Beyond T'hy'la: Slash Analysis of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novel (1/2)

[bigmamag]

This essay assumes you have seen Star Trek: TMP. It does not assume you have read the novel. In fact, the whole purpose of writing this essay is to show off the slashiness of the novel and entice others to read the book or at least flail over what they read here. I mean come on, just look at the cover. Don't think it's that more straight because

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[aprilleigh24]

I always saw the transporter accident involving Lori (Human; Kirk's lover and companion) and Sonack (Vulcan; science officer and representative of Starfleet) as very obvious metaphor for the futilely of Kirk's search for a replacement for Spock.

There is no possible way to find (or create if we want to be gross and literal with the transporter accident) someone that could take Spock's place in Kirks life (human/vulcan; lover/companion/science officer)

[bigmamag]

*flails* OMG, I SO DID NOT THINK OF IT THAT WAY. But it's so true because why did it happen to be those two people? I must include this straight away and credit thee.