fic: first, do no harm (leonard mccoy, st xi)

Feb 20, 2010 23:21

leonard mccoy, unrequited kirk/mccoy, pg-13, ~5400
allusions to child abuse, unbeta'd, fourth in a series
"The (alternate) life and times of Leonard McCoy before and after James T. Kirk."

leonard fully agrees with his father )

fanfiction: star trek xi, fic: oneshot, series: bright lights

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bellonablack February 19 2010, 22:18:59 UTC
Okay. I had a review and the computer ate it. I will try again.

I've read versions of McCoy before, but this one and this backstory seems canon. Like feels canon to me. It absolutely makes intrinsic sense of that character, and it's perfect. (goosebump perfect, I'd say <3)

And I can see why Kirk got behind his walls.

And the pansexuality mention for Kirk?....clicks. Works. Is. I mean. YES. I...almost can't really review this well because it's so wonderful. I loved the segment with his father, and I loved how it really did just happen and...

Well, this is wonderful. I'm saving to memories, and this will definitely be something I'm re-reading to understand the character (and Kirk too).

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ever_obsessed February 21 2010, 02:26:21 UTC
And I can see why Kirk got behind his walls.
asdfghjkl, this is what I wanted to hear, :-D

And, dude, Kirk is pansexual. Whether or not people think he's too sexually open, fuck that, pansexuality is the only word to describe him. And I hate that people who are sexually open are always attacked as being whores, dammit, it pisses me like when people pull the 'bisexuals are just greedy' concept. He's got issues, tons of them, and tons and tons of flaws but I get twitchy about certain things, you know, and I wanted there to be that blunt 'he's pansexual, duh' in here from him. BECAUSE OPEN SEXUALITY IS AWESOME.

And what does it mean about how many cat macros I've saved that I read your first comment, out loud, as I HAD A REVIEW BUT I EATED IT?

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bellonablack February 23 2010, 01:51:38 UTC
"And I hate that people who are sexually open are always attacked as being whores, dammit, it pisses me like when people pull the 'bisexuals are just greedy' concept."

SAME. Your reply pretty much sums my thoughts up on that subject. Open sexuality is awesome x 1000.

The net has completely integrated into our heads. I've literally said 'lol' for my laughter in conversation with someone and went...'wait'. XD *shakes head* We are forever changed. <3

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rahnee13 February 20 2010, 05:11:52 UTC
So, after bugging you about the link to other stories in the series, I went ahead and read this one first anyway. I was intrigued, for some reason.

I loved this characterization of McCoy! I think the back story you gave him was wonderful, and the style of writing is poignant and very effective. I hope to find the time this weekend to check out the rest of the series.

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ever_obsessed February 21 2010, 02:27:27 UTC
Heh, sorry about that.

And thanks for reading, :-)

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jimpage363 February 20 2010, 06:18:03 UTC
Ouch. So fucked up, but you have made them both such real people. It does feel like a canon backstory. There is hope in their friendship, but they are so messed up. Lovely work and very deft writing. Thanks for sharing it.

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ever_obsessed February 21 2010, 02:29:19 UTC
They both have issues, which is what I wanted to bring out here. They're good for each other, take care of each other, but they're still damaged.

Thanks so much for reading, :-)

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tree_and_leaf February 20 2010, 13:18:19 UTC
This was amazing. While your Kirk/ McCoy dynamic is great, I was most impressed by the way you wrote Jocelyn. She's a real person, and the way she and McCoy get close, and how he ends up pushing her away is both believable and heartbreaking. As was all the stuff about his father - his moment of panic and trying to revieve him really rang true for me. But it's so rare to see a good portrait of Jocelyn - too often she's either demonised or ignored.

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ever_obsessed February 21 2010, 02:34:55 UTC
She's a real person, and the way she and McCoy get close, and how he ends up pushing her away is both believable and heartbreaking.
This comment reassures me a lot. I never want to fall into the 'of course the ex-wife is some evil, awful bitch' trap because really? One, that's bullshit and two, that's just lazy writing. More than that, McCoy has issues and I dislike the usual 'oh, it's all her fault' nonsense. It bothers me a lot because I can way too easily see his resentment getting under his skin and breaking everything down. Because there are LAYERS to these things, fandom.

So it makes me really happy to read this comment, that she didn't come off as one-dimensional.

Thanks so much, :-D

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smirnoffmule February 21 2010, 13:12:55 UTC
This is fantastic. Absolutely note perfect on all counts.

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ever_obsessed February 23 2010, 05:04:28 UTC
Thanks, \o/

/nerd

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