Crime + Punishment = Atonement

Fanfiction
Title:	Crime + Punishment = Atonement
Author(s):	Jane Jones
Date(s):	1981
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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Crime + Punishment = Atonement is a Kirk/Spock story by Jane Jones.

It was published in the print zine Duet #3.

Summary

"Spockʼs intellect is destroyed by an alien forcebeam and Kirk resigns from Starfleet to take care of him, only to discover hidden desires in himself for the Vulcan."

Reactions and Reviews

1981

[This story] is what might be called a speculative exercise, and a mind-stretcher. Although it is well-written, I found the reasons given for Spock's punishment of Kirk to be totally unbelievable.

1992

This story's strength is its raw dramatic intensity, but there are serious problems with the premise. I refuse to believe that raping the perpetrator of rape wipes out the crime. I find it difficult to imagine that Spock wouldn't have felt traumatized by his victimization. He's much too logical about the situation. Most of K/S is based on the concept that Vulcans are extremely emotional beings hiding behind a veneer of logic. Without this concept of Vulcans. I don't see how K/S can work. So the plot of this story makes no sense to me. I also wonder how Jane defines a link and what sort of link Spock had with T'Pring since we are told that they shared no thoughts.