Comments | normalhumanbein: Fic: You've got no faith in medicine [Kirk/McCoy, pre-slash]

normalhumanbein

Fic: You've got no faith in medicine [Kirk/McCoy, pre-slash]

Aug 23, 2010 21:28

Youguysyouguys, I have the internet! And fic! Fic that is part of a sprawling steampunk AU I have in my head but that won't come out (ask me about Christopher Pike's Mechanical Lion Emporium, I dare you), so might not work and is an odd style and basically what I'm trying to say is that I'm nervous about posting this even though I quite like it, ( Read more... )

today the atom; tomorrow the infinitive, (broken) legs eleven, drabblesque

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sail_aweigh August 24 2010, 00:51:10 UTC

This has decided me, the world needs more steam!Trek. And you need to write it. :D

normalhumanbein August 24 2010, 20:02:42 UTC

There can never been enough Steamtrek in the world. I kind of wish I could just strongarm everyone into writing it.

therumjournals August 24 2010, 03:24:42 UTC

gahhhhh! this was awesome! i love it! this worked so well, and the things that weren't explained and the little allusions made it even better, i think. Not that i wouldn't want more explain everything! but this was a lovely, intriguing little taste indeed.

normalhumanbein August 24 2010, 20:09:26 UTC

Hee, thank you! I'm so glad to hear it worked for you, despite not being the epic I had in mind. Just ask for stuff! You will probably get at least a rant!

easilymused1956 August 24 2010, 04:01:41 UTC

A new genre of Trek? I've never read anything like this before. But I would gladly read more. It's awesome.

Renee

normalhumanbein August 24 2010, 20:10:09 UTC

There is nowhere near enough steampunk in the Trek fandom. Sad fact.

kilala10 August 24 2010, 04:25:22 UTC

It's very beautiful~ :)

normalhumanbein August 24 2010, 20:10:33 UTC

Thank you!

appelwagon August 24 2010, 04:35:48 UTC

AUGH THE ENTIRE LAST THREE PARAGRAPHS. MY HEARTTTTT.

Holy crap, man. beautiful doesn't even begin to describe it. Gorgeous and melancholy and tender and your world building skills are sheer magic. Such a genius concept that anything science-related might be totally rejected in a post-Khan society. I love everything about this. joining the MORE PLEASE!! chorus. <3

appelwagon August 24 2010, 17:11:06 UTC

oh, secondly?

Jim likes to think he’s being brash or obnoxious or anything other than desperately fucking vulnerable, and Leonard likes to pretend he practices medicine. That’s how their arrangement works.

;_; Favorite line.

normalhumanbein August 25 2010, 17:03:35 UTC

I JUST LIKE IT WHEN THEY'RE SAD.

I mean: I get really frustrated by the way Trek canon just sort of says, "There were these really horrible wars, but then we sucked it up and got on with it!" There are so many interesting ways they could use the time between Khan and the Federation, and as far as I know they just don't.

So obviously I had to write Victoriana about it. Obviously.

Thank you!