We Are Gonna Be Friends: Year 11

[zjofierose]

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“You did what?”

Perhaps, Spock thinks to himself, he did not think this all the way through.

“I accepted a job as an entry-level engineer at eFleet. I started on Monday.”

Jim looks away and snorts, muttering under his breath. “Welcome to Iowa. Enjoy our cornfields and purveyors of high-tech death.” Spock twitches an eyebrow,

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[medea_fic]

I think my favourite bit in this is Spock telling Jim to wash his hands. I don't know why, but I just love it to bits. And the end - shivers!

[zjofierose]

yeah... i would totally do that too. poor spock. :D

and yeah, the end. it's really why i had to post them back-to-back. LOL.

thanks for reading, bb.

[illariy]

Very convincing development of a teen relationship! The healer's calm and unprejudiced statement about the uncommon link between the two made me tear up a bit. Wonderful. Too bad Spock doesn't recognise it yet.

The chapter ending chilled me. Woah. Good thing you posted the next chapter right after. XD

[zjofierose]

hehe, yeeeahhh.... couldn't really let this one go out into the world on its own. i'm not *that* mean. :D

thanks for reading! i'm glad you liked it. <3

[kianspo]

Oh my God. *releases breath slowly* I don't know how you do it, how you write with such sheer, unadulterated realism to this, to all of this. This is -- just -- guh, I have no words. Because of course it would be like that, exactly like that. Two kids who live together, live an adult life before they're ready, way before they're ready. Spock said he didn't want change, but he did, of course he did, simply being there is never enough, so he goes undemanding, but hopes, of course he hopes. He's working himself thin and it chanes nothing, or not enough, of course he'll flip out, it's at least half physiological, but more than that. And Jim is exactly where he's supposed to be, with his insecurity, and complexes, and self-pity, and depression. They're both in trouble, and they can't help themselves, let alone each other, but lack of action or at least interest counts as lack of caring, and oh hell, here we go...

And just when I thought that it couldn't possibly get any worse, there's welcome to Tarsus.

You're cruel, woman. Also,

[zjofierose]

excuse me, please, while i go read this comment about eight more times and grin like a nerd. :D

no, you got it exactly. there's never been anything going on here except their own issues. but, in the end, it's our own heads that color reality more than anything else, and so they can't do anything other than respond, respond, respond. they are the reaction to each others' action, and they can't just let it go.

and i'm not so cruel. at least i posted the final chapter simultaneously. :D

thanks for reading and commenting, bb.

<3

[jachelle0627]

That was so emotionally intense. I feel like my heart has been wrung dry. This paragraph really brought it home to me:

“I am sorry.” He has to remind himself frequently that Jim is younger than he, and that even he himself is not yet out of his teens. Spock has felt middle-aged since birth, and it’s hard for him not to forget that when Jim acts like a sixteen year old, it is, in fact because he is a sixteen year old, and not because he is emotionally or behaviorally deficient in some way.

They both are so young and though Spock may feel like he has always been middle aged, he is still just a teenager. Every set back seems like the end of the world when you are that age.

This has been the most wonderful story and it will always be my favorite Spock/Kirk because your writing is just indescribably beautiful and deeply emotional. I'm almost sad it's coming to an end, but that just means I have your next stories to look forward to.

[zjofierose]

yes. every set back really does seem like the end of the world at that age. and they are still that age...

thank you so much for sticking with this, bb. you always leave me the most lovely comments. :) i'm really touched that you have enjoyed it so much.

<3

[the_archandroid]

oh you are evil, pure and unrelenting! how could you DO this to him?!!! how could you send him to tarsus after all the shit he's been through... I'm so so scared for Jim and I can't believe the link is broken. But they say it's darkest before dawn...I'm hoping that holds true here 'cause this just hurts like a bitch. (and I love every minute of it)

[zjofierose]

hehehe. yeaaahhhh.... i'm mean. no two ways around it. :)

glad you're liking it, though!

:D