#vulcan dictionary

[talshiargirlfriend]

I want to make this a fic title…

[schn-tgai-saavik]

If Saavik isn't Spock's adopted daughter, then why does the Vulcan Language Dictionary has this entry:

t'kam'la: cherished student

a student who is cherished as a daughter or son [source:Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations: Forgotten History]

[fractalcloning]

As I scream into the void seeking a Narek RPer to play against, I have finally caved and must explain why I want this Romulan loungelizard to be more popular. (It won't happen, but I can dream.)

Reasons I like Narek as a character that nobody but me gives a shit about:

Let me preface this with a fact about me: I know Romulans.

I've RPed as Nero for almost two straight years in a large game. I've basically learned Rihannsu back to front for the endeavor. The person who played my Ayel and I both dumped countless hours into developing grammar and extrapolating cultural rules. We were dedicated to making them as believeable and accurate to canon as possible.

I have the whole timeline of the destruction of Hobus/Romulus down to memory. I know about all the neat little tidbits and trivia from comics and adjacent materials etc, etc.

This is to say: I have read and written quite a lot about Romulans in my time. I am very familiar with how they work and what data is available to draw from when writing them.

We do meet a few rank and file military Romulans from time to time, however. So we know how the general military operates in direct contrast to the Tal'Shiar. Caution and secrecy is sort of baked into their culture, which makes a lot of sense given that they're constantly at war with basically everyone, but they aren't (generally) unreasonable people.

In canon Trek, Romulans are often a little over the top with the sneaky-backstabbing-untrustworthy-nonsense. They're almost comical with how much scheming they do, but most of the Romulans we meet in canon are Tal'Shiar. The Tal'Shiar are known, pretty explicitly for the depth and breadth of their sneaky-backstabbing-untrustworthy-nonsense. It's kind of their whole deal, apart from mnhei'sahe (literally the ruling passion honor).

Narek, however, was a child when Hobus went supernova. He is from the very last generation that had any living memory of Romulus. (Elnor is also from this generation and they are great foils for each other, but that's another essay.) Narek is from a (presumably) respected family of--if not Tal'Shiar then Military--operatives. His aunt held high rank, his sister did as well, and both were inducted into the Zhat Vash, an organization that worked so quietly and efficiently that even the famously paranoid Tal'Shiar thought they were a myth. They orchestrated catastrophes and manipulated Galactic law to their ends, one of their members was the head of Starfleet Security and Narissa was on a personal basis with her.

Their underlying culture is present, but it isn't explored very deeply in any one canon source. Taken collectively, however, it is just as substantial as Klingon Battle-lust or Ferengi Capitalism.

Nero was a break from the norm, not because he was vengeful, but because he was the first non-military Romulan we'd ever really seen. His designs, the tattoos, the crew of his ship with their very un-Romulan loyalty, the way he talked and sought equivalent exchange of lives (mnhei'sahe), was a wealth of Romulan culture that we hadn't ever seen. He was a regular Joe, had a regular non-Military job, trusted and worked with aliens to try and save lives. His failure (not his fault) was something he absorbed and sought to rectify in the Romulan way.

Nero was super interesting both for how much detail he cast on Romulan culture, and in how he slotted into the Prime Timeline. Nero was a guy desperately clinging to hope, to the last vestiges of his civilian life, but he was cut free by the destruction of Romulus and set adrift. The only anchor he had in the AOS timeline was his honor and the driving need to balance the scales and restore it.

Narek, however privledge his family was, was a washout. He was a failure. We know he wasn't Zhat Vash, and whether he was even Tal'Shiar is up for some serious speculation. He doesn't act like military officers, and only seems to be play-acting as a Tal'Shiar, miming his sister when it suits him.

Narek may have had authority on the Artifact, but it was probably by dint of Oh granting it. We never get any clarification whatsoever about his rank or dayjob, just that he is fully devoted to helping the Zhat Vash. He is analytical, prepared, but he is not good at thinking on his feet and clearly does his planning off screen. He's meticulous but not especially skilled at hiding or regulating his emotional state. He is far less aggressive and stalwart than just about every other Romulan we've seen...except for Nero.

He was literally a placeholder sent to keep tabs on Soji. He didn't even arrive until Narissa had failed to capture Dahj. That Narek managed to get close to Soji, that he discovered her dreams and correctly surmised what they are, was more luck than skill. Before his assessments the Zhat Vash knew that Dahj (and Soji) could be activated out of their cover, but they assumed that they could capture them. They probably assumed they could torture the data out of them, if not dissect them and rip out a harddrive.

Narek found an easy way to get right to the information they needed. His attachment to Romulan culture is his puzzlebox--Before Nero we had never met a Romulan civilian and before Narek we have never met a cultural Romulan who plays with a toy, we had never seen a child's toy like that. Of course, the puzzlebox (Tan Zhekran) was a mechanism to illustrate his thought process, to make the differences between Narissa and him very apparent, but it was also something from his childhood (presumably). It's a weirdly personal affect for a Romulan and he fidgets with it almost constantly. It's a tell, something he shouldn't have, and it makes him accessible on an emotional level.

Narek is a civilian.

He's a civilian in a family of spies and operatives, raised alongside his sister on the same stories, with the same care. There's no way a Zhat Vash didn't have a family home on Romulus. While Elnor is a nice example of the new generation of Romulans, Narek is one of the last examples of what is used to mean to be a Romulan. He saw Romulus and escaped with all his surviving family when it as it was destroyed. Narek was raised on Romulan tradition (private names for family), Romulan stories about the end of the world, and he is haunted by them because he knows they're true, they're real. His sister and aunt have seen it, seen the message that drives people mad, about Ganmadan. His living relatives have dedicated their lives to preventing it and, even if he isn't actually Zhat Vash, he does the same.

Narek is a failure, by his culture's standards, by his family's standards, but he is also the only one of them who lives in the end.

He's a civilian who is trying, desperately, to avert another Romulan apocalypse. He has already lived through one and somehow this next one is even worse. Like Nero he sees the writing on the wall--but instead of doubling down on the traditional sneaky spy shit, he tries something new--unlike Nero, it works! He makes headway where nobody else could.

Unfortunately, it's kinda fucked up, but he then gives up everything in the pursuit of this goal. (Which to him, seems like a noble one.) Narek gives up who he is (by playing at being Tal Shiar), his safety (he has no idea what Soji is capable of or what might set her off, they only have records of Dahj killing a dozen agents before being blown up), and eventually resigns himself to killing the woman he's fallen in love with (the baseline requirement for giving out his real name). He does it all for the greater good, to save people and he doesn't seem to make much of a distinction between Romulan and other organic lives. He has his little plans, tracking La Sirena in a single cloaked ship, hiding his presence to tail them, firing on them despite being wholly outmatched, allying with Sutra however temporarily, trying to sway Soji again, turning to Rios, Raffi, and Elnor for help--he's willing to do anything because he's terrified that everything is about to end and it will be him who failed to prevent it.

The very last shot we see of him, after his plan to detonate the transmitter fails completely, is him on the ground being dragged away by the Coppelius androids. He doesn't posture or threaten, doesn't say ominous shit like the other Romulans we're used to--He begs. He claws at the ground, trying to stay, and he begs. He pleads with Soji, calls her his love, tries that last ditch hail mary because it's all he can do. He fails his task and she's the last person he can reach out to and, in the end, despite the very real threat to her life, Planet, and Picard, Soji smashes the transmitter. The apocalypse is averted.

Narek failed but he also succeeded. His aunt is dead, Oh has been outed as a traitor, and his sister is killed by Seven of Nine. In a cut scene, apparently, Narek was supposed to be arrested by Starfleet. So he's facing (at the very least) retribution from the androids and the ExBorg. Starfleet is very likely to arrest and interrogate him, if not imprison him indefinitely since he has ties to the Zhat Vash and, subsequently, will be on the hook to explain the Utopia Planetia disaster. Soji hates him, for good reason, and his homeworld is long gone. Narek has nothing...but the world was saved.

Narek is singular because he's all about needing and interacting with other people, he has no real authority, nobody he commands. He's a civilian (insofar as any Romulan can be) and is a soft, emotional boy who hangs on to his childhood toys. He's driven in equal parts by fear and a deep sense of failure, like everyone else in the show, and he takes the steps that seem right and necessary to him (also like everyone else on the show).

Narek was a great contrast against Elnor in every possible way--from his evasiveness to his fear of death--and he was a great foil for Soji. On Coppelius, Soji's terror clouds her judgment and she very nearly does terrible things to protect herself. Her actions, her opinions, her hesitation were all driven by fear. The ends seemed to justify the means. She reflects Narek's state for the whole show. Season 1 is about finding safety and meaning.

Narek is afraid for the whole duration of the show and his choices all reflect that same desperate need to find permanent safety, to live. Soji exists on the peripheral of that with the Ex-Borg, and as a synthetic, and then she falls headlong into it after his betrayal. Narek regrets trying to kill her and the symbolism of his losing that box, of him trying to kill her in a room that is so very culturally Romulan, right after telling her his name, makes it very clear that killing her is killing some piece of himself. But the ends justify the means. He can and will give up everything to save the world.

And his last line in the show is desperately pleading with the woman he loves as he's dragged away.

Then we never see him again or get anything resembling closure for Soji or Narek.

Which I will be big mad about forever, because they didn't even get the bare minimum acknowledgement and closure of "moving on and living life is paramount because it is finite and beautiful ". Nope. Nothing. I'm furious forever.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. I hope if Star Trek Legacy happens we get Narek as a sort of...side character creeper informant ala Garak. I also hope we get Soji on Seven's Enterprise because I love her.

[thegroundhogdidit]

hi all did you know that there's a plural form of t'hy'la. it's t'hylara. finally i know what to call mcspirk in vulcan

[bumblingbabooshka]

Even Vulcans have embarrassing pet names their family calls them.

Sekkam: 'Sek' with an affectionate parental suffix

Sek'diwa: Combo of 'Sek' and 'Beloved'

Sa-(kaihan): Combo of 'brother' and 'boss' because he's the eldest and very self-serious/nagging. Elila, 'Leth, Elilela: Playful mispronouncing of Elieth's name. These came about when he was a baby - his siblings would have a hard time with his name. 'izhm, 'iz(zy): Shortening of 'tom'izhm' which means 'annoy'. Siblings-only pet name which their parents disapprove of. Only Varith uses it as an adult. Asilshal, Ashasil: Combos of 'Asil' and 'Darling' 'Sil: Shortening of her name. Only Elieth uses it. Dai(Dai): Stems from 'reldai' which can be interpreted as 'priestess' or 'princess'. Mostly used by grandparents though her siblings sometimes used it as children to mock her. Kai-kan, Varkan: Essentially 'Baby brother' Rithkam: Shortening of 'Varith' with affectionate parental suffix Boshie-bu: 'sick baby' but in a very affectionate tone. Like 'poor thing'

[sporkandpringles]

#WHERE DOES IT SAY THIS IS CANON

Depending on how strict you are about what counts as Canon, it might be a bit of a stretch, but it is included in the widely used resource, The Vulcan Language Dictionary which compiles all the Vulcan words used in the movies, TV shows, Beta Canon novels and those invented by the linguist Mark R. Gardener based on a robust study of all of the above, which have been widely used in fan fics.

This one in particular is sourced from content found on the Vulcan Language Institute which was a website that collected Vulcan lore. Unfortunately, it has been shut down for some time, however there is an archived copy of the old site here. And Mark R. Gardener has compiled much of the site’s old content into a book. Which you can read for free here.

If anyone can find evidence that this word has been used in one of the TV shows, movies or novels and been given this specific definition, please let me know, but as far as I can tell it and its definition was made up by Mr. Gardener.

Personally, I like the Vulcan Language Dictionary and use it a lot in my fanfics. And I’ve made a few black tar joke posts myself. But as far as “canonicity” goes, it’s Beta Canon at best. So you can take it or leave it.

thinking about how vulcan piss is canonically black and viscous again. fucked up

[tanadrin]

it's interesting how different the aesthetic of the klingons manages to be on star trek versus any other alien race just because, by virtue of the klingon dictionary existing, showrunners and writers have a consistent style manual for their language. like, even if they ignore the grammar and the actors butcher the pronunciation, when klingons talk klingon it's still fairly distinctive, versus every other alien language on the show which, not having anything like that, feels completely interchangeable. snippets of romulan and vulcan and trill and bajoran could all be swapped around with no noticeable difference, and the only specific aesthetic trend the vulcans have is a lot of names starting with T'-.

[firstroseofspring]

https://surak.audreykinlok.website/vulcanlanguage.pdf

four hundred and sixteen page book on modern golic vulcan including a dictionary, the basics of grammar and introductory lessons. btw.

[makeallthingsyours]

The Little Vulcan Handbook for English speakers

This is a book(let) containing the basic words and phrases needed for communication in Vulcan as well as the basics of Vulcan grammar. While there are resources such as the Vulcan Language Dictionary or the Vulcan Language Institute, this book's purpose is not to contain the entirety of the language but rather serve as an introduction and enable basic communication. It does not contain any guide regarding writing in Vulcan. There is also a complementing set of online flashcards.

The Little Vulcan Hnadbook for English speakers on Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/pl/818858277/the-little-vulcan-hnadbook-for-english-speakers-flash-cards/?x=1jqU&i=2dsg3x

Live Long and Prosper.

[talshiargirlfriend]

I swear everytime I go to look something up in the Vulcan dictionary I come back with another fic idea.

[headphones-lifeform]

Thank you!

Thought you might be interested in knowing that I had to scroll through the list of all canonical named Vulcans recently, came across T'Meni, and immediately thought of you.

Only after reading her Memory Alpha page did I realize that your T'Meni and [one of two] canon T'Meni[s] were the same.

I have also experimented with the Random Vulcan Name Generator before, and using it to name OCs seems like an excellent idea. I will continue to use it.

Though it is sometimes incidentally amusing as well- among the names it has generated for me were "Skulk" [which does have really interesting potential but reminded me of MineCraft at the time], "Fun", and a variety of other words [some fitting, some amusing, some... questionable].

LLAP!

[Update: opened the name generator and...

there is nothing I can say about this that will surpass the screenshot itself. Her.]

Hello,

I have a Vulcan OC I am interested in renaming.

Do I need your permission to take inspiration from your Vulcan OC names?

If so, I am requesting permission.

You don't need permission for that~! I found Tuvok's kid's names in a Star Trek Novel and for my other Vulcan ocs I just used Random Vulcan Name Generator until I hit something I liked, if you're looking for where MY inspiration[?] came from!

[jennelikejennay]

You know what I think t'hy'la means?

It's not an ambiguous term, like it could mean three different things. But I also don't think it always means all three. I think it's a singular concept that we don't use on Earth, but maybe we should.

You know how some people's number one person is their spouse, while other people, married or not, have a best friend who's the one they really tell everything to? You know how you might have a queerplatonic relationship but whether or not you have sex with them is just ...not an important question?

I think t'hy'la means your number one person. And humans don't have a word that says most important without distinguishing whether we're blood-related or whether we're having sex.

Vulcans do. So I don't especially like the idea that all t'hy'la pairs have to be lovers in a sexual sense. It's not that at all. It's that they have this deep bond that transcends everything. You could have that with your brother. You could have it with your friend. Or if you're attracted to that person, you would probably be lovers.

Kirk and Spock love each other deeply; everyone who knows them knows that. The word they use for each other doesn't say whether they're having sex because Vulcans don't care about that. Humans are all "weird, the dictionary definition won't tell me whether they're boning, which is information I'm used to having publicly announced!" Well, too bad. Vulcans have arranged marriages usually, and some of them have sex once every seven years. So I just don't think sex is the defining point that makes a relationship serious to them.

If a Vulcan says "this is my t'hy'la" that lets everyone know they are bonded in the deepest level of the katra and any arranged spouses or temporary pon farr surrogates they might have don't even rank, by comparison. That's uncomfortable to humans.

Now Kirk and Spock are definitely having sex, but Spock doesn't consider that to be the fact that makes their relationship serious and primary over all others. So that's why he chooses a word that is about the soul bond, not the flesh.

[folcanta]

Folken's title in Japanese is gunshi, 軍師, a word/role translating to strategist or tactician, particularly of warfare. In subs/dubs, his title strategos is Greek, "army leader/general," which, through Latinised strategus arrives at the English strategist, French stratègiste, Italian stratego, Spanish/Portuguese estratego. I figure it's the English translation's way of burying the lede on the whole Atlantis thing.

And, given how Escaflowne views Europe, potentially signal the western world's obsession with the neoclassical... since that's Dornkirk's whole deal. His view of the future comes through a romanticised, mythologised ideal past, much like any fascist. The real enlightenment of the series comes through accepting the reality and responsibilities of the present, on which a future may be built, honestly, openly, communally.

Aaaanyway. I stumbled upon the given name Bólkōn in a Greek-Spanish dictionary;

Βόλκων, -ωνος, ὁ Bolcón estratego siracusano en 452 a.C

For my own writing (and fun) one of the things I pay attention to is the transformation of sounds/letters over time or between regions, and the way sounds are transcribed/transliterated into languages that don't share them. Using J/Y when translating Й, for example.

G/Q/K is a big one when trying to translate Arabic into English. K is often approximated for the hard g, and the Arabic q sound, low in the throat, doesn't appear in English, so either of the other two letters may tag in.

When it comes to V/B/P/PH/F, very few languages have historically employed all of them because they're incredibly similar to one another. V pronounced as B in Spanish attests to this— in Medieval Spanish there was no conventional orthography and they'd switch places randomly. There was also no V or K or Q in Irish prior to colonisation— our V equivalent is mh/bh, V is present only in loanwords. Irish C is always hard (but has broad or slender pronunciation) negating the need for K.

A name like "Van" or "Folken" is using sounds without 1:1 parallels, so you may see it written as "Ban" or "Paan" or even as different as "Volkern." In these cases, there's usually an agreed-upon romanisation to maintain continuity, but when it comes to languages that use completely different alphabets for sounds not present or accounted for in English, it's rounding up to what's closest. Not "incorrect" so much as "not consensus."

[φ] represented a separate sound from f, and [β] a sound separate from v, but this is what they've come to represent in modern Greek. one semi-relevant example (to me) is φανάριον, fanarion, and φαναρίου, fanariu, which means light/torch/lantern and is a diminutive of the word phanos, meaning bright/shining/resplendent.

in Latin,

That type of research is exactly the sort which lead me to this

Mercury

Hey, remember how Zaibach is likely named for the Arabic for Mercury, al-ziybach? Remember how their mechs are full of liquid silver?

sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Mercury the element is named after Mercury the planet, which is in turn named after the Roman god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication including divination, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, and thieves; he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld, a mediator between the realm of the dead and kingdom of the living. Let's see how he interacts with other gods...

Finally Mercury was sent to Vulcan, primed with a most diplomatic request to honor high Olympus with his presence; but all Mercury’s eloquence and persuasions failed to induce the god of the forge to leave his sooty abode, and the messenger god was forced to return alone and report the failure of his attempt.

Vulcan, son of Jupiter and Juno, god of fire and the forge, seldom joined the general council of the gods. He had once been tenderly attached to his mother, lavished upon her every proof of his affection, and had even tried to console her when she mourned Jupiter’s neglect. On one occasion, intending to punish Juno, Jupiter hung her out of heaven, bound by a golden chain; and Vulcan, seeing her plight, tugged at the chain, drew her up, and was about to set her free, when Jupiter returned, and, in anger at his son’s interference, kicked him out of heaven.

Although Vulcan had risked so much and suffered so greatly in taking his mother’s part, she never even made the slightest attempt to ascertain whether he had reached the earth in safety. Hurt by her indifference and ingratitude, Vulcan vowed never again to return to Olympus, and withdrew to the solitudes of Mount Ætna.

Vulcan is primarily associated with fire, metallurgy, and craftsmanship. He was believed to have created the strongest and most sophisticated items of ancient lore, including Jupiter’s lightning bolts and Mercury’s winged helm. Additionally, he is linked to volcanoes, emphasizing his connection to both destructive and creative aspects of fire.

Roman tradition maintained that vulcan is connected to lightning (fulgur, fulgere, fulmen), which in turn was thought of as related to flames. Others interpret it as meaning lustre.

Damn, that's rough. But what the hell am I doing— that's not especially related, is it? So let's move on.

You know, there's something really interesting about the planet Mercury. This might be a little convoluted, but bear with me...

Newton's Law gave the wrong prediction for the precession of the perihelion of Mercury's orbit. Mercury's orbit is elliptical, as predicted by the Newtonian theory of gravity, but the ellipse doesn't stay in precisely the same place all the time. Its perihelion (the point in orbit at which a body is closest to the sun) should, according to Newtonian laws of gravitation, advance by 531 arcseconds per century. In the nineteenth century, however, it was observed that the actual advance is 574.

This is because Mercury, being the closest planet, has its orbit most affected by the warping of spacetime near the Sun.

Hey, that's pretty crazy!

Does anyone remember which tarot card Folken represented in the deck which was released with the film?

Gimme one second, I'll go check...

#01 — The Magician. Is that the card that represents new beginnings, psychic powers, and the manifestation of human will? Yes it is! What else is it associated with?

The Magician card is numbered One – the number of new beginnings and opportunities – and associates with the planet of Mercury, symbolizing intelligence, communication, and skillful use of resources.

Ahhhh... okay then.

Well, look. Tarot doesn't really mean anything to me personally. I do like astronomy though! Remember from earlier about how Mercury acts weird?

Vulcan (/ˈvʌlkən/) was a proposed planet that some pre-20th century astronomers thought existed in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun, responsible for the then-unexplainable shifts in Mercury's orbit.

Hmm.

[lesbospirk]

Since I spent time creating Vulcan words just so I can have a petname I liked for T'Lyn to use on Mariner, I thought I'd share for anyone else who cares lmao Read under the cut!

This was mostly for me, since in my head Mari'Lyn doesn't fit the vibe of most Vulcan terms of endearment. I think most terms are very cute and lovey in their reserved way, which is nice, but it doesn't really mesh well with Mariner's commitment issues, and I don't really see T'Lyn being affectionate in a typical (but Vulcan) way. They are both rebels in their own right.

So I started scouring around the Starbase-10's Vulcan dictionary, and I wanted to play on that idea of being a rebel. Turns out there is no official Vulcan word for rebel (at least that I could find). :( Boo.

So I took from words that were similar:

Tehnau- Resist

Tehnaya - Resistance

Cool, now I just have to make it into a descriptor for a person. The word for people/person in Vulcan is Sular. And I saw that a lot of these types of descriptors used -su as a suffix to denote "a person who ___" . So I took the root from both words (Tehna-) and combined it with the prefix and got;

Tehnasu - A person who resists; AKA a Rebel

Awesome! But not quite there. Not romantic enough. I wanted to show some kind of posession in the word.

There isn't a word per say for My however there is a prefix that denotes ownership, that being T' (as seen famously in T'hy'la). Which when added makes T'Tehnasu.

Ugly. Uninspired. Hard to say. Unsexy. So I took the most common Spirk pet name and disected it

Ashayam - Beloved

I split it into two parts; the root Ashaya meaning love and the pulled the suffix -yam implied to be possessive in a specific affectionate context (I know ya is already in Ashaya but it works better imo as the whole syllable rather than just -m). Combined it makes;

Tehnayam - My Rebel (Affectionate)

Beautiful. Sexy. Rolls off the tounge. It kinda has the same vibe as calling someone a bad boy, like a hot rule breaker type. I think it's very fitting and I am really excited to use it in a fic. <3

And if you like it, use it! I'm not claiming ownership, and I'm not gonna get upset at people for using it (even if it's not Mari'Lyn haha). I just love messing with words/language and I wanted to share since Vulcan has so little petnames in it.

[deepspacedukat]

Just A Taste

I had to look this one up before I could decide what to do with it, so for anyone who doesn’t know what this actually is, here’s the link to the definition on Urban dictionary. Anyway, enjoy this short little oneshot.

Also, I realize I’ve been posting a lot of fics. The brain meat has been very active. 😅

Day 16: Snowballing

SoC prompt list here. SoC Masterlist here. Cross-posted to AO3 here.

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Vorik (ST:VOY) x Reader

[A/N: This is smut, so 18+ ONLY, MINORS DNI!!!]

Warnings: Interspecies sex, Human/Vulcan sex, sexual fantasy, snowballing, kissing, implied oral sex (male receiving).

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It started as an inkling...just a trickle of a thought that crept through a crack in the wall of his restraint. His mate must have been able to sense it through their bond. Surely she had? He hadn’t exactly been subtle when the idea sent him blushing while he sat at his desk.

Vorik tried to stop focusing on it so that he could finish his work, but he just couldn’t seem to remove the image from his mind once it had settled there. Pausing in the middle of writing a report, the Vulcan took a steadying breath. Perhaps if he allowed himself to study the thought thoroughly just once, he would be able to move past it.

Yes, that was the logical solution.

Setting his PADD down and leaning back in his desk chair, Vorik steepled his fingers in front of his mouth and closed his eyes. The familiar image of his wife kneeling in front of him with his lok in her mouth flitted through his mind’s eye. They’d spent many hours with their heads between each other’s legs - admittedly, Vorik had never been so utterly undone as he was when he was intimate with his wife.

This time when he thought of the act, however, something was different. Oh, his mate showed the same affection and dedication to his pleasure that she always did. The same spark of love and passion blazed in her eyes, but with a slightly more devious ulterior motive. In his mind, she moaned around his length, swirling her tongue around his tip and massaging what she couldn’t take in her mouth with her hand.

Vorik bit back a whimper at the memory of the previous night. Her hickeys were still dark and sensitive, much to his delight. He wondered what she’d think of this train of thought...

His mate had allowed him significant leeway when it came to their sexual exploration, and he was relieved to find that they shared an affinity for having him release his seed in her mouth. Oh so obediently, she’d show him her tongue before and after she’d swallowed.

Vorik wondered, though, what her reaction would be if he gripped her jaw instead of allowing her to close it and swallow like she normally did. Would she be surprised if he knelt in front of her and kissed her while her mouth was still full of him? What sounds would she make if he kissed her so thoroughly that the liquid was transferred from her mouth to his? Would she take pleasure in the sensation of such a debauched act?

Vorik believed that he would.

The sound of footsteps exiting their bathroom alerted the Ensign that his mate had completed her evening routine. He glanced up, and tried to at least appear to be in control of his lust.

Judging by the mischievous glint in his lover’s eyes, he surmised that he hadn’t succeeded. Wrapped in only a lacy set of lingerie, Vorik’s mate strode slowly over to his desk before sinking to her knees.

“How much did you hear?” His voice came out gritty and low as greedy Human fingers began sliding up his thighs toward the bulge in his uniform.

“Enough to warrant an experiment. After all, you do want to answer at least some of those questions...don’t you?”

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