FIC: Worth the Wait

[circ_bamboo]

Title: "Worth the Wait"
Fandom: Star Trek XI
Rating: NC-17 like whoa
Pairing: Kirk/Uhura, references to Spock/Bones
Length: 6100 words
Summary/Notes: From this prompt at st_xi_kink_meme. I went for the romance-novel-y version. Also, I've footnoted all the foreign words/phrases because I am That Person.
Disclaimer: If I owned this, I wouldn't be an anonymouse.

Comments

[duskyfox]

I am more than a little in love with this fic.

[circ_bamboo]

Thanks!

[jlm121]

I am completely in love with this fic and your characterizations of both Jim and Nyota.

I love that they are both grownups who still have senses of humor about themselves and others.

This has an amazing slow build to it that feels like real relationships. I love the use of scrabble and the fact that he learns as many language as possible including her native tongue because that seems like a very Jim thing to do.

Thank you so much for filling my prompt and doing it so beautifully.

[circ_bamboo]

Thank you!

The Scrabble kind of came out of nowhere, but I couldn't really believe that Nyota would agree to play chess with Jim.

It was a great prompt.

[circ_bamboo]

Thank you!

... there's another prompt about Scrabble?

[secretsolitaire]

*applauds* I love this! I always enjoy grown-up Jim, and I like the subtle, serious ways he tries to endear himself to Uhura. Also enjoyed the background Spock/McCoy. :-)

[circ_bamboo]

Thank you!

Also enjoyed the background Spock/McCoy. :-)

Maybe someday I'll figure out exactly how that happened. Maybe.

[dianadisaster]

I love this! I like that they actually are really good for each other, and I love matchmaker Spock!

[circ_bamboo]

Thank you! I like matchmaker Spock, too, but he totally came from the prompt so I can't really claim him.