Acting Out - Another story I found started in my WIP file. This time with only a small portion done. So I used this as an exercise for some writerly things I'm trying to work on. Not that I need much of an excuse to write the Captain and Doctor C together.
All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go - Okay so this was supposed to be mostly just an excuse to let JTK and Doctor C get it on. But then the muse decided to insert some actual plot and angst into the witty banter and sexy time. She does that. I'm just her scribe and I key in what she tells me LOL. This is a little different Chapel than I normally go with.
Chasing the Rush - They've known each other for a long time, liked each other tremendously, but never stopped to really see what was right in front of them. Now, when they are both older, can they stop chasing the rush long enough to realize a kindred soul might be reaching back?
Comfort - It starts with a desire to help. This one tracks canon. Not all canon, but key bits of it.
Closing Time - Because sometimes life happens after hours. (Short Story/3,000 words)
Collide on Dry Land - Some storms come on suddenly. Some build up over time. (Novelette/18,000 words)
From Unexpected Places - This is a prequel to "Grief," but you don't have to have read that story for this one to work. This is a look at how Kirk and Chapel came together, and how she and Spock found a way to the friendship that would pave the way to what comes later in "Grief." If you need a happier outing than "Grief," this may be for you.
How to Fall in Love - This is an experimental, dialogue only story--no connective tissue. I usually despise works that don't use quotation marks to denote dialogue, but since that's all there is here, I'm going to skip them. If I did my job right, you won't miss them. I was missing these two and I needed a diversion from the world, so...this is the result. (Novelette/8,900 words)
I Want to Follow You, But Not Be Led - So the first section of this has been sitting in my WIP file for 2.5 years. I knew I wanted to explore Kirk and Chapel in a post STV environment, which is not my norm (post TMP is more my speed). Spock plays a significant role here for those who tire of K/Ch fics that don't include him as much. This has the things I like the most: insecure Kirk, damaged Chapel, & unlikely friends.
The Island - He wanted to get to know her better--but this might be more than he asked for. A straight-up Kirk/Chapel for those who've been missing such things. Not, of course, without some angst. (Novella/20,000 words)
It's All About Survival - People connect in all sorts of ways.
Kismet - A Kirk/Chapel for a friend who needed a new outing with her fav TOS ship. Supposed to be fluffy, didn't (of course) end up that way.
The Morning After - There's always a morning after. Some of them are more important than others. (Short Story/6,600 words)
No Such Thing as Goodbye - A vignette from the Kirk/Chapel prime series mostly likely. After ST:WOK.
Not in the Nest - Set right after ST:TMP, a fling on Earth is very different from a romance with a crewmember.
Parallels and Intersections - Sometimes lives don't touch so much as run alongside--other times they take a detour.
Reopening Old Wounds - They of all people know the danger of reopening old wounds. This is a little different spin on the events around the second through fourth movies, but still following canon. (Novella/35,000 words)
Returning Heroes - I was watching STVI-The Undiscovered Country, and began to wonder, what if Chapel and Kirk had been involved at the time...and she was back on Earth during those events. This is my answer. It's plenty angsty--and I've been told very hot.
Thar She Blows! - It's fun to hang with the guy who's just traveled through time, brought back two humpback whales, and saved the Earth and everyone on it. Just fun. Right? Sorta light, sorta not. Set after STIV and during/after.
Unlucky in Love - A slighty different Kirk/Chapel. A romance that's not romantic, as one person put it, and I like that idea.
Waltzing with the Muses - Life unfolds in unexpected way. Life follows patterns. Sometimes, life does both. Takes place a year after the 2nd through 5th movies.
What Might Have Been - A moment of time and prelude to "Emotional Rescue" from the Spock/Chapel page. Can be read alone.
Dregs - Post-WoK. Spock is dead. What if you're the one left behind?
Embers - Post-STV. They shared their pain, but then fate intervened. Now that everything is back to normal--or nearly so--is there anything left for Kirk and Chapel?
Physician, Heal Thyself - Post-STV. So what does McCoy think of Kirk and Chapel's relationship?
Never and Always Touching and Touched - Post-STV. Spock has a secret.
Bargains in the Dead of Mind - Post-STV. Chapel's take on her relationships with Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. (Short Story/2,800 words)