The Sound of Your Breath
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| Title: | The Sound of Your Breath |
| Author(s): | Dovya Blacque |
| Date(s): | 1993 |
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| Genre(s): | slash |
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| Relationship(s): | Kirk/Spock |
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The Sound of Your Breath is a K/S story by Dovya Blacque.
It was published in the print zine Naked Times #30 and Splendor.
Summary
"After leaving Vulcan following Spockʼs pon farr, Kirk is unable to sleep but pretends to when Spock comes to his cabin each night, the only time either of them can relax."
Reactions and Reviews
1993
A gentle, loving story from an author who specializes in gentle, loving stories, "The Sound of Your Breath" is a first-time, post-Amok Time tale that achieves great depth of feeling from a simple premise. For the three days after Spock's aborted pon farr, Kirk battles insomnia. Spock, meanwhile, battles his own troubled feelings, easing them partially by coming into Kirk's quarters each of these nights simply to hear Kirk breathe and know that he is alive. On the third night, Kirk, who is only pretending to be asleep, turns over and confronts his friend.
I don't want to say more and risk spoiling the story for anyone who hasn't read it yet. It should be savored slowly, like fine wine. The writing is beautiful; the characterization sure and believable; the dialogue worth reading aloud. And the love scene rivals any I've read (K/S or otherwise) for its sheer tenderness. Best of all is the ease with which Kirk and Spock play out the first-time scenario. This writer has a gift for making the K/S relationship seen the most natural, obvious thing in the universe. [1]
Directly after the events in "Amok Time," Kirk cant pretend everything's the same. He cant sleep. Spock comes in at night and watches him pretend to sleep, and they both feel better. Finally they talk, touch, hug, fall asleep together. Very sweet conversations, trying to express why they want to be in each other's arms. Oddly but nicely in character. Lovely tentative kissing, nice sex. Exquisite orgasm...
Beautiful words of love. All of the sensations expressively vivid - sight, sound, touch, energy, love. [2]
This is a beautifully written romantic first time scene. I highly recommend it for its writing style alone. It's been a while since anything this hopelessly 'sweet' has moved me. (I like whips....)
Sometimes I hear the criticism of "purple prose." Interestingly enough (to me, at least), there is a definite section of PP in the 1st column of p. 103 (first orgasm part).
The rest, however, is a ten on a scale of 1 to 10 for fine writing. For some reason, this story was the very last one I read in NT 30. I'd suggest you leave this one for last, too, in order to savor the writing and end up in a nice 'puppy dog" glow. Romantics will love this story.
Aspiring writers should examine it. [3]
2000
A gentle, moving story from an author who specializes in gentle, moving stories, 'The Sound of Your Breath" is a first-time, post-Amok Time tale that achieves great depth of feeling from a simple premise. For the three days after Spock's aborted pon farr, Kirk battles insomnia. Spock, meanwhile, battles his own troubled feelings, easing them partially by coming into Kirk's quarters each of these nights simply to hear Kirk breathe and know that he is alive. On the third night, Kirk, who is only pretending to be asleep, turns over and confronts his friend.I don't want to say more and risk spoiling the story for anyone who hasn't read it yet. It should be savored slowly, like fine wine. The writing is beautiful; the characterization sure and believable; the dialogue worth reading aloud. And the love scene rivals any IVe read (K/S or otherwise) for its sheer tenderness. Best of all is the ease with which Kirk and Spock play out the first-time scenario.
This writer has a gift for making the K/S relationship seem the most natural, obvious thing in the universe. [4]
2009
After Amok Time, Spock starts sneaking into Kirk's cabin at night, listening to his Captain breathe, a comfort and reassurance that both of them need and neither can deny. Tender, with a feeling of furtiveness and stolen intimacy in the dark of night. [5]
References
- ^ from The LOC Connection #55 (1993)
- ^ from The LOC Connection #55 (1993)
- ^ from The LOC Connection #58 (1993)
- ^ from The K/S Press #48
- ^ 4 September 2009 Master List of K/S Favorites *Updated Nov 19, 2013*, Mary Monroe