[fic] hold on (st: reboot)

[thistlerose]

Hold On

Fandom: Star Trek Reboot
Rating: Adult (for violence and sex, but not violent sex)
Ship: McCoy/Kirk
Summary: Based loosely on the Ballad of Tam Lin (per a prompt at stxi_sinfest a couple weeks back) with alien whammies and McCoy to the rescue and oh, the things we do for love

Comments

[boosette]

This:

"It'll be okay," he mumbled. "Eventually. Gonna be okay. Sr'sly, If there's … captainy stuff you need to do…"

Because we have all been in that hazy place where we are too sick/exhausted/wired/drugged to the gills for articulation of things like words.

And also this:

You can't break me, kid.

But of course he couldn't say that, because Jim would just look at him with those haunted eyes and say, You mean, again? And that wouldn't help.

OH. Just -- Ooh.

We hurt them because we love them?

[thistlerose]

McCoy just never stops being a doctor; he needs to take care of people and reassure them, even when he's all mangled, poor baby.

I'm so mean to them! But yes, I hurt 'em 'cause I love 'em.

[boosette]

Yeah, he could sooner stop breathing than he could stop doctoring.

[thistlerose]

He's so lovely!

[ignipes]

Oh! This is so hurty and beautiful. I love it.

[thistlerose]

Thank you! :)

[sangueuk]

Oh sweet Lord, I fucking love your words!

This was so lyrical and beautiful and abundant with your emotional intelligence - loved every godamn word.

The violence at the beginning and McCoy's pov during was stunning and nightmarish and not gratuitous:
No, it wasn't the gulls. It was Jim. He was saying something, and McCoy struggled to focus, to hear-

Jim had been hurt too and he had to move at his own pace, find the point where he could take and not feel guilty, give and not be afraid of overwhelming. This, sweet lord of slash, was just everything about this pairing, thank you, makes me a bit teary.

[thistlerose]

Eeeee, thank you!!

Emotional intelligence, I like that. :)

[thistlerose]

Thank you! ♥

[withthepilot]

Beautiful! Love how Bones stays so strong for him. <3

[thistlerose]

Thank you! :)