The Mountain High

K/S Fanfiction
Title:	The Mountain High
Author(s):	J. Mercedes
Date(s):	1996
Length:
Genre:	slash
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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The Mountain High is a Kirk/Spock story by J. Mercedes.

It was published in the print zine Within the Mirror #11.

Summary

"Spock writes in his journal of his love for Kirk which is ultimately found and read by him."

Reactions and Reviews

As I read what is essentially a diary entry from the mirror Spock, I found myself wondering why the author had gone to the trouble of hand-writing it, and by the third page was really tempted to turn to the ending and see if my guess was right. Yep! But, a nice mystery to embed in a very short story, and a satisfying conclusion. Except, I don't think Spock was slipping at all. I think he knew exactly what he was doing. This possible conclusion after the conclusion was very cleverly done.

Clever little story of mirror Spock writing in a journal reflecting on his longings for Kirk.

The author really captured Spock's smoldering feelings and how he wants so much to reveal his love to Kirk.

I loved the mention that Spock was writing in Vulcanese so that Kirk wouldn't be able to read it and then the clever ending.

A sweet story, a pleasure. Mirror Spock's handwritten journal, his thoughts about Kirk. What a burden on Spock, to know Kirk rails in private against the senseless slaughter, to know there is heart beneath the viciousness; yet to feel he cannot do anything with this knowledge.

Nice passages about the small times when Kirk reveals a little of himself to Spock. And Spock is unwittingly revealing himself to Kirk. A wonderful ending.

It doesn't seem totally proper written Vulcan. But such a warm and happy story.