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Anniversary Waltz
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| Title: | Anniversary Waltz |
| Author(s): | Tere Ann Roderick |
| Date(s): | 1984 |
| Length: | |
| Genre(s): | slash |
| Fandom(s): | Star Trek: TOS |
| Relationship(s): | Kirk/Spock |
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Anniversary Waltz is a K/S story written by Tere Ann Roderick.
It was published in the print zine As I Do Thee #2.
Summary
"All of Kirk and Spock's friends and relatives are there for their 25th anniversary."
Excerpt
"Let’s dance, Jim,” Spock purred. Mesmerized by the totally out-of-character act, Jim allowed himself to be led onto the dance floor. Lean powerful arms encircled him, holding him close. Hot breath tickled his ear. They began to sway to the music. Two by two, the other couples left the floor. Soon only the two lovers remained. The music flowed through their minds and bodies as they moved together, the dance a visible extension of their love. Uhura would always swear that they were glowing with a special aura that night as they circled the floor. She found herself crying from the sheer beauty of it. There they were, Jim’s face tight pressed to his lover’s shoulder, and Spock, his face tilted up to the stars, a look of divine ecstasy lighting his features. Everyone in the room was silent, awestruck by the phenomenon, the love…. When the music finally died away into silence, Jim lifted his face to meet Spock’s gaze. Tenderly, reverently, the Vulcan bent his head and kissed him."
Reactions and Reviews
1980
"Anniversary Waltz," by T.A. Broderick, is a warm, thoroughly wonderful, loving story about the 20th (or so) anniversary of Kirk and Spock's bonding. It is done with perfect flashbacks that give a true sense of time passed. The expression of their long-term love is very touching. You will get a deep, cozy sense of love from this one. [1]
1985
Anniversary Waltz by Tere Roderick (8 pages) contained a nice idea; Spock & Kirk, bondmates for many years, get together with all the old crew for a 25th anniversary celebration. Interspersed with Kirk's loving reminiscences, this was sentimental & enjoyable. [2]
1986
"Anniversary Waltz" by Tere Ann Roderick shows Kirk and Spock at their 25th anniversary party. All the old ENTERPRISE crew members attend, aged but still breathing, and Kirk and Spock get to remember a few choice, good times. A good ideal but a little too saccharine. [3]
1992
This is a very short story, basically just a sex scene, but it is transformed into something memorably by the excellence of the writing. Spock arrives home on the evening of his and Kirk's anniversary with a gift. He hides it, and then the two of them are consistently lured away from the dinner Kirk has prepared, and any other gift giving, by their sexual desire for each other. In the end. they discover that Spock's present to his bondmate is a statue of an Aztec god that has been influencing their behavior, making their sexual appetite almost insatiable.
This author knows how to write sex scenes. I especially liked the one of the first column of page 131. where Kirk arches his back to increase the angle. Terrific! Hs. Singer has a marvelous turn of phrase, and there are several quite lovely descriptions, especially this one of Spock. "...the panther-like grace of the Vulcan's long, lean body, with its accents of soft, shiny, black hair, the understated muscles sleek and rippling beneath the olive- tinged skin..." Wow! And even better is '...a savage ancestral legacy held in check by the gentlest soul Kirk had ever known." That's my Vulcan!
The words in "Anniversary Gift" are clear and crisp, and at the same time they retain a wonderfully poetic grace: the combination makes the story a satisfying vignette.
But I had some real problems with the "Aztec" influence. If the Aztecs or their 'gods' of clay had a direct line to the libido. I think we humans would have discovered it by now. And especially since Spock's sexual behavior turned a little violent in the end, uncomfortably reminiscent of pon farr, I had a hard time believing they both accepted the little statuette so calmly. Seems a lot more likely to me. and logical too. that Spock would take it to a lab. or lock it up somewhere instead of calmly placing it on the nightstand, with the implication that there it would remain. Looks like he and Jim are in for a life of continual rut. and even our sexy guys have to get out of bed and go to work sometimes. There was also a small problem of clarity. I was confused by the reference to "the seven-year cycle." and that in turn led me to wonder exactly what anniversary it was they were celebrating. The yearly anniversary of their bonding, and this just happened to be the seventh one. or were they celebrating seven years since the pon farr and the likely reappearance of the next one? I hate sounding obtuse, but I really couldn't figure it out.
A pleasing effort from a very talented writer. I wish it had been much longer.[4]
1998
I absolutely go ballistic when they dance together. Present time happenings are intermixed with flashbacks. Not too many to make it predictable, not too long either to detour us from the main theme: Kirk and Spock celebrating their 25th anniversary. I had some trouble though with something in the first flashback. Going through Starfleet Academy and serving all those year on a human-crewed ship, is it conceivable that Spock wouldn't have acquired the mental skills to block out an excess of emotional upheaval of human celebrations? [5]
2008
If you ever want to read a short feel-good story, this would be a grand choice! You‘re drawn into the spell of Kirk and Spock while attending their 25th anniversary party along with 500 other acquaintances. Those old friends, shipmates and former enemies fade into the background, though, as you are treated to the couple‘s memories of key moments in their lives. As in most memories, there are a few specifics but generally just a nice warm haze of love settles over you. You‘ll learn what most of the crew are doing later in their lives, knowing the one thing they all still have in common is their respect and affection for the former command team of the Enterprise.
Spock and Kirk seem so genuine, making it sheer magic to watch them dance the evening‘s last dance together. I‘ll let you in on the ending and you‘ll see what I mean: 'When the music finally died away into silence, Jim lifted his face to meet Spock‘s gaze. Tenderly, reverently, the Vulcan bent his head and kissed him.
The party was over, but the legend remained.'[6]
References
- ^ from Universal Translator #30
- ^ from Not Tonight, Spock! #9
- ^ from Datazine #39
- ^ from The LOC Connection #46
- ^ from The K/S Press #23
- ^ from The K/S Press #142