Janeway/Chakotay
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Kathryn Janeway/Chakotay |
| Alternative name(s): | J/C, JetC |
| Gender category: | Het, M/F |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: Voyager |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
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| Other: |  |
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Janeway/Chakotay is the het pairing of Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay in Star Trek: Voyager fandom.
They had a kind of intimacy that didn't cross lines but was undeniable.[1]
Fandom
While the pairing had strong implications of existing in canon very early in the series (with an episode, "Resolutions" in which Janeway and Chakotay were abandoned together on a planet with little sign of rescue), was soon relegated to nothing more than the imaginations of the fans with little on-screen sign of the relationship developing. This lead to the commonly used in-joke in the JetC community that the fans were "projecting" their ideas of the relationship onto the screen, usually as a way of downplaying how seriously they took the pairing. "Don't mind me, I'm just projecting..." was a common phrase used when discussing some perceived subtext on screen.
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Resolutions: exploring their stay on New Earth and what could have happened if they had stayed there
- Fix-it: unhappy with how the series ended with Chakotay/Seven, many fanfiction writers will rewrite the series finale
- Post-Endgame: focusing on the possibility of a romantic relationship developing post series finale, after they returned to the Alpha Quadrant
- Alternative Universe: alternative universes where they are a couple, within the multiple alternative timelines available on the show or new ones created by fans
- Hurt/Comfort: Janeway and Chakotay comforting each other after some of the traumatic events that occurred during the series
- Relaunch Novels: related to the post-canon novel series, where Chakotay and Janeway were in a relationship
- Commando: Chakotay not wearing underwear[2]
Awards
Example Fanworks
Fan Art
- Star Crossed Lovers, Archived version by stasiclaire
- Love Comes Full Circle (Janeway and Chakotay) by nightwing1975
- JC Got A Dear John Letter by BarbaraPommerenke
Fanfiction
- For a full listing of J/C fanfiction on Fanlore, see Category:Star Trek VOY J/C Fanfiction
- The Albatross by Christinecgb
- The Bones of My People by Miss Elise
- Contrition by Michele Masterson
- Honey-Dew by Jemima
- The Only One by Your Cruise Director
- Thrive by Jemima
- The Unconsoled by Deborah L. Wells
Fan Vids
- Janeway and Chakotay | From A to Z by leisylaura
Meta
- Janeway/Chakotay Star Trek: Voyager - The Shipper's Manifesto, Archived version by rocky_t for ship_manifesto (Jan 2005)
Zines
- Among the Stars (Star Trek: VOY zine)
- At the Edge of the Universe
- Code of Honor
- Delta Nights
- Delta Quadrant of Venus (Star Trek: Voyager zine)
- Future Steps
- Long Distance Voyagers
- Once Upon a Quadrant
- Proper Order
- Q-ED Again
- Revisionist History
- The Cardassian Mask
- The Heart and Soul of Voyager
- Same Time, Next Year
- Second Star to the Right (Star Trek: Voyager zine)
- Secrets, Deceptions and Lies
- Star Crossed Voyagers
- Twisting the Time Line
- Wings of Love
- You Can't Go Home Again
Example Art Gallery
Cover art of Star Crossed Voyagers #1 by Christine Myers (1995)
Interrior art from The Temple Jewel by Maryann Jorgensen (1995)
Cover art of the novel zine A Separate Peace by BEKi (1999)
Cover art for Delta Quadrant of Venus #2 by DRush (1999)
Cover art for At the Edge of the Universe #8 by Sophia Kelly Shultz (1999)
Cover art for the Wayfarers #1 by Joey Rodrigues and Anja Gruber (1999)
Manip cover by Pete for Secrets, Deceptions and Lies (2001)
More than friends, but less than a couple moodboard by kingstoken (2019), created for the Star Trek Secret Santa Gift Exchange
Mailing Lists
Archives and Links
- Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway at Archive of Our Own
- Chakotay + Janeway at FanFiction.net
- Janeway/Chakotay and Janeway Chakotay Pairing page at Trekiverse
- Janeway/Chakotay Story Index (defunct)
- Janeway Chakotay NC-17 Collection (defunct)
- Tumblr Tags: janeway x chakotay, j/c
Websites and Webrings
References
- ^ "Did Chakotay and Janeway ever have secret romantic feelings for one another, forum post April 22, 2017". Archived from the original on 2019-04-24.
- ^ Brit (July 23, 2009). "Opinions on Chakotay & Seven". The Trek BBS. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
You do realize that in much of the J/C fan fiction, one of Chakotay's quirks is that he doesn't wear underwear.