A Very Private Fire

From Fanlore
Jump to navigation Jump to search
K/S Fanfiction
Title: A Very Private Fire
Author(s): D.A. Martin
Date(s): 1987
Length:
Genre: slash
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
External Links:

Click here for related articles on Fanlore.

A Very Private Fire is a K/S story written by D.A. Martin.

It was published in the print zine As I Do Thee #7.

Summary

"Dissatisfied with the Ruth replicant, Kirk beams back to the ship and persuades Spock to go back with him to the planet, resolved to finally tell him how he feels about him."

Reactions and Reviews

Why should Spock take pride in not showing his joy in seeing Kirk? Is it a contest of “you hurt me. I hurt you”? an emotional retaliation, totally human and at odds with a Vulcan, even a half Vulcan. Looking back, considering the series, the films, this is a facet of Spock’s personality as portrayed by this author. I can’t see it. [1]

The opening of this was a perfect K/S interpretation of a series-scene! Though the story is, basically, a simple Shore-Leave-Planet type scenario, there are some very good little bits that show how well the author knows the personalities of Kirk and Spock. For example, Kirk's thoughts/reaction to the "personal question" Spock asked him; and Spock "hoping to meditate away the pictures his much-denied imagination kept sending him". I also enjoyed Kirk's out-spoken frankness concerning the sex act, and Spock's shock, then acceptance of it. [2]

A Very Private Fire by D.A. Martin is... a shore leave story and is nice, but unremarkable. [3]

References

  1. ^ from The K/S Press #26
  2. ^ from The LOC Connection #11
  3. ^ from On the Double #4