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Something Sacred by Acidqueen
Summary: Author's Note~Written for this prompt in the ST:XI kink fest: “Kirk has daddy issues. Kirk looks up to McCoy, whom he is totally bangin'... Full-on leather daddy mystique optional but so, SO supported.” With a nod to George Michael and “Father Figure”, title stolen from there. Where to find the story: I found it here on Acidqueen's blog. ~ So here we go again, down into the dark, up into the light, depending on how you define one or the other. The steps are bathed in grey shadows, the floor dirty. I’m all in dark leather, chaps and open vest, a costume that transforms me. You’re all in white and light blue, which would look innocent if not for the large tears in your jeans, right and left right below your ass. I loosely hook my hand around your waist when we step into the first hall, making it clear to every hungry guy around that you’re mine. ~Acidqueen, Something Sacred ~ Star Trek XI has given us a different take on Kirk and McCoy . . . and Acidqueen takes full advantage of it in this story. I don't know how she managed to write something that's so damn hot and yet so poignant at the same time, but it must have something to do with the fact that she captures both characters perfectly. McCoy is willing to go far out of his comfort zone for Jim's sake, and that's part of what makes this story so memorable. Yet some slice of him understands just what Jim needs--even if he worries about going to hell for it! One little warning: this is too orgasm-inducing to read at the work place. Wait till you're home.  AUGUST 1912 by Daylyn
Summary: Holmes says good-bye before leaving for America. Where to find the story: I found it here on Daylyn's blog. ~ I turned to my new patient. “What are you doing here, Holmes?” “Ah, Watson. My disguises fail me now.” “I’ve seen this one before, Holmes, as well you know. In my former consulting room. It seems unlikely that you are trying to hide from me. So I ask again, what are you doing here, Holmes?” His bright grey eyes looked directly into mine. No matter what his disguise, his remarkable eyes were always recognizable. “I’ve come to say good-bye, Watson.” ~ Daylyn, August 1912 This is a short, gut-wrenching piece with a shattering last line. It's somehow appropriate that Holmes comes to take his leave of Watson in disguise--a disguise that Watson sees through immediately--because, as we discover, the need to deceive the outside world is at the root of his goodbye. Despite the leave-taking, the bond between Holmes and Watson never seemed stronger...and Edwardian mores never seemed so unfair. You might need a handkerchief for this goodbye, but it's worth it.  MANEATER by Anna Amuse
Rating: Content suitable for most ages.
Summary: Some women change men like outfits. Some ships do the same.
Where to find the story: I found it here at FanFiction.net.
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It was obvious that Kirk’s sudden appearance had made quite an impression on his team, but Scott himself did not feel his pulse quicken. There was no sense of emergency emanating from Kirk. Scott watched tranquilly as his former commanding officer made his way towards him through the silent room.
“Mr. Scott.”
There was a time when such an intense scrutinizing stare would have made him squirm and look away. At the moment, Scott was looking the Admiral in the eye calmly, feeling absolutely nothing, not even mild curiosity. His tone was flat when he spoke.
“Admiral.”
It was Kirk who lowered his gaze after a while.
“Walk with me, Scotty.”
~ Anna Amuse, Maneater
The story is set when Will Decker is poised to take over the Enterprise. It's not an 'angsty' tale, but it captures Kirk's raw pain as he admits that his ship is now assigned to someone else's command.
We see the story through Scotty's eyes, and he tells it with a touching bluntness that spares neither Kirk's feelings nor the ship's lack of them. Only Scotty could see the relationship between the two so clearly...and maybe only Scotty can understand the depth of the tragedy he's witnessing.
 A FISH OUT OF WATER by Pat Foley
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“Amanda,” he said with the excessive patience Vulcans have for dimwitted human wives. “It doesn’t have any water.”
“Water,” I repeated. And I blinked. I couldn’t have been more stupefied if he had said it didn’t have any air. “Do you mean there’s something wrong with the plumbing?” I reached over and turned on a tap, which released an obedient flow of clean cool water. I tried the hot tap. The same, except for the temperature. “I’m not speaking of plumbing,” Sarek said, that trace of leashed impatience in his voice that always made his aides scurry to do his bidding. “It doesn’t have water.”
Okay, I get that to a Vulcan, humans can be a little dense at times, but I was mystified here. Clearly he was saying something I wasn't hearing...
~Pat Foley, A Fish Out of Water
This is a delightful story about Spock's parents, set when Spock is about three years old. Sarek accepts a diplomatic mission on earth, and Amanda records the trials and tribulations their stay on terra entails. She makes it impossible not to smile sympathetically as she tries to adjust to her husband's Vulcan criteria on everything from housing to barn cats.
Somehow it's impossible not to identify with Amanda too--true, most of us won't marry a Vulcan anytime soon, but we all know what family life can be like. And as we confront the daily problems and dilemmas, I'm guessing that most of us could use a bit of Amanda's charm and humor!  MARC & CLIFF: BEAUTIFUL LOVE by LeatherBeeAw--a short, sweet fanvid dedicated to the improbable but endearing relationship between Ugly Betty's Marc and Cliff. The song is Beautiful Love by The Afters:  More Recent Articles |
