Fic: Expansion

[laughter_now]

Title: Expansion
Author: laughter_now
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 2843 words
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to the Star Trek Franchise, and neither do I claim to do. All I got are my delusions and an overactive imagination.
Summary: So just maybe there was a chance that this wasn't a ploy to make Leonard as uncomfortable as possible during their visit

Comments

[kisa9]

Moments from your story are plucked from the two dimension and brought beyond mere the third dimension into the tangible present that it must have happened in real life.

I'm much too involved in biological research to really look at kids, but David sounds just like (the only person under 18 that I'm acquainted with)my baby cousin! Imitating others is such a surprisingly adorable quality of theirs. It's your skill, laughter_now, that makes a child character that endearing and real.

It must be interesting for Spock and Uhura to have a completely biologically human child. As, of course, only a male child of Spock's will have Vulcan DNA.

[laughter_now]

Thanks a lot. I'm really glad you enjoyed the story, and David as a character. He's really a lot of fun to write, and I'm thrilled you enjoyed him.

However, I have to admit I'm slightly confused - why would only a male baby have Spock's DNA. As far as I know, Star Trek canon never really said anything about Vulcan/human hybrids (other than Elizabeth in the fourth season of Enterprise), and assuming 'normal' reproductive biology, the child should have half the father's and half of the mother's DNA.

[kisa9]

Oh! Don't ask biological questions of me. Even on this relatively basic biology question, it's too tempting to geek out and give you an entire research paper

[emiliglia]

You know, considering I'm such an angst whore, these all make me so damn happy.

I also want to commend you for writing David so well. Usually kids in fic come across as, well, dumb adults. David actually reads like a 5 year old here, a particularly precocious one, at that, which makes him remind me of one of my favorite camp kids from last year.

And because I'm shameless... I'm just going to leave this here.

*walks away whistling innocently*

So you think you're being subtle, but I'm on to you :P

[laughter_now]

I don't know what the hell happened! Normally I have to get through writing a whole lot of angst first before I even consider writing schmoop, and then this bingo card came along...as I said, I don't know what happened.
And I'm all giddy about it because writing them makes me happy, too, though I think a little more angsting will be in the future, too.

I have a niece who's about David's age in this story, and trust me she's the definition of precocious. So it came easy for this stoy, but still it's great to hear that it turnedo ut believable.

Also - don't you dare think you're being subtle here, lady. You're not half as inconspicuous as you think you are. I'll just click the link and dwelve in the possibilities...it *is* a good prompt, indeed. :D

[laughter_now]

Thanks so much!

[dftreaper]

Awww!! That was the cutest thing EVER!!

[laughter_now]

Thanks a lot!

[just_jane_doe]

The schmoopiest of schmoop, indeed! Loved this and omg! looooved Spock and Mini-Me!David. Beyond adorable - the whole thing made me smile and smile and smile!

[laughter_now]

Lol, Spock and Mini-Me!David (very apt description, btw) was the first scene I had in mind for this story. Glad it could make you smile, thanks so much.