Where Pain Fades
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| K/S Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | Where Pain Fades |
| Author(s): | Natasha Solten |
| Date(s): | 1985 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | slash |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
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Where Pain Fades is a K/S story by Natasha Solten.
It was published in the print zine Daring Attempt #2.
Reactions and Reviews
This is a story that deals with rape, although there is no rape actually depicted within the story. As I have remembered elsewhere, it's relatively [missing word] to write long, lurid descriptions of forced copultation. The true challenge for the writer is to deal with the aftermath of rape. That requires skill in characterization and an understanding of what the experience of rape means to the victim. WHERE PAIN FADES deals entirely with the aftermath of sexual trauma. The sensitivity with which the subject is handled is, to my knowledge, unparalleled in K/S fiction. The basic plot concept is that Kirk and Spock had both been raped on separate occasions, and attempt to help each other overcome their nightmares of abuse. In 20th century terms, this is a theraputic technique called peer counseling that has proven very effective with rape survivors. WHERE PAIN FADES has a special significance to me for personal reasons. I am a rape survivor. I know, however, that I'm not the only one who could be profoundly affected by this story for that reason... WHERE PAIN FADES proves that the people who say K/S must never deal with the subject of rape are very wrong. We must not be deprived of stories like this one. [1]
This is one of the best rape recovery stories that have ever appeared in K/S. Both Kirk and Spock have been raped, and help one another to recover. The psychology of recovery is realistically portrayed and snows that the author has tremendous insight about the recovery process. [2]
Spock, freshly rescued from Orion slavers who raped him, finds himself helping Jim to deal with his own rape in similar circustances 2 years prior. The subject sounds grim, but this is actually a touching story with less angst than one could imagine. The emphasis is on Kirk and Spock's deepening connection and how the two men find solace in each other's company and later, love. Based on this alone I'd buy anything with Solten's name on it.[3]
References
- ^ from On the Double #5
- ^ from The LOC Connection #40
- ^ 4 September 2009 Master List of K/S Favorites *Updated Nov 19, 2013*, Mary Monroe