A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: A Multifandom Comment Fic Meme

[igrockspock]

Have you seen a hot photo at Sex is Not the Enemy and you wish there were a fic to go with it? Is there a still from your favorite series that needs a story to accompany it? Do you have a vast stockpile of pictures of outer space that would make amazing back drops for a sci-fi story? Well, this is your place! You're invited to post an

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Fill: Best Served Cold - STXI, McCoy/Chapel

[igrockspock]

Christine Chapel stares warily at the boy sitting in the corner of sickbay. He is wearing a blue jumper with green stripes and swinging his feet back and forth in the air. This makes him look quite innocuous, but Chapel knows better. Children are never as sweet as they appear.

“Why me?” she asks McCoy, who recoils a little from the intensity of her glare.

“Because I have the captain's briefing in ten minutes, Lauritson broke her ankle, and Melendez is monitoring Paulsen's vitals.”

Christine huffs.

“Fine. But I know this is really because of the betting ring.”

If McCoy wanted to get revenge for her betting on whether Kirk, Spock, or McCoy would return from away missions with a torn uniform and a manly gash on their chest...well, exposing her to small children was a pretty good way to do it, she had to admit.

“For Chrissake Chapel, it's a boy, not a Denebian slime devil.”

“But I don't know what to do with it.”

“Not it, him. Children are people, Chapel, not animals. And why don't you take him to get some ice cream

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[izzyfics]

I love the reason McCoy makes her take care of the kid (torn clothing FTW), as well as her reluctance. So much fun.

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[igrockspock]

Yay! Glad you liked it :)

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[fringedweller]

I loved the casual way you said that she threw a stylus at his head. Perfect!

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[igrockspock]

Thank you! It seemed right since I imagine this as a flirty sort of relationship.

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[thistlerose]

This is adorable.

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[igrockspock]

Thank you!

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[yeomanrand]

Thank you for a Chapel lacking much maternal instinct. Or at least not fond of small children. Also, :) in general and for " Children are never as sweet as they appear." in particular.

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[igrockspock]

I have zero maternal instinct myself, so I was really writing about my own reaction to such a situation. Well, that and Chapel's smile looks so damn pasted on, and I wanted to acknowledge that somehow since the photo (and Chapel's whole character on TOS) is so suffused with 1960s gender stereotypes.

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[yeomanrand]

Oh, I'm right there with you on all points.

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[secretsolitaire]

I just watched the episode that cap is from last night! How funny.

This is adorable. I enjoy these two bantering.

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[igrockspock]

Thank you so much!

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[illariy]

Hehe, perfect interpretation of Chapel's overdone smile. I chuckled at the McCoy/Chapel interactions, too. Their banter on the show always made me smile and you captured it so well. :-)

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[igrockspock]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad the banter worked for you :)

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[livelovehump]

I loved this. So awesome!

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[igrockspock]

Thank you very much!