Fannish fun

This week's theme was: Things you can hang

Prompt: Spock, McCoy, Uhura - The Past
( Aftereffects; Spock/McCoy/Uhura, PG-13 )

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Prompt: Kirk, Uhura - Earrings
( Distractions; Kirk/Uhura, G )

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Prompt: Sulu, Chekov - Umbrella
( Excuses; Sulu/Chekov, PG )

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Prompt: Kirk, Uhura - Mirror
( Links; Uhura/Spock, Kirk, G (or Uhura/Kirk if you wanted to read it that way, I suppose...) )

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Prompt: Kirk, McCoy, Joanna - Crayon Drawings
( Read more... )

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Prompt: Sulu, Gaila - Garland
( Swordplay; Sulu/Gaila, PG-13 )

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Prompt: Author's Choice - Cross/Crucifix
( Symbols of Unity; None, PG )

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Prompt: McCoy, Joanna - Swing
( To The Sky; McCoy, Joanna, G )

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I think it's pretty safe to say I had an excellent time at B2S this week. So many fun and moving drabbles and ficlets to read and good times writing, too.

I got a little... out of hand tonight. For some reason the song title theme and resultant prompts really worked for me tonight inspiration-wise and I wanted to dive all over several of them.

So here we go...


Prompt: Kirk, Joanna - Ask for Answers
( Ask a Silly Question, Kirk/McCoy, Joanna, G )

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Prompt: Chekov, Joanna - She Blinded Me With Science
( Boom, Chekov, Joanna, PG )

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Prompt: Pike, Winona - Eye in the Sky
( Eye in the Sky, Pike, Winona Kirk, PG-13 )

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Prompt: Nero, Author’s Choice - Good Man Gone Bad
( In Memoriam, Nero/Mandana, R )

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Prompt: Kirk, Spock - Kiss With a Fist
( Kiss With a Fist, Kirk/Spock, PG-13 )

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Prompt: Kirk, McCoy - If You Don't Know Me by Now
( Not a Walk on the Beach, Kirk/McCoy, R )

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In other news, I'm starting to feel better - yay! Only the medication I'm on makes me WIRED, meaning not a lot of sleep - boo! But breathing is good. I strongly support breathing.

In other, other news, my birthday is tomorrow! Now, my sister and I have already kinda sorta celebrated our bdays since she went back to Iowa today, but I imagine my parents and I will have dinner tomorrow or something.

I was thinking about doing that reverse gifting thing where, for my birthday, anyone who wants one would give me a prompt and I would write a drabble/ficlet for them. Is there interest out there were I to do that tomorrow?

I survived the long week last week and then I had a nice weekend filled with good friends and laughing and video games. I am in a good mood :)

On to the ficlets! This weeks theme was body parts. Don't worry, I mostly behaved myself.


Prompt: Spock, McCoy - Fingertips

( Exploration, Spock/McCoy, R(ish) )

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Prompt: Kirk, McCoy - Knuckles

( Dependable, Kirk/McCoy, PG-13 )

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Prompt: Sulu, Uhura - Palm

( Slide, Sulu, Uhura, PG )

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Prompt: Kirk, McCoy - Nape of the Neck

( Unfair Advantage, Kirk/McCoy, PG-13) )

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I am working next weekend, so limited B2S, if any at all. Sadness. But at least I'll have something nice to read when I get home :) Someone write porn, ok? Cuz that would be very pleasant to come home to.

So tonight's activities resulted in two bridge2sickbay ficlets and a batch of seriously delicious chocolate cookies.

The B2S theme for this week was poetry quotes.

I wasn't familiar with either of the quotes when I read them at the comm, so the fics were inspired by the line(s) alone. I googled the poems after the fact to find out where the lines came from.

( To Share a Journey, Gaila/Pike, PG )

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( Warmth, Spock/Uhura, G )

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So, yes. I feel absurdly proud to have produced anything at all tonight. I've been struggling all week, wanting write and yet not typing a single keystroke. So yes, glad to have anything at all to show for my weekend :)

My cookies are excellent as well :) Far more polished an attempt than the ficlets, by far :) I used a recipe recommended by wesleysgirl which can be found here only without using the buttercream to make them into sandwiches. I've found that while I adore the cookie part itself, I stink at making buttercream frosting (when I tried the recipe originally it wouldn't stiffen up and was gooey and messy and grainy and just overall terrible). So I left it out and nommed nicely tonight on lovely chocolate coffee cookies. Half the batch is tucked away into the cookie jar and the other half is packed up to take to work for my coworkers to descend upon like a ravening horde.

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Back to bridge2sickbay for a moment. A couple of my prompts were posted but not filled. I am reposting them here to a) hopefully encourage someone to write them for me *pleading eyes* or, if need be, b) remember them for some undisclosed time in the future to try out myself.

~Pike, Kirk or McCoy, Kirk - Follow me ever - desert me not while I live. (Ashes of Soldiers by Walt Whitman)

~Author's Choice - The sun and moon get crossed, but they never touch (On Looking Up By Chance at the Constellations by Robert Frost)

~Spock, Uhura - Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against passion and your appetite. (Reason & Passion by Khalil Gibran)

~Winona, Pike - I could've died for love - But for livin' I was born (Life is Fine by Langston Hughes)

This week's theme was resolutions.

( Dangerous Ideas; Scotty, Chekov, PG )

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( Lines of Communication; Spock, Sarek, G) )

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( Protocol; Kirk, Scotty, PG-13 )

I'm in a rather down mood tonight, but by the end of reading this week's fills I was starting to feel a bit better. Interestingly, 3 out of my 4 fills were rather cheerful, in opposition to my mood. Go figure.

This week's prompts were picture prompts. I've included them with the fic.

Onwards...


( The Brightness of the Day; Kirk, Ensemble, PG )

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( Artistic Expression; Kirk/McCoy, PG-13 )

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( Retreat; McCoy/Uhura, PG )

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( Without Words; Kirk/Uhura, PG, reference to character death )

I answered four prompts for last Sunday's B2S drabblefest. I was definitely heavy on the Kirk/McCoy pairing which I adore so very much.

I am really enjoying reading and writing in this community. Even when I can't get a word down on screen for any of my WiPs I have still managed to have a blast with the drabbles. Less stress, perhaps? Two of WiPs have the potential to be monsters, so maybe I'm just overwhelmed?

Note: All drabbles/ficlets are left (pretty much) as is. So far I've resisted messing with them after posting them to bridge2sickbay so that I don't make myself insane. Aka, unbetaed and rough(ish).


Prompt: Author's Choice - No, it's not regret, just remembrance, is all / Of how close we had come / The war almost won / But I sent up our flag and moved on (Vienna Teng)
( Surrender; Kirk/McCoy, PG )

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Prompt: Kirk/Author's Choice - I'm only happy when it rains, I'm only happy when its complicated (Garbage)
( Complicated; Kirk/McCoy, PG )

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Prompt: Kirk/McCoy OR Sulu/Chekov - But you, my brother in arms, I'd rather I'd lose my life than let you come to harm. (Decemberists)
( Eyes on the Prize; Ensemble, hint of Kirk/McCoy, PG )

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Prompt: McCoy/Author's Choice - Georgia, Georgia / No peace, no peace I find / Just this old, sweet song / Keeps Georgia on my mind (Ray Charles)
( Peace I've Found; McCoy/Uhura, PG )

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Hmmm, first time I've ever written McCoy/Uhura. I find I rather like them. At the very least Uhura fit best for the idea I had, it just felt right somehow.

Still, can't beat Kirk/McCoy for top place in my heart and affections.