The Truth And Nothing But The Truth by Alara Rogers (R)
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