#House of Rozhenko

[rosalie-starfall]

"I am Worf, Son of Mogh, House of Martok, Son of Sergey, House of Rozhenko, Bane to the Duras family, Slayer of Gowron. I have made some Chamomile Tea. Do you take sugar?"

[dukeofriven]

[isagrimorie]

Awww I love Worf’s parents.

They’re so sweet and gave him so much space to grow and discover his heritage, and provided him with all the love and care they could give him.

(“We love you, you our are son.”)

I’m glad Worf included House of Rozhenko in the names he used to introduce himself to Raffi.

(Yes, I am rewatching Family, I only have so many vague recollections of early TNG and only weirdly remember the parts of Picard in his family home, maybe like before I’m wondering why they all sound British).

I don’t remember but I hope Worf was able to introduce Jadzia to his parents.

[phederation]

[girlmartok]

"I am WORF, son of Mogh, House of Martok, son of Sergey, House of Rozhenko, bane to the Duras family, slayer of Gowron."

WORF in Star Trek Picard 3.03

[worflesbian]

where do u guys think alexander went to live after the dominion war. bc i dont think he would've stayed in the fleet so like did he go back to minsk with the rozhenkos or did he go and stay with worf for a while since they were trying to rebuild their relationship. i believe it was @firstroseofspring who mentioned a novel where kehleyr was raising baby alexander in the federation embassy on qo'nos and like. at the end of ds9 worf gets made ambassador does he not. would he not be staying in the embassy the same house that kehleyr lived in all those years ago. would they stay there together do you think or would it be too haunted.

[sniperct]

Worf: Worf, son of Mogh, House of Martok; son of Sergei, House of Rozhenko; bane to the Duras family; slayer of Gowron

me:

[worst-t4t-couple]

ALL Pairings are out! Long post, so look under the cut!

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Sweep, cap’n, k_k VS Jay Walker, Nya

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Percy jackson, Annabeth Chase VS Jack O Valentine, Sol Badguy

Josuke Higashikata, Yasuho Hirose VS Lug, Anode

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Soos, Melody VS Red, Blue

Jungleberry Cookie, Royal Berry Cookie VS Blaze, Sonic

LDshadowlady, Smallishbeans VS Mr. Neighbor, Wegg

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Round 1 2/4

Brandon Quark,  Doctor Robotnik VS Elrond, Celebrian

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Dave strider, Karkat Vantas VS Miles “moles,” Edgar, and Madeline

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Anji Mito and Baiken VS Shiver and Frye

ALL of MLP* VS ALL of TF2*

*Minus any familial relationships

[quasi-normalcy]

Star Trek: Picard, season 3, episode 3, "Seventeen Seconds" thoughts (spoilers):

The Good:

My big concern about this episode was how they could possibly explain away Crusher's behaviour, and I think that it is very much on the strength of Gates McFadden and Patrick Stewart's acting that I actually ended up believing it. The idea that they'd already attempted a romance 5 times offscreen was something of a retcon, but honestly, they served together for 9 years after "All Good Things" and we only checked in on them for a few hours each time in movies spaced 2 to 4 years apart, so I entirely buy that this is something that could have happened (and it seems natural that Picard would attempt it after "All Good Things" as well)

The acting in general, really. Not just Patrick Stewart and Gates McFadden, but everyone

"I am Worf, son of Mogh, house of Martok, son of Sergei, house of Rozhenko, bane of the Duras, slayer of Gowron" ❤️

Just the banter between Worf and Raffi in general

Sidney La Forge's little aside with Seven of Nine. I loved that. And that she called her "Commander Seven." She knows what's up.

Paying off the whole plot point with Thaddeus Riker in the first season. The entire first scene is completely heartbreaking when you remember "Nepenthe", and Jonathan Frakes just plays the long-grieving father perfectly in his interactions with Ed Speleers's Jack Crusher

Also paying off the plot point with Picard's father from the second season

HOLY SHIT, CHANGELINGS! I mean, I kind of guessed that it was them based on some of the promotional material, but it was still a nice twist. Not sure I love how gross their goo looks this time around, but eh. Better special effects.

The Bad:

I really don't buy the conflict between Picard and Riker. At all.

It just seems so completely out of character for both of them. Like I can buy that they might have some raw emotions, but this just is not how either of them have ever been shown to behave. They don't start shouting at each other on the bridge of the starship and Picard would not openly disregard Riker's judgement if he were placed in command. The only times that they've even behaved remotely like that were when Sarek was infecting them with rage or when they were in the alternate timeline in "Yesterday's Enterprise".

"You've just murdered us all!" Are you five? He proposed a tactic, you accepted his proposal and it backfired. This is how adults talk to one another?

Why is Picard so keen on attacking Vadic? This too feels out if character for him.

Actually, everyone's acting kind of assholeish for no good reason. The random officer telling Jack that this is his fault; the Titan CMO refusing Dr. Crusher's help in a triage situation; Jack assaulting the guard outside of Seven's quarters. I get that Terry Matalas doesn't like Roddenberry's "no conflict" rule, but that's not a license to just write all of his characters like a bunch of reprobates

Speaking of reprobates, as much fun as the Worf-Raffi "good cop/ bad cop" interrogation dynamic was, why are they using these stupid, ineffective, Starsky & Hutch-esque, abuse-of-due-process techniques?

And then Worf murders the changeling, which is great, because it's not like he was your only lead.

I feel like Matalas is writing based on the logic of a 1980s action movie, rather than actually trying to imagine how things might work in a post-scarcity utopia. Like I don't think that the act of killing someone is something that he's giving sufficient moral weight.

"My father and I have one thing in common: we don't have an easy time making friends" - Really? That's how you would characterise Geordi La Forge? Geordi "I did not know what it meant to have a friend until I met Geordi" La Forge? Geordi "Geordi must not be assimilated" La Forge? Geordi "I will be your eyes" La Forge?? This is how you'd characterise him? As someone who has difficulty making friends??

Vadic barely has any lines. At first I liked how minimalistic she was in giving orders, but Amanda Plummer's acting was my favourite thing in the previous episode.

Random Thoughts:

Do the lights on La Sirena's engines have special sensors that change colour depending on who's standing in front of them?

I think Dr. Crusher must know more than she's letting on, because it's not clear why she would lock Jack away during the opening sequence of Episode 1 and shoot the masked men execution style, just based on the information she's provided. Then again, everyone's behaving like such a murderous asshole that maybe that's just baseline for how a doctor acts now

The nebula is apparently alive and conscious, which makes me think (hope?) that maybe it's affecting their judgement on some telepathic way. You know, regressing them to violent action movie stereotypes, sort of thing.

[ratleyland]

I am Worf

Son of Mogh

House of Martok

Son of Sergei

House of Rozhenko

Bane to the Duras Family

Slayer of Gowron.

I have made some chamomile tea. Do you take sugar?

That's a badass way of introducing yourself!

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[bruceandmary]

I am Worf, Son of Mogh, House of Martok, Son of Sergey, House of Rozhenko, bane to the Duras family, slayer of Gowron. I have made some chamomile tea. Do you take sugar?

Worf, Star Trek Picard Episode 3x03

[ploppythespaceship]

"I am Worf, son of Mogh, House of Martok, son of Sergey, house of Rozhenko, bane to the Duras family, slayer of Gowron. I have made some chamomile tea. Do you take sugar?"

That is the best possible line to reintroduce Worf. I love him.

[lunawish]

worf, son of mogh, house of martok, son of sergey, house of rozhenko, bane to the duras family, slayer of gowron

lae'zel, child of gith, creche k'liir, voice of orpheus, headache of kith'rak voss, bane to the lich queen vlaakith

[storymaker14]

The House (House of Worf Part II)

[This was originally posted by me on another site on 26 July 2019; it has been copied here without change.]

Okay, so maybe Star Trek, especially Worf's story, is really on my mind... my thanks to Memory Alpha, Memory Beta, and various Google searches starting with "Klingon word for...".

Ten days after the Hobus supernova

The destruction of Romulus meant that Chancellor Martok of the Klingon High Council was extremely busy. It also meant that Federation Ambassador to the Klingon Empire Alexander Rozhenko was extremely busy, as was his wife V'Lin, attache to Councillor T'Latrek of Vulcan.

Being gin'tak to the House of Martok meant that former Starfleet commander -- captain, technically though briefly -- Worf was always extremely busy. He would not have it any other way, if he were honest with himself. And if recent events led to the chancellor being far from the House almost constantly, and Worf's son and daughter-in-law being off-planet, so be it; he would remain to keep all things in order as they should be. Still, he decided that a brief respite to watch the news was understandable and proper. And the company was enjoyable as well.

"You see?" Worf said, pointing to the screen as the newsreader discussed the misfortune of the Empire's long-standing rival and occasional ally with untoward glee. "They speak of the glory and triumph of billions dead. As if a star could act intentionally and honorably." He growled his displeasure and turned his companion, seated beside him. "Absurd, don't you agree?'

The response was a thoughtful burble and a furrowed brow beneath a ridged bone crest that seemed barely formed but still resembled his own. The small Vulcan-Klingon-Human hybrid shook the wooden block clenched in her fist as if expressing an echo of her grandfather's frustration with the news. Then as if remembering there actually was a block in her fist, she popped one corner of it in her open mouth.

"I see you do," Worf said with satisfaction, returning his attention to the screen, even if it did increase his frustration to watch it. He lasted barely a minute longer before making a noise of determination and shutting the screen off; his granddaughter found the noise very accurate and copied it. "Will you rest?" he asked her. "Or will you join me?"

The small hand reached in his direction answered that question.

"Good," Worf smiled, picking her up and putting her in the carrier he wore. "Then come; we have a lot to do."

On the matter of naming their daughter, Alexander and V'Lin had decided they wanted something neither definitively Klingon nor Vulcan, but random phonemes would be unacceptable. An investigation of their ancestor's names had determined that the child had great-grandmothers named Kaasin (his side) and T'Kandra (her side). Add to this the fact that both had Human ancestry -- he two generations ago, she two centuries ago -- and a small modification to a Human name had been suggested by V'Lin; after trying it out for a day, Alexander had agreed.

As they walked into the kitchen together, they were greeted warmly by Kaga, the chef for the House, whose chest could be charitably described as immense and barrel-shaped. "Gin'tak Worf! And the young Kaasandra! What can I do for you both?"

"The chancellor has decided to dine at home tonight," Worf said, while Kaasandra continued to thoughtfully suck on the end of the block, the Klingon letter on each of its sides of less interest to her at her age than the taste and feel of the material.

"Ah... did you have something in mind?"

That prompted another smile from Worf; for him to even dare suggest anything to Kaga would have felt ridiculous, if not inappropriate. Both Martok and Worf had dined at Kaga's Klingon café on the old Deep Space Nine, at a frequency that had more to do with the quality of his food than the fact that his was the only Klingon cuisine on the station that didn't come from a replicator. Kaga had been more idle than he cared to be after the station's destruction, even after the new station was completed, so being head chef for the chancellor's House had been an opportunity at which he jumped. "I am sure whatever you decide would be superior to anything I might."

That immense barrel chest lurched as he gave a hearty laugh. "I'm sure as well." Turning to the child at Worf's chest, he asked, "And you, young one. I have prepared a fine grapok sauce; do you suppose you would be allowed a taste?"

Kaasandra gave him a look that fit more with her pointed ears than her crested forehead, as if deciding whethereating grapok sauce was truly logical.

"If you will not," Worf said to her, "I certainly will." With a nod, Kaga brought forth a bowl filled with the brown liquid and a spoon; Worf dipped the latter into the former and tasted, well-pleased. "I recommend it," he continued, offering the tip of the spoon to her.

A sniff and a cautious opening of the mouth, and a moment later Kaasandra showed her obvious agreement with her grandfather with whole-body lurches of pleasure at the taste.

"Now if only she might try something to put it on," Kaga chuckled. "Maybe I should speak with V'Lin again, to see if I might give the young one gagh or racht… perhaps just the one worm."

Whether by necessity of living on a multi-species space station for years, or simply by a desire to feed all beings of all species, Kaga had shown himself quite willing to be creative when it came to satisfying a Vulcan's preferences -- though Worf still wondered exactly how she managed to maintain, and Kaga support, a vegetarian diet on the Klingon homeworld. Knowing the difficulty, V'Lin had made it clear she did not expect her daughter to participate in the same restrictions... though even she could not hide just a hint of distaste at her daughter eating live food. On the other hand, though, not even a full Klingon child would necessarily eat live food at Kaasandra's age. "It will be discussed," Worf said simply.

Kaga nodded agreement, then turned to shout for his assistant. "Birktal! Come; we need to prepare a feast!" Turning back to the gin'tak and child, he bowed as low as his belly would allow. "We will be ready for the Chancellor."

"I have no doubt," Worf said, and without further preamble turned to go. There was still much to do, not the least of which was his next duty. His granddaughter still at his chest, he made sure that the handful of other workers know the head of the House would be home shortly, and that all must be in order for his arrival. Once this was done, however, there was one place that Martok would surely visit that Worf felt was only worthy of his attention, none other.

The room had once, long ago, been shared by sisters Lazhna and Shen, daughters of Martok and Lady Sirella. Since their deaths, and their mother's soon after, it had become a place of remembrance for the great women that Martok had lost. Five years later, Martok's son and last surviving child Drex had joined them in Sto'Vo'Kor, and his remembrance was added. Martok would unquestionably come to pay his respects, though he would not linger to dwell upon the past. And so it fell to Worf to ensure it was in order.

But to the surprise of his gin'tak, Martok was already there. "Chancellor," Worf said, straightening up involuntarily. "I was not told you had arrived."

The chancellor stood, removing his robe of office and simply becoming Worf's old friend and adopted brother. "No one was told, Worf," Martok said. "But when the chancellor wishes to be transported somewhere directly and for no one to be told, that is what happens." He smiled seeing the child escorting Worf. "Hello, Kaasandra; bringing glory to the House of Worf already, are you?"

Martok laughed even as Worf responded. "This is not the House of Worf, brother. It is still your House."

"In name, yes," Martok agreed, even as he looked around at pictures of his daughters, his son, his magnificent wife. A low eloquent grumble rattled in his chest. "Too much loss," he said, and Worf could see that both the recent death of faceless billions, and that of four dearly loved in the past, weighed upon him. "But you," he said, turning back to Worf. "You and your son, his wife, your grandchild--"

"Grandchildren," Worf interrupted softly, and at Martok's confusion, he added, "V'Lin has found she is due again."

"Grandchildren!" Martok laughed, and even the normally-serious Kaasandra waved her block in happiness. "And you still say this is not the House of Worf?"

Worf, for his part, did not laugh or smile. "I would not presume--"

"I know you would not," Martok said, waving away his objection with his hand. "But even if my cousin inherits the House when I am gone, this will still be your House in reality." He looked at Kaasandra, then at his gin'tak. "May I..?"

That finally elicited a smile. "Of course," said Worf, extracting the child from her carrier and passing her to Martok, reflecting as he did that he found himself smiling far more these days than he had in too many years.

He took her in his hands, the joy at simply being a man holding a child seeming to undo years of age and turmoil in his face. "A proud young girl, of a proud family," he declared. "I doubt anyone could stand in the way of whatever she decides." He sat on what had been Shen's bed, lightly bouncing her on a knee.

At this, however, Kaasandra grew a bit restless and concerned. She reached a hand up toward Martok's face, unfortunately choosing the side of his missing eye, which meant he didn't catch her movement. Worf, however, did, taking a long step and intercepting her tiny hand. Her lip quivered in frustration even as he admonished her. "Kaasandra… puqnI'be'oy… only with me and your parents."

"What is it?" Martok said, turning his eye toward them.

"She has proven... precocious at certain Vulcan talents," he replied, taking her back, to her mild displeasure.

A pause as Martok processed this, then he roared with laughter. "Unless she intends to give military secrets to the Kinshaya, I don't mind if she does as she wishes!"

"Still," Worf said, his apprehension fading even as he tried to remain gently stern toward his granddaughter, who was now reaching for his face. "Only us, for now."

As Kaasandra lightly touched his temple, he felt the gentle stirring of his mind as her own brushed against it. He pushed forward the strong impression that Martok meant safety, and there was no danger; she accepted it, adding the abstract association to her own thoughts. A quick addendum that Martok's mind was not to be touched, and he gently pulled his head away from her hand, then gave the child back to Martok. This time, she clearly enjoyed the bouncing on his knee, to the degree where she even offered him her precious wooden block.

Martok laughed again and pushed the block back toward her. "Please, keep it. I have many other things to hold onto." His eye flickered around the room once more, and Worf knew to what his friend was referring. "But thank you." The tip of the block returned to her mouth.

As he watched them, Worf returned to the touch of Kaasandra's mind to his own. Of course, he had not been the only one that Kaasandra had touched; her mother's impression was strong and lingered, and her father had clearly shared his mind with her too. Kaasandra clearly saw her grandfather as to be loved and trusted; her mother respected and admired him. As for her father...

Whenever Worf's mind touched hers, the lingering remnant of Alexander's mind sensed his, and there was an almost reflexive bitterness toward him. But as time went on, the feeling that followed after the reflex had grown warmer in stages. The last ten to twelve years had begun to mend Worf's relationship with his son, and the last year had accelerated the process greatly. The wounds still existed, but were healing; his actions were not forgotten, but they were gradually being forgiven, with restitution being silently offered and gratefully accepted.

The House was Martok's… but perhaps this world, this dwelling, with his family, truly was Worf's home.

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Happy Pesach from me. Here’s Worf, son of Mogh, House of Martok, son of Sergey, House of Rozhenko, who is (as I will never stop reminding people) Jewish!