Morning Dew

K/S Fanfiction
Title:	Morning Dew
Author(s):	Greywolf the Wanderer
Date(s):	2000
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Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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Morning Dew is a Kirk/Spock story by Greywolf the Wanderer.

The author states: "I think a version of it may be somewhere on Trekiverse, not sure."

Summary

Almost a year has passed since Jim first found Spock alive and both escaped from slavery. Life in the Fringeworlds is sometimes hard, but they're *free.* But now the race who first enslaved them has applied for membership in the Federation, and both men realize -- although they don't want to do it, they have to go back to Earth. They cannot stand by and watch the slavers be Admitted.

The Trilogy

It is part of a trilogy, all of which were later published in the print zine, Songs of the Dirhja where it has much art.

• Deep Elem Blues
• New Minglewood Blues
• Morning Dew

Summary

Here is the novel that takes the hurt/comfort 'Blues' series into K/S. Spock learns that the race that serves the Masters is seeking admittance into the Federation. He and Kirk do not want to abandon their freedom on board their ship, the Dirhja, to expose themselves to publicity, skepticism, and worse - pity - but they must. They return to Earth to confront Starfleet, Admiral Komack, and to find the answer to the question: Why were they enslaved?

Kirk and Spock are forced back to Earth after they discover that the slavers who captured them and held them for twelve years are attempting to gain admittance in to the Federation.

Reactions and Reviews

Many More Comments at "Songs of the Dirhja"

See many more comments at Songs of the Dirhja.

2001

I just finished reading Morning Dew and personally I thought it was very good. I had read the previous two parts a while back and certainly enjoyed Morning Dew every bit as much as the other two. The suspense worked well right to the end I had no idea the woman plotting against them was Droxine until the story gave it away—though I had been trying to guess all along as the hints were there. I like the universe that Greywolf has created with these stories, the h/c element is well balanced and the 'comfort' is appropriate and nice to read about. At first I was a bit disappointed that Greywolf used Pon Far to get them together sexually but it was well done and not unpleasantly violent—as Pon Far can be for my tastes. In the end I think this worked quite well and added to the dramatic tension.

I found that personally I did not agree with a point in a previous LOC that Spock was too injured for the reader to understand their physical attraction to one another. I personally found Spock as he was written to be quite attractive myself as well as psychologically real. He was not suffering so much or so continuously that he had no time for anything else, and his activities with Jim were dearly not going to damage him further. I have read some classic h/c K/S stories where I think there is a problem with the boys being to seriously injured to be believable interested in sex but to me this was not one of them.

Aside from that issue the story was gripping and tightly plotted—must have taken a long time to work it all out. The story is so, so much more than Kirk and Spock getting together, I recommend it to anyone else who likes h/c and K/S and a good action/adventure/intrigue plot.

2009

This is an amazingly well done story. I loved the progression of the characters, though I do believe I've read the series out of order. Oops. Oh well. I'll just have to go back and start from the beginning again. I dearly hope there is a sequel. Will McCoy join Spock and Kirk on their adventure? I can so see him managing the medbay and keeping up with them.

Absolutely lovely, Greywolf. I sincerely hope you'll write a sequel - there's certainly room (Droxine's still at liberty, Spock is looking for healing, the Orions are still trying to get into the Federation, etc.). I enjoyed meeting Cogley again :-) All in all, you're a fine writer and have created a gem with your Dirhja series!

I love this! post more, become a full time writer, write, write!! :)

I just want to tell you how beautiful your writing is. Your Songs of the Dirjha series was one of the first fanfictions I ever read when I learned how to use the Internet in the late 90s. It is so wonderful to read a new (or is this not new? I confess I have not been paying as much attention to the TOS fandom as I used to in the 90s) story in this series. I hope to see more. I'm particularly eager to see how you will write Amanda.

I love this series. I wish I could give more constructive criticism beyond 'omgsqueeeeeeee' but its simply impossible. Thank you so much for writing such a wonderful story!

2013

In the final installment, Morning Dew, more than one crisis awaits, altering all their plans and threatening their future in an entirely different way and shaking the very foundation of all they believed in during their former life. Had this novel remained unread on my shelf, I would have missed an adventure to rival the best of the episodes and hours of learning what makes my favorite characters the honorable, independent and courageous men they are.