Captain Janeway, Scientist

I did it again! I made everyone in the Voyager Book Club (@voyager-book-club) mad again by asking them to pick more favorites! This time, I gave them five categories for their favorites; Fluff, Angst, AU, Rare Pair, and WIP.  I’m proud to say that I actually got some answers! So who’s ready for more Voyager fic?!  Enjoy!!

Again, click on the title of the fic for a link straight to it!

@ariella884

 Fluff: ‘A Cause for Celebration’ by RachaelGold

Angst: ‘Contrition’ by Michelle Masterson

AU: ‘Strangers When We Meet’ by vanhunks

Rare Pair: ‘uncharted’ by @killermanatee

WIP: ‘coping with excess’ by @killermanatee

BlackVelvet

 Fluff: ‘(Oh How I Need) Someone to Watch Over Me’ by zjofierose

Angst: ‘The Silence of the Sea’ by @caladeniablue

AU: ‘Intimacies’ (Series) by @devoverest

Rare Pair: ‘The Uncharted Sea’ by @mia-cooper

WIP: ‘Gravity’ by @killermanatee

@leisylaura

 Fluff: ‘The Pip’ by @jhelenoftrek

Angst: ‘At Any Cost’ by quantumsilver

AU: ‘Absumption’ by drsquidlove

Rare Pair: ‘Cold Comfort’ by R_S_B

WIP: ‘I Stand Relieved’ by @jhelenoftrek

@curator-on-ao3

Angst: ‘Bettter’ by runawaymetaphor

AU: ‘Dreamscape: A Workforce AU’ by sara_sedai

Rare Pair: ‘Glorious Birds’ by @captacorn

WIP: ‘We Few, We Happy Few’ by runawaymetaphor

@trinfinity2001

 Fluff: ‘Composing a Response’ by Michelle Masterson

Angst: ‘War Torn’ by @curator-on-ao3

AU: ‘A Line I Crossed’ by TattooGal

Rare Pair: ‘Before the Ice Age’ by Rocky_T

WIP: ‘All’s Fair in Love and War’ by Rocky_T

@cnrothtrek

 Fluff: ‘Learning to Swim’ by RMarie124

Angst: ‘The Uncharted Sea’ by @mia-cooper

AU: ‘Friendship One AU’ by @klugtiger and @jhelenoftrek

Rare Pair: ‘Price of Memory’ by Impish Tubist

WIP: ‘Inconceivable’ by CarrieL

@a_modern_girl

 Fluff: ‘Dinner and Dessert’ by BlackVelvet42

Angst: ‘Skyfalls’ by quantumsilver

AU: ‘Feels Like Flying’ by @curator-on-ao3

Rare Pair: ‘Moments’ by ladyhungerhurst

WIP: ‘Wanted Man’ by @trekflower

@arcadia1995

 Fluff: ‘Home’ by @lodessa

Angst: ‘Take this Waltz’ by BlackVelvet42

AU: ‘Fragile Things’ by @mia-cooper

Rare Pair: ‘Finding Home: A Gretchen Janeway and Owen Paris Love Story’ by @curator-on-ao3

WIP: ‘If I Am Dancing, Roll Up the Floor’ by @joyful-voyager

@traccigaryn

 Fluff: ‘Christmasing With You’ by VestalVirgin

AU: ‘if you came this way’ by tree ( @hoidn)

@mia-cooper

 Fluff: ‘Fruits the Mariners See’ by @littleobsessions90

Angst: ‘Across the Sky in Stars’ by nothernexposure

AU: ‘Just For A While, My Breath Will Be Taken’ by @maplefay   (also chose tree’s ‘if you came this way’)

Rare Pair: ‘Battlestations’ by aabbey

WIP: ‘to fight the rising odds’ by @professorofeljay

@caladeniablue

 Fluff: ‘Vices’ by voyagerfictionfan/thesilenceoftheseas

Angst: ‘The Bitter End’ by @mia-cooper

AU: ‘All the Good Things We Never Did’ by nothernexposure

Rare Pair: ‘Divergence’ by SeemaG

WIP: ‘Lifeline’ by helenagray

@klugtiger

Fluff: ’27 Kisses’ by Seema

Angst: ‘Designated Survivor’ by @mia-cooper

AU: ‘Liminal Space’ by caseyptah

Rare Pair: ‘Breathing the Earth Air’ by @curator-on-ao3

WIP: ‘Far From Their Bones’ by @cnrothtrek

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Thanks again to everyone that took part!!! Want to join in? reblog or reply to this with your favorites!!! I’ll admit that this was almost harder than choosing just one and I know some of the others agreed! Personally I went with what popped into my head first. There are so many more that we could have chosen! 

Also i may have missed some tagging, so if you know one of our lovely authors that isn’t tagged, please tag them! 

😉

I’m excited to see a list of voyager fics with some I haven’t even heard of!

rules: tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better

top 3 ships:

Merthur

Stony

Destiel

lipstick or chapstick: I have no idea what chapstick is, but I wear neither.

last song: Everybody Knows by Sigrid

last movie: Justice League (2017)

reading: Cold as Marble by Zoe Aarsen

watching: The Witcher 

top 3 ships:

Merthur

Cherik

(no more otps but fav characters) Loki and Obi Wan

lipstick or lip balm: Lip balm, sometimes tinted.

last song: Doja Cat- Candy

last movie: Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker 

reading: Homo Sapiens- Yuval Noah Harari 

watching: The Good Doctor 

Top three ships: Wolfstar (Sirius Black and Remus Lupin), Solangelo (Nico di Angelo and Will Solace) and I guess Stucky (Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes)? I don’t know I haven’t really hardcore shipped something in a while.

Last song: Let Me Down Slowly - Alec Benjamin

Last movie: Booksmart

Reading: Here Lies Daniel Tate - Cristin Terrill

Watching: The Good Place

Quick side note: I love the good doctor! I haven’t seen it all though cause it wasn’t on my Netflix or Prime where I am and finding it was too much of a pain. Also, I read Homo Sapiens a while ago. Also good. :)

Top 3 ships:

- Zolu

- Stucky

- Destiel

Last song: “Victorious” by Panic! At the disco

Last movie: Ready player one

Reading: The tattoos of Ausschwitz

Watching: One day at a time

Top 3 ships:

(at the moment)

Reylo

Slibbs

Wondertrev

Last song: I Know What You Did Last Summer - Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes

Last movie: The Sound of Music

Reading: Wishful Drinking

Watching: Spinning Out (once again)

Top 3 ships:

Janeway x Chakotay

Shamy

Vauseman

Last song: party favor -Billie Eilish

Last movie: Die Hard

Reading: The Sorrows of Young Werther by J.W. von Goethe

Watching: Star Trek: Voyager (rewatching…again)

Top 3 ships:

- Sam/Jack

- Janeway/Chakotay

-Sparky

Last song: “The Force Is With You”, John Williams

Last movie: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan

Reading: “Mit dem Rücken zur Wand” - Klaus Kordon, and “Mein Land, unsere Erde” - Sebastiao Salgado

Watching: Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls, Doctor Who (yes, I have a problem)

Subject to change without notice…

Tom Paris/Harry Kim

Mulder/Krycek

Spones

lipstick or chapstick: Can’t wear any of that stuff.  I think I’m allergic to the wax in it or something.

last song: “Lullaby For a Weary World” by Julia Ecklar

last movie: The Meg

reading: The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes

watching: Expedition Bigfoot

(No, I don’t believe bigfoot or most other cryptids exist. But I love shows like that.  I blame Leonard Nimoy.  Too much In Search of… at a tender age.)

tagging: Only if you feel like it…

top 3 ships:

Janeway/Paris 🥳

Riker/Troi 🥰

Spirk 🖖

lipstick or chapstick: lipstick

last song: "Mad Love” by Neon Trees

last movie: “Rise of Skywalker” (not my fandom, but I’m supportive)

reading: look, work and real life have been busy and there are only so many hours in the day and I … (embarrassed I’m between actual books right now)

watching: see reading (i.e., nope)

tagging:

@klugtiger

@cnrothtrek

@caladeniablue

@mia-cooper

@leisylaura

@nab999

@kathrynjaneway

@sarahlovesstartrek

top 3 ships:

Paris/Torres

Torres/Carey (that’s right, I put it on here!)

Grell/Nicky (wtf not? They are my life right now!)

lipstick or chapstick: Chapstick

last song: Whatever was on Poprocks

last movie: Knives Out

reading: Homework by Julie Andrews and Recursion by Blake Crouch

watching: Youtube, Picard, Parks and Rec, Worst Cooks of America

Thanks to the wonderful @mia-cooper for these questions!

It’s been a busy year finishing up grad school, and admittedly I haven’t been reading much fanfic. Still, I want to take some time to praise my faves this year before I brag about myself, so I’m splitting this into two posts.

Best fics I’ve read in 2019:

War Torn

@curator-on-ao3 fuckin slayed this year. She gifted us with “Bad Ensign,” after which much fun ensued as it inspired others (myself included) to add our own stories of characters playing the game. Later came the excellent fics “Stargazing” (yay Mark!) and “War Torn.” Honestly, if I had to pick only one fic to be my favorite of the year, it would be “War Torn,” which connects pieces of canon backstories of Miles O’Brien and Kathryn Janeway together into one excellent war story that you most definitely need to read. It might just be one of my favorite fics ever.

Eye of the Storm

With the advent of a new chat activity in which we at @voyager-book-club take turns reading and discussing one another’s fics, I have been introduced to some good stories. One that really stuck with me was BlackVelvet’s “Eye of the Storm,” which is a brilliant, heartbreaking mindfuck.

Fractured

“Fractured” by @caladeniablue is incredible. It’s the first fic I’ve read that delves into secondary trauma. It doesn’t blame or victimize anyone, but rather shows some very human responses to the fallout of trauma suffered by a loved one.

Remembrance

“Remembrance” by @70thousandlightyearsfromhome is a beautiful little story in which Tom, with supportive husband Harry, visits the grave of a crew mate who died at Caldik Prime.

Friendship One AU

I know @jhelenoftrek and @klugtiger’s B’Elanna/Joe Carey “Friendship One AU“ fics were written in 2018, but this year I finally read them and I just... God, they’re so good. I need more in 2020, ladies. Pretty please?

let me just dump this here. 

So I’ve had the week off, and this is the result of binging Voyager. Thought I might do some doodle sketches around one idea – namely, Tom’s organised a soccer game for the next planet they set down on, and the crew take advantage.

The Captain and co. have a picnic, cause why not? Neelix brings enough food to feed the crew two times over, naturally. B’Elanna gets a bit too aggressive™ during the game. It’s a tad bit frightening. rip Dalby. My man Tuvok’s reffing, Chakotay didn’t quite understand the rules, Ensign Vorik is again the victim of B’Elanna’s klingon enthusiasm, Lyssa tries to be of some comfort while the Doc takes no prisoners. Icheb and Naomi climb a tree and things glow, B’Elanna wins the game for the Delta Kickers, and my beloved Janeway and Chakotay continue to be awesome together. Simples. 

The Beating of Two Hearts by @klugtiger

Tom and B'Elanna enjoy each other’s company after a difficult day. Takes place after the race but before the “Just Married” scene in the Delta Flyer. 

 An E-rated Tom Paris/B’Elanna Torres Star Trek Voyager fic. This is not your run of the mill, slow sexy burn, and you do get thrown into Klingon-style sex straight away. We are talking about B’Elanna here, who knows what she wants, and Tom who understands her so well and loves her so much. 

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Great job!  I never really made a point of seeking out P/T fic, but your portrayal of them makes me want to read more! – @arcadia1995

I’ve been trying to find words to why i like it so much, but i think it comes down to the feeling that you’ve thrown all stereotypes out of the window and created something new – Blackvelvet42

I really hope you’ll feel inspired to write more because you have such a great talent for setting a scene and really letting the reader feel what is going on with the characters – @killermanatee

A fascinating (and sexy) peek into their bedroom followed by the unique and sweet P/T dynamic we love so much – @cnrothtrek

Tom is so good here. He is so attuned to what B'Elanna is yearning for, but does not just act as the submissive one – @caladeniablue

All in all this is an awesome story and it’s fun, sexy, entertaining, and it warms my little heart – @laney1728

The right combination of sweet and spicy. Thank you for choosing this fic – @servalan

Perfect dialogue, perfect setup. thanks for reaffirming my love for these two! – @cheile

FUCK. Klingons are so ROMANTIC. And this fic was beautiful. AMAZING work, @Klugtiger, please write more stuff – @mia-cooper

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The superb moodboard is once again by @laney1728.

Well, okay, because it’s you…—-How I feel about Joe Carey:

This is a man who knows his own strengths and limitations and accepts them gracefully. And he’d be a good man to have your back, too.

All the people I ship romantically with Joe Carey:

1. Susan Nicoletti. Purely friends with occasional benefits.

2. Not romantic so much as desperate lonely one night stand, but … Kathryn Janeway. See ‘unpopular opinion’.

3. I know you want me to say B'Elanna. Finish writing the fic and I might. Deal?

My BroTP for Joe Carey:

Tom Paris, actually. I think they have a secret code of signals to warn each other about B'Elanna’s moods. And I think they take the heat off each other’s tail too. Often, they commiserate afterwards over Irish whiskey.

My unpopular opinion about Joe Carey:

He and Janeway had an ill-advised night of passion right before the Planet of the Radioactive Murderpeople. She got knocked up. They have a daughter. Janeway did her usual ‘oops I time travelled’ thing, gave birth, and left the daughter in the 23rd century with her adoptive mother, Siobhan Tilly. I’m totally writing this fic, btw, and dragging you all down with me.

One thing I wish had happened with Joe Carey in canon:

for). I don’t know what to do? I’m not, like, saying I don’t appreciate it, because it’ll only help me in the long run, but I’m not feeling well about it, either? I don’t even think they’re doing it on purpose, I don’t doubt they’re just trying to help, but I have no idea how to explain that, even though I *know* that’s not what they’re doing, I feel like they’re nitpicking my mistakes, and I wanted to ask for a little advice from you and the blog in general. Should I try to tell them? 2/3

Should I assume I’m being oversensitive and get over it? They’ve been very nice about everything, and I don’t want them to think I don’t appreciate that they’re willing to help me. 3/3

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Definitely talk to them. A relationship between a writer and a beta is only as good as their communication and right now you two are not on the same page (uh, metaphorically).

You told them that you weren’t looking for spelling/grammar help. You said you wanted their thoughts on your plot. They’re doing the exact opposite of what you asked. No wonder you’re not feeling good.