Some Time Beyond Place, or Place Beyond Time

Fanfiction
Title:	Some Time Beyond Place, or Place Beyond Time
Author(s):	Jeanette Paris
Date(s):	1978
Length:
Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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Some Time Beyond Place, or Place Beyond Time is a K/S story by Jeanette Paris.

It was published in the print zine Companion #1.

Series

• The Essential Seed
• A Change of Mind
• Some Time Beyond Place, or Place Beyond Time
• More Than Yesterday, Less Than Tomorrow
• In the Rainy Pleiads
• A Matter of Approval
• Where Joys Never Cease
• The Price
• Nights, Winters, Years
• Penumbra
• Eclipse
• ... And Patiently Abide
• 'Til Night Closes In
• A Time to Be Born
• Visions and Revisions
• other stories in Companion #2

Summary

"Spock is isolated for six months after contacting a deadly illness."

Reactions and Reviews

This story is part of a sequence of stories tracing the development of the relationship between Kirk and Spock. Having contracted a life-threatening infection that requires extensive medical treatment, Spock is placed in isolation at a starbase for an extended length of time. The story picks up with Kirk arriving to bring Spock back to the Enterprise, after being apart for most of six months. Kirk is concerned that his forced separation from Spock, ordered by Starfleet, has harmed their growing closeness. His fears seem justified when Spock seems reserved and distant, and Kirk is determined to reach him. Spock is weakened by his illness and long recovery, Kirk steps in to help and the story evolves from hurt/comfort to physical expression of love.

The character of Spock described in this story is very vulnerable and alone. There is a sense of relief for both the reader and for Spock, when Kirk is finally allowed to return to the starbase to bring Spock back aboard Enterprise. Spock's desire to return home to the ship, particularly after such a long prolonged isolation, is recurrent theme throughout the story. Kirk represents that home, that security and a return to companionship.

The story is a satisfying read and a perfect springboard to the remainder of the stories in the fanzine which continue to build and mature the K/S relationship. As Companion was published in 1978, the sequence of stories in the zine describe life paths for Kirk and Spock which are distinct from what was portrayed in the Star Trek movies. I recommend this particular story and the entirety of the Companion fanzine for a satisfying read, unhampered by movie canon.