Title: Home
Fandom: Star Trek Voyager
Pairing: Janeway/Chakotay, Belanna/Tom
Categories: angst, family, friendship, romance, post canon
Length: super epic
Warnings: issues with criminal justice system/arrest, mild depression, canon-typical themes of political upheaval

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: For Love of Art

Summary: The crew of Voyager is back in the Alpha Quadrant, but all is not coming up roses; Chakotay is in prison, Janeway is under review, and the entire crew is struggling with being back home.

Review:
For those of us who belong to old fandoms, you remember when reading fanfic meant trolling through pre-google days of selfhosted websites. I commend and thank every single one of the Old Guard writers who took the time to post their stories, their actions becoming the literal foundation for online fandom that we have today. We owe them a lot. Cassatt is one such writer and one of my favourites.

I've been a fan of their stories for nearly fifteen years, all of their stories are amazing and helped shaped my own fanon of STV. So I recommend you reading all of their works, but I've recommended 'Home' here because its a BEAST of a read. It's a novel really and reads like one.

It is set post finale...sortof, where Voyager is back in the Alpha Quadrant but Cassatt ignores quite a bit of the elements of seasons 6/7 (y'all know which parts I'm talking about lol). One of the most delightful elements is how Cassatt writes the rest of Janeway's family - namely her mother and sister. They've been touched on in canon, but it's really the work of fanfic writers (like Cassatt) that brought our fanonization of who these women are. There are political ramifications, complications, acts of illegality and of course, Janeway and Chakotay finally FINALLY getting their shit together and realizing they love one another.


'Home' by Cassatt

Title: Reporting for Duty Trilogy
Fandom: Star Trek Voyager
Pairing: Naomi Wildman/Icheb
Categories: romance, action
Length: epic (90k)
Warnings: mild violence

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: on ff.net

Summary: set post-series, Naomi and Icheb are serving on the USS Lindbergh, trying to navigate the rough world of their first assignments as Ensigns while still maintaining their friendship...and maybe something more.

Review:
When you have a small ship it always sucks because there's so little fic to read, and there's almost never anything long and plotty. I've been shipping Naomi/Icheb since Voyager first aired; I just loved both the characters so much and I felt that they would really compliment each other well. But this ship is a private ship, *cries tears of no ficness*. Until I came across this wonderful series about a year ago.

MavFan captures the voices of Naomi and Icheb perfectly and believably positions them as adults back in the Alpha Quadrant, dealing with being newly minted Starfleet officers. What I particularly love about this series is the sense of history that MavFan injects into the pair. It's set in the future, but they have known each other for *so* long that they are best friends. And watching them transition from friends to lovers feels organic and it's just downright adorable.

Plus, there's lots of wonderful cameos from all the Treks which is delightful. Ezri Dax features predominantly as the Captain.

Part 1: Reporting for Duty
Part 2: Collective Freedom
Part 3: Frozen Fiasco

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: calapine
Author 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: The Stars Go Down.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Angst, Drama, Romance.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Bittersweet ending.

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Mort's Profile @ Tom Paris Dorm.

Review:
After a Shuttlecraft accident strands him on an unknown planet with Tom Paris, Chakotay disabuses himself of the last of his preconceived notions about the helmsman as they build a life together.

While I'm definitely a fan of straightforward happy endings, what makes "The Stars Go Down" so memorable to me is its poignant and melancholic tone, contrasting Chakotay's resignation with the situation they find themselves in and Tom's need to keep trying to change it. A beautifully written character-driven piece.

The Stars Go Down.

Title: The Stars Go Down.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Angst, Drama, Romance.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Bittersweet ending.

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Mort's Profile @ Tom Paris Dorm.

Review:
After a Shuttlecraft accident strands him on an unknown planet with Tom Paris, Chakotay disabuses himself of the last of his preconceived notions about the helmsman as they build a life together.

While I'm definitely a fan of straightforward happy endings, what makes "The Stars Go Down" so memorable to me is its poignant and melancholic tone, contrasting Chakotay's resignation with the situation they find themselves in and Tom's need to keep trying to change it. A beautifully written character-driven piece.

The Stars Go Down.

Title: The Stars Go Down.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Angst, Drama, Romance.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Bittersweet ending.

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Mort's Profile @ Tom Paris Dorm.

Review:
After a Shuttlecraft accident strands him on an unknown planet with Tom Paris, Chakotay disabuses himself of the last of his preconceived notions about the helmsman as they build a life together.

While I'm definitely a fan of straightforward happy endings, what makes "The Stars Go Down" so memorable to me is its poignant and melancholic tone, contrasting Chakotay's resignation with the situation they find themselves in and Tom's need to keep trying to change it. A beautifully written character-driven piece.

The Stars Go Down.

Title: The Stars Go Down.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Angst, Drama, Romance.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Bittersweet ending.

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Mort's Profile @ Tom Paris Dorm.

Review:
After a Shuttlecraft accident strands him on an unknown planet with Tom Paris, Chakotay disabuses himself of the last of his preconceived notions about the helmsman as they build a life together.

While I'm definitely a fan of straightforward happy endings, what makes "The Stars Go Down" so memorable to me is its poignant and melancholic tone, contrasting Chakotay's resignation with the situation they find themselves in and Tom's need to keep trying to change it. A beautifully written character-driven piece.

The Stars Go Down.

Title: The Stars Go Down.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Angst, Drama, Romance.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Bittersweet ending.

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Mort's Profile @ Tom Paris Dorm.

Review:
After a Shuttlecraft accident strands him on an unknown planet with Tom Paris, Chakotay disabuses himself of the last of his preconceived notions about the helmsman as they build a life together.

While I'm definitely a fan of straightforward happy endings, what makes "The Stars Go Down" so memorable to me is its poignant and melancholic tone, contrasting Chakotay's resignation with the situation they find themselves in and Tom's need to keep trying to change it. A beautifully written character-driven piece.

The Stars Go Down.

Title: The Stars Go Down.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Angst, Drama, Romance.
Length: Medium.
Warnings: Bittersweet ending.

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Mort's Profile @ Tom Paris Dorm.

Review:
After a Shuttlecraft accident strands him on an unknown planet with Tom Paris, Chakotay disabuses himself of the last of his preconceived notions about the helmsman as they build a life together.

While I'm definitely a fan of straightforward happy endings, what makes "The Stars Go Down" so memorable to me is its poignant and melancholic tone, contrasting Chakotay's resignation with the situation they find themselves in and Tom's need to keep trying to change it. A beautifully written character-driven piece.

The Stars Go Down.

Title: First Contact.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Hurt/Comfort, Slave!fic.
Length: Long (~31,200 words).
Warnings: Physical, verbal and psychological abuse of slaves, dub-con (masters taking advantage of slaves).

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Adventures in the Screen Dimension

Review:
Chakotay and Tom are stranded on an alien planet with no way of contacting Voyager. To make things worse, the Commander is assumed to be a slave because of his Tattoo. While waiting to be rescued they have to blend in – Chakotay acting like a slave and Tom as his master – a task neither one is very happy about.

The whole "stranded on an alien planet" is certainly not a very original plot, but one thing this fic shows is that it can be quite interesting if done well. Set during the early seasons of Voyager, we have a Chakotay and Tom that, while not overtly hostile, are still a bit wary of each other. The enforced closeness and dependence make them re-evaluate their perceptions and their growing camaraderie soon turns into attraction. At the same time, they both struggle with the roles the Verkau society has imposed on them.

All in all, this is a great version of a much abused Trek cliché.

First Contact

Title: First Contact.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Hurt/Comfort, Slave!fic.
Length: Long (~31,200 words).
Warnings: Physical, verbal and psychological abuse of slaves, dub-con (masters taking advantage of slaves).

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Adventures in the Screen Dimension

Review:
Chakotay and Tom are stranded on an alien planet with no way of contacting Voyager. To make things worse, the Commander is assumed to be a slave because of his Tattoo. While waiting to be rescued they have to blend in – Chakotay acting like a slave and Tom as his master – a task neither one is very happy about.

The whole "stranded on an alien planet" is certainly not a very original plot, but one thing this fic shows is that it can be quite interesting if done well. Set during the early seasons of Voyager, we have a Chakotay and Tom that, while not overtly hostile, are still a bit wary of each other. The enforced closeness and dependence make them re-evaluate their perceptions and their growing camaraderie soon turns into attraction. At the same time, they both struggle with the roles the Verkau society has imposed on them.

All in all, this is a great version of a much abused Trek cliché.

First Contact

Title: First Contact.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Hurt/Comfort, Slave!fic.
Length: Long (~31,200 words).
Warnings: Physical, verbal and psychological abuse of slaves, dub-con (masters taking advantage of slaves).

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Adventures in the Screen Dimension

Review:
Chakotay and Tom are stranded on an alien planet with no way of contacting Voyager. To make things worse, the Commander is assumed to be a slave because of his Tattoo. While waiting to be rescued they have to blend in – Chakotay acting like a slave and Tom as his master – a task neither one is very happy about.

The whole "stranded on an alien planet" is certainly not a very original plot, but one thing this fic shows is that it can be quite interesting if done well. Set during the early seasons of Voyager, we have a Chakotay and Tom that, while not overtly hostile, are still a bit wary of each other. The enforced closeness and dependence make them re-evaluate their perceptions and their growing camaraderie soon turns into attraction. At the same time, they both struggle with the roles the Verkau society has imposed on them.

All in all, this is a great version of a much abused Trek cliché.

First Contact

Title: First Contact.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Hurt/Comfort, Slave!fic.
Length: Long (~31,200 words).
Warnings: Physical, verbal and psychological abuse of slaves, dub-con (masters taking advantage of slaves).

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Adventures in the Screen Dimension

Review:
Chakotay and Tom are stranded on an alien planet with no way of contacting Voyager. To make things worse, the Commander is assumed to be a slave because of his Tattoo. While waiting to be rescued they have to blend in – Chakotay acting like a slave and Tom as his master – a task neither one is very happy about.

The whole "stranded on an alien planet" is certainly not a very original plot, but one thing this fic shows is that it can be quite interesting if done well. Set during the early seasons of Voyager, we have a Chakotay and Tom that, while not overtly hostile, are still a bit wary of each other. The enforced closeness and dependence make them re-evaluate their perceptions and their growing camaraderie soon turns into attraction. At the same time, they both struggle with the roles the Verkau society has imposed on them.

All in all, this is a great version of a much abused Trek cliché.

First Contact

Title: First Contact.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Hurt/Comfort, Slave!fic.
Length: Long (~31,200 words).
Warnings: Physical, verbal and psychological abuse of slaves, dub-con (masters taking advantage of slaves).

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Adventures in the Screen Dimension

Review:
Chakotay and Tom are stranded on an alien planet with no way of contacting Voyager. To make things worse, the Commander is assumed to be a slave because of his Tattoo. While waiting to be rescued they have to blend in – Chakotay acting like a slave and Tom as his master – a task neither one is very happy about.

The whole "stranded on an alien planet" is certainly not a very original plot, but one thing this fic shows is that it can be quite interesting if done well. Set during the early seasons of Voyager, we have a Chakotay and Tom that, while not overtly hostile, are still a bit wary of each other. The enforced closeness and dependence make them re-evaluate their perceptions and their growing camaraderie soon turns into attraction. At the same time, they both struggle with the roles the Verkau society has imposed on them.

All in all, this is a great version of a much abused Trek cliché.

First Contact

Title: First Contact.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Chakotay/Tom Paris.
Categories: Hurt/Comfort, Slave!fic.
Length: Long (~31,200 words).
Warnings: Physical, verbal and psychological abuse of slaves, dub-con (masters taking advantage of slaves).

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Adventures in the Screen Dimension

Review:
Chakotay and Tom are stranded on an alien planet with no way of contacting Voyager. To make things worse, the Commander is assumed to be a slave because of his Tattoo. While waiting to be rescued they have to blend in – Chakotay acting like a slave and Tom as his master – a task neither one is very happy about.

The whole "stranded on an alien planet" is certainly not a very original plot, but one thing this fic shows is that it can be quite interesting if done well. Set during the early seasons of Voyager, we have a Chakotay and Tom that, while not overtly hostile, are still a bit wary of each other. The enforced closeness and dependence make them re-evaluate their perceptions and their growing camaraderie soon turns into attraction. At the same time, they both struggle with the roles the Verkau society has imposed on them.

All in all, this is a great version of a much abused Trek cliché.

First Contact

Title: Acid Truths.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Gen (mentions Tom/B’Elanna).
Categories: Angst.
Length: Medium (~6000 words).
Warnings: Deals with Tom’s claustrophobia and its dangerous consequences.

Author on LJ: maisierita
Author Website: Maisie’s Voyager Fiction.

Review:  
Tom and Janeway are stranded on an alien planet, looking for shelter from an incoming deadly storm. While there, they end up discussing Tom’s thirty days brig sentence after the events on Monea, and some unpleasant truths come to light.

The “stranded on an alien planet with imminent danger in sight” cliché is a staple of Trek fics and here it is used very effectively, combined with a high dosage of angst and some great character exploration. While I like Janeway, it’s undeniable that she has abused her authority to satisfy her own personal vendettas and crusades before (like in “Scorpion” and “Equinox”). Maisie does a great job of exploring that side of the Captain’s character, portraying Janeway as a very flawed individual without letting her become a one-dimensional villain. Tom is also very well written and the way his claustrophobia is handled gives us an interesting insight into his psych. All in all, this is a very interesting character-driven fic.

Acid Truths.

Title: Acid Truths.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Gen (mentions Tom/B’Elanna).
Categories: Angst.
Length: Medium (~6000 words).
Warnings: Deals with Tom’s claustrophobia and its dangerous consequences.

Author on LJ: maisierita
Author Website: Maisie’s Voyager Fiction.

Review:  
Tom and Janeway are stranded on an alien planet, looking for shelter from an incoming deadly storm. While there, they end up discussing Tom’s thirty days brig sentence after the events on Monea, and some unpleasant truths come to light.

The “stranded on an alien planet with imminent danger in sight” cliché is a staple of Trek fics and here it is used very effectively, combined with a high dosage of angst and some great character exploration. While I like Janeway, it’s undeniable that she has abused her authority to satisfy her own personal vendettas and crusades before (like in “Scorpion” and “Equinox”). Maisie does a great job of exploring that side of the Captain’s character, portraying Janeway as a very flawed individual without letting her become a one-dimensional villain. Tom is also very well written and the way his claustrophobia is handled gives us an interesting insight into his psych. All in all, this is a very interesting character-driven fic.

Acid Truths.

Title: Acid Truths.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Gen (mentions Tom/B’Elanna).
Categories: Angst.
Length: Medium (~6000 words).
Warnings: Deals with Tom’s claustrophobia and its dangerous consequences.

Author on LJ: maisierita
Author Website: Maisie’s Voyager Fiction.

Review:  
Tom and Janeway are stranded on an alien planet, looking for shelter from an incoming deadly storm. While there, they end up discussing Tom’s thirty days brig sentence after the events on Monea, and some unpleasant truths come to light.

The “stranded on an alien planet with imminent danger in sight” cliché is a staple of Trek fics and here it is used very effectively, combined with a high dosage of angst and some great character exploration. While I like Janeway, it’s undeniable that she has abused her authority to satisfy her own personal vendettas and crusades before (like in “Scorpion” and “Equinox”). Maisie does a great job of exploring that side of the Captain’s character, portraying Janeway as a very flawed individual without letting her become a one-dimensional villain. Tom is also very well written and the way his claustrophobia is handled gives us an interesting insight into his psych. All in all, this is a very interesting character-driven fic.

Acid Truths.

Title: Acid Truths.
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager.
Pairing: Gen (mentions Tom/B’Elanna).
Categories: Angst.
Length: Medium (~6000 words).
Warnings: Deals with Tom’s claustrophobia and its dangerous consequences.

Author on LJ: maisierita
Author Website: Maisie’s Voyager Fiction.

Review:  
Tom and Janeway are stranded on an alien planet, looking for shelter from an incoming deadly storm. While there, they end up discussing Tom’s thirty days brig sentence after the events on Monea, and some unpleasant truths come to light.

The “stranded on an alien planet with imminent danger in sight” cliché is a staple of Trek fics and here it is used very effectively, combined with a high dosage of angst and some great character exploration. While I like Janeway, it’s undeniable that she has abused her authority to satisfy her own personal vendettas and crusades before (like in “Scorpion” and “Equinox”). Maisie does a great job of exploring that side of the Captain’s character, portraying Janeway as a very flawed individual without letting her become a one-dimensional villain. Tom is also very well written and the way his claustrophobia is handled gives us an interesting insight into his psych. All in all, this is a very interesting character-driven fic.

Acid Truths.