St. George and the Gecko by P B Wrapper (NC-17)

[bradamante13.livejournal.com]

Fandom: STAR TREK: TOS
Pairing: Spock / Sulu / Uhura / Chekov
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Little Russian Bedtime Stories has stories by this author and others
Why this must be read:
There are plenty of angst-filled pon farr stories (see the previous rec), but there are far fewer downright hilarious pon farr stories. "St. George and the Gecko" is one of the latter. Spock enters pon farr ahead of schedule, stuck on a remote station with three other crewmembers - Sulu, Uhura, and Chekov. It's mate or die for Spock, and if the other crewmembers don't pick someone to mate with Spock, he'll die. This story still has me giggling when I reread it - the characterizations are all excellent, from take-charge Uhura to resourceful Sulu to clueless but willing Chekov. And I just love the title.

The sequel, "Enhanced", doesn't quite sustain the breathy tone of the original story, but is a well-written exploration of the consequences of the outcome of "St. George and the Gecko". Spock's motivations are a bit more difficult to understand here, but moments of humor and a great original character with an unpronouncable name make this story well worth reading, as well.

St. George and the Gecko

Enhanced

Comments

[filenotch.livejournal.com]

I'm new to the van. Are we allowed to disagree?

I read this way back on Usenet when it was first posted. It's an annoying story, and need not be read.

Then again, I don't like the Three Stooges, either. Each cat his own rat.

[bradamante13.livejournal.com]

Disagreement is certainly allowed! :) Humor is one of those things that's pretty personal...what I find hilarious, others might find annoying. Such as this story, apparently.

I hope you like my other recs better, but if our tastes are just opposite, then at least you'll know what to avoid...