Ficlet project ("Uncanny," Star Trek XI)

[kindkit]

Here's the first story for this round of my ficlet project. To my delight, biichan's prompt fit in with something I'd already started and gave me the impetus to finish it

Comments

[imkalena]

Oh, ouch.

[kindkit]

Part of me very much wants them to have cuddles and awesome cross-generational sex. But this is the story that's been in my mind since the movie. My mind tends to go to the angsty place first.

Since you were the first commenter, you can make a request.

[biichan]

Part of me very much wants them to have cuddles and awesome cross-generational sex.

Yeah, me too. But this fits them really well.

[malnpudl]

Wow. That got tears from me, unexpected and... quite lovely.

[kindkit]

Thank you! I managed to make myself sad for reboot!Kirk (whom I don't like all that much). It's not his fault that what Spock wants is original!Kirk, with whom he had all the shared history.

[kindkit]

The first commenter on this story decided not to make a request, and you're next in line if you want to give me a prompt. Let me know.

[malnpudl]

Ooh, cool. Hmmm... it occurs to me that the older generation of Buffyverse characters (Giles, Ethan, Joyce, etc) would have -- or, at least, could have -- watched ST:TOS when it first aired. Do you think you could do something with one or more of them either rewatching now, or watching the Reboot film? Paired or gen, as you like. Would that work?

[vilakins]

[nips in quick] York and Henderson: "But what about the asparagus?"

Ah. Too slow; not first after all. Does this count anyway?

And now I have time, this is a lovely and sad story. Nice explanation for the eyes and the absurdly blond hair when he was a boy, too. :-)

[kindkit]

Does this count anyway?

Sorry, I can only take one request at a time or I'll make myself crazy. I certainly hope you're the first commenter soon, though, because I'd love to write York and Henderson.

the absurdly blond hair when he was a boy

Well, that actually didn't seem absurd to me. Lots of blond children get brown hair as they get older--I was pale, pale blond as a child and you'd never know it now. (There's photographic evidence here if you're curious). But I think that as an adult reboot!Kirk's hair is blonder than original!Kirk, or at least a different color. I was thinking more of hair dye than any kind of permanent tinkering, in this case.

[biichan]

Lots of blond children get brown hair as they get older--I was pale, pale blond as a child and you'd never know it now.

Me too. I was so freaking blond when I was tiny and now my hair is, like, medium-to-dark brown.

[kindkit]

Weirdly enough, when I dyed my hair blond some years ago it did not look right at all. But then it's hard to get a natural-looking blond color with dye. (I no longer wish to be blond; it was just a phase.)

[biichan]

Oh man, this is wonderful. Thank you.

[kindkit]

I'm glad you liked it! And thanks for your awesome request, which was just what I needed to make me finish a story I'd been thinking (i.e. procrastinating) about for far too long.

[antihysteric]

oh, oh. This is really well done! I like the creative explanation for the eye color change. :)

[kindkit]

Thank you!