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mijanTitle: "Perspectives" (6/6)
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Rating: PG-13
Summary: "Perhaps it is nothing, Captain. However, I feel it prudent to mention that I have observed many reactions to death during the previous two years." "Go on, Spock." "I have seldom witnessed a reaction as strong as the one exhibited by Doctor McCoy."
Canon: Based in the ST:XI universe, but strongly influenced by TOS.
Total Length: 33,000 words.
Characters: McCoy, Kirk, Spock, with ensemble appearances by Sulu, Uhura, a couple of random Ensigns, and most of the medical staff.
Links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Disclaimer: Gene Roddenberry is God, Paramount Pictures is Pope, and this is blasphemy. Enjoy!
Notes: My immense thanks to my beta reader,classics_geek , and my test-reader, red_rahl . Also a quick thanks to lap_otter , who is supremely awesome and caught several glitches and typos I made.
On another note, I want to explain a couple of things about the fic, and why I wrote it the way I did. For that, you've got to know a few things about how I see the characters, and WHY. First of all, the characters are a combination of ST:XI and TOS. I see them developing this way a couple of years into this reboot universe - maturing, becoming more blended with the older versions of themselves.
Kirk would be the MOST different out of all of them because his ENTIRE life was altered by the reboot timeline. He'd be more impulsive, and prone to more recklessness, especially when high emotions are involved. But also - remember that he's essentially a military officer. So was I. And I was thrown into a command situation way too young, way too early, and I've had to bury one of my own, so I understand some of his mentality. It's something that's hard to explain, but trust me... you don't want ANYONE to think think of you as vulnerable. You think of your troops first, no matter what. You can't stand thinking about your own weakness. And yes, you'll take any mission-related distraction in the world to forget about anything that makes you less than immortal. That's my Kirk.
Spock would still be Spock... but would allow himself to see more of the emotional side of life, and accept it. I think he'd learn to embrace it, logically, of course. Also, with all the loss he's experienced... oh hell, you've seen Amok Time, I'm sure. You know how much he cares about his friends. He just tries not to show it... but I think he might a bit more now.
Bones... is Bones. I wanted to mix the best of what I found from ST:XI with DeForest Kelley's classic performance in TOS. I wanted to show him being a doctor, not just a sadist with a hypospray (although that can be fun, too). I would see him throwing himself into his work in order to ignore his loneliness, until his work throws his loneliness back in his face.
So, without further delay...
From the previous installment:
Here, it didn't matter that he was broken – he was in the hands of the person who had fixed him. After a moment of stillness, Bones shifted. For a second, Jim was afraid he'd done something wrong, but then strong arms wrapped around him, and Bones was burying his face against Jim's neck and shaking.
"Bones, are you okay? Did I –"
Bones lifted his head for just a brief moment – the air on Jim's neck felt cool where tears were evaporating – just long enough to say, "Damn it, Jim, just shut up."
So he did.
And now the conclusion:
(The next few hours were spent talking about everything and nothing; all that mattered was that they were talking again. )
~FIN~
Author:
mijan Rating: PG-13
Summary: "Perhaps it is nothing, Captain. However, I feel it prudent to mention that I have observed many reactions to death during the previous two years." "Go on, Spock." "I have seldom witnessed a reaction as strong as the one exhibited by Doctor McCoy."
Canon: Based in the ST:XI universe, but strongly influenced by TOS.
Total Length: 33,000 words.
Characters: McCoy, Kirk, Spock, with ensemble appearances by Sulu, Uhura, a couple of random Ensigns, and most of the medical staff.
Links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Disclaimer: Gene Roddenberry is God, Paramount Pictures is Pope, and this is blasphemy. Enjoy!
Notes: My immense thanks to my beta reader,
classics_geek , and my test-reader, red_rahl . Also a quick thanks to lap_otter , who is supremely awesome and caught several glitches and typos I made.On another note, I want to explain a couple of things about the fic, and why I wrote it the way I did. For that, you've got to know a few things about how I see the characters, and WHY. First of all, the characters are a combination of ST:XI and TOS. I see them developing this way a couple of years into this reboot universe - maturing, becoming more blended with the older versions of themselves.
Kirk would be the MOST different out of all of them because his ENTIRE life was altered by the reboot timeline. He'd be more impulsive, and prone to more recklessness, especially when high emotions are involved. But also - remember that he's essentially a military officer. So was I. And I was thrown into a command situation way too young, way too early, and I've had to bury one of my own, so I understand some of his mentality. It's something that's hard to explain, but trust me... you don't want ANYONE to think think of you as vulnerable. You think of your troops first, no matter what. You can't stand thinking about your own weakness. And yes, you'll take any mission-related distraction in the world to forget about anything that makes you less than immortal. That's my Kirk.
Spock would still be Spock... but would allow himself to see more of the emotional side of life, and accept it. I think he'd learn to embrace it, logically, of course. Also, with all the loss he's experienced... oh hell, you've seen Amok Time, I'm sure. You know how much he cares about his friends. He just tries not to show it... but I think he might a bit more now.
Bones... is Bones. I wanted to mix the best of what I found from ST:XI with DeForest Kelley's classic performance in TOS. I wanted to show him being a doctor, not just a sadist with a hypospray (although that can be fun, too). I would see him throwing himself into his work in order to ignore his loneliness, until his work throws his loneliness back in his face.
So, without further delay...
From the previous installment:
Here, it didn't matter that he was broken – he was in the hands of the person who had fixed him. After a moment of stillness, Bones shifted. For a second, Jim was afraid he'd done something wrong, but then strong arms wrapped around him, and Bones was burying his face against Jim's neck and shaking.
"Bones, are you okay? Did I –"
Bones lifted his head for just a brief moment – the air on Jim's neck felt cool where tears were evaporating – just long enough to say, "Damn it, Jim, just shut up."
So he did.
And now the conclusion:
(The next few hours were spent talking about everything and nothing; all that mattered was that they were talking again. )
~FIN~
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Date: 2009-07-12 05:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-12 05:10 pm (UTC)You know... I ought to write a ficlet that covers that. It'd be fun.
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Date: 2009-07-12 05:14 pm (UTC)