Logic on Fire

Fanfiction
Title:	Logic on Fire
Author(s):	Ellen Thacher
Date(s):	1994
Length:
Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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Logic on Fire is a K/S story by Ellen Thacher.

art by Fiona Graves for "Logic on Fire"

It was published in the print zine First Time #39.

Summary

"When Spock is captured and almost raped, he and Kirk use the newly installed holodeck to confront the problems Spock is having with unresolved emotions."

Reactions and Reviews

1994

Spock is returned to the Enterprise after a nasty encounter with a Romulan. In order to come to terms with the after-effects of the incident, Spock and Kirk engage the newly installed holodeck and recreate the event with the Romulan. This helps them face their love for each other.

This is really a super idea for S and K to use the holodeck as a way to work out their problems. But it is much too unrealized. They keep referring to the incident, but we never get to see it. It is far too much of an integral pan of the story to just leave to our imagination. It's doubly a shame because the build-up was so good and there were some excellent ideas -one being the Romulan asserting that Spock couldn't hide from what was being portrayed because it was taken from his own mind, thoughts and desires.

Some disjointed conversation between K and S that, even with some really neat lines, sounded artificial, unlike "real" conversation.

In the beginning, the Romulan character was so nicely done, (except for an inexplicable use of his name once and then an initial)- sexy, aggressive and probing that it was very disappointing that nothing came of him. In fact, Spock tells Kirk that he doesn't even need to recreate the Romulan incident, that all he needs to do is Ifiij him about it. In which case, why the story? The whole purpose that was established in the beginning was that Spock couldn't face his feelings so that was why he engaged the holodeck.

At one point, K and S put on robes, then their clothes are in a pile, then I thought they had them on under the robes, then Kirk says he feels better without clothes, then I wasn't sure.

There are some really nice emotions expressed between them, especially Kirk telling that Spock can be or do anything and he'd still love him. Plus what a lovely title taken from such a wonderful quote: "Eloquence is logic on fire."