Reality

Star Trek TNG Fanfiction
Title:	Reality
Author(s):	Tiggy Malvern
Date(s):	2002
Length:
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Fandom:	Star Trek: The Next Generation
External Links:	online here (Way back Machine)
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Reality is a Star Trek: TNG Picard/Q story by Tiggy Malvern.

It is a sequel to Sanity.

The story is set during the Dominion War arc of DS9; the pair explore realistic reasons why Picard might resist Q's advances, despite feeling attraction.

Reactions and Reviews

I recced the prequel to this story, Sanity, today, but if I keep reccing stories that have no sex in them people are going to start to think I'm a prude or something. :-) Besides, after the setup established by that story, I remember I was pretty eager to see if it was ever going to be resolved. Well, it was, and here it is. This story doesn't shy away from some of the harder issues P/Q fanfic has to deal with -- can Picard trust Q? How does a mortal maintain self-determination when involved with an omnipotent being? Is it ever fair to call on the help of such a powerful entity, and if so, when? It also deals with romantic issues without devolving into the kind of "let's endlessly discuss our relationship" conversations that actual men in gay relationships have very rarely and men as repressed as Picard or as proud and invested in personal image as Q *never* really have. It also finally gets around to the sex, which is worth the wait.