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: Spermatophytes 1/2 (Star Trek AOS, Kirk/Sulu, PG)

[jactrades]

The lake reminded him of Tahoe. No conifers, of course, and this planet’s sun beat down too hot for snow to exist anywhere outside of the poles, but the resemblance was there all the same - that shimmering depth stretching out around the mountains. Sulu stared out across the water, soaking it in. He’d been stuck on the bridge holding a geosynchronous orbit for the last half dozen missions at least“So, explain to me again why this planet is interesting

Fill: Spermatophytes 2/2 (Star Trek AOS, Kirk/Sulu, PG)

[jactrades]

“Sounds like a frustrating problem,” Kirk murmured, eyes bright. He pulled off a pink petal from the flower he’d been fiddling with, letting it flutter away in the slight breeze. “That all of it?”

Circle dug, Sulu slowly started to leverage the plant out of the ground with his trowel. “No, there’s the lack of any sort of fern-analog, just a jump from spores to seeds without any of the simpler vascular plants you’d expect to see-“ The sample slipped as he lifted it from the ground, and suddenly Kirk’s hands were there, steadying the clump of soil and roots.

“Easy,” Kirk said as they gently moved the plant over to the sample container. “So, a big jump from fungi or whatever to spermatophytes…”

Sulu looked up sharply from maneuvering the plant to see Kirk’s easy grin a foot away. “I wouldn’t have expected you to be able to get that word out with a straight face, Captain. Which is why I didn’t ever mention the term.”

The grin flared brighter. “I do read the damn mission briefings and status updates, Hikaru. Kinda part of the job of

Re: Fill: Spermatophytes 2/2 (Star Trek AOS, Kirk/Sulu, PG)

[rubynye]

AHAHA! Oh, this made me squee; they're so perfect together, sweetly obnoxious Jim and adorably serious Hikaru, on that pretty planet. Thank you for filling my picture prompt!

Re: Fill: Spermatophytes 2/2 (Star Trek AOS, Kirk/Sulu, PG)

[jactrades]

Glad you liked it - and thanks for posting such a lovely pic!

Re: Fill: Spermatophytes 2/2 (Star Trek AOS, Kirk/Sulu, PG)

[mercaque]

OK so any time someone goes hardcore botany geek with Sulu, I LOVE IT. This was so perfectly light and playful, completely suiting the prompt. Which makes me doubly happy because I totally went YAY! when I saw someone had written a fill for this particular picture. Awesome work!

Re: Fill: Spermatophytes 2/2 (Star Trek AOS, Kirk/Sulu, PG)

[jactrades]

I do love geeky Sulu. :) Glad you enjoyed it.