Spock/Chapel
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Pairing: | Spock/Chapel |
Alternative name(s): | Spock/Christine, |
Gender category: | Het |
Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
Canonical?: | No |
Prevalence: | Popular het pairing |
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Spock/Christine Chapel is the heterosexual pairing of Spock and Christine Chapel in Star Trek: The Original Series fandom.
Canon
In canon, Christine Chapel has an unrequited crush on Spock.
Fandom
Many fans supported the idea of Spock and Christine eventually being together. There are also early fan fiction stories where Christine helps Spock, with or without his knowledge, due to her feelings for him.
Fan Comments
... I will be forever sad how despite a lot of the merch that came out in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Chapel is never considered part of the main crew. 😭 I am so glad that there are still people out there that are into Spock/Chapel or at least don’t hate it on principle.
Man, things have changed regarding this ship. Way back before the internet and probably up until the early 2000s, Spock/Chapel was a fairly popular ship. Fanzines were way before my time but they are a treasure trove of old school Spock/Chapel stories before new canon came in. Kista by Jane Land is one of those must read classics. I think it was written in the 1980s. Many say that it really changed their minds about Christine Chapel. There’s a lot of negativity around her character, undeserved, I feel.
You can go through ff.net and Ao3 and exhaust your options there and there will still be a treasure trove of fic on 1001 Trek Tales. A lot of these older stories are being moved to Ao3 but I was like this 😍 when I saw it because there is such a diverse selection there with all different kinds of portrayals. These are a different flavor than what you might find in more modern stories since they’re older but I really like them because all these people loved Star Trek and kept the love going even when there weren’t any new projects on the horizon. My favorite authors are Djinn, T’Kuht, and DebbieB, but really all the authors are top notch though keep in mind, 1001 Trek Tales also serves as a site preserving stories from old fanzines so not every author has Spock/Chapel stories. Also the diversity of Spock/Chapel stories is amazing as well, particularly when it comes to the portrayal of Christine Chapel. Depending on what you like, she can be more passive and sweet or tough and abrasive, it all depends on the author! [1]
Fanworks
Fanfiction
- The Price of a Handful of Snowflakes by M.L. "Steve" Barnes. This story originally appeared in Impulse 5, was discussed in Star Trek Lives! and eventually anthologized with other Barnes stories in ...A Handful of Snowflakes and Other Trek Tales.
- A Bridge of Crystal and Light by Juanita Salicrup
- Kin of the Same Womb Born by Rosalie Blazej in Spin Dizzie #7
- Crossing the Desert by Djinn
- Fragments a serialized story begun by Diane Marchant (as "anonymous")
- Dream Until Your Dreams Come True by Djinn
- The Bond by Jeannie Ecklund
- Eclipse by Aconitum-Napellus
- Gotterdammerung by Djinn
- Here Be Dragons by Djinn
- A Matter of Life & Death by Djinn
- Lifeline by Milareppa. A medium-length story that explores the aftermath of Platonius, a relatively popular subject in Spock/Chapel fanfiction
- Your Spirit's Still Delight by havocthecat. A feminist reimagining of the plomeek soup scene.
Zines
- The Castaways by Cheree Cargill -- they are stranded on a planet, sort of Star Trek meets Clan of the Cavebear
- Renewal by Cheree Cargill
- Vulcan Sands...Terran Skies -- anthology, most stories by Cheree Cargill
- A Handful of Snowflakes -- anthology
- Fermata -- anthology
- Kista and its sequel Demeter by Jane Land
- Heart Treks anthology by Gamin Davis and JM Lane
- More Future Visions by Gamin Davis
- Ni Var (anthology)
- Chapters by Kate Birkel
- Shi Kahr by Kate Birkel
- We Are Star Met by Esther LeMay
- The Human Side by Esther LeMay
- Fire and Gold by Winston Howlett
- Nuages by Karen Bates
- A Gift Beyond Price by Marie Voisard
- Chris (Christine Chapel and Christine/Spock newsletter)
Fanart
- Aftermath, Archived version by karracaz, 2011
Additional Art Gallery
cover of Ni Var
Story art by Gerry Downes
Story art by Alice Jones
Zine art
Zine, art by Pat Stall
Front cover of The Human Side, artist Annette Taylor
Inside art from the The Human Side
Back cover of The Human Side
Inside art from Grup #2 by Diane Marchant
Cover of Heart Treks by Gamin Davis
Title page from Crossroads in Stardate Unknown #2, artist is Gerry Downes
Inside page from Destiny's Children #1
Interior art from The Other Side of Paradise #2, Joni Wagner
Art by Martynn from Independent Entity #3
Showcase #4, Kathi Higley
Inside art from T-Negative #25, Connie Faddis
Inside page from Starweaver #1, art by Ann Crouch
Mailing Lists
Communities
- spock_chapel on livejournal
- Fuck Yeah Spock/Chapel on Tumblr
Archives and Links
- Christine Chapel/Spock tag at Archive of Our Own
- Chapel + Spock at FanFiction.net
- Spock/Chapel at Trekiverse
- 1001 Trek Tales - has a good number of Spock/Chapel stories. It also hosts The Spock and Christine Fan Fiction Page and a page for Spock/Christine challenges
References
- ^ from tumblr.com/spockandchapel (unknown date)