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crack_van2010-02-16 01:24 am
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Ad Astra by taraljc [PG-13]
Fandom: STAR TREK: REBOOT
Pairing: Spock/Uhura
Length: one-shot
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
taraljc
Author Website: ljc’s fanfiction
Why this must be read:
After the movie, there was much speculation about whether Spock and Uhura were in a preexisting relationship or whether the turbolift scene was their first kiss. This story is the only fic that’s sold me on the latter. Kicking off right in the thick of the action, it provides a believable, in-character take on their relationship and a compelling look at Spock’s state of mind in the aftermath of Vulcan’s destruction, and the conflicting impulses he has to grapple with afterwards.
He was aware that his behaviour—first his vicious attack on Kirk on the bridge, and now this emotional display in public—would become "scuttlebutt", as Captain Pike had called it. Humans were constantly making the faulty assumption that Vulcans had no emotions. However, as his mother had constantly reminded him as a child, the teachings of Surak stressed time and time again that it was not the goal to purge oneself of all emotion, but to gain complete mastery over emotions.
If one were to feel nothing, then there would be nothing to be gained by seeking control through the pursuit of logic. What was key was that finely honed control. The bruises around Kirk's throat were a vivid reminder that for all that he endeavoured to adhere as closely to Surak's philosophies as possible, Spock's control was not complete.
But as he could still feel the ghost of her fingers on his cheek, he found he did not care.
"So her first name's Nyota?" Kirk finally said.
"I have no comment on the matter," Spock said tersely.
Ad Astra
Pairing: Spock/Uhura
Length: one-shot
Author on LJ:
taraljcAuthor Website: ljc’s fanfiction
Why this must be read:
After the movie, there was much speculation about whether Spock and Uhura were in a preexisting relationship or whether the turbolift scene was their first kiss. This story is the only fic that’s sold me on the latter. Kicking off right in the thick of the action, it provides a believable, in-character take on their relationship and a compelling look at Spock’s state of mind in the aftermath of Vulcan’s destruction, and the conflicting impulses he has to grapple with afterwards.
He was aware that his behaviour—first his vicious attack on Kirk on the bridge, and now this emotional display in public—would become "scuttlebutt", as Captain Pike had called it. Humans were constantly making the faulty assumption that Vulcans had no emotions. However, as his mother had constantly reminded him as a child, the teachings of Surak stressed time and time again that it was not the goal to purge oneself of all emotion, but to gain complete mastery over emotions.
If one were to feel nothing, then there would be nothing to be gained by seeking control through the pursuit of logic. What was key was that finely honed control. The bruises around Kirk's throat were a vivid reminder that for all that he endeavoured to adhere as closely to Surak's philosophies as possible, Spock's control was not complete.
But as he could still feel the ghost of her fingers on his cheek, he found he did not care.
"So her first name's Nyota?" Kirk finally said.
"I have no comment on the matter," Spock said tersely.
Ad Astra