Fannish fun

This week's theme was: New

Prompt: Kirk, McCoy – New sensation
( Succumb; Kirk/McCoy, NC-17 )

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Prompt: Archer, Pike - (Old dog,) new tricks
( Wisdom of the Ages; Archer, Pike, PG-13 )

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Prompt: McCoy, Joanna - New baby
( The Facts of Life; Krik/McCoy, Joanna, PG, warnings: vague references to mpreg )

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Prompt: McCoy, Uhura – New language
( He Speaks Volumes; McCoy, Uhura, PG )

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Prompt: Spock, Uhura - New addition
( Value Beyond the Scientific; Spock/Uhura, PG-13, warning: references to labor/childbirth )

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Prompt: Kirk, McCoy, Joanna - New boyfriend
( Slight Overreaction; Kirk, Ensemble, Joanna, PG )

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Prompt: Spock, Amanda - New season
( The Logic of Snow; Amanda, Spock, G )

In other news, I have a mild fever. I haven't had a fever (that I've known about) in a very long time. I disapprove :(

I could hardly leave Pike out of the mistletoe fun, could I? The following is a scene that didn't make it into the final version of Blame Botany, but that I really rather like anyways. And so I am sharing it here...

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( Given that the Enterprise had to regularly send reports back to Starfleet Command, Jim figured it was inevitable that the mistletoe antics would eventually be noticed and questioned. )

Tired, no time for proper intro.

This week's theme was: transportation.



Original Prompt: Spock Prime, Kirk, McCoy - Stargate
But since my reading comprehension was apparently crap yesterday, I misread it as: Spock Prime, Kirk, Spock - Stargate

( Never Change, Spock Prime, Kirk, Spock, G )

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Prompt: Kirk, McCoy - Airplane
( Joining the Club, Kirk/McCoy, R )

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Prompt: Pike, Number One - Chocobo
( Damned Birds, Pike, One, PG )

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Prompt: Sarek, Amanda, Spock - Vulcan version of a sports car
( Practical, Sarek/Amanda, PG-13 )

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This week's theme was: constellations

Prompt: Kirk, Spock, McCoy - Summer Triangle
( Summer Triangle; Kirk/Spock/McCoy, R )

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Prompt: Kirk, McCoy - Peacock
( Peacock; Kirk/McCoy, PG-13 )

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Prompt: Pike, Gaila - Phoenix
( Wanna See Me Rise?*; Pike/Gaila, R )

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Ummmm, clearly I'm a horndog this week? I dunno.

Spent part of my evening eating my mother's delicious potato salad and making dipped shortbread cookies. *nom nom nom*

I also finished reading a book in a series that I enjoy by Ilona Andrews (paranormal urban fantasy sort of thing with magic, vampires, shapeshifters/weres, etc) called Magic Bleeds. Most of my reading-for-enjoyment lately has been online fanfic, so my actual paper-book reading has suffered. It's nice to have read, finished, and enjoyed a "real" book. I'm thinking of reading Mansfield Park next.

My two bridge2sickbay offerings are below. This week's theme was: AU

I find AUs challenging. Not in an "I hate them and never want to do them" way, since I actually do really like reading them, but in an "Oh stars this is hard way. Practice, practice, practice, right? This will make two of my WIPs rather challenging, however, as they are AUs...

Anyways, allons-y!

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Prompt: Kirk, McCoy - AU in which Jim has a twin (Sam)
( Possibilities; McCoy, Kirk, Sam Kirk, PG-13 )

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Prompt: Pike, Kirk, McCoy - Jane Austen-ish AU
( Elegance and Expectations; McCoy, Uhura, (Pike/Kirk/McCoy), PG )

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I'm working tomorrow but then have three days off - woo!

Also, anyone up for a beta? Star Trek, Pike/McCoy, R(ish), short(ish)

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?

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)