To Be a Help Meet for Him

Fanfiction
Title:	To Be a Help Meet for Him
Author(s):	Frances Rowes
Date(s):	1986
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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To Be a Help Meet for Him is a Kirk/Spock story by Frances Rowes.

It was published in the print zine The Voice #5.

It has a sequel called Their Solitary Way.

Summary

"Already upset over almost sending Spock to his death, the situation on New Paris is too much like Tarsus Four for Kirk to deal with without his loverʼs help."

Reactions and Reviews

1989

Frances Rowes showed her gift for portraying inner divisions in "To Be a Help Mate For Him", in which Kirk's necessarily harsh enforcement of quarantine during a plague on New Paris caused him to compare himself to Kodos. Reading about how Kirk works out this self-image problem with the help of Spock in quite fascinating. Kate Daniels does remarkably well in both her stories.

1992

Post-Galileo 7 story dealing with Kirk's self-loathing on New Paris, comparing himself to Kodos to impose order on a starving populace riddled by plague. Spock helps him through the crisis, which further strengthens their love. Very sensual and believable established relationship tale, very intense.

Kirk finds himself in a position similar to Kodos. and has some wonderful inner conflict over it. It also revives the trauma of Tarsus IV. I love angst ridden stories -- especially when they deal with significant ethical issues, as this one does.