how to golf, but there’s something about him that just won’t allow Niall to say no. Not even when he gets made a very unexpected offer.
From the day that I met you (by niamcuddles): 272,394 words/25 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Partying and having a good time are probably two of Niall’s favorite things, he just wouldn’t have thought that a night out would end with him getting to know Liam, or that their paths would cross a lot more often than just this once. But somehow they happen to be more helpful to one another than expected.
Like the angel you are (by niamcuddles): 164,367 words/13 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Summary: To be honest, Niall has already given up on his life ever getting any better, he’s used to being on his own and not being looked after, so maybe not even a way too caring stranger can help change that.
Too Much Too Soon (by brainstorm): 47,353 words/3 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: Niall stands up for himself for the first time ever but things don’t turn out the way he wanted them to and he finds himself struggling between the way he’s always been or the way he wants to be. It’s a matter of time to know who’ll win, his mind or his heart. (sequel to “For You, My Love”)
Like the air I’m breathing (by niamcuddles): 81,307 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Summary: Niall is four years younger than Liam and he is sick of being the little brother, that is until Liam suddenly finds a girlfriend and cuts Niall out of his life completely.
Now we are (by niamcuddles): 143,082 words/15 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: Liam’s kind of keeping a busy schedule right now, his whole life seems to basically only consist of work and studying, so what he really can’t need at this time are friends who constantly want to hang out, but above that, 19 year ole uni students who can’t take no as an answer.
For what it’s worth (by niamcuddles): 120,800 words/10 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: Liam has trouble figuring out his life and what he really can’t stand are loud, talkative and clingy people, but he would’ve never thought that getting rid of Niall could be this hard.
Something I need (by niamcuddles): 87,735 words/5 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Summary: 16 years is a very long time, but Niall still remembers all the things he and Liam have gone through together
❤️Gramander (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Original Percival Graves x Newt Scamander): I honestly don’t remember how I stumbled into this couple fandom but they do have several great fics. For some reason I only bookmark this one though.
Here We Are (by Miss_Lv): 22,177 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Mpreg
Summary: Percival had long given up on the idea that he would find an omega mate, he ver seemed to fit what they were seeking in a husband, always too rough, not gentle enough. But then he meets Newt Scamander and the omega is utterly perfect to him, with his shy smiles and tendency to run headlong into danger. Catching vipers in his hands and keeping nifflers for company, Newt is nothing like the typical demure omega and Percival is lost before he can even think to resist.
❤️Jack O’Neill x Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG-1): Like I don’t even know their ship name for real…
I Walk Alone...No More (by Joy): 17,955 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Daniel finds love in another universe. Quantum Mirror Story.
Even though it was not original Daniel and original Jack ending up together, but in the end it was still Jack and Daniel, and I was happy with the ending.
Pulling Threads (by Joy): 13,241 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Daniel’s place in the world seems to be going nowhere. After what happened with The Others, sending him back, he’s got some thinking to do about what happens next. Does he go to Atlantis, forget about Earth? Or stay at the SGC in a role he’s not entirely sure is his. Then Jack invites him to dinner and his future is changed forever.
Civilians (by LadyRa): 46,557 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: AU ending to Point of View. What if the AU Samantha hadn’t been willing to let go of Jack?
Instinct (by AuroraNova): 27,783 words/10 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Daniel Jackson is an unconventional, career-focused omega. It’s going to take one special alpha to win him over. Jack O’Neill is determined to be that alpha.
Strange Interlude (by ELG): 228,960 words/4 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Daniel discovers that in other universes not only the uniforms are different… Jack and Daniel’s friendship has been under strain for some time but when Daniel is kidnapped by an AU Teal’c very different from our own, it’s up to Jack to save him. An AU Jack, however, complicates the situation considerably. 
❤️Chris Evans x Sebastian Stan (I ship Stucky so as a matter of fact, I ship the actors as well)
Sugar Daddy (by orphan_account): 91,139 words/17 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Sebastian is a broke and abandoned college kid trying to scrape up enough money to pay for rent and tuition. When he meets Chris, an accomplished architect who takes him under his wing, he doesn’t understand what his friends keep calling him until he looks it up for himself.
❤️Harringrove (Stranger Things: Billy Hargrove x Steve Harrington)
Bite Your Tongue And Choke Yourself To Sleep (by trashcangimmick): 21,173 words/5 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Steve is going to grad school in Chicago. Life is comfortable. Life is stable. Steve is doing great and he really wishes everyone would stop asking.
Set the Record Straight (by MischiefManaged97): 35,054 words/14 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Steve was a little nervous about making things right with Billy after their fight. Steve just wants to apologize and relax, but Billy may have other ideas.
You’re the best I’ve ever had; you’re the worst I’ve ever had (and thet keeps fuckin’ with my head) (by determinedlove): 52,697 words/14 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Mpreg, Intersex
Summary: Steve Harrington loved his status in the world and his life. He had great friends and babysat two amazing kids (but don’t tell them he said that). So what if he couldn’t sleep in his room sometimes because the house was just too damn big and the quiet didn’t help keep the nightmares at bay. So what if the new guy at school was everything he had been warned away from? He could play the game just as well as he could. But then Will goes missing. And the new guy proves to be everything people warned him about and so much more when no one else is around.
❤️Namjin (BTS: Kim Namjoon (RM) x Kim Seokjin (Jin)): These two are just so adorable together.
Pack Mentality (by resonae): 9,452 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Namjoon is possessive.
The Professor’s Wife (by EquinoxSolstice): 12,163 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Summary: Everybody knew Professor Kim was already married. It was actually the first thing they asked the man during the first day of classes, with one brave student asking the question out loud for everyone to hear. The older man responded with deep dimples and a raised left hand, letting everyone see the plain, silver band glittering on his ring finger. But, as one Jeon Kungkook found out, they were all completely, terribly wrong. What? The Professor didn’t say he had a wife.
Why Three is Better Than Two (by lulublue1234): 35,298 words/23 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: Seokjin is a bit of a stalker. Smitten with a Father-son duo. Where Yoongi is the most adorable child ever created.  
The Shaman and the Exorcist (by metastacia): 145,258 words/20 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: Seokjin doesn’t believe in ghosts. Which would cause a huge uproar if everyone knew since he’s kind of a big deal at his university; he’s a shaman who protects people from evil spirits. He doesn’t remember where he got the idea to do this from, all he knows is that superstitious people pay good money. Namjoon does believe in ghosts. Better yet, he can see them and he can expel them. But there’s a certain honey shaman at his university who’s stealing all his clients in his exorcism business, and he’s not happy about it because haunted people pay good money. So, what do they do? Figure out whose closet is holding all the skeletons, of course.
Fate Led Me To You (Now Let me Love You) (by MinMinnieMin): 58,382 words/15 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Mature
Summary: Seokjin did not believe he’d ever have a happy ending. How many happy endings did you ever hear an unmated Omega with a child have? But fate is a funny thing. What’s meant to be will always find its way. And Kim Namjoon tries his best to get Seokjin to see that. Because of fate, they found each other.
❤️Broyo (Prodigal Son: Gil Arroyo x Malcolm Bright): I seem to have a soft spot for couples with noticeable age difference
To be Normal (by holyfudgemonkeys (erraticallyinspired)): 70,399 words/26 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Mpreg
Summary: Malcolm has a terrible encounter while out trying to be ‘normal’ and get roofied. He doesn’t report it and tries to move on but winds up pregnant. He turns to Gil for support who is there with open arms. As they work through the choices Malcolm has to make and Gil is just there more and more their relationship evolves into something more intimate and romantic than either of them could ever have planned for.
❤️Hannor (Detroit: Become Human: Hank Anderson x Connor): Again, another couple with considerable age difference
Arrival (by coffee666): 83,075 words/7 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Hank just wanted help around the house for Cole. He never expected such a goofy thing that laughed and hummed and protected Cole with all of his being. Connor is not like other androids - but neither of them truly know how deep those differences go.
The Opposite Life (by Speckeh): 38,612 words so far
Status: Incompleted (9/10 chapters)
Rating: Explicit
Summary: 17 years and 9 months ago, Connor decided to start his own family, alone. He falls in love with the voice sample of Donor 55719, as the mysterious man talks about a mundane life. It’s everything he wished for. After 17 years of loving the two minute voice sample that fathered his children, what will Connor do when that voice suddenly appears in his life?
By Default//By Design (by Make_It_Worse): 9,211 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Connor, an overworked clothing designer, who is also a huge brat. Hank, an HK800 android model, who isn’t having any of it.
❤️Hannigram (Hannibal: Hannibal Lecter x Will Graham)
With a Crown of Stars (by thehoyden): 33,536 words/7 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: When the call connects, Will says, “I know what kind of crazy I am, but I’m not this kind of crazy.”
“Will?” Dr. Lecter says.
“Yes, hi, sorry,” Will says. “It’s me. There’s a baby on my porch.”
Taken for Rubies (by emungere): 76,842 words/20 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Crossdressing, Feminization
Summary: Will invites Hannibal over for dinner. Hannibal brings him wine and flowers. A dissection of their pasts and the slow convergence of their domestic lives.
❤️Rinch (Person of Interest: John Reese x Harold Finch)
Pallas’s Rosefinch (by elbowsinsidethedoor): 55,536 words/25 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
Summary: Harold needs John. John needs Harold. And that’s the way I like it!
Difficult To Name aka Titles Are Difficult (by elbowsinsidethedoor): 51,710 words/17 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: John is a retired pro who comes back for a special client. For those who fear a BDSM themed story, please note that this is a tender love story.
Milk and Cream (by hallulawy): 33,388 words/6 chapters
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Out-of-character
Summary: Story between John (Alpha, 35, general practitioner) and Harold (Omega, 27-ish, entrepreneur, five-month-pregnant). They are not married (yet).
❤️Noah Reid x Dan Levy (They play Patrick and David in Schitt’s Creek if you don’t know)
Fries Before Guys (by wildxwired): 29,065 words/1 chapter
Status: Completed
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Six weeks ago, Home (on a) Plate showed up in front of the MTV building in West Hollywood and started providing the locals with quite possibly the most amazing and inventive variations of grilled cheese sandwiches and cheese fries every Monday and Thursday, between the hours of 12 and 2. It wasn’t just the melt -in-the-mouth gooey goodness that had people clambering around the truck, or the insanely fair prices that were usually nowhere to be found on the rest of the street food in LA, but the fact that this was all served up by some hazel eyed specimen with the forearms of a god probably didn’t hurt either.
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ohiamahugefknnerd · 3 years
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Spirk?
Hell Yes I Ship It
What made you ship it?
Covid lockdown inspired my first official watch through of the franchise, so TOS was first up. I had been involved in previous fandoms before and couldn’t help but dig into fanfic. Watching Kirk and Spock as presented in that show had me like, “hmmm, seems a little fruity,” and the internet did not disappoint. I discovered The Premise and bought a stupid domain name because I liked it so much… (@thyla-dot-gay in case you’re curious)
What are your favorite things about the ship?
The fondness. The lingered touches. Captain Heart Eyes and his adventures with Mr. Oh God I Feel Emotions in Space over DECADES is just 🥰. Toss in some canonical marriage by Vulcan sand fighting and you can see why this ship is a true OTP.
Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?
I started watching AOS with full on ✨Space Husbands✨ expectations and was not disappointed by either canon and fan content. After further research and consideration, I may have slightly jumped ships though. Spirk is solidly my fav for TOS, but McKirk AOS is just too good. I personally think the reboot started as McKirk, we got that Spirk fix in Into Darkness, and then there was so much Spones in Beyond that I no longer skip the tag in either AOS or TOS. Both are clearly building to endgame McSpirk, but for different reasons. So now we’re embracing ✨Universal Constants✨in all it’s many pairings and groupings. IDIC = 🖖🏼 & ❤️💛💙
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theboywhocriedworf · 4 years
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I have something to say about Spock's orientation (and headcanons, I guess, because we are still waiting on Strange New Worlds).
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I see that many people say that Spock is gay. Why? Don't get me wrong, Spirk is definitely canon, they love each other and are space husbands, there could be no arguing about that.
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But it is canon that Spock was attracted to women. Yes, in one case he was high on pollen, in the other he turned into a Vulcan caveman, and we can debate the fascination of Star Trek creators with dubious consent some other time (I think we should btw!). But that pollen in 'This Side of Paradise' was not an afrodisiac, it just took away Spock's 'logical' inhibitions, pretty much the same way as in the episode 'All of Our Yesterdays'.
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So, tell me, why must Spock be gay? To me canonic Spock sounds pretty bisexual. (Or maybe pansexual, I guess, as we are dealing with aliens).
I admit, may be, I am just biased, being bisexual myself and subconsciously (and consciously, too) I want to see bisexual representation. May be because it just feels biphobic when someone says that if Spock loved Kirk as his t'hy'la (which he definitely did), he must be gay. Just like Philippa said, don't be so binary!
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Moreover, was I the only one who noticed some tension between Una and Spock in Q&A?
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I already have this SNW headcanon due to Q&A that Spock was enamored/impressed by Una when he met her to the point that he started copying her personality traits (like being aloof and not showing your crazy). This would explain the in-universe difference between Spock's portrayal in The Cage and later in TOS.
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Anyway, my point is that if we respect canon, it's obvious that Spock was not straight and that he was not gay either. He doesn't have to be gay to undoubtedly make Spirk canon on screen in Strange New Worlds.
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I am ready for debate!
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hellerism · 4 years
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i'll ride into battle and die on this hill with you cause i don't have time for cowardice. i thouroughly despise AUs unless they stay true to the gritty vibe of the spn universe. example: fbi au? fine. just make dean a hunter and have cas be on his case or whatever. if they're not getting their hands dirty, the au's not for me. the second you take the supernatural out of supernatural you lose me. star trek aus are my only exeption to this because destiel can and will come for spirks gig
yeah, for other fandoms slice of life aus may work but spn characters are just so deeply unwell and enmeshed in their narrative that you really need to keep them in their world to accurately portray and study their characters. i was saying to mary last night that you don’t get dean if he doesn’t watch john kill a man in front of him at five years old and you can’t get that if john is like an accountant or a coffee shop owner who employs his sons for free labor. and again it’s fine if people just want to read something lighthearted but i personally want to get into the characters’ heads and read them as they navigate their world
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mejomonster · 3 years
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Writing Tag Game
Thank u @s1utspeare for the tag, this looks fun -3-)/
my ao3 is softcorevulcan (just like my art tumblr) 
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
40. So many old spirk and POI and Angel ones tbh.
2. What is your total AO3 word count?
572,029 (like half of that is what makes monsters stop devouring and what will they find when i am ripped apart)
3. Top five fics by kudos
just a ribbon - 586
Vulcan Make Outs and Awkward Admissions - 369
Can A Person Be A Home? - 247
where they belong - 223
and that’s in pieces too - 205
4. Do you respond to comments, and why?
;-; <3 yes when I can. I love comments and I want to respond to them all, but sometimes I don’t get to them for months and then I’m like ‘may I still respond? I took so long ;-;’ I love that people read something and had feelings and want to thank them for reading. 
5. What’s the fic you have written with the angstiest ending?
Perhaps Maybe Not Anywhere? I don’t consider it angsty but as a standalone it basically is. It’s a story about if Kirk and Spock in aos timeline got together pre-movie, then obviously didn’t work out because they aren’t ready in their character growth yet, and so they split. But I mean I wrote it to fit with movie canon so you can interpret it as they still grow together through the movies and end up together a la spirk in any universe. It’s just in that particular fic quite rough ToT. It’s also more of a character study, so it’s more resolution for character’s inner worlds than their relationships. 
fuck I forgot! Or ‘seen this coming’ which is Gongsun Qian from Men With Sword reflecting on his own death, that’s hella angsty. Or ‘i love you’ which is set in Theory of Love and is Khai’s pov before he shapes up, so its in line with canon angst of that point in the story (but again according to canon things improve and they get together later post-my-story so??). Or ‘in another version’ which is quite sad as its Lan Xichen grieving, but in a way I wrote a much happier sequel ‘over the moon’ (I also wrote a happier sequel to the angst-ridden jiang cheng fic) so I don’t think they’re contenders. I try to make it so if I write something sad its only as sad as canon? And usually has an implied happier ending later or else I’ll probably write a sequel later.
6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?
Maybe Exit_Success because its a happy ending post-canon story for POI where everyone lives? Which I personally find consoling lol ToT. 
just a ribbon is fairly happy ending, maybe that’s part of why it’s the most kudos lol? over the moon i find incredibly hopeful - reincarnated, everyone’s happier and optimistic and just nice and good things are on the horizon. What the Cat Wants is literally just a fic about pingxie cuddling so of course its very happy throughout happy. what makes monsters stop devouring also ends super happy with everyone dead being brought back to life (and i mean everyone like side characters come back babes) and the main pairs in love and happy, optimistic and ready to be brave to handle the challenges left. i try to end a lot of my fics optimistic at least? i hate ending sad so i only do it in rare cases when canon also ends sad and its only a character study...
i’d probably recommend just a ribbon, over the moon, and What the Cat Wants as my fluffiest fics throughout though. 
7. Do you write crossovers, if so what’s the craziest one you have done?
When I was younger I think I wrote Death Note/Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts/X-men Evolution but tbh you could crossover KH with pretty much anything and it would only be as weird as canon. 
I want to eventually write a dmbj/guardian and two silent reading/guardian crossovers (set one in the past, one in present) but who knows when I will get time for those little ideas.  
8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?
got hate on vulcan make outs and awkward admissions for too many curse words oh man. i recognize i put a lot in that one but also i don’t know why they didn’t click off the instant they saw the word fuck if they knew they didn’t like cursing? instead they read it all, told me it was awful trash that shouldn’t exist unless i took all the cursing out then it would be great. that fic is so old my dude i was not gonna rewrite it so yeah ;-;
9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?
like half my fics ToT idk very tender smut because i cannot write pwp without actual plot, and gratuitous mushiness and cuddling apparently. like... wmmsd is 270k of glorified plot (which admittedly is important) but wow did i take a while to get to the smut. and wwtfwiara the longest spirk fic i wrote was originally supposed to be entirely pwp but the plot escalated and i’m fairly sure a lot of people ultimately ended up reading for the intense plot (despite there being smut every single chapter lol ToT since that was the initial goal for the fic)
10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
not that i’m aware thankfully
11. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Someone once asked to translate ‘in another version’ into russian, which i said yes to and to link me cause i’d love to check it out, but i’m not sure if they ever actually had the time to since they never responded after that.
12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
maybe way back on ffnet when I wrote so much kh. so much. just kh and death note everywhere. actually if we go back to death note fandom i’m sure like 1/2 were angsty but i cannot remember them. also one day i should... maybe post all the 100 drabbles i wrote way back in the day on tumblr, just so they’re backed up somewhere. 
13. All time favorite ship!
Weilan, they are everything I want in a ship, in a story, I’m spoiled. ;-; <3 (ye zun’s my favorite character which puts me in a weird place though so shoutout to the rarepair kunlun/ye zun that i wrote 270k for and idk if anyone else has but i WILL read it)
Probably in no particular order though: weilan, xena/gabrielle, spirk, pingxie, luo wenzhou/fei du
then harold finch/john reese, root/shaw, garashir. 
I watched the shows happy to see them, I will probably read a fic for any of those pairs above. Special mentions to: moshang, faith/buffy, illyria/wesley, angel/wesley, gunn/wesley, jin guangyao/lan xichen, iron triangle, a ning/pangzi all of which I’d also read a fic for if i see one.
i know if and when i read can ci pin, it may consume my attention as a sci fi ship written by priest, and overwhelm me to get added to spirk and weilan on that list, which is why i still have not read it ToT
14.What’s a WIP that you want to finish, but don’t think you will?
‘What will they find when I am ripped apart?’
I love that fic very dearly and wrote it over a period of years, but I know its probably never getting finished. It still has plot I haven’t worked out, and I only get inspiration for that specific fic when I’m feeling down in a very particular way and in a writing mood. So I suspect if I do finish it will be in 5 or more years ;-; I wish I could get in the zone to finish it though. 
15. What are your writing strengths?
Being able to depict emotions, make people feel what the characters are feeling. Maybe also to be able to get people to sink into a scene like its a movie being watched. those are the kinds of things I’ve heard people mention before? also the way i lay out sentences and paragraphs, i try to use length of sentences and paragraphs, stops and pauses, to control the flow of the reader’s attention and i think to a degree it works out well. 
i think a strength for me is doing character studies, just in general hopefully depicting where characters are internally well. 
16. What are your writing weaknesses?
not planning ahead if i dare to start multi-chaptered fic. usually nowadays i avoid that by thankfully making either standalone stories with sequels or refusing to show anyone fics unless i personally already plotted it all out and wrote it already ToT. but i do miss posting wips, because this way a lot of fics never see daylight lol
also just being motivated? i go for months without being able to write, then get a burst of energy and can but i have to basically write the entire fic at that point. So it’s hard to pace out longer things I’d like to write. 
maybe writing specifically - getting to the point, sometimes. at some point i got really interested in the kind of writing that lingers in scenes and sinks into them so you can savor them? and i really enjoyed it so i learned to do it, but now its definitely a detriment to me trying to Finish writing things. Whereas I know years ago I used to be much better at very short concise only-needed-words-chosen fics. I’ve very much lost that, sometimes to a point it affects my writing negatively I think. 
17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?
if its needed? i think i have added vulcan words to a few fics the same way the star trek novels do, and in my own writing for my oc universes that have some languages made for them so i suppose that would be like lord of the rings maybe. 
18. First fandom you wrote for?
Maybe? X-men Evolution? I remember I literally wrote them just reacting to a movie, as you do way back on ffnet days lol. I think it was my first fanfic, and I do appreciate it for getting me into writing more (and also more into character concept art), as did kh. 
19. Fave fic you have written?
this is so hard ToT i love a lot? and have a special fondness for a ton of the dmbj and the untamed ones. 
a tie between ‘of a kind’ and ‘what makes monsters stop devouring.’
I love both dearly for very different reasons. of a kind is t’pring/uhura and a rare newer fic i’ve written where i managed to get back to my old concise writing style, and it flows so lovely i Love how i wrote it and how it reads. i love rereading it. 
wmmsd is my guardian post canon fix-it fic and its the longest thing i’ve both ever written and completed. it proved to me i could finish chaptered fic over a time period, finish writing a long story with a complex plot, and its a great example of my favorite version of my usual writing style nowadays. it’s also weilan and ye zun centric and so being my favorite ship, and having my favorite characters, means i reread. 
Bonus: what are your rare pairs?
I added this, so if anyone wants to cut this question out if you’re tagged please feel free -3-)/
A Ning/Pangzi OK THEY’RE GREAT, Time Raiders and TLT2 and all of Pangzi’s projecting are to blame for this ship taking off and never leaving my mind since!
Illyria/Wesley not intensely rare, but rare Enough there’s barely any fics when I love Illyria and just want to read more about herrrrr
Wells/Bellamy that was most of my old the 100 fanfic i miss wells and was bitter yeah
Willow/Buffy again not incredibly rare but I’m a sap for best friends to lovers. 
Uhura/T’Pring also not incredibly rare but one of my favorite fics i ever wrote is about them and i am always thinking about them and i ;-; i WILL read ;-; 
Panzi/San Shu I’m not gonna write it (probably) because i hate san shu the little demon But Panzi made me believe they’re life partners cause of tlt3 so the angst level of not knowing if you’re in love with the real San Shu or the fake? Or that now you’re with the fake, do you even know?? Fucking Wild. so wild so Intense to even contemplate wow
Kunlun/Ye Zun I have good reasons and u have to read wmmsd to know them ToT im kidding, more like i contemplated it and that sure was a wild concept that Worked. i WILL read this if anyone else has ever wrote it
Zhao Yunlan/Ye Zun if they’re actually in love. because its bizarre and i WANT to know what au the writer wrote for this to make sense? how did they change canon, where is shen wei because he’d have to be gone for this to happen? what Happened??? i will read this if i see it probably 
Nie Huaisang/Jiang Cheng i convinced myself to ship it when i wrote a jc character study and it just? happened?? and i was like WOW this works and now i am on board 
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fictionandtheatre · 4 years
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For the writing prompt: 5 & 6 for Spirk 😊😊
Prompts: “Hold my hand” & “Tongue-tied”. Thank you so much for requesting!!
1000-ish words. Hurt/comfort, lil bit of angst. 
(uh, this got a little longer than i thought lol) 
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If any experience could be classed as truly universal, having a miserable time in sickbay seemed to be a strong contender. And it was certainly made worse when your orders were confinement. 
It might have made Jim laugh, in any other circumstance, with any other officer. Mr. Chekov in particular displayed an amusing grouchiness upon any medical order, and Jim himself was known to be a rather unpleasant patient (at least judging by McCoy’s reports). 
But this was not any other officer. At least, not to Jim. 
“Lights 80 percent.”
As the lights rose, a sharp breath hissed out of the Vulcan lying on the biobed across the room. His body contracted, curled inward. Protecting himself? Jim wondered. Hurt?   
Jim hastened to his side. 
“Spock.” His hands found his back, his arm. “Spock, what is it?” 
Rolling onto his back with Jim’s help, Spock dragged an arm over his face. 
“Nuh’ ugelik.”  
Jim frowned. It was rare to hear his first officer speak anything but perfect Standard. So rare, in fact, that it took him a moment to realize that Spock must be speaking Vuhlkansu, his native language. 
“Spock?” he tried again, tugging at his arm. 
“Captain, please ne-tor ha’gelan first.” 
“What?”
The arm lowered. Spock’s eyes were narrow.  
“The ha’gelan, Jim. Why do you not…” He stopped, with a slight huff of realization. “Am I reverting to Vuhlkansu?”
“It sounds like it.”
“I am– attempting to– ask you,” he said, clearly exerting great effort to ensure all his words were in the correct language, “to reduce– lights to a not-bright setting.” He frowned, then muttered, “Not bright? No, that cannot be correct…”
“Dimmer?” Jim offered, gently.
“Dimmer!” he echoed, with a measure of vindication. “Lights forty percent dimmer.”
The room grew darker, as requested, seemingly to Spock’s relief. 
“Glad we got that one translated.” Jim moved to sit on the edge of his bed. “Has this been happening since you beamed up?”
“Since the start of my treatment. It is somewhat experimental, as you know. I was briefed on the various impacts it may have upon my psychological condition, so an event such as this was not entirely unanticipated. Additionally, it is not uncommon for individuals to revert to their primary language in times of acute stress.”
All this Jim knew. But he let him ramble on, perhaps a bit longer than he would on duty. A talkative Spock was a reminder that his beloved was alive, and at his side. And any thought like that was comforting. 
“Well, you won’t have to suffer the translation barrier too much longer, I’m sure. McCoy’s already on the case.” Jim grinned, “Or else we’ll have to get you a language tutor, won’t we?”
Through the dimness, he saw something change in Spock’s expression.
“Mesh-tor t’tu than kah, ashayam?” 
He did not understand the sentence - not on a cognitive level, at least. But Jim knew the last word well, and knew the man who called him beloved. He felt the hesitance in those words, the uncertainty.
Jim shifted forward. “There’s something more that’s troubling you, isn’t there?”
There was a pause. The air was filled with only the soft pulse of the bio-reader above them, and whatever Spock was clearly debating within.
“Yes.”  
Slowly, Spock sat up. 
“On average, it takes a Vulcan child two years and four months to achieve a proficiency in Standard. It is one of the foremost marks of kash-to’es, a measurement of one’s academic potential, and a means of testing commitment to Surak’s principles. To learn is to share in the common good. To join the work of the Federation, the many.”
His gaze fell to his lap. Jim saw him bring his bottom lip into his mouth for a brief moment.
“It took me five years, seven months to master Standard.”
There was so much that was said beyond the words themselves. Jim recalled the flashes of Spock’s memories that he had been privileged to witness. The hatred of his Vulcan peers. The painful loneliness, on Vulcan and on Earth, the longing, the doubt that he could ever belong in either place, in any place. 
“Spock,” he whispered. “You haven’t lost your fluency. And it wouldn’t matter if you did. You mean too much to Starfleet for your position to be jeopardized by–”
“It is not my position that I fear for.” 
What a concession. Fear. Jim’s heart squeezed at the word. 
“My ability to speak Standard is negligible. It is…my relationship with you that concerns me.” 
Spock shut his eyes, turned his head away. This seemed to cause him pain to admit, to speak of.  
“Please attempt to understand my position before you contradict me. There has been so much about me that has proven unlovable to so many before you. Statistically, it is only a matter of time before I fail to meet your expectations. Therefore, I have come to the conclusion that the only logical course for you to take is to–” 
“Hold my hand.”
It made Spock stop, look around at the hand Jim held between them. The evidence of his self-disgust was still present in the furrows of his expression, though a measure of surprise softened his gaze. 
“What?”
“I take your point. But I have a counter offer.” Jim nodded to his hand, waiting for Spock’s. “Please trust me.”
Carefully, his gaze flicking back and forth between their fingers and Jim’s eyes, Spock did. 
A familiar rush of warmth swept over them, as hand brushed hand. Jim shifted his touch, so that their palms cradled each other. 
“You are probably correct about my expectations. No one is perfect all the time, and I’m just as likely to idealize as any other human. And you’re right that I wouldn’t understand much if you stopped speaking Standard. But I do know one phrase in Vuhlkansu.”
Spock gasped, as gently, tenderly, Jim brushed his first fingers across his. 
“Taluhk nash-veh k’dular, Spock.” 
And it echoed through the touch. A swell of emotions rushed past his thoughts - surprise, joy, are you certain, is this really…? 
“You’ve met my expectations, surpassed them. There’s nothing more that I could ask of– Spock?” 
Jim felt his smile fall, looking up to see a wet streak tumbling down his stoic first officer’s face. He let go, reached for his shoulders. 
“Sweetheart? No, please don’t be upset! I’m not going to leave you, now or ever. I love you. I–”
“I know.” 
Spock enclosed Jim’s hands in his own. He nodded. 
“I understand my oversight now, I can…feel that your declarations are sincere.”
“Of course.” Still, Jim freed one of his hands, brushed away the tears from Spock’s cheek. “That’s not a bad thing, is it?”
“No. It is quite gratifying.” He inclined his head. “Ashau nash-vesh tu, Jim.” 
And though it wasn’t in his language, that made Jim feel a little tongue-tied nonetheless.  
Translations: 
Nuh’ ugelik - too bright
ne-tor ha’gelan - lower the lights
Mesh-tor t’tu than kah - would it shame you, beloved? 
kash-to’es - intelligence
ashau nash-veh tu - i love you. 
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