The Best Man

K/S Fanfiction
Title:	The Best Man
Author(s):	Kay Wells
Date(s):	1990
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Genre:	slash
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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The Best Man is a Kirk/Spock story by Kay Wells.

It was published in the print zine First Time #27.

Summary

"Spock has Sarek find him a new bondmate after TʼPringʼs rejection and asks Kirk and McCoy to accompany him as “guaranteers” when his warrior bonding is to take place."

Reactions and Reviews

This story isn't the first of its kind, as it concerns Kirk having to stand at Spock's side while our favorite Vulcan is wed to a convenient mate, a male in this instance. The climax was predictable, but nevertheless I enjoyed this unrushed telling of the days leading up to the ceremony. I particularly liked the characterizations: Spock's timid vulnerability, Kirk's determination to not allow his own feelings acknowledgement, and McCoy's intense concern that his friends were leading up to a point of no return. For some stories, the sex scene at the end would have been dragging things out, but this author writes them with such sensitivity that I always feel I'm reading something fresh and new, One thing that I thought this story needed was a scene between Sarek and Kirk after the ceremony, since the latter was concerned about the elder Vulcan's reaction. Otherwise, a very well-rounded story. The arrangement of the art illustrating the ceremony made them appear particularly powerful. I really liked the black background.