NEW: Painful Memories vignette. G, KS Answer to JK's small things challenge
ZsPet
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Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:14:11 -0600
Subject: Re: [ASCEML] NEW: Painful Memories vignette. G, KS Answer to JK's small
things challenge
From: "ZsPet" <zurell...@hotmail.com>
I liked this, angsty and you could sense the internal battle Spock
faced. Great!
ZsPet
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kira-nerys
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Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:38:12 +0100
Subject: [ASCEML] NEW: Painful Memories vignette. G, KS Answer to JK's small
things challenge
From: "kira-nerys" <kar...@kardasi.com>
Author: kira-nerys kar...@kardasi.com
Title: Painful Memories
Codes: K/S
Rating: G
Summary: Only Spock can help Kirk forget.
Disclaimer. As always, Star Trek is Paramount's property. I don't intend to
infringe upon copyrights by claiming otherwise or making money from this.
Archive: KS, KirkLovesSpockFic, ASC (EM) and
http://www.kardasi.com/bobw/index.htm
Author's note: This little snippet came from a thread on ASCEM. Jungle Kitty
challenged us to find an insignificant canon moment and write something
significant about it. I don't know if this qualifies, but it is what I wrote,
thinking about that challenge.
~>ง} PAINFUL MEMORIES {ง<~
Spock stayed for a moment after McCoy left, watching the captain, sitting by his
desk, leaning his head in his hands. He was sound asleep from exhaustion, both
physical and mental. He looked so vulnerable there and the sight tugged at the
Vulcan's heart. Of course he would never admit to anyone what the sight of Jim
like that was doing to him. He simply watched for a moment.
<I could . but no, it would be wrong, a violation of his privacy. > Spock
thought.
McCoy's words rang through his mind "If only he could forget"
Kirk's own words rang through his mind "If only I could forget."
Spock stood there, hesitating for another moment. Then he moved closer,
determinedly. Carefully and a little guiltily, Spock lifted his hand and stopped
for just a short moment.
<Why am I doing this? For him or for myself?>
The answer came to him then. Clear and unashamed.
<For the both of us.>
Spock put his hand on the captain's sleeping face, and closed his eyes. Then he
searched for every trace of the memory of Rayna that he could find. Kirk's mind
was filled with an overwhelming pain at the loss of her. Spock closed his eyes
and silently wished those feelings could have been directed elsewhere.
Jealousy, an undignified and unworthy emotion, had tormented him down there on
the planet. Alas, he had been through it before, many times. But now, as he
probed the mind of his captain, his friend and the man he loved, all Spock could
feel was compassion. Kirk had loved Rayna. Now that she was gone, he wanted to
forget, and the only one who could help was he - Spock.
Jim's warm skin felt soft and so tempting underneath his fingertips. Spock
wished he could go on touching the sleeping man, he wished he could go deeper
inside that human disorderly mind, just to find out if there was any hope that .
Spock clenched his teeth.
"Forget," he whispered and by sheer force of will, he tore his hand away from
Kirk's temple. Then he swallowed, straightened and watched Jim sleep for another
heartbeat. Then he turned and left.
He had done what he could now.
For both of them.
Perhaps, some day, his time would come, but that time was not now.
~>ง}END{ง<~
ZsPet
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Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:15:48 -0600
Subject: Re: [ASCEML] NEW: Painful Memories vignette. G, KS Answer to JK's small
things challenge
From: "ZsPet" <zurell...@hotmail.com>
Oh I forgot, I liked the title! Painful Memories alluding to both
Kirk's, and then Spock's for doing what he did.
ZsPet
Pamela
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Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 00:50:32 -0600
Subject: Re: [ASCEML] NEW: Painful Memories vignette. G, KS Answer to JK's small
things challenge
From: "Pamela" <Pam...@alltel.net>
kira-nerys,
This is very tender, and it sure tugged at my heart strings. Spock's
frame of mind is very clear, and Vulcan or not, he feels. Dignified as
always.
Quite a creative way to handle boredom. :-)
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Pam
-am I caught up yet?-
> From: "kira-nerys" <kar...@kardasi.com>
>
> Author: kira-nerys kar...@kardasi.com
> Title: Painful Memories
> Codes: K/S
> Rating: G
> Summary: Only Spock can help Kirk forget.
> Disclaimer. As always, Star Trek is Paramount's property. I don't
intend to infringe upon copyrights by claiming otherwise or making money
from this.
> Archive: KS, KirkLovesSpockFic, ASC (EM) and
http://www.kardasi.com/bobw/index.htm
> Author's note: This little snippet came from a thread on ASCEM. Jungle
Kitty challenged us to find an insignificant canon moment and write
something significant about it. I don't know if this qualifies, but it
is what I wrote, thinking about that challenge.