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Squeezing in one last entry for Alternative Media Week!
Title: Wild Child
Fandoms: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Doomsday, X-Men, Battlestar Galactica, Merlin, The Last Legion, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Robin Hood (BBC), V for Vendetta, Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Rings, Doctor Who, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 28 Days Later, Children of Dune, Legend of the Seeker, Blake's 7, Star Wars: A New Hope, Terminator: Salvation, Babylon 5, Farscape, The X-Files, Torchwood, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Smallville, Superman II, Pan's Labyrinth, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Peter Pan, Star Trek: First Contact, Enterprise, Underworld, Terminator II: Judgement Day, Aliens, Survivors, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Star Trek, Stargate: Atlantis, Batman Returns, Resident Evil, The Matrix, Star Trek 09, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ashes to Ashes, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Children of Men, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Action/adventure, women being awesome!
Length: 3:48 minutes
Warnings: None
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
calapine
Author Website: Unknown
Author's Summary:
A multi-fandom vid for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
halfamoon's celebration of female characters.
Review:
calapine makes an unconventional but beautiful choice with her song, and for something so epic in scope, she makes it impactful on a personal scale as well, and deeply uplifting. This tribute is amazing not only for its subject matter, but also for its diversity. Women are not just awesome when they are gorgeous and kick-ass and come out with both guns blazing, but they're also awesome when they're doing science experiments, or being brave, or making difficult decisions.
Women can be some of the most harshly judged characters on screen -- because often, women are their own harshest critics. This vid highlights some unexpected choices, and reminds us that every single woman is more than just the few seconds we see them on screen -- they each have their own stories.
Wild Child
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Title: Wild Child
Fandoms: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Doomsday, X-Men, Battlestar Galactica, Merlin, The Last Legion, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Robin Hood (BBC), V for Vendetta, Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Rings, Doctor Who, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 28 Days Later, Children of Dune, Legend of the Seeker, Blake's 7, Star Wars: A New Hope, Terminator: Salvation, Babylon 5, Farscape, The X-Files, Torchwood, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Smallville, Superman II, Pan's Labyrinth, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Peter Pan, Star Trek: First Contact, Enterprise, Underworld, Terminator II: Judgement Day, Aliens, Survivors, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Star Trek, Stargate: Atlantis, Batman Returns, Resident Evil, The Matrix, Star Trek 09, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ashes to Ashes, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Children of Men, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Action/adventure, women being awesome!
Length: 3:48 minutes
Warnings: None
Author on LJ:
calapineAuthor Website: Unknown
Author's Summary:
A multi-fandom vid for
halfamoon's celebration of female characters.Review:
calapine makes an unconventional but beautiful choice with her song, and for something so epic in scope, she makes it impactful on a personal scale as well, and deeply uplifting. This tribute is amazing not only for its subject matter, but also for its diversity. Women are not just awesome when they are gorgeous and kick-ass and come out with both guns blazing, but they're also awesome when they're doing science experiments, or being brave, or making difficult decisions.
Women can be some of the most harshly judged characters on screen -- because often, women are their own harshest critics. This vid highlights some unexpected choices, and reminds us that every single woman is more than just the few seconds we see them on screen -- they each have their own stories.
Wild Child
A day late and a dollar short, here's my entry for Alternative Media Week
Title: Starships!
Fandom: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien/Aliens, Apollo 13, Archer, Battlestar Galactica (2004-8), Cocoon, Community, Doctor Who (2005-), Dune, Farscape, The Fifth Element, Firefly/Serenity, Forbidden Planet, Futurama, Galaxy Quest, Independence Day, The Muppet Show, Odyssey 5, Planet of the Apes (1968), Spaceballs, Star Trek (TOS, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager; movies II, IV, VII, VIII and XI/Reboot), Star Wars IV & V, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Sunshine, Superman (1978), Toy Story 2, Virtuality, WALL-E
Music Used: Starships by Nicki Minaj
Pairing: gen
Categories: sci-fi, fluff, happiness?
Length: 3:36 minutes
Warnings: n/a, except the author's warnings: "sci fi action, swear words and makeouts. *Physical note for camera movement (shaking, spinning, tilting), flashing lights and some fast-cut sequences."
Author on LJ:bironic
Author Website: unknown
Summary:
A celebration of pilots, captains, engineers, crew members, and the spacecraft they love to fly. (And race, and crash, and fix, and play in, and fight in, and...)
Review:
This is one of my favorite vids ever (no lie). It's a perfect combination of music and content, and as a life-long sci-fi fan I adore the love and care the vidder shows to the genre and joy the vid gets across. There are great little character moments, and I particularly liked how Bironic wove together similar situations in the INCREDIBLE HUGE amounts of fandoms into coherent sequences (wormholes, crashes, ode to engineers, and my favorite the spinning/crashing sequence).
Starships!
with bonus Lyrics + Breakdown of clips
Title: Starships!
Fandom: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien/Aliens, Apollo 13, Archer, Battlestar Galactica (2004-8), Cocoon, Community, Doctor Who (2005-), Dune, Farscape, The Fifth Element, Firefly/Serenity, Forbidden Planet, Futurama, Galaxy Quest, Independence Day, The Muppet Show, Odyssey 5, Planet of the Apes (1968), Spaceballs, Star Trek (TOS, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager; movies II, IV, VII, VIII and XI/Reboot), Star Wars IV & V, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Sunshine, Superman (1978), Toy Story 2, Virtuality, WALL-E
Music Used: Starships by Nicki Minaj
Pairing: gen
Categories: sci-fi, fluff, happiness?
Length: 3:36 minutes
Warnings: n/a, except the author's warnings: "sci fi action, swear words and makeouts. *Physical note for camera movement (shaking, spinning, tilting), flashing lights and some fast-cut sequences."
Author on LJ:
bironicAuthor Website: unknown
Summary:
A celebration of pilots, captains, engineers, crew members, and the spacecraft they love to fly. (And race, and crash, and fix, and play in, and fight in, and...)
Review:
This is one of my favorite vids ever (no lie). It's a perfect combination of music and content, and as a life-long sci-fi fan I adore the love and care the vidder shows to the genre and joy the vid gets across. There are great little character moments, and I particularly liked how Bironic wove together similar situations in the INCREDIBLE HUGE amounts of fandoms into coherent sequences (wormholes, crashes, ode to engineers, and my favorite the spinning/crashing sequence).
Starships!
with bonus Lyrics + Breakdown of clips
Title: Going Native
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica (2004), Star Trek: The Next Generation (with references to Star Trek: The Original Series)
Pairing: gen, with Felix Gaeta/Anastasia "Dee" Dualla (and background/slight Lee Adama/OFC, Reginald Barclay/Racetrack, Saul Tigh/Lwaxana Troi)
Categories: AU, Crossover, Drama
Length: Super Epic (156,591 words)
Warnings: n/a
Author on LJ:rap541
Author Website: Rap541 (on FF.net)
Summary:
What do you do when you're a lost Starfleet officer in the Beta Quadrant? You blend in and hope for the best.
Review:
It's been ages since I visited either the The Next Generation or Battlestar Galactica fandoms, and the fic totally hits my id for both fandoms and for crossovers. The author fuses the two canons together cleverly, and includes elements of the Star Trek: Original Series episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?" to help reconcile the otherwise conflicting canons and their mythologies. I must admit to spotty familiarity with later seasons of BSG, but it seems to be a post-Season 3 AU.
Felix Gaeta, a member of Star Fleet, was transported via a freak wormhole (a la Farscape's John Crichton) to the Twelve Colonies a decade ago, and blended in to the society there for survival and to avoid breaking the Prime Directive. Deeply undercover, he'd given up on returning home when the events of the early seasons of Battlestar Galactica occur. Eventually, the fleet make it to Federation space, and Gaeta's varied loyalties and history are revealed.
What ensues is a long, engrossing tale focused primarily on Gaeta, but that also deals with the complexities of the Twelve Colonies survivors first contact with the Federation (through it's flagship, the Enterprise and her personnel), the culture clashes between them, and the stress and PTSD of the refugees, and bonus Romulans! Gaeta, in particular, is put through the wringer; the stress and guilt from canon events combined with his conflicting loyalties and years of living in fear of discovery all taking a toll, and the first contact situation requiring his continued input despite the need for a break. He also gets to see his (original character) family members for the first time in a decade, which is both joyful and stressful. Gaeta may be over-woobiefied and perhaps overpowered, but it worked for me within the parameters of the fic's fusion of canons and within the context of the plot.
Most everyone gets great character moments, with sections that show both crews perspectives of each other; I particularly liked Picard and Bill Adama's POV sections, which really gave great perspectives of the clash of cultures and on the other characters around them. My favorite character interactions of all may have been between Bill Adama and Worf, and Barclay and Kara Thrace. Many character are given a chance to shine, including Barclay and Lwaxana Troi, Dee, Lee, Bill Adama and President Laura Roslin, and Gaius Baltar. Complex interpersonal issues with the BSG characters are resolved, and the author took me from a place of complete frustration with Kara Thrace to really enjoying her character again. The Cylons, too, appear later in the fic, and some aspects of their culture and existence are resolved in a way that totally works for me (more so than in canon).
The various romances, though not central to the plot, were fun and sweet, especially between Gaeta and Dee and I got a real kick out of Ambassador Lwaxana Troi and Tigh as well.
I did have a hard time getting into the story in the first chapter or two since it starts in medias res; the author did add the earlier scenes of the initial meeting of the crews as a sort of epilogue, so if you prefer to start at the chronological beginning you can skip to Chapter 65 and read through to Chapter 67, and then go back the Chapter 1.
( Click here to read an excerpt. )
Going Native
[Note: there's also a pretty awesome sequel Going Forward that is sadly a WIP, last updated November 2011. Check it out if you like the Going Native'verse and don't mind reading unfinished fic, but the first story can stand on it's own. The fic is strongly rooted in Trek'verse events--the Dominion War--shown in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.]
[ETA: to fix ~many~ spelling errors and add in a few forgotten details, such as a mention of the Cylons]
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica (2004), Star Trek: The Next Generation (with references to Star Trek: The Original Series)
Pairing: gen, with Felix Gaeta/Anastasia "Dee" Dualla (and background/slight Lee Adama/OFC, Reginald Barclay/Racetrack, Saul Tigh/Lwaxana Troi)
Categories: AU, Crossover, Drama
Length: Super Epic (156,591 words)
Warnings: n/a
Author on LJ:
rap541Author Website: Rap541 (on FF.net)
Summary:
What do you do when you're a lost Starfleet officer in the Beta Quadrant? You blend in and hope for the best.
Review:
It's been ages since I visited either the The Next Generation or Battlestar Galactica fandoms, and the fic totally hits my id for both fandoms and for crossovers. The author fuses the two canons together cleverly, and includes elements of the Star Trek: Original Series episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?" to help reconcile the otherwise conflicting canons and their mythologies. I must admit to spotty familiarity with later seasons of BSG, but it seems to be a post-Season 3 AU.
Felix Gaeta, a member of Star Fleet, was transported via a freak wormhole (a la Farscape's John Crichton) to the Twelve Colonies a decade ago, and blended in to the society there for survival and to avoid breaking the Prime Directive. Deeply undercover, he'd given up on returning home when the events of the early seasons of Battlestar Galactica occur. Eventually, the fleet make it to Federation space, and Gaeta's varied loyalties and history are revealed.
What ensues is a long, engrossing tale focused primarily on Gaeta, but that also deals with the complexities of the Twelve Colonies survivors first contact with the Federation (through it's flagship, the Enterprise and her personnel), the culture clashes between them, and the stress and PTSD of the refugees, and bonus Romulans! Gaeta, in particular, is put through the wringer; the stress and guilt from canon events combined with his conflicting loyalties and years of living in fear of discovery all taking a toll, and the first contact situation requiring his continued input despite the need for a break. He also gets to see his (original character) family members for the first time in a decade, which is both joyful and stressful. Gaeta may be over-woobiefied and perhaps overpowered, but it worked for me within the parameters of the fic's fusion of canons and within the context of the plot.
Most everyone gets great character moments, with sections that show both crews perspectives of each other; I particularly liked Picard and Bill Adama's POV sections, which really gave great perspectives of the clash of cultures and on the other characters around them. My favorite character interactions of all may have been between Bill Adama and Worf, and Barclay and Kara Thrace. Many character are given a chance to shine, including Barclay and Lwaxana Troi, Dee, Lee, Bill Adama and President Laura Roslin, and Gaius Baltar. Complex interpersonal issues with the BSG characters are resolved, and the author took me from a place of complete frustration with Kara Thrace to really enjoying her character again. The Cylons, too, appear later in the fic, and some aspects of their culture and existence are resolved in a way that totally works for me (more so than in canon).
The various romances, though not central to the plot, were fun and sweet, especially between Gaeta and Dee and I got a real kick out of Ambassador Lwaxana Troi and Tigh as well.
I did have a hard time getting into the story in the first chapter or two since it starts in medias res; the author did add the earlier scenes of the initial meeting of the crews as a sort of epilogue, so if you prefer to start at the chronological beginning you can skip to Chapter 65 and read through to Chapter 67, and then go back the Chapter 1.
( Click here to read an excerpt. )
Going Native
[Note: there's also a pretty awesome sequel Going Forward that is sadly a WIP, last updated November 2011. Check it out if you like the Going Native'verse and don't mind reading unfinished fic, but the first story can stand on it's own. The fic is strongly rooted in Trek'verse events--the Dominion War--shown in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.]
[ETA: to fix ~many~ spelling errors and add in a few forgotten details, such as a mention of the Cylons]
Hi all. Sorry for my long unannounced hiatus. I hit a reccing dry-spell, and super busyness in RL. I'm back after revisiting some beloved fandoms, and hopefully can hit my reccing stride again.
Title: Dear Soong
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Pairing: gen, with background Juliana Tainer/Noonian Soong & OFC/OMC
Categories: AU, Canon Fix-it, Drama, Family Relationships, Fluff, Epistolary
Length: Short (1,379 words)
Warnings: n/a except spoilers for practically every Data-centric TNG episode (especially 3x16 The Offspring and 7x10 Inheritance)
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: KiranInBlue (at AO3)
Summary:
In which Dr. Soong chooses a friendlier colony on which to finish his work - and Lore is given the chance to live, and never develops a psychotic streak in order to survive. Lore never kills Dr. Soong, and Dr. Soong is there to help guide Data in building Lal. And Juliana gets the daughter she always wanted.
Review:
This is the canon fix-it I always wanted for Data and his family, particularly after the events of The Offspring, the episode in which Data creates (and looses) a daughter. I love the sweetness of the family interactions via letter. The Soong family was never broken apart by tragedy or Lore's mental illness, and instead are living happy lives in the Federation 'verse. The sheer amount of worldbuilding the author sneaks in in so few words is boggling, and I wish they'd been inspired to write an epic about the family's continued adventures. Though that was not to be, the idea of Lore working as an artificial intelligence rights lawyer, Noonian's antics with the Daystrom Institute, hints at Spot's future appearance, and the addition of Data and Lore's sister Memory are so much fun.
Dear Soong
Title: Dear Soong
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Pairing: gen, with background Juliana Tainer/Noonian Soong & OFC/OMC
Categories: AU, Canon Fix-it, Drama, Family Relationships, Fluff, Epistolary
Length: Short (1,379 words)
Warnings: n/a except spoilers for practically every Data-centric TNG episode (especially 3x16 The Offspring and 7x10 Inheritance)
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: KiranInBlue (at AO3)
Summary:
In which Dr. Soong chooses a friendlier colony on which to finish his work - and Lore is given the chance to live, and never develops a psychotic streak in order to survive. Lore never kills Dr. Soong, and Dr. Soong is there to help guide Data in building Lal. And Juliana gets the daughter she always wanted.
Review:
This is the canon fix-it I always wanted for Data and his family, particularly after the events of The Offspring, the episode in which Data creates (and looses) a daughter. I love the sweetness of the family interactions via letter. The Soong family was never broken apart by tragedy or Lore's mental illness, and instead are living happy lives in the Federation 'verse. The sheer amount of worldbuilding the author sneaks in in so few words is boggling, and I wish they'd been inspired to write an epic about the family's continued adventures. Though that was not to be, the idea of Lore working as an artificial intelligence rights lawyer, Noonian's antics with the Daystrom Institute, hints at Spot's future appearance, and the addition of Data and Lore's sister Memory are so much fun.
Dear Soong
Title: The Truth And Nothing But The Truth.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:alara_works (writing journal)
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:
alara_works (writing journal)Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Title: The Truth And Nothing But The Truth.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:alara_works (writing journal)
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:
alara_works (writing journal)Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Title: The Truth And Nothing But The Truth.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:alara_works (writing journal)
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:
alara_works (writing journal)Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Title: The Truth And Nothing But The Truth.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:alara_works (writing journal)
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:
alara_works (writing journal)Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Title: The Truth And Nothing But The Truth.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:alara_works (writing journal)
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:
alara_works (writing journal)Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Title: The Truth And Nothing But The Truth.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:alara_works (writing journal)
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Unrequited Picard/Q.
Categories: Long (~20,500 words).
Length: Angst.
Warnings: Mentions homophobia and the (fictional) genocide committed by Colonel Green; unrequited love.
Author on LJ:
alara_works (writing journal)Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site
Author's Summary:
"When Q consults Data about human sexuality, all Data mentions is heterosexuality. Q remembers how humans used to deal with people with same-sex attractions, and decides to stay in the closet regarding his feelings for Picard. And then an old enemy of his shows up."
Review:
Q never returns to the Continuum after the events of Deja-Q, but remaining human is not the biggest of his problems.
Alara Rogers is known for her Q-centric stories and here she shows she has really honed her craft: Q is superbly written and a sympathetic character, though remaining very much himself. Her great characterization here is combined with an intriguing plot, presenting one of the most original (and, at least to me, believable) explanations for the hetero-centrism in Star Trek in a supposedly enlightened 24th century.
The romantic in me longs for a sequel (which the author states shall not occur) where Q's feelings are returned. But I must admit that one of the things that make this fic so memorable is the stark realism of the situation: sometimes you fall in love with a person who doesn't return your feelings and you have to deal with that. Considering the overblown romanticism you can find in a great deal of P/Q fics, this actually makes for a pleasant change.
The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
@ LJ, in two posts
@ Fanfiction.net
Bonus Rec!
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:astolat
Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:
astolat Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Bonus Rec!
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:astolat
Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:
astolat Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Bonus Rec!
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:astolat
Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:
astolat Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Bonus Rec!
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:astolat
Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:
astolat Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Bonus Rec!
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:astolat
Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:
astolat Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Bonus Rec!
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:astolat
Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Title: Accidental.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance.
Length: Short.
Warnings: Temporary character deaths (Q puts everything to rights by the end), implied established relationship.
Author on LJ:
astolat Author Website: Intimations – Work by astolat.
Review:
Despite the fact that Q considers himself to be a highly evolved being, Picard still manages to surprise him. Of course, surprising a self-proclaimed omnipotent being might have some unintended consequences…
This is a very short snippet, but it’s hands down my absolute favorite Picard/Q fic. Funny, romantic, surprising and spot-on in characterization, it’s really worth reading.
Accidental.
Title: A Kiss Before The War.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance, Post-Series.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Mentions the events of the Voyager episode “Death Wish” (suicide) and its consequences.
Author on LJ:![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
alara_works
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site.
Review:
Humanity has passed all the necessary tests and is now free of the Continuum’s interference. When Q appears to give the good news, Picard confesses he would miss the entity if they never saw each other again and ends up saying more about his feelings than he had ever planned to. A surprised Q has a confession of his own to make, while the Civil War within the Continuum looms in the horizon.
A lot of Picard/Q fics tend to descend into mushiness and pages upon pages of declarations of, quite literally, eternal love after the romantic feelings are reciprocated. “A Kiss Before The War” is refreshingly different: there are no declarations of undying love or even too-perfect sex (or even any kind of sex at all). It focuses, instead, on two sentient beings realizing they have feelings for each other (feelings that are stronger than they’ve realized or wanted to admit), but also facing the fact that it’s not yet the right moment to act upon those feelings and that (due to events that they have no control over) that particular moment may never come.
A mixture of funny, poignant and endearing moments, “A Kiss Before The War” is a delightful Picard/Q fic.
A Kiss Before The War.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance, Post-Series.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Mentions the events of the Voyager episode “Death Wish” (suicide) and its consequences.
Author on LJ:
alara_works Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site.
Review:
Humanity has passed all the necessary tests and is now free of the Continuum’s interference. When Q appears to give the good news, Picard confesses he would miss the entity if they never saw each other again and ends up saying more about his feelings than he had ever planned to. A surprised Q has a confession of his own to make, while the Civil War within the Continuum looms in the horizon.
A lot of Picard/Q fics tend to descend into mushiness and pages upon pages of declarations of, quite literally, eternal love after the romantic feelings are reciprocated. “A Kiss Before The War” is refreshingly different: there are no declarations of undying love or even too-perfect sex (or even any kind of sex at all). It focuses, instead, on two sentient beings realizing they have feelings for each other (feelings that are stronger than they’ve realized or wanted to admit), but also facing the fact that it’s not yet the right moment to act upon those feelings and that (due to events that they have no control over) that particular moment may never come.
A mixture of funny, poignant and endearing moments, “A Kiss Before The War” is a delightful Picard/Q fic.
A Kiss Before The War.
Title: A Kiss Before The War.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance, Post-Series.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Mentions the events of the Voyager episode “Death Wish” (suicide) and its consequences.
Author on LJ:alara_works
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site.
Review:
Humanity has passed all the necessary tests and is now free of the Continuum’s interference. When Q appears to give the good news, Picard confesses he would miss the entity if they never saw each other again and ends up saying more about his feelings than he had ever planned to. A surprised Q has a confession of his own to make, while the Civil War within the Continuum looms in the horizon.
A lot of Picard/Q fics tend to descend into mushiness and pages upon pages of declarations of, quite literally, eternal love after the romantic feelings are reciprocated. “A Kiss Before The War” is refreshingly different: there are no declarations of undying love or even too-perfect sex (or even any kind of sex at all). It focuses, instead, on two sentient beings realizing they have feelings for each other (feelings that are stronger than they’ve realized or wanted to admit), but also facing the fact that it’s not yet the right moment to act upon those feelings and that (due to events that they have no control over) that particular moment may never come.
A mixture of funny, poignant and endearing moments, “A Kiss Before The War” is a delightful Picard/Q fic.
A Kiss Before The War.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance, Post-Series.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Mentions the events of the Voyager episode “Death Wish” (suicide) and its consequences.
Author on LJ:
alara_works Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site.
Review:
Humanity has passed all the necessary tests and is now free of the Continuum’s interference. When Q appears to give the good news, Picard confesses he would miss the entity if they never saw each other again and ends up saying more about his feelings than he had ever planned to. A surprised Q has a confession of his own to make, while the Civil War within the Continuum looms in the horizon.
A lot of Picard/Q fics tend to descend into mushiness and pages upon pages of declarations of, quite literally, eternal love after the romantic feelings are reciprocated. “A Kiss Before The War” is refreshingly different: there are no declarations of undying love or even too-perfect sex (or even any kind of sex at all). It focuses, instead, on two sentient beings realizing they have feelings for each other (feelings that are stronger than they’ve realized or wanted to admit), but also facing the fact that it’s not yet the right moment to act upon those feelings and that (due to events that they have no control over) that particular moment may never come.
A mixture of funny, poignant and endearing moments, “A Kiss Before The War” is a delightful Picard/Q fic.
A Kiss Before The War.
Title: A Kiss Before The War.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance, Post-Series.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Mentions the events of the Voyager episode “Death Wish” (suicide) and its consequences.
Author on LJ:alara_works
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site.
Review:
Humanity has passed all the necessary tests and is now free of the Continuum’s interference. When Q appears to give the good news, Picard confesses he would miss the entity if they never saw each other again and ends up saying more about his feelings than he had ever planned to. A surprised Q has a confession of his own to make, while the Civil War within the Continuum looms in the horizon.
A lot of Picard/Q fics tend to descend into mushiness and pages upon pages of declarations of, quite literally, eternal love after the romantic feelings are reciprocated. “A Kiss Before The War” is refreshingly different: there are no declarations of undying love or even too-perfect sex (or even any kind of sex at all). It focuses, instead, on two sentient beings realizing they have feelings for each other (feelings that are stronger than they’ve realized or wanted to admit), but also facing the fact that it’s not yet the right moment to act upon those feelings and that (due to events that they have no control over) that particular moment may never come.
A mixture of funny, poignant and endearing moments, “A Kiss Before The War” is a delightful Picard/Q fic.
A Kiss Before The War.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance, Post-Series.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Mentions the events of the Voyager episode “Death Wish” (suicide) and its consequences.
Author on LJ:
alara_works Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site.
Review:
Humanity has passed all the necessary tests and is now free of the Continuum’s interference. When Q appears to give the good news, Picard confesses he would miss the entity if they never saw each other again and ends up saying more about his feelings than he had ever planned to. A surprised Q has a confession of his own to make, while the Civil War within the Continuum looms in the horizon.
A lot of Picard/Q fics tend to descend into mushiness and pages upon pages of declarations of, quite literally, eternal love after the romantic feelings are reciprocated. “A Kiss Before The War” is refreshingly different: there are no declarations of undying love or even too-perfect sex (or even any kind of sex at all). It focuses, instead, on two sentient beings realizing they have feelings for each other (feelings that are stronger than they’ve realized or wanted to admit), but also facing the fact that it’s not yet the right moment to act upon those feelings and that (due to events that they have no control over) that particular moment may never come.
A mixture of funny, poignant and endearing moments, “A Kiss Before The War” is a delightful Picard/Q fic.
A Kiss Before The War.
Title: A Kiss Before The War.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance, Post-Series.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Mentions the events of the Voyager episode “Death Wish” (suicide) and its consequences.
Author on LJ:alara_works
Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site.
Review:
Humanity has passed all the necessary tests and is now free of the Continuum’s interference. When Q appears to give the good news, Picard confesses he would miss the entity if they never saw each other again and ends up saying more about his feelings than he had ever planned to. A surprised Q has a confession of his own to make, while the Civil War within the Continuum looms in the horizon.
A lot of Picard/Q fics tend to descend into mushiness and pages upon pages of declarations of, quite literally, eternal love after the romantic feelings are reciprocated. “A Kiss Before The War” is refreshingly different: there are no declarations of undying love or even too-perfect sex (or even any kind of sex at all). It focuses, instead, on two sentient beings realizing they have feelings for each other (feelings that are stronger than they’ve realized or wanted to admit), but also facing the fact that it’s not yet the right moment to act upon those feelings and that (due to events that they have no control over) that particular moment may never come.
A mixture of funny, poignant and endearing moments, “A Kiss Before The War” is a delightful Picard/Q fic.
A Kiss Before The War.
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Pairing: Picard/Q.
Categories: Romance, Post-Series.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Mentions the events of the Voyager episode “Death Wish” (suicide) and its consequences.
Author on LJ:
alara_works Author Website: Alara's Happy-Happy Text-Only Site.
Review:
Humanity has passed all the necessary tests and is now free of the Continuum’s interference. When Q appears to give the good news, Picard confesses he would miss the entity if they never saw each other again and ends up saying more about his feelings than he had ever planned to. A surprised Q has a confession of his own to make, while the Civil War within the Continuum looms in the horizon.
A lot of Picard/Q fics tend to descend into mushiness and pages upon pages of declarations of, quite literally, eternal love after the romantic feelings are reciprocated. “A Kiss Before The War” is refreshingly different: there are no declarations of undying love or even too-perfect sex (or even any kind of sex at all). It focuses, instead, on two sentient beings realizing they have feelings for each other (feelings that are stronger than they’ve realized or wanted to admit), but also facing the fact that it’s not yet the right moment to act upon those feelings and that (due to events that they have no control over) that particular moment may never come.
A mixture of funny, poignant and endearing moments, “A Kiss Before The War” is a delightful Picard/Q fic.
A Kiss Before The War.
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