Honey-Dew

Fanfiction
Title:	Honey-Dew
Author(s):	Jemima
Date(s):	2002
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Genre(s):	het
Fandom(s):	Star Trek Voyager
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External Links:	Honey-Dew on google groups
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Honey-Dew is a Star Trek: VOY Janeway/Chakotay story by Jemima.

It was nominated for a 2002 ASC Award.

Reactions and Reviews

Amazing recap of the Janeway/Chakotay relationship. I love the retrospective feel, the brief visits to each time, and the POV from a more and more hope-challenged Chakotay. Wonderful look at a Janeway that isn't all that likeable even if she is capable. Very nice ending, clever in the way it plays with what we saw, giving it a nod, then moving on firmly.

This story was heartbreakingly beautiful. I had to read it over a few times to fully grasp it--and each time I found further nuances embedded in the narrative. I love Chakotay's patience, his being afraid to hope, yet always trying to lead her back 'home.' There are few if any J/C fics out there that capture his devotion more fully. As to the rest of the story, the subtle little hints as to what was really going on, together with the larger clues, adds up to something which is truly more than the sum of its parts. And painful as thepicture painted is, I can't help but wish *this* had been the reality, as opposed to the scattered events and interpretation foisted on us by TPTB.

I enjoyed this story of the Janeway/Chakotay relationship, told from Chakotay's point of view, very much. I could particularly relate to how Chakotay felt during the Equinox events. That he couldn't recognize her. I felt much the same as a viewer of the episode. I also liked Jemima's spin on the Fair Haven episode. I really liked how Jemima wrote from Chakotay's point of view as more for once than just a mirror to reflect Janeway but more his own person.

This is one of those fics that bears up under multiple readings given the many layers Jemima has filled this story with. Canon is woven carefully throughout. I especially love Chakotay here - he's so patient and so caring, never snapping though he has every reason to do so. There are so many beautiful moments in this story and a poignant and surprising ending. A truly stellar effort.

I hope this isn't Jemima's last J/C, because I enjoy her stories so much. This one is no exception. She reminds of the frustrations and missed opportunities of the seven-year journey, and then sets up a happy ending - which makes me happy.

I liked how Jemima blended "Resolutions", "Basics", "Coda","Scorpion", "Equinox", "Fair Haven", "Unimatrix Zero","Workforce", and "Endgame" together. Crafty! And them back on New Earth - with no immediate hope of rescue - I kind of like that idea.

Jemima gives us the Janeway and Chakotay that we loved in the early years of Voyager, and this time they stay consistent throughout the series. Okay, maybe it's a bit sappy, but I enjoyed the ending.

One would perhaps expect the title to become a pun, as in 'honey do this, honey do that" -- but the story is not about that. However, the title is still fitting, as one discovers upon reading it through to the end. Chakotay isn't quite what he seems; still waters run deep, after all. And for once Janeway's met her match. He has just the planet in mind. And fanfix gets twisted in Jemima fashion, abandoning the AU approach of leaving them on New Earth for the extension-of-canon AU approach of having them ... well, you'll see.