Family Secrets (Star Trek: TOS story)

K/S Fanfiction
Title:	Family Secrets
Author(s):	Ida Vega
Date(s):	1992
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Genre:	slash
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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Family Secrets is a K/S story by Ida Vega.

It was published in the print zine As I Do Thee #19.

Summary

"Peter Kirk is graduating from Starfleet Academy and his uncle tries desperately to conceal a long-hidden truth... or is it such a secret after all?"

Reactions and Reviews

Can you imagine Spock having to hide in the shower because Kirk can't find the courage to tell his nephew Peter about their relationship? Ida did and splendidly so. I had the greatest fun reading about their antics. Actually trying to envision it had me in stitches, especially as Peter knew about them all along."

Family Secret is one of those rare, mature relationship stories devoid of derring-do, danger and the doltish behavior of superiors. It‘s just the boys wangling with nonlethal, marital issues, but from a slightly twisted, very entertaining perspective. This story is reminiscent of the Legacy series, in which each author takes a popular story idea and turns it on its head.

The Enterprise is making a brief visit to Earth so Kirk and company can attend nephew Peter Kirk‘s graduation from Starfleet Academy. After his parents‘ death, Peter was raised by his Grandmother Kirk in Iowa but Jim and Spock have managed to maintain a strong, positive presence in Peter‘s life even though they‘ve been assigned to starship duty much of the time. Peter‘s graduation brings a quandary. Peter will be assigned to a ship. He‘ll hear all kinds of rumors and Jim is agonizing over whether or not it‘s finally time to tell Peter that he and Spock are happily, monogamously bonded, and have been ... for the last 9 years. Oh yeah, Starfleet‘s finest has a bad, bad case of cold, cold feet for reasons that are neither explained nor apparent. Spock has gone along with it against his better judgment because his sweetie has been so steadfastly determined to shelter his nephew. But Peter, in true Kirk fashion, has a few surprises of his own. Along the way, Commissioner Ferris makes a wonderfully, catty cameo appearance.

Family Secret is a gentle story as interesting for its basic premise and the unanswered questions it raises about Jim Kirk‘s background and family relationships, as it is for the principle story line. Most of us have stories about our spouse‘s knee-jerk reaction to particular situations that make us sit back, roll our eyes, keep our mouths shut and go with the flow. Spock does, too. I‘d love to read a prequel.