#uss-genderprise

[marlinspirkhall]

do you have good pictures of both those cats (full body, not blurry) so i can tell you if either one of them is a he. cause i'm not sure they are. also i can tell you how to tell them apart

I only have pictures of the one cat, the other one is a regular tabby as far as I can remember. They usually only come one at a time but this is the first time the tortoiseshell has come inside the house, she's usually more shy.

Camouflage,,

[baylardian-1]

can i make my own thresholdsona?

Yes hohoho! We appreciate credit but cannot control ‘da people. uwu

[brookbee]

because you reblogged some gifs of the man who fell to earth i decided to watch it and. what the fuck

I feel like that’s a legit reaction yeah lmao

Also my favourite part of this ask is that I can’t tell if it’s because of how odd/surreal the general vibe of the movie is or if it’s bc of the plot lmao

[space-dog-from-space]

6, 8, 20

6. Which yet-to-be-started fic is first on your list?

The one where I break Spock's spine. :)

8. Is there a story idea in your mental vault that you’ve never been brave enough to try writing? Is this the year? Can you tell us about it?

The one where I break Spock's spine uh there's this one where Jim doesn't *quite* die in the warp core but he's stuck with irreversible radiation poisoning and is only kept alive by life support and anyways Bones has to decide to pull the plug or not which is a hard choice because a) friend and b) he pulled the plug on his dad once and they found a cure that would have saved him like a week later and akdhfkalfjf .

Anyways, is this the year? Guess we'll find out idk.

20. Any plans to work on original fiction this year?

Hmmm... Haven't really thought about it, but maybe. I've got some cool worldbuilding that I've been interested in working on again so maybe I'd wanna write something for that (but also my worldbuilding is based on d&d stuff and uh... Wizards is doing some fucked up shit so maybe I'm not so inclined to try and write anything compatible with them lmao sad tears)

Thank you for the asks!

[android-and-ale]

My Philon Awards Spirk Fic and Art Recs (Updated)

EDIT: Updated to include art links! Scroll down to feast your eyes!

It's Philon Awards Season! I'm going through my bookmarks trying to decide how to narrow down the many, MANY amazing fics and art I've voraciously consumed.

If you're not deep in the fandom you might not have heard of the awards. They're given at KisCon, the annual Kirk/Spock convention in Seattle. However, they're open to nomination and voting by anyone who enjoys Spirk, no convention membership required!

Click Here for a link where you can learn all about the categories and access the anonymous google form to nominate your favorites. You don't have to attend the con to vote. It's open to all Spirk loving fans!

I've assembled my own short list below. It doesn't begin to cover all the great fics published in the last year, and for some of these writers narrowing it down to only a couple nominations each was incredibly hard! (For the official nominations ballot, you can only chose a max of 3.)

Whether or not any thing below makes it onto your personal nominations lists, please check them out. This has been a great year in the fandom!

Short Fic (under 10K):

Lost and Found in Translation by @indeedcaptain

How to Win Plants and Influence Lizards by @indeedcaptain

We Need Disposable Towels In The Gym by @affixjoy

Baby It's Cold Outside by ChancelorGriffen/SpaceIsGay

Here We Go Again Again Again Again Again Again Again Again (Again Again) by @flippyspoon

Melting Snow, Sweat, and Other Dripping Fluids by CampySpaceSlime

Long Fic (10K - 50K):

The Yeomen of the Garden by @cicaklah

Get Some by @flippyspoon

Please Don't Take Him Just Because You Can by ChancelorGriffen/SpaceIsGay

Way from Within by @gunstreet

Sugar In Your Hand by @werewolves-are-real

Don't You Know Me by @strangenewwords

Hurt by @therebewhaleshere

Novels (over 50K):

The Exiles by @jennelikejennay

The Recitation of Names by @jennelikejennay

Regulatory Relations by @indeedcaptain

(note: the author says RR will be complete before the end of the nomination period)

Mol-Kur by @uhuraprime

Of Trees And Telepathy by StupidCat

Traditional Art:

Untitled Nude Spock in Pencil by Florian/spirk-ny-love

The Ritual by Purple Enma

The Birth of Adam As Spirk by garneneva

A Piece of the Action by red-cicada

Untitled Spock as a Satyr by USS Genderprise

Untitled Pencil Screenshot Redraw by catloverkid00

Digital Art:

Captain's Gambit by Lorvee

Vulcan's Forge by CelestialVoyeur

Video of "Birdhouse in your soul" with Spirk art they drew by Knifecat111

Untitled Amok Time Portrait by Gensho

This Time In Front of the Klingons by Honey Ginsen

Untitled Shore Leave Gift by Eldar-of-Zemlya

A Barrier by iskander-tm

Kill Your Captain by asyncamestel

Untitled Plato's Stepchildren Art by daekiyu

Untitled Pride Month Pinky Kiss by who-i-am-is-who-i-am

(I might have to roll a D10 to pick my favorite art for the official nomination form. It's been such a good year, and so much stuff scrolls past with only a few seconds of appreciation. Treat yourself to another look!)

Shameless Self Recs (both fics under 10K):

And Filled With Tomorrows by me

Replicator Roulette by me

If you're looking for some great new fic, please read the back catalog of FlippySpoon, Moreta1848, IndeedCaptain, Gunstreet, SpaceIsGay, and the entire One Man series by Cicak. It's all so good! (All links take you to their AO3.)

THESE RECS ARE BY NO MEANS COMPREHENSIVE!

This has been a bumper year for Spirk! I'm about to write a follow up post with stats, but FWIW, based on AO3 posts, this is the most active the fandom has been in over a decade! 2024 is the year we feast!

[daggerofthemind]

hey y'all! This is my entry for the Vulcans Are Cats Big Bang! I had such a good time working with @space-dog-from-space to make a piece for their fic, Spock Swap, which you can find under the Vulcans Are Cats Big Bang Collection on ao3 as well as 6 other great fics! I participated along with 20 other really awesome artists and writers and i highly encourage everyone to check em out!! Thank you to @uss-genderprise for organizing, and happy trekking everyone!

[febuwhump]

congrats to the following creators on completing all 29 prompts of febuwhump by the 29th of february! if you didn't complete febuwhump - congratulations anyway on taking part; you engaged with creativity and you have more at the end of february than you had at the start.

creativeflowers

Circus_Complex

blogger360ncislarules

SnowPoet

HighAsAFlyingFish

Lightning_Zombie

What-the-Whump

Kaz-oooo

StellarCoachman

such-a-random-rambler

NatK

MultiFandom_08

adzeisval

Flick

across-violet-skies

thethistlegirlwrites

MagicalStardust

Crimsonlyinglilly

whumpinthepot

Featherly

goth-automaton

HHeLiBeBCNOF

Marbius

Janetm74fics

kabie-whump

lassielowrider

her_ladyships_soap

Vedis

just-here-with-my-thoughts

jupiter2932

amorista

Honey-Dewey

KyberCrystals94

hurtmyfavsthanks

Bodldops

pipwasreal

rrainydaydreams

uss-genderprise

ABFA

Writer_loves_tropes

Toby Strange

here-be-bec

quiet-nocturne

chrysochroma

Mellia Bee

thewildballyntynesgrow

scratchandplaster

Demonz_Dream

ex0rin

Lamaenthel

Maggie-Atwood

Lies_Unfurl

Writersmorgue

librathefangirl

Autobot2001

Mantis God

Nade

flowers-all-around-me

Michelle

CourtesyTrefflin

waterme-stories

grammar7wannabe

all halls of fame

all reblogged masterlists

[picketlinepitchin]

[Image description: a digital half body drawing of Ianto Jones from Torchwood. He is wiping his mouth and glancing to the left. There are bruises and scratches on his face and hands. The background is purple. The Picket Line Pitch-In logo is in a corner. End description.]

Thanks to @uss-genderprise for the donation, who requested Ianto Jones from Torchwood with any expression so long as he was a little banged up! 😂 Drawn by Lychee

Thank you so much for your support for the writers and actors on strike!

[the-worms-in-your-bones]

I got bored earlier and wrote some of my mutuals urls in Gallifreyan, anyway here they are

@paleio @uss-genderprise @multiple-fandoms1963 @crystalromana @spacecasexo (tagged in the same order your urls show up)

[vulcansarecatsbb]

The fics are here!

First day of posting brings us three fics and five drawings! Be sure to check everyone's works out.

Spock Swap

By @space-dog-from-space with art by @daggerofthemind

Rating: Teen

Words: 10,874

Summary: After completing an away mission, Spock beams back up to the Enterprise. Only, what shows up in the transporter room isn't Spock. Well, it is technically Spock. Just one from another universe. One where Vulcans are cats.

Vulcan Cuddle Piles

By @twakiju2 with art by @sydneygremlins

Rating: gen

Words: 1,130

Summary: What it says on the tin.

In which Spock gets overwhelmed, sehlats make awesome beds, and this family is having a functional moment (for once!)

Across the Ocean

By @uss-genderprise with art by @brookbee and Falco_Cassini

Rating: Teen

Words: 7,318

Summary: As a defense mechanism against a mind sifter, Spock closed in on himself, hide everything that he is behind mental walls, leaving only a shell of himself behind. A shell that is touch-starved, remarkably cat-like, and in love with Jim.

[marlinspirkhall]

marlin that's a tortoiseshell tabby it's female

Oh shit, so this is the twin

[mostly-functional]

Character You Are Currently Obsessed With.

Feel free to elaborate on why you are obsessed with the character or just list them/picture them without context.

I was tagged by @manicpixiedreamedwins! Thank you :)

As much as I love all the main DBD characters, I had to pick Esther. She's basically the Paris Hilton of witches. She’s so beautifully evil.

Does she have a single redeeming quality? No. Would I fight for her? Without question.

And it’s nice to see a hot woman using a mobility aid and fucking everything up. Also, I physically cannot stop saying "teeth face, what the fuck?" every single time my cat bites his toy.

I don't know how many of these accounts are still active, but I'll tag @uss-genderprise @spacespirk and @jennyandvastraflint

[gotyouanyway]

tagged by @the-worms-in-your-bones thank u!!

this quiz and this picrew

:3c

@sircarolyn @uss-genderprise @oxbowreality @pansyeight @crystalromana @st4rshiptr00per @tea-earl-grey @gawayne if u want to do this <3

[amber-tortoiseshell]

Red mackerel tabby with white

Genotype: A_ __ C_ D_ __ __ ii kk Mc_ OO/O- spsp titi ww Wb_ wb'wb'

Synonym submissions: orange (any domestic longhair tabby fits, especially if they have white paws), red tuxedo tabby

Submitter: @uss-genderprise

Propaganda:

submitting this for my childhood cat

[about the cat above] i want you to look at this red tuxedo tabby that keeps coming to my balcony to try and eat my laudry, he is very rude, i don't know how he even gets up here cause i'm on the third floor. he's very handsome though

Black tortoiseshell

Genotype: aa B_ C_ D_ __ E_ ii kk __ Oo __ __ ww Wb_ wb'wb'

Synonym submission: tortoiseshell, solid black tortoiseshell

Submitter: @ergontropy, @herald-of-the-end, @rodentcompetition

Propaganda:

torties and calicos have really cool coloration because of how cat X chromosomes handle fur coloration and also they tend to be smarter (we support smart girls and the occasional boy in this household).

[uss-genderprise]

You should read AOSR because it's really good and also free

I can't stick to my usual titling scheme because this zine is genuinely good and I want you to read it.

AOS Renaissance (or AOSR for short) is a digital zine published earlier this week (8.3.2023) (there goes my plan to do these reviews chronologically) to celebrate the 14th anniversary of Star Trek (2009) and is free to download here. Some of the works are also available on AO3, and I'll link to those individually so you can leave nice comments, but I do recommend reading the zine as a whole. The art in it is stunning, and I personally really like that zines are collected and curated in a way that works online generally aren't.

Disclaimer: as usual, this review is entirely my opinion.

We Hold Each Other Tonight, Eyes Full of Constellations

by spidey_kirk

Jim thinks he and Spock are dating but taking it slow, but Spock is beating himself up pining for Jim, thinking he only wants to be friends. What a great premise, I love fics like these! My only gripe is a lack of breaks between time skips which made it a little confusing at times. 4/5

Whiteout

by Bradley Martin

A little weird to see a Christmas fic published in the middle of May but I'm not complaining because it is CUTE. Considering the usual contents on this blog you might be surprised to hear how much I love McKirk, since I tend to keep it on the DL, but I'm so so soft for them, and this fic perfectly encapsulates why. I love it. 5/5

The Way Their Fingers Touch

by remylebae

Leonard says he's over Jim, only to ask Spock out, find out Spock and Jim are together, and realise he never actually got over Jim in the first place. Where do I even start? I love this fic so much. The pining! The way they all care so much about each other! Great fun. 5/5

Forget-me-nots

by Maria

Spock's life flashes before his eyes and we get the shortest memory loss fic I have ever read. The visuals are beautifully described and very sweet. 4.5/5

Kiss Her You Fool

by captainkaseykirk

I think this might be the first Scotty/Uhura fic I've ever read, and I don't regret that at all. I love Jim and Scotty's friendship, I love how awkward Scotty is about his crush, I love how sweet he is about Uhura and I love their first kiss. Great introduction to the ship. 5/5

Cornflowers and Peach Blossoms

by USS-Genderprise

Disclaimer: I'm biased about this one, for obvious reasons (I wrote it). A hanahaki fic in the year of our lord 2023? (That's what everybody keeps asking me) Yes. It's also major character death, but personally I think it's one of my best works. Compared to the rest of the fics in this zine, it's incredibly depressing. I do like it, though.

A Brief History of Family and Domestic Life on Starships

by spocko

I don't usually like miscommunication in fics, but this one was fun. All the different character interactions were on point, and I do love seeing Spock with a cat. 5/5

Binary Stars

by asoulofstars

How do Kirk and McCoy fall in love? Everyone's favourite oh moment, one for each of them. Very cute. 4/5

Shine A Little Brighter

by KnightAniNaberrie

I love seeing Spock grow as a person, grow in his relationships. I also love some good Spock and McCoy banter, especially when it's clearly a sign of affection. Wonderful fic. 5/5

Unwritten Rules and Regulations Excerpt

by asoulofstars

Saavik in AOS? It's more likely than you think. She keeps a running list of all the things that should not be done on the Enterprise, and shares two of her points with us. Great fun, though clearly incomplete. 4.5/5

Restorations

by stanzas

Absolutely adorable. Everyone but Jim is good with children and I am here for it. 5/5

Jealousy is a Green Blooded Alien

by QUEERTASTIC

Spock? Jealous? No way! /s. I love a good jealous Spock fic. The descriptions of his emotions were great. A little disappointed by the ending, though. 4/5

Final thoughts

Honestly, I think this might be the best zine I have read to date. Every fic was a joy to read and each piece of art was stunning. I can honestly recommend each and every story in this zine, even if I do have my favourites. You should read it! It costs you nothing! Literally!

[thursdayinspace]

Tagged by @mr-iskender <3 thank you!

RULES: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

The last thing I wrote was an edit to an outline so that's what I'll share (more than one sentence because rules are for losers):

On the road, stopping for lunch in a small town, zombie creatures [[[FIND NAME]]] show up. They can’t find anywhere to hide but then find an open office building and hide in the tiny broom cupboard. Ianto has the idea to open every bottle with cleaning products and pour it all over everything to hide their scent. It works. they’re squeezed together in that cupboard. Ianto remembers [[[INSERT RANDOM DETAIL FROM THE PAST]]] that reminds him of this situation. Another good sign that his memory is returning.

Tagging... who hasn't done this? @spookylostboy ? @uss-genderprise ? And everyone else who reads this, consider yourself tagged!