☆paging doctor gorgeous☆

Used my weekend to try and catch up on some tv to avoid being spoiled left, right and center.

Finished season 3 of The Witcher (oh, my god).
Finished season 2 of Good Omens (oh, my GOD?????).
Catching up on season 2 of Strange New Worlds (omggggg).

What a weekend.

I sit here, once again, craving AOS Mirror content. I do not know if I want to write it myself or if I want someone to write it for me, I just know that I crave that shady, full-dark shit with the AOS crew and I want it pretty badly.

Chris Pine's character from Horrible Bosses 2 continues to be my current image of what a decent Mirror!Jim might look like, based on appearance, arrogance, and wild-eyed manic energy. The jacket doesn't hurt.








That's it, that's the post. u.u

Just on my mind tonight.

Absolutely gutted to hear about Nichelle Nichols.

I know that in recent years she has not been doing well, between illness and issues with her son behaving in ways that had undoubtedly caused her lots of stress. Even so, it's never a good day when you click your phone on and immediately see that someone you treasure has appeared in the top headlines.

I consider myself really fortunate to have met her a few years ago, at the last Star Trek Las Vegas event I attended. She was all smiles, and extremely kind and attentive, allowing me to get teary eyed as I rambled at her and thanked her for everything she's done for the genre, for women in the genre specifically. I remember her clasping my hand in both of hers and thanking me in a way that seemed so much more sincere than so many other actors and actresses I've met over the years.

I was the very last one allowed to see her, that day. When the line formed, I was told they accepted cash only, and I remember sprinting across the exhibit hall, the convention floor, through the halls, across the casino, searching for an ATM. I remember balking at the exorbitant fees associated with pulling money from it. I remember that I was huffing and puffing, out of breath and red faced by the time I ran all the way back, and god, I had worn sandals that day. There was no one around. She was just sitting there alone at her table, getting ready to leave; the handler had left, leaving only her and her son behind. I was allowed to meet her even though the line had closed, and Nichelle seemed genuinely happy to allow me to come behind the table to sit next to her and talk for a minute and get a couple of pictures with her. Worth it. Completely worth it.

This woman accomplished so much during a time when the odds were stacked against her. She inspired so many other women, so many other black women in particular, who were able to see her on TV in a rare role where she was depicted as being an equal to her peers, rather than being thrust into the background or cast as a servant or worse. She was an amazing dancer. A beautiful singer. I know she could play the piano, and probably other instruments, besides. When she was tempted to quit her role as Uhura in response to so many of her lines being cut, she took inspiration in the hope she gave to other people of color and stayed with it, feeling that what she was doing was more than merely a job. And it was.

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A work you've left kudos on:

Ad Astra Per Aspera (11,264 words) by calculatingthestars
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Star Trek AOS
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jim Kirk/Leonard McCoy
Characters: Jim Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Joanna McCoy
Additional Tags: Romance, Angst, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Happy Ending
Summary: At the end of the Enterprise's second five-year mission, Kirk comes upon a crossroads and makes his choice. Or: how Leonard McCoy realizes that giving in is not the same as giving up, and no matter how hard you try, you can't choose who you love.

A fic with multiple chapters:

Paper Monsters (39,240 words) by Clocks
Chapters: 11/11
Fandom: X-Men: First Class
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Characters: Erik Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier, Hank McCoy, Raven Darkholme, Moira McTaggert, Sean Cassidy, Alex Summers, Armando Munez, Emma Frost, Angel Salvadore, Azazel, Logan
Additional Tags: Romance, Bibliophile Porn, Modern AU, Alternate Universe - No Powers
Summary: Charles meets Erik Lehnsherr, his favorite novelist of all time at a coffee shop, but doesn't know it's him, and Erik just criticizes his own writing in front of his biggest fan.

A work from a challenge from 2020:

The Symbiote's Guide to the Galaxy (2,094 words) by Bakageta
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Venom (Movie 2018)
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eddie Brock/Venom
Characters: Eddie Brock, Venom
Additional Tags: Alien Abduction, Alien Biology, Canon-Typical Body Horror, Panic Attacks
Summary: Eddie and Venom get abducted by aliens. Written for Venomsday 2020.

A work posted in 2020:

Why Don't You Get Up and Make Me? (33,636 words) by Golden4278
Chapters: 22/22
Fandom: Buzzfeed Unsolved
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence.
Relationships: Ryan Bergara/Shane Madej
Characters: Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej
Additional Tags: Enemies to Friends to Lovers, True Crime, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Dark Humor, Drama
Summary: A woman’s body is found at the bottom of a staircase with multiple blows to the head. Her husband was the only witness. Straightforward murder case, right? Prosecutor Shane Madej thinks so. Maybe it’s not so simple. Ryan Bergara is a defense attorney seeking redemption after a recent fall from grace. He believes his client is innocent, but how far is he willing to go to prove it? Can Shane protect Ryan from the truth while maintaining his professionalism? And can the two rivals keep their hands off each other in the process?

A fic you reread often:

The Secret Life of a Live-In Tutor (Or, Who/What Jim Kirk Did On His Summer Vacation) (65,663 words) by Savoytruffle
Chapters: 20/20
Fandom: Star Trek AOS
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jim Kirk/Leonard McCoy, Jocelyn McCoy/Leonard McCoy, Jim Kirk/Gaila, Jim Kirk/Hikaru Sulu, Jim Kirk/Others, Spock/Nyota Uhura
Characters: Jim Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Jocelyn McCoy, Joanna McCoy, Gaila, Hikaru Sulu, Spock, Nyota Uhura, Carol Marcus
Additional Tags: Modern AU, Infidelity, Workplace Relationship, Drama, Nonmonogamous Relationship
Summary: Jim is working on his Masters of Education and living in a crappy studio apartment. His friend Gaila works as an au pair for the wealthy McCoy family and lives in their fabulous home. The McCoys want to hire a tutor for their daughter Joanna for the summer and Gaila thinks Jim would be the perfect fit. She has no idea...

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