The Match (Star Trek TOS story)

Fanfiction
Title:	The Match
Author(s):	Penny Wise
Date(s):	1992
Length:
Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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The Match is a K/S story by Penny Wise.

It was published in the print zine First Time #34.

Summary

"Kirk and Spock are forced to participate in a ship-wide test that uses a computer program to match compatibilty in order to find ones perfect mate."

Reactions and Reviews

1993

I liked this one because it was not predictable, I misguessed the ending. I thought that Spock had engineered the computer to point Kirk to him as his mate. I couldn't understand as I was reading, why Spock was so hesitant to open the hotel door.

Computer match-ups comes to the Enterprise and all crew members are expected to participate. Kirk fills out his questionnaire, as does Spock. They long for each other, but think to be matched up with someone else. Guess what? Some good writing, but for the most part pretty dull as the subject of computer dating supports the entire story. Then at the end, when Kirk and Spock get together, it's quite an anatomy lesson! I never knew there were so many scientific names for parts of the body. Also, the sexual contact is sort of thrown in at the end of the story without enough build-up. The writing is a little stilted, but the expressions of emotion are well-done.

Even though this short story was somewhat predictable, Kirk's skepticism at the computer match up was well brought out

and it ended with a wonderful sex scene.