A Far Distant Star
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| Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | A Far Distant Star |
| Author(s): | Icarus Chained |
| Date(s): | 2007 |
| Length: | |
| Genre(s): | |
| Fandom(s): | Star Trek: TNG |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | AO3 |
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A Far Distant Star is a Star Trek: TNG Picard/Q story by Icarus Chained.
The story explores Q's experience of the universe via Deanna Troi and his intense loneliness, a common trope in P/Q stories.
Reactions and Reviews
While teaching Troi to shield better, Q accidentally lets her see something in his mind that almost destroys her. He turns to Picard to help her because Picard's the only one he's willing to admit the knowledge that harmed Troi to. Maybe a bit over the top and overemotional, but the concept is original and the story's well written. [1]
Oh! A Far Distant Star by icarus_chained is good, it's a discussion of what it means to be a being like Q who lives forever but rarely finds anything like friendship. That one, I could recommend more broadly.[2]
Angst *and* schmoop, but in a relatively in-character way. Q accidentally harms Troi while trying to help her improve her mental shields, and the solution must involve Picard learning things about Q that Q would rather keep to himself. The ending gets a little soppy for my taste, but the author acknowledges she was kind of young when she wrote it. Rated PG-13.[3]
References
- ^ Alara's Q Recs, Archived version
- ^ Comment by Zaniida on International Fanworks Day Feedback Fest 2022
- ^ "Picard/Q slash links, recced". Archived from the original on 2023-08-14.