#daforge fic

[mostly-natm]

Just two hardworking and professional Starfleet officers doing their duties with no funny business!

[holodeck-enthusiast]

Lifing

[just-a-funny-little-brain]

Good news: I’m back on my bullshit

[diesoonandsuffer]

"You know, Data, I've been thinking about some of the times we've had. Like that time we went sailing on Devala Lake. You remember that?"

"I have a complete memory record of that day."

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The day that they went sailing and the poem Data wrote about watching the sunset with someone are about the same day and you can't convince me otherwise. So here's that day.

[r0zzk1ll]

Hello! 🪐📚?

OH BOY!!!!! JOYOUS!!!

favorite alien planet, 🪐; ok i know it isn't a specific planet, but honestly i really just love all the planets the away teams visit in earlier seasons of tos and tng where u can tell its js a sound stage with some rocks and trees on it HEELEPEME

favorite st fic you've read, 📚; literally anything by lady-sci-fi (specifically their daforge fics) they all make me cry i love rgem So mucg

[lady-sci-fi]

Title: A Measure of Betrayal 1/1

Characters: Geordi LaForge, Data, William Riker

Summary: Geordi understood the tough situation, he truly did. But that doesn't lessen the feeling of betrayal by what Riker does in the hearing to determine Data's personhood and rights.

(TNG: The Measure of a Man)

[dilsdelights]

its been one of those weeks.... pass the daforge!

[aquamonstra]

Can someone please tell me where to find all the Star Trek TNG slash fic? It's a 30-year-old series in the father of all fic franchises, there's GOTTA be more than is just on Ao3.

Like you can't expect me to believe that there are only 71 explicit DaForge fics in existence out there. Folks were writing that shit before they had internet!!! Come on!!

[effervescentdragon]

Kinda random but do you have any DaForge fic recs?

okay so this one definitely, i adore a character study in any way shape or form, and then this one, with a bit of an even focus on janeway/seven also, anddd finally this one because i dont know, i just love it for some reason. these were the only three i had saved and i usually save the fics i rly like so i hope you enjoy!

[frankensteinmutual]

I feel like I've already read every satisfying daforge fic but do you guys have any recs?

[quasi-normalcy]

22 Answers for a Fanfic 2022

1. fandoms you wrote for this year

Star Trek, particularly Picard, owned my entire soul this year, though I think I wrote one poem for The Magnus Archives in January or thereabouts.

2. favourite fic you wrote this year

The Girl Who Looked at Cubes - A short story about Agnes Jurati as a child on Earth during the events of “The Best of Both Worlds”

Kindred Spirits - A novella about an older, more cynical Geordi La Forge touring the new Borg ship

3. favourite fic you read this year

There are quite a few that I’ve loved, but off the top of my head, probably An Exercise in Futility by Cymaiden

4. favourite opening line/scene you wrote this year

I hate writing openings, but I thought that the despairing news cast at the start of “The Girl Who Looked at Cubes” did a fair job of setting the tone for the story.

5. favourite ending line/scene you wrote this year

The ending of The Women Who Would Be Queen

6. a trope you wrote this year

I never saw the appeal of mind fusions before, but this year it hit me like a mack truck.

7. pairings you wrote this year

Borg Queen/Agnes Jurati; Geordi La Forge/Data (after a fashion); Borgnes X Reader

 8. a fic regret from this year

Publishing Chapter 9 of Kindred before it was fully cooked.

9. a song that helped you write

Rabbit Heart (Raise it up) by Florence and the Machine

10. total number of fics you posted 

Nine.

11. total number of words you posted

27,964

12. most popular fic written this year

Most kudos is Kindred, but the most kudos per number of views is The Girl Who Looked at Cubes

13. least popular fic written this year

“We’ll See You Soon, Harry,” which is entirely fair, since it’s kind of a one-note joke fic about a scene I hate in a episode I hate

14. longest completed fic you posted this year

The Women Who Would be Queen (1,705)

15. shortest completed fic you posted this year

“We’ll See You Soon, Harry”

16. favourite character to write about this year

Does the Borg hivemind count as a character?

17. a fic you didn’t expect to write

Any of them? I wasn’t really expecting anything about Picard season 2 to interest me, let alone obsess me.

18. most memorable comment/review

One person on Discord told me that they considered the seventh chapter of Kindred to be “some of the most profound transhumanist writing [they] have ever had the pleasure to lay eyes upon”

19. trends you noticed in your writing this year

a fun new obsession with the Borg?

20. fics you wanted to write but didn’t

Had this whole elaborate story arc about the backstory behind the Borg Queen, Guinan, and Q

21. something you want to write next year

Honestly, something that I can legally publish for money.

22. an idea from one of your fics that you want people to think about

The extreme slipperiness and arbitrariness of the concept of Self; cybernetics as a means of finding new ways to be human

[janekburza]

Sweet Dreams

daforge + trans!Bashir, Star Trek TNG | rating: E | 1,845 words

What if the daforges had invited Julian to their bed after the events of the TNGxDS9 crossover episode?

read on ao3

[homewrecking-lore]

Can we talk about loreforge please, Mac? I've been dying to talk about loreforge with you all day, okay?

[just-a-funny-little-brain]

Winter's Magic

Star Trek: The Next Generation, daforge, 1.3k words

Summary: Data takes Geordi on their first date: ice skating on the holodeck. One of them can skate -- the other not so much.

cw: too much fluff

Read it on ao3!

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Geordi’s door chimed. With a slow exhalation, he smoothed the plain shirt and jacket that he had chosen for the occasion — he and Data had agreed no uniforms. He nodded sharply to his reflection, then approached the door, which hissed open at Geordi’s touch. Data was standing on the other side, one hand behind his back, and wearing decidedly nicer clothing than he was. Geordi felt his face grow warm.

“Oh, I— I should change,” he said, feeling suddenly underdressed.

“No!” Data’s voice was decisive, and Geordi looked back at him just in time to see Data’s aura glow brighter. “You look... very nice.”

Geordi’s smile began to chase away the butterflies that had been plaguing his stomach.

“These are for you,” Data continued. In a move that looked almost rehearsed, Data revealed a small bouquet of flowers that he had been holding behind his back. “I believe it is a traditional Earth custom to present flowers on a first date, is it not?”

“Oh geez, Data, I didn’t get anything for you!”

“That is alright. It was what one might call a ‘spur of the moment’ decision.”

He laughed, then held out his hand. “Well, thank you, Data. They’re beautiful.” Geordi could have sworn a small smile crossed Data’s face.

A few minutes later, the flowers were in a vase with water, and the two were on their way to the holodeck. As the door opened, a burst of cold air hit Geordi’s face, and he gasped. The holodeck had been transformed into a winter wonderland. Snow-covered trees glowed with strings of lights, and a lighted path wove its way through the trees in the gently falling snow.

“It’s beautiful.” The words came as almost a whisper, as if the pristine snow would be blown away by anything louder.

Data held out his hand, an unspoken question in the air. In answer, Geordi smiled and placed his hand in Data’s. Data’s hand was pleasantly warm in the cool air, and they started down the path together. The thin layer of snow crunched under their feet as they walked through the trees and watched the snow fall. After a minute or two, a clearing opened up. In its center, a wide oval of ice was surrounded by a wooden railing. A white bench sat by a gap in the railing, and two sets of ice skates leaned against it.

A grin grew on Geordi’s face. “It’s been ages since I’ve gone ice skating. I didn’t know you could skate!” he said, turning to Data.

“I have never attempted the activity, however I am certain that my balancing mechanisms will be able to compensate.”

“If you say so!”

Soon, the perfectly-fitting skates had been donned. As Geordi stepped onto the ice, he skated a few tentative feet forward, before confidently skating a lap around the rink. As he approached where Data stood, waiting to enter the rink, Geordi spun to a stop.

“Coming?” he asked, holding out his hands.

“I was simply watching. You are quite graceful.”

Geordi felt his face grow warm in the cool air, and he smiled. “Thanks, Data.”

“You are welcome.” With that, Data stepped out confidently onto the ice —

— and immediately fell flat on his face.

Geordi cringed. “Are you ok?”

Data pushed himself up onto his knees and paused. “I appear not to be as stable on skates as expected.”

Skating closer, Geordi tried not to laugh. “I’ll say. I’ll be honest though — it was kind of funny.”

“I am sure it did not appear very graceful.”

Geordi laughed a bit as he extended a hand for Data. “I dunno about that. It was pretty elegant how far your feet flew out from under you.”

Comprehension dawned on Data’s face as he accepted Geordi’s assistance and got to his feet. “Ah. This falls under ‘humor - slapstick’. I see why it could be considered quite humorous. However, it would also be quite painful for a human.”

“Well it’s a good thing you don’t bruise, then,” Geordi said, a smile still on his face. “Make sure you keep your weight directly above your feet. If you lean forward or back too much, you’ll have your butt on the ice again. Once you have your balance, you can slowly shift your weight onto one foot, and push off against the ice with the other.”

Slowly, Data did as he said, one hand clutching Geordi’s like his life depended on it, and the other flailing in the air beside him. As he pushed off of the ice, he nearly fell again, this time only saved by Geordi’s grip and his own baby steps in the skates.

Suddenly Geordi’s face lit up. “I have an idea.” Geordi spun to stand right in front of Data, facing him. He held out his other hand, and Data’s flailing one eventually found it.

“But Geordi,” Data started, “how will you skate?”

“Like this.” A mischievous smile jumped onto his face as he began to skate backwards, pulling Data along behind him.

Data’s eyes widened as he slowly moved across the ice. After a second though, his awe turned to worry. “Geordi, there is something—” He looked down to see his legs slowly but surely getting further and further apart. “Geordi?”

Geordi glanced down, saw Data’s dilemma, and laughed. “You gotta make sure your feet are pointed straight forward.”

Data’s slow descent toward doom stopped as he followed his instruction. After a moment, he spoke. “Geordi, I seem to be unable to regain my previous stance.”

A smile still lingering on his face, Geordi guided Data to the fence so he could right himself.

“Ready?” Geordi extended his arms again, and Data took them, one hand at a time. Slowly, they made their way around the ice rink without any further mishaps. As they started on their second lap, Data began to grip Geordi’s hands more gently, and even tried propelling himself once or twice. Instead of Geordi giving pointers, they began to talk about other things, like Spot, stories from the Academy, and planets they’d never visited.

“Want to try on your own?” Geordi offered after a few more laps.

“I believe I have increased in ability enough to successfully skate independently.” He paused. “However, a stabilizing hand may be wise.”

“I would agree,” Geordi said with a smile. Carefully, he let go of Data’s other hand and spun to stand beside him. “Ready?”

Geordi skated forward slowly, and Data after a moment’s hesitation joined him, balancing gingerly on one foot while pushing with the other. They were half way around the rink like this, hand-in-hand, before Data let out a small “Oh no” and his feet slid dramatically forward. And, because he was still holding determinedly onto Geordi’s hand, he took Geordi down with him, where Geordi landed firmly on his rear end and flopped onto his back.

As the chill of the ice seeped through his clothes, Geordi looked over at Data, sprawled on the ice beside him. He looked ridiculous, like a baby animal who had tried to walk for the first time and failed utterly. For that matter, they probably both looked ridiculous laying there. Geordi began to laugh.

“Why are you laughing?” Data had begun to sit up, but stopped and looked at Geordi.

His laughter faded as he sat up as well, but the smile was as bright as ever. “Because,” he said, moving to sit next to Data. “Because this was so much fun. Because it is beautiful out here.” He paused. “Because you’re beautiful.” He looked at Data, who was so perfect and so flawed and so familiar. His glow, his face, his existence he knew so well, and yet Data was still new every day. “Thank you,” Geordi said softly. “This was wonderful.”

And there, on the ice of the holodeck, Geordi leaned half way between them, and Data leaned too, and their lips met in the stillness and quiet of the falling snow. And it was magical.

[ruinscollector]

Play Pokémon or read jangobi fics? 🤔

[lady-sci-fi]

Title: Designated Property 1/?

Characters: Data, Geordi LaForge

Pairing: Data/Geordi

Summary: On a scientific mission to Woxi Two, Data's Android nature offends their hosts, and he's designated as Geordi's property.