crack_van | Murphy's Law of Jim Kirk Diplomacy by kiarasayre (PG-13)

Fandom: STAR TREK: REBOOT
Pairing: Gen
Length: 4,421
Author on LJ:

kiarasayre
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Why this must be read:

This is awesome, post-mission-gone-awry gen--but the good guys aren't safe just yet. This author always writes great, episode-style gen, but the set-up of this fic--and the banter that it allows--are just wonderful. The humor is spot on, delivering wonderful dialogue like this: "'Jim,' repeats McCoy. 'If you die, you know who's going to be in charge?' He jabs a thumb towards Spock. 'That pointy-eared bastard. And then I'm going to have to kill myself, Jim, and it's going to be all your fault.'"

"Routine diplomatic mission my ass."

McCoy's eyes flick upwards to meet Kirk's, and he raises an eyebrow before returning to the somewhat more pressing matter of the knife buried in Kirk's shoulder. "I don't know," he says, gingerly applying pressure near the wound. Kirk hisses in pain, and McCoy backs off. "The way all our diplomatic missions have been going, this is beginning to seem routine."

"Yeah, that's great, do you think you can get the knife out of my shoulder now?"

"Actually, no," says McCoy, standing up. Kirk stays seated against one of the walls of the shuttle as McCoy crosses to his medical kit. "Not until we're back on the ship – unless you want to bleed to death, in which case sure, just give me a minute to get everything prepared."

Murphy's Law of Jim Kirk Diplomacy