such mistakes happen in space

Picard's delivery here is so funny. He takes this extremely seriously

This but make it domestic Spirk:

Maaan, this Ernest Chiriacka illustration has been in my K/S inspiration folder for over a year now!! Thank you for making this post—this was the push I needed to finally make it happen xD

Went to an estate sale yesterday and bought a piece of Fandom History!!

Part of the reason why Garashir is so near and dear to my heart is that it's acted out intentionally on the parts of both actors. It wasn't just a happy accident, it wasn't just the chemistry. Andy Robinson looked at Alexander Siddig on set and said, "By God, I will play my character as wanting to fuck this man" and he did, and Sid responded perfectly, and now thirty years later Garak and Bashir are canon and married. They talk about them in interviews. They talk about them with fans. Before Lower Decks, they acted out multiple fanfics where Garak and Bashir got together in some fashion. Hell, they have WRITTEN fic with romantic undertones.

big fan of the trope/dynamic of Kirk openly and insistently flirting with Spock knowing Spock knows what human courting looks like and takes his lack of response as rejection which absolutely kills Kirk inside but he keeps doing it because he literally can't control himself around him

just had the sudden overwhelming desire to

Everyone who watches any Star Trek show should thank Lucille Ball for saving the original series, and therefore bringing us so many shows, movies, books, and fanfiction terms from it even after all these years.