I originally wrote this as an unbetaed flash ficlet. So possibly you have read the beginning before. But there's 2000 words of new material here
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It's hard to express how much I loved this. Not just the fascinating insights into human and alien sexuality, but also the social world of interconnectedness. How everyone is watching each other, and giving each other the space to be themselves, to seek happiness in whatever way they crave.
And the dialogue is excellent! My favorite:
"What's made you so honest tonight, Quark?"
Quark shrugs. "Pessimism."
It's funny you should post the bit about Dax & Odo discussing his gender. We were just discussing his gender in the ds9rewatch comm, here: http://ds9-rewatch.livejournal.com/22348.html
I do love stories that put sexual expression into the framework of everyday life. You do this so well. Odo is excellent, and I particularly love your spin on Rom & Leeta.
Wow, this is so many different kinds of awesome. I really love each scene to bits, the way you connect them through the theme of alien sexuality, strange and exotic yet all perfectly in character. Not so much because they're things that would strike me as something the characters would be into automatically, but just because you pull them off so well. I particularly loved Bashir's porn collection and the fact that he has a thing for non-humans. It makes a lot of sense, looking at his lovers, despite the fact that Bajorans and Trills look a lot like humans. I also very much enjoyed Jadzia's memory of her former hosts' kinks. But my favorite was Odo working on a nose(!). It's just all great and will go to my LJ memories of good DS9 fic right away.
Odo seemed really into his sense of smell when he was humanoid. It's logical that he'd want it back. Also, easier than pursuing Kira. :)
There are few fictional characters more likely than Bashir to have an epic porn collection. During the course of the show, he never dated or seriously pursued a Human, unless O'Brien counts.
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And the dialogue is excellent! My favorite:
"What's made you so honest tonight, Quark?"
Quark shrugs. "Pessimism."
It's funny you should post the bit about Dax & Odo discussing his gender. We were just discussing his gender in the ds9rewatch comm, here:
http://ds9-rewatch.livejournal.com/22348.html
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It's awesome that fandom is having a DS9 renaissance moment, and so many people are rewatching or discovering the show for the first time.
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It is a thing I like about both DS9 and skating RPF: everyone is always up in everyone else's life.
Bashir kept his genetic history a secret, though. If it's important, they can manage it. Quark knows Garak and Bashir are showing off.
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Odo seemed really into his sense of smell when he was humanoid. It's logical that he'd want it back. Also, easier than pursuing Kira. :)
There are few fictional characters more likely than Bashir to have an epic porn collection. During the course of the show, he never dated or seriously pursued a Human, unless O'Brien counts.
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