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Everything Stays by PrairieDawn
Fandoms: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery
22 Aug 2018
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Summary
This is not so much an episode fix-it as an episode break-it, assuming that the Talosians are exactly as dangerous as they seem to be for nearly the entirety of "The Cage". It includes a backwards demi-ace style romance in which Kirk and Spock fall for each other early, but take a long time to negotiate the physical side of their relationship, a lot of Descartes' Evil Genius hand wringing, and a reference to a concept mentioned in Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath's "The Price of the Phoenix", in which the risks to Jim Kirk's sanity and career prospects should he develop significant psi abilities are briefly mentioned. Sadly, it predates, and is therefore not compliant with Disco season 2.
As if anything as trivial as having to completely restructure the way he relates to other intelligent beings would put Kirk down for the count.
A note: Some characters from Discovery appear in this fic, as it was written in the midst of Disco season 2. Canon has since moved in different directions, so their presence no longer is consonant with current Disco canon. Kaiidth.
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Series
- Part 1 of Changesverse