Goodnight Sweetheart
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| Star Trek TOS Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Goodnight Sweetheart |
| Author(s): | Rabble Rouser |
| Date(s): | 2002 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | het |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
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Goodnight Sweetheart is a Star Trek: TOS story by Rabble Rouser. It features Edith Keeler.
It was nominated for a 2002 ASC Award.
Reactions and Reviews
This story is beautifully, almost lyrically written, and does a fine job of evoking one of the greatest Star Trek episodes (of any series) ever made. Rabble Rouser really captures the essence of Edith Keeler, and the attraction she held for Kirk, as well as reminds us just what Kirk's own attraction is.[1]
I really enjoyed this look at Edith Keeler. She comes to life in this fic, but really, the thing that drew me into this story was RabbleRouser's use of description, of adding the details - such as Edith examining herself in the mirror after meeting Kirk - that really matter and *show*, not tell, what's really going on in Edith's mind. A very well-written story. [2]
Goodnight, Sweetheart is an amazing treatment of the scenes we didn't get to see in The City on the Edge of Forever. Rabble Rouser's Edith Keeler comes alive in this lovingly written story, and we get a chance to see a bit more into her life and surroundings. Kirk here shines as the man driven to stop a horrible future from occurring but ultimately torn emotionally when he falls in love and finds someone so simpatico in both mind and spirit. The Kirk-Spock friendship is wonderfully played here, and it is a friendship that even Edith can see is very strong. But ultimately this is about Kirk and Edith, and I love the way Rabble Rouser portrays the romance. Particularly brilliant is Kirk's campaign to win over Edith, with the accompanying gradual build up of the attraction and tension in this story, and the ultimate resolution, which is wonderfully handled and very sweet but hot too. And, as one would expect from a story drawn from this particular episode, the last scene is tragic, if stopping somewhere before the end of the story as we saw on TV. One almost hopes for some alternate timeline where these two find a way to survive, thrive, and love in a future that Edith doesn't have a hand in destroying or maybe in Kirk's time, in the future that he helped build by stopping her. It's a nice idea anyway. Fabulous story! Romantic and heartbreaking all at once. Wonderful work, Rabble Rouser! [3]
This was one of the most poignantly sweet stories I have ever read. Rabble Rouser, you truly captured Edith Keeler and developed her even further. Plus, you actually made a songfic work without it seeming sappy in the least! Way to go! [4]
What a lovely romance! Told from Edith Keeler's point of view, the story vividly illustrates both why she fell in love with Kirk and why we, the fans, love him too. Compelling and also tragic, because we know what has to happen. [5]
References
- ^ Rocky at This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Kirk Pairing, March 2003
- ^ Seema at This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Kirk Pairing, March 2003
- ^ Djinn at This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Kirk Pairing, March 2003
- ^ Kath at This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Kirk Pairing, March 2003
- ^ Ventura33 at This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Kirk Pairing, March 2003