Fic: Attrition With a Side of Coffee (Kirk/McCoy) Rated: PG-13

[wook77]

Title: Attrition With a Side of Coffee
Author: wook77
Recipient: honeyycomb
Fandom: ST:XI
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: character death(s)
Wordcount:~4300
Summary: Attrition has many definitions. Jim Kirk has had coffee with each of them.
Scenario/Kinks chosen: honeyycomb had this brilliant requested scenario of unrequited love and I had to go with that one.
A/N: Many thanks to

Comments

[brighteyed_jill]

Phew! That is a beautiful punch to the gut, right there. I loooooove language and plays on words, so this exploration of all the different definitions was very satisfying for me. You found very clever ways to craft these glimpses at their relationship around the definitions. I also love the structure and the way you interspersed the end story so that we understand a bit more with each piece of the past we see. This was a great glimpse into something I can totally see happening: two dysfunctional people not quite getting it right in life. Thanks for the glimpse of hope at the end. Just beautiful all around!

[wook77]

Thanks so much. I knew what I wanted to write but then I had to use the word "attrition" in this HR book I'm writing and, well, that's where this came from.

I really wanted an interweaving story to show the end before we got there as that prompt was just so amazing to me.

I appreciate your kind words. You've made my day twice. First when you left the comment originally and now when I'm re-reading it as I finally get a chance to respond!

[secretsolitaire]

*weeps* This is so gorgeous and so sad. The ending did start to put my heart back together though. ♥

[wook77]

Thanks so much! I got that prompt and it just sort of sucked me in. I'm a sucker for sad, though.

<3 I appreciate your kind words!

[florahart]

...ow. :(

(no, this fic is supposed to hurt; that means you did it right. it's not a complaint. owwww.)

I want the coffee war to be canon. Not the rest of the whole screwing up thing, because oh boys, just, get it right. But the coffee war? Yes, I'm keeping it.

[wook77]

I loved the idea of the coffee war because I can just see it happening in canon. They're just so awesomely and creatively sneaky like that.

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[wook77]

YAYES! I'm so glad that you liked this!

I have to tell you, you were a reassignment. I got an assignment before you and was all "um, no, can't write this. no way" and they were all "well, we have this other one but it's sort of sad" and I saw it and was all OMG GIMME NOW PLEASE NOW PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! That prompt, man, it just GRABBED ME. I couldn't get it out of my head.

Thank YOU for such a brilliant prompt. It was amazing to work with.

[the_rainbow_jen]

Heartbreaking. Just heartbreaking.

[wook77]

<3 Danke.