The Gamblers

K/S Fanfiction
Title:	The Gamblers
Author(s):	Dovya Blacque
Date(s):	1986
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Genre:	slash
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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The Gamblers is a Kirk/Spock story by Dovya Blacque.

It was published in the print zines First Time #7 and Shadows in the Rain.

Summary

"A month after Psi 2000, Kirk discovers that Spock never received the antidote for the virus and indeed, does not desire to."

Reactions and Reviews

A wonderfully intense opening scene. Spock in the grip of emotion, alone, tense, crying, straining for control. He hadn't let himself go since Psi 2000, Good scene, his frustrated meditation. Very vivid mind-stuff and anguish.

It turns out McCoy hadn't known Spock had gotten the disease, and hadn't been given the antidote! But Spock refuses the antidote; he doesn't want his controls returned, because now he has learned he loves Kirk.

Really excellent words in a tense situation when the meaning (love) beneath their words {friendship) comes through.

Spock finds he can still admit to his feelings after the antidote. He tells Kirk of his love, although not knowing what to do with it, Heart-breakingly sweet scene, the touching and kissing. In Kirk's soft acceptance Spock finds a place where he feels free to love....

A bit of explaining the obvious (Kirk seeing Spock in a new light, etc.) Maybe just a little naive, but so nice.

I love what they express to each other, but maybe those sentiments would have been better said in narrative or in their thoughts rather than in dialogue. It seems in dialogue that really exquisite expressions can sound unnatural or trite.

Except for "battling" tongues, an expression I personally never care for, the story was warm, and hot, with beautiful lovemaking-perfect words.