Moonlight Desires
| Star Trek TOS Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Moonlight Desires |
| Author(s): | Gayle Rochefort-Potts |
| Date(s): | 1998 |
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| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
| External Links: | online here |
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Moonlight Desires is the Star Trek: TOS "music video" by Gayle Rochefort-Potts.
Author's Notes
"Summary: A TOS Music Video. (Using events of "In the Circle of Time" as the catalyst) Admiral Kirk thinks about his feelings and how much a certain Vulcan had changed his life. Disclaimer: The ever present Paramount owns the rights to the characters (except for T'yshen... she is mine) and the song belongs to Lawrence Gowan, a Canadian, and the song is found on the album "Great Dirty World"."
Part of a Short-Lived Series of Fanwork
In 1998, about a half dozen fans wrote "music videos."
They were not vids as many fans would know them today, but written descriptions of videos. Some of them were scripted vids, formatted as if they were to be viewed. Some were short stories interspersed with actual lyrics (not unlike a songfic), or stories that had breaks in which musical interludes were suggested, such as "swelling instrumentals."
These music videos included:
- It's a Sin, (scripted music vid, no dialogue, description only) (September 11, 1998)
- Seduce Me Tonight, set in The Brandt Series (more like a traditional songfic) (September 28, 1998)
- How Are Ya Fixed For Love, set in The Brandt Series (more like a traditional songfic) (October 4, 1998)
- Broken Hearts, (more like a traditional songfic, but includes "stage directions)) (October 10, 1998)
- In Love With Your Ghost, (scripted music vid, no dialogue, description only) (November 7, 1998)
- Moonlight Desires, (scripted music vid, no dialogue, description only) (December 1, 1998)
Excerpt
- Intro- instrumental, strong beat gives the feeling of being alive and filled with emotion, with an undercurrent of melancholy and serenity.
Opening scene: POV: The exterior view of Kirk standing at the 'deck-to-overhead' length viewing port in the 'think tank', an area designed especially for Spock and Kirk's use. The view swings into the room to show his uniform tunic tossed on a near-by chair and he is swirling a snifter of brandy. His other hand is tucked into his pants pocket and he is half leaning on the clearsteele.
- Music grows.
Changes to him recalling the image of when Ambassador Sarek, Lady Amanda and T'sai T'yshen beamed aboard. From his POV, greeting the three and his feeling of curiosity when he is introduced to T'yshen. She is dressed in a smoky rose colour and a veil over her face.
- You've got your ways
- To take hold of my thoughts
Scenes of Sarek and T'yshen playing chess and talking. The time Kirk spent with her touring the gardens with T'yshen and the invitation he extended for dinner.
T'yshen arriving for dinner wearing a Vulcan-styled pantsuit. A deep green with black Vulcan lettering on the mandarin collar. A veil-like fabric worn as a hood. Scene of sharing dinner. Kirk pouring the wine and sharing moments that seemed as if they had become flirtatious. Later, Kirk stands, asks her to dance then takes her in his arms to dance. They are talking and Kirk is smiling because of the discussion about kissing.]
- Over-riding my senses
- Lock your sights
- Dead in line with my heart
Reactions and Reviews
I loved it. I have attended several Creation-run conventions and one of the things I love the most are their music videos featuring one of the Star Trek characters who is usually a guest at the Con . I'm not familiar with the song you used as the background, but I had an arrangement of my own going. Great work! [1]