new one-shot aos fic is up!! featuring jim’s fucked up allergies, impromptu strip teases, mistletoe that could be argued as homophobic, and a first officer and CMO who are so very, very goddamned tired. hope y’all enjoy!! <3
a fascinating and inscrutable system (5648 words) by flipthebits
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James T. Kirk/Spock
Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek), Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov
Additional Tags: POV Spock (Star Trek), The wonders of Jim's immune system, A little one-liner dash of trans jim as a treat, (Chronically) Sick James T. Kirk, Friends to Lovers, Fluff
Summary:
As first officer of the Enterprise, Spock had always been aware of his duty to protect his captain. He neglected to consider that that protection may include keeping the captain safe from his own immune system.
Or: Jim has a series of increasingly obscure allergic reactions. Spock is both fascinated and horrified.
La’an’s love for UEF!Kirk and how it haunts her interactions with Prime!Kirk is doing something to my brain. Longing and fantasy and different realities all smashed up in the same space. La’an’s dream child with UEF!Kirk overlaid with Carol Marcus’ actual child with Prime!Kirk. Makes me think about Prime!Spock meeting AOS!Kirk for the first time. Or Burnham and Georgiou and their Prime/Mirror counterpart relationships. Someone so close to who they knew, the essence is there, but just different enough to not be The Exact Person They Loved. But they can be Someone They Love Newly. Still. Or not. Thinking of the cost of living or not living with that kind of love is taking my breath away.
It's funny how *certain parts* of the fandom will label Uhura a Mary Sue...when you have Kirk Doing Lots Of Things. As a Starfleet officer and member of the bridge crew (not to mention the Chief Communications Officer), Uhura is just doing her job.
Those portions of fandom must really Not Like Her.
Just the epilogue to go now! Thank you to everyone who has stuck with me on this fic :)
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“Are you sure you want to do this?” asked Jim, “If you do this I can’t grantee you’ll be back here.”
You took a deep breath and nodded. You were sitting opposite the Captain, hands folded in your lap, and you tapped your foot nervously. You had thought long and hard about this decision but you knew it was for the best.
“Last chance to change your mind?”
“It sounds like you don’t want me to leave.” You said with a small smile
“No Captain wants to lose a member of their crew.”
“I’ve hardly been here that long,” you said, “and I’ve mostly just stayed in the med bay with Bones.”
Jim gave you a knowing look and smirked which you chose to ignore. You felt your cheeks get hot and you instinctively traced over where your engagement ring used to be. Another nervous tick that you were slowly loosing.
“How are… things?”
It was strange to see Jim looking so uncomfortable.
“It was for the best,” you said with a sad smile, “it wasn’t working out and I think we both knew that. It’s going to take some getting used to being on my own again.”
“Which is why you need the company of your friends.”
“And my family is back on earth.” You said
“Are you sure you want this?”
You took a deep breath and nodded.
“It’s for the best.”
*
“I’m leaving.”
Bones paused for a moment not quite sure he heard you correctly?
“Bones?” you said as you sat down opposite him, “are you ok?”
“You’re leaving?”
“Yes.”
“Why? I thought you liked it here.”
“I do,” you ran a hand over your face, “but I’ve decided to go back to the Academy.”
Bones put down his pen, slightly harsher than he intended. You winced at the noise and he slumped in his seat, the realisation of what you said finally hitting him.
“Sorry,” he said quietly, “I didn’t mean… I wasn’t expecting you to go.”
“To be honest neither was I.”
You bit your lip before continuing,
“But after what happened I realised that this really isn’t for me.”
“Working for me?”
“What? No!” you said suddenly, “working in medicine, I mean. It’s what my mother wanted me to do and now…”
You trailed off as you tried to find the right words.
“You’re you again,” said Bones, “a new start. Yeah, I felt like that after my divorce.”
“So you came here?” you said with a teasing smile
“I didn’t have much of a choice.”
“And do you regret it.”
“No.”
Bones’s gaze locked with yours and you smiled. He couldn’t help but return it. Moments like this, he realised, were so fleeting. He took them for granted at the time and now he wasn’t going to experience them again. You’d be leaving him.
“Look,” he said, “y/n. There’s something-“
“I’m not going to stay,” you said, “I’m sorry Bones but my mind is mind up.”
“Right,” the familiar feeling of heartbreak was returning, “right. Of course.”
“I know Bones,” you said, “I know because I-“ you cut yourself off before continuing quietly, “but it’s too soon. I tried to ignore but,” you took a deep breath, “it’s not the right time.”
“I understand,” Bones said, “what are you planning on studying.”
“I’m wanting to go back to engineering.”
“Right.”
An awkward silence settled over the two of you. Not being able to stand it any longer you stood up and walked towards the door. You looked over your shoulder and said,
“This needs to happen Leo. I’ll make sure to keep in touch.”
Keep in touch. Bones pursed his lips knowing what those three words really meant. You’d chat a couple of times and then work would get busy again or you’d be too preoccupied with your studies (as you should be!). Then the calls would get shorter and more awkward and then eventually they just wouldn’t happen.
He didn’t want that to happen.
He didn’t want you to go.
And maybe, from the look on your face, you didn’t want to go either. Still, you gave him one last smile before disappearing from his life, seemingly as easy as you came into it. He looked up when he heard someone come into his office again. To his surprise it was Christine.
“She does care.” She said
“Does she?”
“She does. And she will keep in contact.”
“You seem certain.”
“Now that Peter is out of her life I am. Maybe, sometime in the future she can find someone better.”
Three sentence fic, prompt: a change in the weather
Jim watches another shiver run through Spock's body as the rain continues to pour heavily just outside the rocky overhang they've claimed as shelter, and he knows that Spock will never admit he's cold, so he takes the Vulcan's hands in his, cupping them together and raising them to his lips to breathe warm air over his fingers. Spock's breath hitches, and Jim has just enough time to wonder if this was a bad idea before his friend moves in closer, their bodies nearly touching now. Neither of them notices when the rain stops.
the aos multiverse fic is DONE!!! thank you so much for reading, i hope y'all enjoyed!! :) <3
each coming night (20121 words) by flipthebits
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Star Trek, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James T. Kirk/Spock
Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek), Nyota Uhura, Leonard "Bones" McCoy
Additional Tags: Post-Star Trek: Into Darkness, POV Multiple, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Grief/Mourning, Mutual Pining, Getting Together, Not Actually Unrequited Love, When you're so in love w each other but so oblivious you manage to piss off an omnipotent being
Summary:
At the start of the 5-year mission, Jim is still unsteady from the fallout of the warp core and its impact on his friendship with Spock, but he’s doing a decent job of pretending like he isn’t. Until an omnipotent being decides he could use a day trip to an alternate universe, that is.
Or: A desperately pining Jim crosses paths with a desperately lonely Spock.
Just saw someone say that Jim 'daddy issues' Kirk would definitely go after Spock Prime, especially since Spock was with Uhura at the time and I am living for the idea of Spock finding out he has feelings for Jim by getting jealous of his older self
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Weekly Challenge #8: Ideals
Thanks to a very fascinating discussion on our server, the challenge of the week is to write between 100 and 700 words on ideals, be it fanfic or meta!
Stories Archived
Star Trek: Enterprise
By @merfilly
What Was That? - T - Jonathan Archer, Charles “Trip” Tucker III
Star Trek: The Original Series
By @daraoakwise
A Call Home - G - Montgomery “Scotty” Scott
By @merfilly
Five Times Leonard McCoy Knew Happiness - G - Leonard “Bones” McCoy
Difficult Diagnosis - G - Leonard “Bones” McCoy, Spock
What They’ll Remember - G - James T. Kirk/Spock/Leonard “Bones” McCoy
Past Regrets - T - Leonard “Bones” McCoy/Spock
Chosen and Claimed - E - David Marcus/Saavik
Advice - G - Pavel Chekov, Leonard “Bones” McCoy
Brothers - G - Melinda Corrigan
Moments Shared - G - Amanda Grayson/Sarek
Sight Unseen - G - Kang
No Thought, No Reality - G - Montgomery “Scotty” Scott
My Son - G - Sarek
Content - G - James T. Kirk
Let Herself Go - E - David Marcus/Saavik
Pon Farr in Love - M - Leonard “Bones” McCoy/Spock
By @sl-walker
Best Smile - G - Montgomery “Scotty” Scott
Wait - G - Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, Leonard “Bones” McCoy, Spock, Amanda Grayson
Magnanimous - G - Pavel Chekov, Hikaru Sulu
Iron (Ch. 2) - T - Montgomery “Scotty” Scott & Spock
Star Trek: Alternate Original Series
By bluedreaming
killer half life - G - James T. Kirk (AOS) & Spock (AOS)
By @merfilly
Aftermath’s Afterglow - T - Nyota Uhura (AOS)/Spock (AOS)
Knows Her Mind - G - Spock (Prime)
Damned Vulcans and Their Logic - M - James T. Kirk (AOS)/Leonard “Bones” McCoy (AOS)/Spock (AOS)/Nyota Uhura (AOS)
Meeting Spock - G - Christopher Pike (AOS), Spock (AOS)
Reach for Rejection / The Game Begins Again - G -
Spock, Ches'rik Tal (AOS), Female Romulan Commander (AOS)
By PoisonedQuill
All Alright - M - Pavel Chekov (AOS)/Khan Noonian Singh (AOS)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
By @merfilly
Diplomatic Stress - G - Deanna Troi, Lwaxana Troi
Sundaes - G - Deanna Troi, Beverly Crusher
Not Broken At All - G - Deanna Troi, Lwaxana Troi
Escape - G - Beverly Crusher/Deanna Troi
Sated - M - Beverly Crusher/Deanna Troi
Let the Future Hold - G - Lwaxana Troi
And Then, They Were - G - Beverly Crusher, Deanna Troi
One More Time Around - G - Guinan
Dream For Us - T - Tasha Yar
2 Qute - G - Lwaxana Troi, Q, Deanna Troi
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
By hookwinked
never knew a world so bright - T - Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
Star Trek Online
By baktag
The Space Between - E - Dooku/OMC, Kira Nerys/OMC, Star Wars xover
death we will deal him ere Day’s ending - E - William Riker/Maglor
Enemy Mine - E - Worf/Maedhros
By David Falkayn
Kiss of the Raptor: Strange New Universes - M - Ensemble Cast, xover with Mass Effect
Kiss of the Raptor: Reforming the Band - M - Ensemble Cast, xover with Mass Effect
Expanded Universes
By Gibraltar
Slings and Olive Branches - Unrated - Nandi Trujillo, Glal
Crimson Blues - Unrated - Nandi Trujillo, Glal
Warnings Unheeded in Darkest Night - Unrated - Nandi Trujillo, Glal, Rachel Garrett
An Idiot’s Guide to Gunboat Diplomacy - Unrated - Nandi Trujillo, Glal, Rachel Garrett, Saavik, Kang
The Event of the Season - Unrated - Nandi Trujillo, Glal, Rachel Garrett, Saavik, Demora Sulu