ToasterBonanza
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Portrait of the Spyhunter as a Young Man - RECUT by ToasterBonanza
Fandoms: Star Trek - Various Authors, Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
21 Jan 2026
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The story of how The Investigator got to where he is.
Young Nikolai LeVanne is 29 and he just wants to do well. He is given the opportunity to improve through an experimental process. This one step leads him through a journey exposing the deep flaws of the civilian government he has promised to serve. Still, he is hopeful. It has to be worth the suffering. It must be worth the suffering.
Provides the political and social context that plays out in "Piper At the Gates of Dawn."
(Note: This is a revised version of "Portrait" which I had published a while ago and wanted to redo. I decided it needed its own thing or else none of the comments on the old one would make sense. Possibly getting rid of that old version once this one has been totally updated)
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Worst Spies: Stars of the Vulcan Ranges by ToasterBonanza
Fandoms: Star Trek, Star Trek - Various Authors, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Lower Decks (Cartoon)
28 Dec 2025
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Story 12 of "Piper At the Gates of Dawn"
Our illustrious musicians have no choice--they are under the wing of the Investigator as he continues his sprawling work into finding real spies, the remnants of Section 31 who nearly destroyed everything. They're just gonna have to learn to be best friends, whether they like it or not.
SECOND STOP: VULCAN, HEART OF THE FEDERATION
How quickly time has passed! Already, Vudic's three-year censure has come to a close. He returns to his homeworld where he will reclaim his reputation and earn back his spot among Vulcan's Society of Artists. The Investigator has granted the four this kindness and for the first time, they have freedom.
But, they are being watched. The Investigator's work is leading him to a high member of the Vulcan government. He may have no choose but to use his wards as bait.
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- Part 12 of Piper at The Gates of Dawn
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 798
- Chapters:
- 1/?
- Hits:
- 10
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Playing With Dolls By Ear: Writing Notes on Star Trek by ToasterBonanza
Fandoms: Star Trek, Star Trek - Various Authors, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager
11 Nov 2025
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Not sure where to start with my works? START HERE!
Part treatise, part worldbuilding, part musings and ramblings about why I do the things I do. This will be updated as I add more, so also expect more tags and chapters.
Nov 5: updates made to "The Why of It" and "Governance" plus all of my notes on Vulcan culture
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Worst Spies: Asphalt Jungles in The Klingon Empire by ToasterBonanza
Fandoms: Star Trek, Star Trek - Various Authors
09 Aug 2025
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Story 11 of "Piper At the Gates of Dawn"
Our illustrious musicians have no choice--they are under the wing of the Investigator as he continues his spawling work into finding real spies, the remnants of Section 31 who nearly destroyed everything. They're just gonna have to learn to be best friends, whether they like it or not.
SECOND STOP: OUTER RIM OF THE KLINGON EMPIRE
Doh'Val is returning to Klingon space after his disgrace on Homeworld, something he thought wouldn't happen again for many years. Attempting to clear Vudic's name has led the Investigator to Siff, the very edge of the Empire and an unspoken backdoor to Romulus and UFP space. The musicians are greeted as interesting curiosities, and Doh'Val's humiliation becomes intriguing rather than reason for disgrace. They are sought after as artists to share their work with the Governor's court.
However, invisible perils surround them. The siren song of high society threatens to lure Doh'Val away from his friends; Vudic's dalliance with a fellow Vulcan drives him further. A old flame from his past asks him to choose patriotism over friendship. What will he choose? And who is the mysterious impostor destroying their good name?
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- Part 11 of Piper at The Gates of Dawn
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Worst Spies: Famous on Ferenginar by ToasterBonanza
Fandoms: Star Trek, Star Trek - Various Authors
18 Jun 2022
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Story 10 of "Piper At the Gates of Dawn"
Our illustrious musicians have no choice--they are under the wing of the Investigator as he continues his spawling work into finding real spies, the remnants of Section 31 who nearly destroyed everything. They're just gonna have to learn to be best friends, whether they like it or not.
FIRST STOP: FERENGINAR
It is the first time Krax has been back since leaving, before Female Emancipation. Before he left, he was certain he was alone. So, it is a shock to come back home and find a whole community of people just like him, all thriving under the new reforms. But the old parts of Ferenginar never went away. Liquidators are still looking for him, and being on Homeworld only makes it easier for them to find him.
But freed of all other obligations, the four musicians devise a plan. What's to stop them from performing for these newly emancipated people who are now free to create their own nightclubs? And while they're at it, they should finally give themselves a proper group name....
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- Part 10 of Piper at The Gates of Dawn
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Piper at The Gates of Dawn by ToasterBonanza
Fandom Star Trek, Star Trek - Various Authors, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Lower Decks (Cartoon)
28 Dec 2025
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An update and serializing of the original work "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" since I felt it worked better as a collection of shorter works.
Taking place ten years after the end of the Dominion War, four musicians from wildly different backgrounds found each other through their shared love of art and a desire to grow beyond their own cultures. Unfortunately, they never expected to become entangled in an interplanetary game of espionage, nor did they expect to be each other's ruin.
What to expect! Meditations on art, aesthetic theory, sexy times, angst, complicated gender feelings, and me trying to fill in a ton of gaps that never get filled by any licensed Star Trek works!
- Words:
- 191,773
- Works:
- 12
- Bookmarks:
- 13
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The Stone Gryphon by rthstewart, Syrena_of_the_lake
Fandom Chronicles of Narnia (Movies), Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, The Rat Patrol
26 Sep 2024
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The Stone Gryphon is a sprawling Spare Oom story of war, espionage, immoral acts done in service of moral ends, natural history, dinosaurs, Alice in Wonderland, cunning corvids, tequila, D-Day, theology, spirituality, love and sex. If the Dawn Treader can be on the wall of a spare bedroom in Impington, Narnia can be found in other places, too. The Friends of Narnia just have to learn where to look. And upon returning from Narnia, the Pevensies probably didn't just sit around waiting to die in a fiery train wreck.
"No, no! The adventures first," said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: "explanations take such a dreadful time."
L. Carroll, The Adventures of Alice In Wonderland"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
Francis of Assisi"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."
L. Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland- Words:
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- Works:
- 14
- Bookmarks:
- 639
Bookmarked by ToasterBonanza
12 Oct 2025
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We are driven by forces we cannot control to return home and take a wife. Or die. — Spock (“Amok Time”)
Every seven years, all Vulcans are compelled to return to their native planet to engage in the ancient ritual of pon farr or die trying. Among fans, it is hotly contested whether Vulcans actually only mate once every seven years. However, from a biological perspective, it’s far more remarkable that a mating system where anyone who fails to mate dies could ever evolve, but perhaps it is not impossible given the unique constraints of Vulcan society.
An evolutionary perspective on the Vulcan mating system.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,465
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 18
- Kudos:
- 57
- Bookmarks:
- 12
- Hits:
- 456
Bookmarked by ToasterBonanza
12 Oct 2025
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Data Analysis: Defining Personhood in Star Trek: The Next Generation via Functionalism by HarpiesoftheShore
Fandoms: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation
13 Feb 2022
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This is a paper I wrote for a philosophy of mind class last semester. The class sucked ass but I'm reasonably proud of this paper, which earned me an A- cause it was late lol. I'm not that well-versed in this area of philosophy, but discussion is welcome! If you love Data/StarTrek/Philosophy/reading random people's academic writing, then this paper is the paper for you!
Bookmarked by ToasterBonanza
12 Oct 2025
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A collection of my meta essays, mostly from my Tumblr (currently cardassiangoodreads), about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, just to have them all in one place. These are written in a very "Tumblr" posting style, and not how I normally write my fiction-analysis essays, so keep that in mind. Marked as "complete" but additional parts may be added in the future.
Bookmarked by ToasterBonanza
12 Oct 2025
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What Defines a Man?: How Star Trek Defines Humanity in a World of Nonhumans by takemyhandanyway
Fandoms: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
23 Jul 2023
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Not fanfiction— This is an essay I wrote for a monster-themed English class that talked a lot about the definitions of humanity and monsters, so I decided to write my paper on Star Trek since that's already all I think about. Focuses mostly on Spock, Data, and Bashir.
(also, it's written assuming that the reader doesn't know that much about Star Trek, sorry!)Bookmarked by ToasterBonanza
12 Oct 2025