Title: We'll Finish With Bruises (we hit all of the bumps)
Author:
black_eyedgirlSeries: We Live In Detail (now a trilogy, part 1 being
Taking the Slower Path (we'll get there in the end))
Pairing/Characters: Kirk/Spock (some of this part and eventually), Kirk/OFC, Spock/OFC. Still more Kirk/captaincy than anything else.
Rating: R for language and tone (not for sexual content)
Length: 12,900 words
Spoilers: General movie.
Warnings: Language, sexual implication/references, infidelity, angst.
Summary: It's their second year, and they're supposed to be experts now. They're supposed to know the difference between personal and professional. It doesn't always work out that way.
AN1: For
gardinha who asked for a sequel to Taking the Slower Path for
help_haiti. I said sure, but there's two sequels, and the first one of them doesn't have a happy ending. But the last part does, I promise. Many months and more words than I intended later, this part was ready. The next one is written and betaed, I'm just editing now. It should be ready by Wednesday or Thursday, if anyone wants to wait for the happy part before reading this one.
AN2: Betaed by
maat_seshat and
harlyn, thoroughly and thoughtfully. Remaining mistakes (and mistakes introduced post-beta) are all mine.
Fic posting at AO3. Comments are welcome there, with OpenID or anon. Comments are also open on this post.