The Token

K/S Fanfiction
Title:	The Token
Author(s):	Susan K. Dundas
Date(s):	1990
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Genre:	slash
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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The Token is a Kirk/Spock story by Susan K. Dundas.

It was published in the print zine Matter/Antimatter #8.

Summary

"Kirk and Spock join McCoy at his cabin for shore leave soon after becoming bondmates during Spockʼs latest pon farr."

Reactions and Reviews

I had some nitpicks about this one — McCoy married, and deserting his wife for one week of their three-months-per-year together? Uhura a grandmother? When did she have the time? And I didn't have any clear idea of the cabin, specifically, the placement of McCoy's couch and Kirk and Spock's bed. But it was a pleasant, relaxed sort of story, with nice touches. ("If you want to do research, go find your own Vulcan," says Kirk to McCoy.)

I was surprised that McCoy accompanied Kirk and Spock on their "honeymoon". I think the man has more tact than that. I also found the exchange of "tokens" at the end oddly jarring as if it was added as an afterthought.