FIC: Zing! Went the Strings of my Heart! Masterlist
title: Zing! Went the Strings of my Heart! (23rd century AU, Star Trek (AOS))
characters: Kirk/McCoy, Chekov/Sulu, Spock/Uhura, Chapel, Rand, Number One, Pike
words: WIP in 5 parts, projected 25K - I’m posting parts 1 and 2 (of 5) tonight but you can safely read since I’ve finished it and am just busy editing. (15th February)
rating: nc-17
Summary: Having witnessed a bloody massacre by mobster Nero on St. Valentine’s Day, musicians Jim Kirk and Hikaru Sulu are forced to flee for their lives. With Nero’s men in pursuit, they disguise themselves as women and join an all female band at the beginning of a three week residency on Risa. It’s a great idea…until Jim falls in love with lead singer, Leonard McCoy, who is all man, and totally gay with a fatal attraction for sax players. Like Jim, except…he thinks Jim’s a girl.
warnings: massive amounts of alcohol consumed, cussing, Jim being a bit of a douche, and bad Russian accents.
Intriguing snippet: “It is an inefficient use of your time, attempting to engage the doctor in any romantic relationship,” Spock says sagely, “his sexual proclivities are directed exclusively towards members of his own sex.”
N.B. LINKS TO ALL PARTS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ENTRY!
Author’s notes: This was written for the Reel Love Rom Com challenge on jim_and_bones and is a 23rd century AU based heavily on the fabulous, ‘Some Like it Hot’. Re-booting what’s often spoken of as the best comedy of all time was a hell of a challenge and I hope I won’t let you down! Other big fans of the movie will recognize one or two lines I’ve lifted. Having seen the movie is not necessary for your enjoyment!
There is some cross-dressing foolishness and suspension of disbelief required. It’s the old trope, you know, even Shakespeare did this in Twelfth Night - it’s amazing how in theatre and movies men and women cross-dress and no one can tell. Well, it happens here. Lots. :D Kirk, all 6ft 1 of him with those big shoulders in a dress, well…
And I’m aware, of course, that Chris Pine and Anton Yelchin are a very different suit size - I hand waved this for the purpose of plot.
about the music: Please note that I’ve really gone for the musical aspect of the film and so songs are embedded within the fic either as numbers performed by the band, or as incidental music.
You can click on the links - easy to spot - they look like this ***MUSIC*** - while reading, and music will open in a different window, or, if that’s too intrusive, maybe listen to them, then read on after. Or avoid altogether if that’s not your thing.:D
The mix (scroll down) is also downloadable, thanks to weepingnaiad who is sound producer and put the mix together in a hand-dandy form since I am technically incompetent! The music choices, however, are all my own!
I have lived and breathed this soundtrack while writing ‘Zing!’ and I hope it brings you even a portion of the joy it’s brought me over the past few weeks! Seriously, Spock playing jazz piano, Leonard McCoy crooning and writing sad songs - I can totally see it! Yeah, it’s a stretch expecting folk in the 23rd century to be into music from now and the thirties but they’d be into the equivalent, right?
The title comes from James F Hanley ‘s 1934 song by the same name.
thanks to: weepingnaiad for putting my soundtrack together for me, as well as for general cheer-leading, to jlh for speedy beta reading, and to norfolkdumpling for my beautiful poster and icon! Thank you all so much for being generally awesome and enabling me!
Finally, Leonard asked me to thank the various artists who were good enough to loan him their songs! Track credits are in more notes at the end of the fic.
ART by norfolkdumpling
soundtrack cover art by norfolkdumpling, sound production (uploading and putting it altogether!) as well as the art for the tracklist - by weepingnaiad
DOWNLOAD THE SOUNDTRACK HERE
A03 link
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5, final part following soon!
by norfolkdumpling
.
characters: Kirk/McCoy, Chekov/Sulu, Spock/Uhura, Chapel, Rand, Number One, Pike
words: WIP in 5 parts, projected 25K - I’m posting parts 1 and 2 (of 5) tonight but you can safely read since I’ve finished it and am just busy editing. (15th February)
rating: nc-17
Summary: Having witnessed a bloody massacre by mobster Nero on St. Valentine’s Day, musicians Jim Kirk and Hikaru Sulu are forced to flee for their lives. With Nero’s men in pursuit, they disguise themselves as women and join an all female band at the beginning of a three week residency on Risa. It’s a great idea…until Jim falls in love with lead singer, Leonard McCoy, who is all man, and totally gay with a fatal attraction for sax players. Like Jim, except…he thinks Jim’s a girl.
warnings: massive amounts of alcohol consumed, cussing, Jim being a bit of a douche, and bad Russian accents.
Intriguing snippet: “It is an inefficient use of your time, attempting to engage the doctor in any romantic relationship,” Spock says sagely, “his sexual proclivities are directed exclusively towards members of his own sex.”
N.B. LINKS TO ALL PARTS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ENTRY!
Author’s notes: This was written for the Reel Love Rom Com challenge on jim_and_bones and is a 23rd century AU based heavily on the fabulous, ‘Some Like it Hot’. Re-booting what’s often spoken of as the best comedy of all time was a hell of a challenge and I hope I won’t let you down! Other big fans of the movie will recognize one or two lines I’ve lifted. Having seen the movie is not necessary for your enjoyment!
There is some cross-dressing foolishness and suspension of disbelief required. It’s the old trope, you know, even Shakespeare did this in Twelfth Night - it’s amazing how in theatre and movies men and women cross-dress and no one can tell. Well, it happens here. Lots. :D Kirk, all 6ft 1 of him with those big shoulders in a dress, well…
And I’m aware, of course, that Chris Pine and Anton Yelchin are a very different suit size - I hand waved this for the purpose of plot.
about the music: Please note that I’ve really gone for the musical aspect of the film and so songs are embedded within the fic either as numbers performed by the band, or as incidental music.
You can click on the links - easy to spot - they look like this ***MUSIC*** - while reading, and music will open in a different window, or, if that’s too intrusive, maybe listen to them, then read on after. Or avoid altogether if that’s not your thing.:D
The mix (scroll down) is also downloadable, thanks to weepingnaiad who is sound producer and put the mix together in a hand-dandy form since I am technically incompetent! The music choices, however, are all my own!
I have lived and breathed this soundtrack while writing ‘Zing!’ and I hope it brings you even a portion of the joy it’s brought me over the past few weeks! Seriously, Spock playing jazz piano, Leonard McCoy crooning and writing sad songs - I can totally see it! Yeah, it’s a stretch expecting folk in the 23rd century to be into music from now and the thirties but they’d be into the equivalent, right?
The title comes from James F Hanley ‘s 1934 song by the same name.
thanks to: weepingnaiad for putting my soundtrack together for me, as well as for general cheer-leading, to jlh for speedy beta reading, and to norfolkdumpling for my beautiful poster and icon! Thank you all so much for being generally awesome and enabling me!
Finally, Leonard asked me to thank the various artists who were good enough to loan him their songs! Track credits are in more notes at the end of the fic.
ART by norfolkdumpling
soundtrack cover art by norfolkdumpling, sound production (uploading and putting it altogether!) as well as the art for the tracklist - by weepingnaiad
DOWNLOAD THE SOUNDTRACK HERE
A03 link
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5, final part following soon!
by norfolkdumpling
.