To He Who Waits
| Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | To He Who Waits |
| Author(s): | Gena Moretti |
| Date(s): | 1990 |
| Length: | |
| Genre(s): | slash |
| Fandom(s): | Star Trek: TOS |
| Relationship(s): | Kirk/Spock |
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To He Who Waits is a Kirk/Spock story by Gena Moretti.
It was published in the print zine Within the Mirror #4. It has a sequel called WHIPS, published in Within the Mirror #11.
Summary
"While in the M/U, Kirk makes love to that Spock to distract him while McCoy and Scotty reset the transporter."
Excerpt
The man in the ship's brig snarled, "What is it you want, Spock? Power?" The voice was so familiar, but not the nasty, aggressive, bullying tone. The face and figure Spock knew better than his own. Yet the postures, the gestures and movement of that body were completely foreign to anything he had ever seen his captain do.[1]
Reactions and Reviews
1988
In the Mirror universe Kirk learns that the alternate Kirk and Spock are partners in a violent relationship - at their last encounter Kirk had been injured. Unable to avoid an interlude with the Mirror Spock, Kirk proposes a 'new way', gentleness rather than violence.[2]
1990
I like the way this story moved back and forth between the two universes, letting the reader see just what happened to all four Kirks and Spocks. It seemed as if the mirror K k S took turns hurting each other which made the mirror Kirk's jealousy at Spock's calling the other Kirk 'Jim' even more interesting. The sex scenes were nicely detailed. And the end where Kirk thinks he's not even capable of loving someone seemed true to the character. A good story from a very dependable writer. [3]
This story was a heart-warming read that held together very well -- for the first half. Once the characters returned to their correct universes nothing really happened except that each pair engaged in satisfying sex, which left the overall story with a feeling of flatness. There needed to be a more dramatic climax.
I had trouble following some of the thoughts and dialogue when both characters 'spoke' in the same paragraph. Another trouble spot: Spock using words like "so" and "really" for emphasis, which sounded awkward. Also, I can't imagine a Spock of any universe to be so judgmental as to refer to Sulu as "that little snake" and Chekov as "that stubby Russian". It seemed uncharacteristically childish.
In addition, Mirror-Spock retelling the events that happened earlier was repetitious and unnecessary.
But I did enjoy the first part of this story a great deal and appreciated the warm feelings. Whereas the latter two sex scenes caused the story to drag a bit, the first sex scene was perfect for the point it was making. And I was touched by the way it ended with Spock saying, "I found your new technique acceptable. I will be ready to reciprocate at your convenience." Now that's my Spock![4]
References
- ^ Within the Mirror 4 at the Merry Men Press site.
- ^ from IDIC #12
- ^ from The LOC Connection #22
- ^ from The LOC Connection #22