Temptation (Star Trek: TOS story by Monica Voile)

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Title: Temptation
Author(s): Monica Voile
Date(s): 1988
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Genre: slash
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
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Temptation is a Kirk/Spock story by Monica Voile.

It was published in the print zine Matter/Antimatter #6.

Summary

"This story focuses on the newly developed intimate relationship between Kirk and Spock, and Spock's insecurities about its permanence. The action revolves around a ship-wide chess, tournament and Spock's efforts to keep Kirk away from temptation."

Reactions and Reviews

TEMPTATION focuses on the newly developed intimate relationship between Kirk and Spock, and Spock's insecurities about its permanence. The action revolves around a ship-wide chess, tournament and Spock's efforts to keep Kirk away from temptation. Although the dialogue is a little saccharine in places, the story, as a whole, is well balanced. [1]

Monica Viola's "Temptations" is a silly story where Spock secretly hopes that new lover Kirk loses in the preliminary matches of a chess tournament, because he doesn't want Kirk to go to Wrigley's where the final match will be held, fearing the captain will find female entertainment there. I find such insecurities in Spock endearing, though I thought his reaction to the situation was over-dramatized. [2]

References

  1. ^ from On the Double #7/8
  2. ^ from Treklink #13