The Family Mythology
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| Star Trek TOS Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Family Mythology |
| Author(s): | Jungle Kitty |
| Date(s): | 2002 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
| External Links: | online here |
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The Family Mythology is an Kirk/Brandt story by Jungle Kitty.
Author's Notes
A few months prior to the end of the Enterprise's five-year mission, Kirk and Brandt attend the Tiberius family picnic. Rated PG-13.
Awards
- 2002 ASC--Third Place, Kirk Pairing
Reactions and Reviews
This tale is crowded with a lot of characters that really ratchet up the comedy. It's not all laughs though. Jungle Kitty deftly and sensitively sets up the character of Kirk's mother, Winona, and the relationship with her son. A scene where she's hurt at a remark of his that implies a judgment of her choices is both poignant and telling. A lot of different family anecdotes provide amusement and fill out the picture of the Kirk clan. It was fun to watch Brandt make her way among this mob of relations and find out where she fits. And the ending was as warmly romantic as anyone could want. [1]
This is one of my favorite K/Brandt stories. I'm a sucker for character backstories, and Jungle Kitty does an excellent job of fleshing out Kirk's family. Every single relative, down to the children, really came to life for me. Jungle Kitty struck a very fine balance between caricatures of the more 'colorful' individuals (every family's got 'em, especially an Aunt Lila ) and portraying them as fully dimensional human beings. Every detail is exactly right--the mountains of food no one can possibly finish, the games and sports, the teasing and revival of 30 year old jokes, family lore, even the appearance of a picture album at some point.And of course, I liked learning a little more about Kirk's past, particularly how his parents' experience colored his own attitude toward relationships, and how he dealt with the aftermath of Tarsus. Jungle Kitty did a masterful job of putting all the pieces together for Brandt and the conclusion of the story was as inevitable as it was satisfying. [2]
Jungle Kitty's Alex-verse is the Anti-Ancient Destroyer, and no one is happier about that fact than me. Things no more go absolutely perfect in that place than things go absolutely wrong in mine. It is in each case an innate overlay. The Alex-verse is as close as TOS can get to Heaven without leaving behind what we all love about it. I hope the inverse is true about the funnel-realm I've spent close to five years putting together. It can be the summit or it can be the pit, but it should be kept TOS, and JK has no trouble doing that. Of course the crux is Suzanne Brandt, the greatest TOS-derived character we never saw onscreen. Past-Mistress of two universes, guest star in two others, and, by decree of the creating author, a person whose total absence in the ADU makes it just a bit more hellish, IMHO. Not an MS, not a female Kirk, not his equal, better or lesser, because her bulwark is the part of Starfleet that doesn't get or want a reputation. And frankly, no ST Captain has ever been any damned good at covert ops. This story is as vital a link in the Brandt+Alex arc as watching Spider-Man chatting with his Uncle Ben. We learn why Brandt decided to make this Iowa family her own, when she chose her man, and nary a note is missed. Aces, JK. Just Aces. [3]
I love Kirk/Brandt fluff, especially when there are some serious issues thrown in for good measure. This story made me laugh a lot and I needed it at the time. Thanks, JK, for the great entertainment. [4]
References
- ^ Rabble Rouser at This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Kirk Pairing, March 2003
- ^ Rocky at This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Kirk Pairing, March 2003
- ^ Rob Morris at This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Kirk Pairing, March 2003
- ^ Jerie at This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Kirk Pairing, March 2003