Breaking Regulations

Fanfiction
Title:	Breaking Regulations
Author(s):	J S Cavalcante
Date(s):	1993
Length:
Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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Breaking Regulations is a Kirk/Spock story by J S Cavalcante.

It was published in Charisma #16.

Summary

"Starfleet still has a long way to go in 'modern' thinking, and Kirk and Spock discuss what they intend to do, should their rather unorthodox relationship ever become public. At this point in time, Starfleet still has yet to allow female starship captains; and relationships between members of chain of command, as well as same-sex relationships, are against regulations."

Reactions and Reviews

1993

"Breaking Regulations" makes me feel as if I'm a starving gourmet who's just been invited to a five course, epicurean meal. . . as a waiter only, not to eat! A terrific, very realistic conversation between our guys that is very tantalizing, not to mention unfulfilling. I can't wait to read a story with an actual plot in it from this author, because I really enjoy her mature, deft way with characterization.

There were some great lines in this little five-and-e-half page story, the best was when Kirk tells Spock fondly that he is "My science officer, even in bed," and Spock responds "Your friend. Even on the bridge." There's a ready nice description of the way their minds touch when they make love, "like wind sighing high up in the trees, on Earth. .. that subtle psychic breeze." And I loved it when Spock responds to Kirk's compliment that he was "one hell of a good lay," with a laconic "Certainly."

I had trouble figuring out their relative positions on page 7. At first I thought Kirk was on his stomach with Spock "tying half on top of him," especially since Spock was writing on Kirk's back. But then Spock's left hand slipped down between Kirk's legs to grab an essential and much loved piece of anatomy, and I figured, No, I must have been wrong with my first perceptions. Finally, 'Kirk... flipped onto his other side..." So I'm totally confused here. On page 8B Spock watches as the "look of drowsy contentment on Kirk's face was gradually superseded by worry." A nice line, but from their immediately preceding conversation, the drowsy contentment fled several lines earlier.

The editor's comment before the story begins were interesting, but they sounded almost as if she felt the need to defend the premise of the story, which was that there was prejudice against same-sex relationships in Starfleet. I don't feel that such a concept needs defending. It's one perfectly valid interpretation of the Star Trek universe.