Comments | chekov_sulu: FIC: It's Hard to Kill A Bad Thing, NC-17

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FIC: It's Hard to Kill A Bad Thing, NC-17

Jul 04, 2009 22:25

Title: It's Hard to Kill A Bad Thing
Author: alldoubtaboutit
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Chekov/Sulu, Kirk
Warning: deals with human trafficking (in relation to the sex trade), corruption
Word count: 8,571
Type: Sequel to Love and Mathematics.

Summary: A strange lump formed in Sulu's throat as he imagined that it would be the moment he was forced to ( Read more... )

fanfiction, star trek: xi, rating: nc-17

Comments 24

echoinautumn July 4 2009, 13:52:28 UTC

...whoa. This was intense in so many ways, and fulfills all the action-y goodness I've craved so far. This was brilliant and amazing, and the end was like a shot... I... Wow. Just wow.

alldoubtaboutit July 5 2009, 07:03:04 UTC

Yay, I think what I did here was lump in everything I've seen in movies/everything I want to see in a movie. Thanks! :D

rubynye July 4 2009, 15:44:30 UTC

How did I miss Love & Mathematics before? I'll read that next.

This? Was absolutely epic. I love stories like this, though/because I don't often write them, ones that combine the thrilling adventure we love from the canon universe with themes of relationship and love from slash fiction. This is a sterling example of that genre, with tricky problems, awesome feats, psychological realism, and well-rounded OCs. I am in awe.

alldoubtaboutit July 5 2009, 07:22:48 UTC

...because that was posted a long time ago? Haha.

Actually I kind of stole the Orion Syndicate idea from a comment on a post on ontd_startrek asking people what they wanted to see in the next movie, where the commenter said she wanted to see something of the Orion Syndicate. And I wanted to continue with the idea of Star Trek dealing with prickly issues and at the same time be...optimistic about our future. Thanks for commenting!

kinkme July 4 2009, 16:11:24 UTC

Wow. That was amazing. I love the plot, god, you write fantastic plot if this is any example.

"Jim, you'd better come back, or I'll whoop your ass. In fact, I'll whoop your ass anyway."

That made me almost cry. And the baby, god.

Anyway, I'm freaking speechless to be honest. It was great. Fantastic. Brilliant. Epic. Other synonyms for awesome.

alldoubtaboutit July 5 2009, 07:39:35 UTC

Haha you know what, I totally didn't expect it would have this much plot at all, when I started writing this. I was like, let's get Chekov and Sulu on a planet so they can have sex! And then I was like...wait I need to get them off the planet. And at first it would just be all nicely wrapped up and they would get the two hundred passengers off the planet, but then I thought that it was a bit unrealistic. But then I knew would absolutely hate it if they left the planet empty handed, so that's how the baby part came in, and I was like, wow, shit, do I really want this?!?! Demora as some...mysterious mafia-baby? WTF? The plot kind of wrote itself. :D

captlebubbles July 4 2009, 17:32:58 UTC

Riley!!!

And Demora!!!

Erm, anyway...

So I've seen you talking about this on my flist for days, and I've been all ~anticipating~ it, and then finally I get to read it and I'm all :D because it's the most heartbreakingly beautiful thing ever, ever, and I love it.

alldoubtaboutit July 5 2009, 07:00:35 UTC

OH OH I totally forgot to include Jeremy Clarkson. After I posted this thing I went to bed, feeling like I'd left something out. It's kind of ~subtle~ but I've edited "Can I try?" to the following:

"I know, I read about it in a book you lent me, remember? Called 'I Know You Got Soul'. Can I try?" he asked.

Yay! And haha omg I think I made way too many posts angsting about this.

narnia_in_space July 4 2009, 19:49:04 UTC

Yikes - this is super intense, not at all like its predecessor, though both are skillfully executed for their own styles. The action was breathtaking and a bit overwhelming in places, and geez, the symbolism of the flower is kind of terrifying. I disliked the way that Sulu regarded Chekov as something fragile and feminine, but I didn't dislike your choice to develop it that way, if that makes sense. Like, it irritated me, but it was realistic and an interesting way to write it and I'm glad you made this choice.

alldoubtaboutit July 5 2009, 07:34:53 UTC

I disliked the way that Sulu regarded Chekov as something fragile and feminine

...you know, I don't like it as well, and didn't really realise that I ended up writing them this way. Hahah personal!fail. But yeah I guess part of what I was trying to do with Sulu and Kirk in this was to make them really American/chivalrous in a way, like they see it as their duty to protect every single person out there, but in the end Chekov is the only one who hasn't completely broken down and saves them with his badassery. :)