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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:57:21 -0500
Subject: [ASCEM-S] NEW TOS "In Love With My Captain" [G] K/S 1/1
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Title: In Love With My Captain
Author: Farfalla the Butterfly-Kitten
Email: blueberrysnail @ yahoo.com
Website: http://cosmicduckling.com/spirk
Pairing: K/S
Rating: G
Summary: Shameless Kirk worship :-D

IN LOVE WITH MY CAPTAIN

I fell in love with my captain. He was not the first
human that I had worked under--merely the most
extraordinary. He approaches each encounter without
ego or malice, trying until the last for a peaceful
course, but when battle is unavoidable he meets it
with all the mettle of a brilliant tactician and a
flexible thinker. He is always searching for an
unknown and even more perfect alternative. He is a
human embodiment of the quality of hope. And in the
event that all cannot be saved, he does not hesitate
to give of himself for others, each member of his crew
as dear to him as family. 

I fell in love with my teacher. I came to Starfleet
knowing the Vulcan way alone, and more than a decade
among human peers had taught me only that whereas my
chosen way was more difficult, it was infinitely
preferable to the chaos and disarray of the emotional
mind. I did not relate to my human crew; their
parties, their jokes and laughter, their vernacular
speech. But with the start of his command began a new
moment in my life, one filled with a growing
understanding and even appreciation for these mental
fluctuations. They may not have been meant for me, but
no longer were they foreign. He showed me how to smile
without shame, and that the deep place in my heart he
had discovered for himself was something I could share
with him. 

I fell in love with my friend. In his company, mere
games of strategy transcended the intellect and became
times of personal connection. Our conversation
branched and spiraled like fractals, from science to
anecdote to discussions of political events. Never
before had my tongue loosened so easily before
another. I never had reason to fear his censure, as I
would have on Vulcan for my humanity, or on Terra for
my vulcanness. He knew my words were my own and not
those of some planet of ideals, and treated them as
such, and with respect. 

I fell in love with my husband. Our growing mutual
affection was not granted the time or opportunity to
carefully flower in the most logically secure way. My
biology catapulted our relationship quickly beyond its
natural development, and we were not saved from
suffering as a result. Time has forgiven our
anxieties, however, and we found our balance. Our
relationship continued to grow even after being
forcefully brought to maturity. Our devotion derives
itself daily from each area of our lives, and we find
new reasons to appreciate each other, and to fall in
love. 

Seven minutes ago, I fell in love with Jim Kirk again.
On his way to the mirror to straighten his uniform
before leaving for the bridge of his ship, *our* ship,
he passed me where I stood and pressed a soft kiss
into the side of my jaw. I am reminded of my gratitude
for the existence of James T. Kirk. I note with
satisfaction that this is not a good-bye kiss before
he leaves for his job and I for mine--it is a
good-morning kiss before we go, together, to start the
new day. 

//

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Stories, humor, cartoons, poetry, screencaptures, & more! 
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