Like Lightning

Fanfiction
Title:	Like Lightning
Author(s):	Dovya Blacque
Date(s):	2012
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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Like Lightning is a Star Trek: TOS Kirk/Spock story by Dovya Blacque.

It was published in the print zine Legends #7.

Summary

"The death of Kirk's mother sends him into a tailspin, finding himself grieving more than he ever expected to. And then along comes a strange discovery in an empty part of space that really makes Kirk start thinking."

Reactions and Reviews

Okay, you expect a good story from Dovya Blacque, but this story was wonderful even for this writer--taking us all on a roller-coaster ride of unexpected twists and turns. It begins with Kirk receiving notice from his nephew, Peter, that his mother has died, and then evolves, slowly and believably, into a gentle love story, with a subplot regarding the fate of an unknown alien couple. Typical of this writer, Kirk and Spock (and McCoy) were all perfectly drawn, and the love story, although not explicit, was poetic and sensual.