This Insubstantial Pageant

K/S Fanfiction
Title:	This Insubstantial Pageant
Author(s):	Cybel Harper
Date(s):	1991
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Genre:	slash
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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This Insubstantial Pageant is a K/S story by Cybel Harper.

It was published in the print zine Naked Times #25.

Summary

"Kirkʼs depression over Spockʼs rejection of his love deepens when they are forced to share quarters while on a diplomatic mission."

Reactions and Reviews

Despite Kirk's melancholy mood through much of this tale, I found this to be an upbeat, engrossing story. What I liked most was the strong sense of setting. I felt like I was there -- and in no hurry to leave, as I appreciated the goodness of the Valerian people. If I have any complaint it's only that I wish Isandre's and Fadrian's relationship would have been announced more dramatically; i.e., not just in passing as part of a single sentence. An excellent, touching bit of writing and easily the best story in the zine. This is the type of story I would like to see more of.