V_as_in_Victor
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The Tailor And The Dao by icarus_chained
Fandoms: Original Work, Dungeons & Dragons - All Media Types
25 Feb 2022
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Natima, heart of my heart. Beloved in all things. I know you’ll have heard some things recently. Some not good things. Please. Let me explain?
A letter from a tailor, a fresh-made warlock, to her lover, attempting to explain accusations of theft, destruction of property, and the summoning of demons. Well, genies. None of which are as they sound. None of which are her fault. None of which would be an issue if damned wizards kept track of where they left their gemstones, damn it!Bookmarked by V_as_in_Victor
09 May 2022
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This is one of the most bizarrely understandable adventurer backstories I have ever read.
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A Petition for the Dissolution of this Friendship by HeronS
Fandoms: Star Trek: The Original Series
16 Oct 2016
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When Spock comes to Kirk to “petition for the dissolution of their friendship”, Kirk realizes that he really has no idea what this relationship would mean in Spock’s alien culture. A story about friendship and culture clashes, and the fact that “t’hyla” and “measured, proportionate reactions” don’t seem to go well together.
(As evidence for that, let me just say: The Search For Spock. :) )
Bookmarked by V_as_in_Victor
21 Dec 2019
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Thoughtful and complex, both as character studies and as a look at cultural differences and how to intelligently navigate them.
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The Joining - A Vulcan Holiday Story by HeronS for WeirdLittleStories, MaryChapel, TomFooleryPrime
Fandoms: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series
21 Dec 2016
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It is January 3, 2267, and Spock ch’Sarek is more than ready for the human holiday season to be over. Overall, it has been confusing, loud and has involved far too much tactile contact with various people.
But his friends have decided that there is one more holiday, a Vulcan Joining, that needs to be celebrated before the Enterprise returns to regular duty…
This fic is for all expats out there, who have had to celebrate important occasions far from home. And for all of us who need a break from the hustle and bustle of late December, and who remember that the underlying theme for all celebrations, religious and secular, are affection, fellowship and reflection.
Bookmarked by V_as_in_Victor
10 Jun 2019
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If I ever have a future and a family, I may try this.
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Kirk, Spock and Chekov are caught in a difficult ethical situation. Ethics, friendship, poor pre-First Contact society.
"We stood by and saw your ancestors die, because they were too primitive? We stole whatever we thought profitable of your ideas and your arts, and gave them to our well-fed friends while their inventors starved?"
Bookmarked by V_as_in_Victor
09 Jun 2019
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Short, but powerful, discussion of the ethics of first contact. Very good.
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"You love this, being Sherlock Holmes."
He had once. When had it all gone so wrong?
Fully completed, not a WIP. Updates will post twice a week.