The Doctor Is In

Because they would totally do that. You can read it as them being lovers or friends or whatever is inbetween.

Can't sleep. It's like 4am and I cannot sleep. Brain go brrrrrrr.

- A choose your Gabriel Lorca & Katrina Cornwell quintuple drabble inspired by the prev sketch, which of course became this amazing image by @brushbanshee, which gave me a whole other host of ideas. 😉

The chiming was incessant, a pernicious pattern played out on his doorbell, demanding answer.

“It’s not a fucking drum set,” Gabriel grumbled as he made his way across the living room.

Whoever was at the door clearly didn’t believe that he wasn’t home, and Gabriel figured that the fastest way to get them to go away was to open the door and tell whoever had decided that his doorbell was the cymbal in the Klingon Orchestra to fuck off.

And he would have done just that except she beat him to it.

“You’re late,” Kat stated, almost before the door had finished opening.

Well, he was going to have to take her word on that as he remained purposefully unaware of the time.

For a moment Kat looked like she was going to say something more but then snapped her mouth closed, her eyes lowering, widening infinitesimally at the glass of whiskey in his hand. Or maybe it was the fact that he wasn’t wearing a shirt.

With a casual smirk, Gabriel leaned nonchalantly against the doorjamb, letting her look her fill. It certainly beat what he was supposed to be doing.

Kat recovered quickly though, green eyes narrowing. “It’s a bit early, don’t you think?”

“Depends on your point of view,” he drawled, deliberately waiting a beat before adding, “Admiral.” As much as he enjoyed riling Kat, he could tell that this was one of those times when she would not appreciate being reminded that they were on a first-name basis. Never let it be said that Gabriel Lorca didn’t possess a healthy sense of self-preservation.

“How about the point of view where you were supposed to meet me ten minutes ago? Why aren’t you answering your communicator? The interview starts in five minutes. Why aren’t you dressed yet?”

Gabriel shrugged and took a sip of whiskey. Let the windbags wait. He was in no mood to be questioned by a committee, and those admirals could all stand to learn a little patience. Including the one at his door, who was now jabbing her finger into his shoulder with as much viciousness as she’d applied to his doorbell, punctuating each word. “Go. Get. Dressed.”

Knowing full well the stubbornness of Katrina Cornwell, Gabriel rolled his eyes and turned away. Kat followed him inside, herding him towards the bedroom as though she feared he’d get lost or distracted along the way. She was probably right.

“You’re pernicious, you know that?” he said, rubbing his abused shoulder in mock distress. She hadn’t actually hurt him, but she didn’t need to know that.

Not falling for it, Kat said, “Yep,” and gave him a small shove across the threshold, remaining decorously on the other side. Though, he didn’t think she’d stay there if he dawdled. “Now put your uniform on.”

Just when he thought he’d gotten off easy, she added a stern, “Dress uniform.”

Have I slept? Have I fuck. Did I spend my day baking this fine cake? You're right I did.

Gabriel Lorca, a bourbon, and a rainy evening 🤌

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Merry Month of Cohen 2026 Masterpost

May 1: new earth # 2 by @resistate / resistate (Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay/Seven of Nine)

May 2: The Crash of the Iron Maiden by @marymoss1971/ TVgirll1971 (Star Trek: Voyager, Alynna Nechayev, Owen Paris)

May 3: Dancing Alone on a Broken Leg by @caladeniablue / Caladenia (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Number One | Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike)

May 4: Broken Trust by @jone-slugger / JX27 (Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway)

May 5: Our Lady Of Solitude by @pc-corner / CAMIR (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Number One | Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike, Number One | Una Chin-Riley & Christopher Pike)

May 6: Nothing on My Tongue But Hallelujah (Fragments) by @cornwells-couch / N_Squared (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Discovery, Marie Batel/Christopher Pike, Katrina Cornwell & Christopher Pike, Katrina Cornwell/Christopher Pike)

May 7: There´s a crack in everything by @mame46 / MaMe45 (Star Trek: Voyager, Ayala & Adele Simmons)

May 9: sub rosa by @doctahchang / doctaaahchang (Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway, Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine)

May 10: Little Wild Bouquet by @rocktherecorder / Ghille_Dhu (Star Trek: Voyager, Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine, Seven of Nine & Original Character)

May 11: If You Are The Dealer, I'm Out Of The Game by @captainjanewayandtheunicorndog (Star Trek: Voyager, Kathryn Janeway, Q)

May 12: The Lightkeepers by @curator-on-ao3 / Curator & @grissomesque / grissomesque (Star Trek: Alternate Original Series, Vulcan Worldbuilding)

May 13: Art as Medicine by @shipofpromises / shipofpromises (Star Trek: Voyager, Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine)

May 14: [Fic expected early June!] AdmiredDisorder [via @resistate]

May 15: by @regionalpancake / Regionalpancake (Star Trek: Alternate Original Series, Vulcan Worldbuilding, Zine)

May 15: beyond any untying  by @fatherfaster / fartherfaster (Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway)

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Sometimes the past can inform the present. Sometimes the pieces of both are too fragmented to see how. These are the pieces of Chris Pike’s past and present.

A Strange New Worlds/Discovery fanfic written for the Merry Month Of Cohen 2026, @gatherupthebrokenness

Featuring: Christopher Pike, Katrina Cornwell, and Marie Batel

Additional Tags: Missing Scenes, Academy Days, Friendship, Love in its myriad forms, Resentfully Canon Compliant, Hurt/Not a lot of comfort

Christopher Pike drabble: Out of the Way

Tenacious minds, dangerous, inside the Enterprise computer, creating readouts, projecting officers, a sham of a court martial, and how much deception will the Talosians inflict on this ship and crew that aren’t Chris’ anymore but he’s still responsible for the peril they’re in?

We will do what we must, Christopher, the Talosians’ telepathic answer is precise, unyielding, as should you.

So he flashes yes, yes, he’ll go to Talos IV, give his life, his freedom, to protect Starfleet and the Federation from the threat of the Talosians. After all, if a sacrifice is what’s needed, well, that’s familiar, at least.