FIC: Night is Thy Name
Title: Night is Thy Name
Authors: WeepingNaiad and Ryo_of_Imratdor
Artist: Shinychimera
Mixer: Echoinautumn
Series: Star Trek XI crossover AU
Pairings: Kirk/McCoy, Scotty/Gaila, others implied.
Content Advisory: Giacomo is a highly sought courtesan, as such his life contains elements of dubious consent, consensual BDSM, threesomes, possible twin-cest, many other kinks and sexual proclivities, all implied and off-screen.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 64,444
Beta: The amazing, bookaddict43 and abigail89. Thank you, m’dears! We couldn’t have done it without you!
Summary: Leonardo McCoy lives in 16th century Bologna with his parents, his young life carefree and easy. After a chance encounter with violence in a dark alley changes his life, Leonardo finds himself removed from his hometown to his uncle’s home in Venice. He rises above loss to become a successful physician, but his personal life is in tatters. When he stumbles upon the renowned courtesan, Giacomo il Fiore della Notte, he swears he’s met the captivating man at least a decade earlier. But Giacomo is impossibly young. It turns out Giacomo has a secret, one that will change Leonardo’s life forever if he can earn Giacomo’s trust and help them both move beyond their pasts.
Disclaimer: First, this is a crossover with Mel Keegan’s historical fantasy novels, ’Nocturne’ and its sequel ’Twilight’. We’ve borrowed the world and a character from those novels and used them in the spirit of transformative works and mean no infringement of any kind. And, of course, we’ve borrowed Roddenberry’s creations as well. But we promise to return them with smiles on.
A/N: While this is set in historical Venice, we do not claim that this is in anyway historically accurate. Let’s face it, ancient times were not pretty, clean, or sanitary places. The era portrayed in this story is in no way the reality for people at that time, especially homosexuals. But, this is fiction, and as such, a better place than reality. Just like in the movies. If you want to see the Venice that inspired this, then watch the film “Dangerous Beauty.”
Character List: Leonard McCoy as Leonardo Horatio McCoy, James Kirk as Giacomo il Fiore Della Notte, Christopher Pike as Cristoforo Picca, Montgomery Scott as himself, Gaila as l’Usignolo di Roma, Clay and Jocelyn Treadway as Claudio and Jocelina Picca, and Chabrier as himself.
Acknowledgments: First, we both wish to humbly and gratefully acknowledge our incredibly talented artist, shinychimera, whose absolutely breathtaking work is an exquisite masterpiece that truly brings our words to life. She went above and beyond on this and it was a joy to work with her. To our mixer, echoinautumn, thank you for the gorgeous music that is so fitting to our story and the times. We know you had to work hard to find era-appropriate pieces and your choices are fabulous! Thank you both, it was a pleasure and an honor.
We'd be remiss if our betas did not get more than a one-line thank you, as well. This was a wonderful experience, thank you both for your hard work, dedication, and encouragement, especially abigail89 who listened to me whine far too much and patiently talked me down. And bookaddict43, I don't know how you did it, betaing this entire thing even though your computer was dying. That is dedication. Thank you! And, of course, I wish to thank my co-writer, ryo_of_imratdor, who I dragged into this fandom and, even if she's not completely converted, she still humors me. She's the one who did the research and added in the historical and political bits so that the story is grounded in reality even if it is just a lovely fantasy. Thank you, m'dear!
Translations:
Gaelic:
Damnú air - damn it
Italian:
il Fiore della Notte - the Flower of the Night
l’Usignolo di Roma - the nightingale of Rome
amante - lover
cara - dear (f.)
amato - beloved
French:
mon seigneur - my lord
ma cheri/mon cher - my dear
mon coeur - my heart
Mon dieu - my God
mon petit - my little one
Chapter List:
| One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Epilogue |
Link to Story: @Ao3
Link to Art by Shinychimera: Night is Thy Name Art
Link to Fanmix by echoinautumn: Night is Thy Name Fanmix
Authors: WeepingNaiad and Ryo_of_Imratdor
Artist: Shinychimera
Mixer: Echoinautumn
Series: Star Trek XI crossover AU
Pairings: Kirk/McCoy, Scotty/Gaila, others implied.
Content Advisory: Giacomo is a highly sought courtesan, as such his life contains elements of dubious consent, consensual BDSM, threesomes, possible twin-cest, many other kinks and sexual proclivities, all implied and off-screen.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 64,444
Beta: The amazing, bookaddict43 and abigail89. Thank you, m’dears! We couldn’t have done it without you!
Summary: Leonardo McCoy lives in 16th century Bologna with his parents, his young life carefree and easy. After a chance encounter with violence in a dark alley changes his life, Leonardo finds himself removed from his hometown to his uncle’s home in Venice. He rises above loss to become a successful physician, but his personal life is in tatters. When he stumbles upon the renowned courtesan, Giacomo il Fiore della Notte, he swears he’s met the captivating man at least a decade earlier. But Giacomo is impossibly young. It turns out Giacomo has a secret, one that will change Leonardo’s life forever if he can earn Giacomo’s trust and help them both move beyond their pasts.
Disclaimer: First, this is a crossover with Mel Keegan’s historical fantasy novels, ’Nocturne’ and its sequel ’Twilight’. We’ve borrowed the world and a character from those novels and used them in the spirit of transformative works and mean no infringement of any kind. And, of course, we’ve borrowed Roddenberry’s creations as well. But we promise to return them with smiles on.
A/N: While this is set in historical Venice, we do not claim that this is in anyway historically accurate. Let’s face it, ancient times were not pretty, clean, or sanitary places. The era portrayed in this story is in no way the reality for people at that time, especially homosexuals. But, this is fiction, and as such, a better place than reality. Just like in the movies. If you want to see the Venice that inspired this, then watch the film “Dangerous Beauty.”
Character List: Leonard McCoy as Leonardo Horatio McCoy, James Kirk as Giacomo il Fiore Della Notte, Christopher Pike as Cristoforo Picca, Montgomery Scott as himself, Gaila as l’Usignolo di Roma, Clay and Jocelyn Treadway as Claudio and Jocelina Picca, and Chabrier as himself.
Acknowledgments: First, we both wish to humbly and gratefully acknowledge our incredibly talented artist, shinychimera, whose absolutely breathtaking work is an exquisite masterpiece that truly brings our words to life. She went above and beyond on this and it was a joy to work with her. To our mixer, echoinautumn, thank you for the gorgeous music that is so fitting to our story and the times. We know you had to work hard to find era-appropriate pieces and your choices are fabulous! Thank you both, it was a pleasure and an honor.
We'd be remiss if our betas did not get more than a one-line thank you, as well. This was a wonderful experience, thank you both for your hard work, dedication, and encouragement, especially abigail89 who listened to me whine far too much and patiently talked me down. And bookaddict43, I don't know how you did it, betaing this entire thing even though your computer was dying. That is dedication. Thank you! And, of course, I wish to thank my co-writer, ryo_of_imratdor, who I dragged into this fandom and, even if she's not completely converted, she still humors me. She's the one who did the research and added in the historical and political bits so that the story is grounded in reality even if it is just a lovely fantasy. Thank you, m'dear!
Translations:
Gaelic:
Damnú air - damn it
Italian:
il Fiore della Notte - the Flower of the Night
l’Usignolo di Roma - the nightingale of Rome
amante - lover
cara - dear (f.)
amato - beloved
French:
mon seigneur - my lord
ma cheri/mon cher - my dear
mon coeur - my heart
Mon dieu - my God
mon petit - my little one
Chapter List:
| One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Epilogue |
Link to Story: @Ao3
Link to Art by Shinychimera: Night is Thy Name Art
Link to Fanmix by echoinautumn: Night is Thy Name Fanmix