The Gift of the Hawk

Fanfiction
Title:	The Gift of the Hawk
Author(s):	J S Cavalcante
Date(s):	1993
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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The Gift of the Hawk is a Kirk/Spock story by J S Cavalcante.

It was published in the print zine Within the Mirror #7.

Summary

"The mirror Spock hides the true reason for his presence when he comes to this universe seeking asylum."

Reactions and Reviews

1993

Yes, yes, yes. Two Spock's makes this my new favorite Mirror story, plus a lot of divine and unusual sex...

Unbearably fine, some of the scenes. I would like the author to know what scenes were especially powerful, but don't want to quote chapter, line and verse and tell too much of the story. I'm sure she knows anyway - she got to write them.

Mirror (and wolf/lamb) are realty good places to deal with dichotomies, and the criss-crossed situation was worked out very well in this story. A really rich potential exists with these four characters, and the specific conflicts and resolutions this author chose were very satisfying.

Mirror Spock beams by himself to our universe. Kirk is very nervous in his presence, having always dreamed of this demon/dream Spock and desired him. M-Spock is envious that our Spock has Kirk's devotion, even love...

Hot sex scene, M-Spock and our Kirk. A divinely uninhibited Vulcan I M-Spock begging Kirk for a mind-meld, his own Kirk having never allowed it.

The scene with the two Spocks -- I could hardly stand it, it was that compelling. And it was fascinating about their thoughts being on the same frequency and so they spontaneously share.

So M-Spock is in the middle, learning from both Kirk and Spock how they feel about each other and acting as the catalyst to bring them together; and in the process learning how he can be with his own Kirk - - excellent premise. And each Spock learns what he needs from the other in order to love his own Kirk. This learning that expression of their inhibited, opposite qualities is what is needed, could have been almost like obvious, or pat; but it was expressed with so much depth it was far removed from the obvious.

I love the scene of our Spock admitting he can find it in himself to emulate some qualities of the other - discover his sensuality. And he admits his "control" in the face of the love he now knows Kirk has for him, is mere "vanity." That is exquisite.

The warrior/love/pledge with the daggers is very fine. Spock shows his "hawk" side to Kirk, having to deliberately abandon his controls in their lovemaking. Nice scene -- I cant say how much.

And in the meld the hawk transforms into two eagles.

"The other stroked his beard and favored Kirkwith a dark ghost of a smile."

The mirror Spock comes to our universe and wants to discover our Spock's secret for making Kirk love him. Here the title is wonderfully connected. The "gift" is from the mirror Spock, the "hawk", as well as from Kirk to him. The mirror Spock's character is a marvelous combination of strength and vulnerability with such poignancy as he tries to search for the answer. Such an inventive theme done in such an unexpected way.

"Kirk, you are beautiful,' the other whispered hoarsely. 'Come with me, and I will set your heart and mind on fire." Probably one of the most sensual, erotic, well-structured seduction scenes ever as the mirror Spock seduces Kirk. What a wonderful, powerful mirror Spock this is, including an exciting scene between our Spock and the other as he confronts our Spock about his love for Kirk, taunting and cajoling him into understanding his love. Then, when they kiss, our Spock imagines: "...two nearly identical Vulcans locked in a savage embrace, himself and his mirror image, enwrapped in the insidious strands of a Narcissistic web."

There was so much here that I enjoyed, everything from the erotic tension among the two Spocks and Kirk to the poetic intimacies written so well so well.