#my enemy my ally

[lichqueenlibrarian]

Jim go the fuck to sleep

[vr-trakowski]

I can be a little slow sometimes but this is ridiculous

Romulan Ael.

...Did I just get hit with a stealth pun from a book I first read thirty-seven years ago?

[dduane]

My Enemy My Ally is not allowing itself to be put down and I have work to do!!! Going to spend all day thinking about the Eyrens and Ael and “not without bubbling briefly with Dierra laughter, a sound like an impending gastric disturbance” (I’m losing my mind). Also I’ve thought about Ensign Naraht about twice a week every week since I read Spock’s World last year, glad to see him again in this. I’m so grateful to you for having your own canon of characters. Hope you’re having a great day! <3

I’m glad you’re having fun with it! It’s a favorite of mine. …And scratched a particular itch. I’d always wanted to do a book based on a Shakespeare play (however loosely). This is mine. 😄

(I’ll now duck out and leave everybody to argue about which play’s involved. Have fun.)

[histrionic-dragon]

In @dduane's Star Trek book My Enemy, My Ally, there's a character who is described as, I believe, "a column of tentacles." I think the species name is Sulamid and the character is Mr. Mahase, Uhura's second-in-command for Communications. (I don't have the book on hand at the moment, so can't double-check spelling or details, but hopefully those of you who've read the book know who I'm talking about!)

I realized I've been picturing him like a purple version of some Chihuly glass sculptures:

Can you imagine a guy like that wrestling a Romulan and sending them flying? 'Cause I sure can!

[tetrapyrrol]

Diane Duane really said if a human disguises themselves as a Romulan the real Romulans will immediately find out bc the vibes are off

[highladyluck]

So far Ocean’s Echo is pleasantly reminding me of Diane Duane’s My Enemy, My Ally, at least in terms of broad theme/plot strokes. My Enemy, My Ally is structurally flawless and a favorite comfort read, so I’m excited about these, uh, echoes.

[ruporas]

birthday party (id in alt)

[hailsatanacab]

A Persuasive Argument - dpxdc

"Great!" Danny says, clapping his hands together to get everyone's attention. The dinner table falls silent as everyone looks towards him. It's a full house today and, honestly, Danny's a little nervous. "I'm sure you're all wondering why I gathered you here today."

"It's dinnertime. In our house." Duke mutters, while doing a very bad job of concealing his yawn. He holds his fork poised over the braised beef, but, just like everyone else, still looks towards Danny before tucking in. It's intriguing enough to wait.

"Yeah, no one misses Alfie's dinner." Dick says, with a brilliant smile that Danny can't help but return.

"Precisely! What better time to talk to you all than when you're all actually here!"

"Wait, I thought you came round to work on our English essays?" Tim asks, blinking owlishly.

"I'm afraid I've lured you here under false pretences, Tim."

"This is where I live."

"I would still really appreciate help on that essay though, I mean, what the hell is Hamlet even about? I just don't get that old time-y language, like 'Hark! A ghost hath killed me!' - absolute rubbish, what does that even mean?"

"The ghost never kills anyone in Hamlet, he's there to tell Hamlet that he was murdered. Have you actually read it?"

"No, but it sounds like you have. Tim, I want this guy to help me with my essay instead. I know for a fact that you haven't read Hamlet, either."

"So? We don't need Jason, I've read the Sparknotes."

"Hi Jason, I'm Danny, pleasure to meet you, summarise Hamlet in three sentences or less."

"Am I auditioning to help you write your essays? I can't believe you’ve gone through your whole school life without reading it, it’s good!"

"Hamlet, along with a number of other classics, was banned in our house because it portrayed ghosts as intelligent and sympathetic beings rather than evil, animalistic beasts. I didn’t even get to see The Muppet's Christmas Carol until last year with Tim! It was surprisingly good, and I hate Christmas because everyone always argued and it sucked. But we're getting off topic. I—"

"No, no, please go back to that, because what the fu—"

"Boys, please." Bruce interrupts, looking to the world as if he wants to hang his head in his hands. "Danny, you were about to say something?"

"Oh, yeah, Mr. Wayne! Thanks!"

"Please, call me Bruce."

"Well, that very succinctly brings me to my point, because I'd actually really like to call you dad."

Nobody says a word. Nobody even blinks, all as shocked as the other, watching open-mouthed as Danny pulls his laptop out from beside his chair. Bruce can definitely feel a headache coming on.

"Before you say anything, I've prepared a 69 slide PowerPoint presentation on why you, Bruce Wayne, should adopt me, Danny Last-Name-Pending. Please save your questions, comments, and verdict until the end, thank you."

[numblittlecrow]

So uhhh i bound a book if anyone cares:)

And then i drew minecraft men in it

[lichqueenlibrarian]

I have never used sticky tabs in a book before this, but my copy of My Enemy, My Ally looks like I’m preparing to write an essay on it or something.

[ominouspuff]

Continuing this fix-it AU where Commander Fox springboards off the deep end into a full-on rebellion, featuring unlikely allies belatedly finding out they are allies far too late to stop being allies but then again it’s never too late not to throw a terrifyingly destructive fit about it (Maul)

Close-up’s under the cut

[dduane]

Something a little unusual (and delightful!) in the "Meanwhile, on Twitter..." dep't...

A shout-out to something of "mine" that appears in the final episode of Star Trek: Picard—the Denebian-crewed Federation starship I wrote into the ST:TOS novel My Enemy, My Ally. (And a lot of the people in the comments seem pleased, which is always nice!)

Thanks again to @DaveBlass at ST:Picard for offering me this charming chance to be a little bit involved with something I've enjoyed so much. :)

(ETA on the air-quotes on “mine”— All Star Trek novels are written as “works for hire”; the writer gets paid for their work, but the copyright belongs to CBS/Viacom. I invented Inaieu, and Captain Rihaul, and her crew of very large Denebians [and yeah, those bowl chairs, because what else do you intelligently sit a giant kinda-slug-butted person in?]; but I don’t own them. Trek does. So “mine” is a procedural ambivalence.) 😏

[factual-fantasy]

When I started drawing this suggestion, I just couldn't help but add Metaknight XD I also went for my favorite adaption of these goobers, the Kirby right back at ya version! :DD

Also note, this is an old ask I dug up for my current art block! suggestions are now closed. :}

[oifaaa]

I will never understand the obsession with making tims favourite robin Jason when it couldn't be more painfully obvious that tims favourite robin was Dick

Like people are so caught up in the concept, the made up angst, that tims favourite robin beat him up that they straight up misunderstand how much more significant Tim and Dicks relationship is not to mention the added layers of Tim originally being created as the ultimate self insert character which for a good number of readers meant they grew up with Dick as their favourite robin and didn't really like Jason just for not being Dick

[fandomcringebucket]

I'm like halfway through X-2 so updates:

Scogan shippers were and are the real ones, they're fighting over a girl but they're aggressively eye-fucking each other be SO serious. Like. "fill er up yourself"????? they're both bisexual but they call each other faggots (out of hatred) WHILE they have gay sex, be so fr

[indrawzcord]

to be an outcast