When I think of Going Boldly, it’s hard to believe I wrote 114,00 word fic in five months. But I did. And so I thought I’d choose them as my last Kirk and Spock to revisit for my July flashes.
It was nearly ten at night as Jim stood outside the rented cabin in Aspen, gazing up at stars that seemed so very far away.
It was light though. Being July. It was beginning to show signs of getting dark, but still he could see pretty well everywhere.
The door of the cabin opened.
“Ashaya?”
“Yep. Out here, babe.”
Jim waited for Spock to join him, smiling all the while.
“Your Christmas tunes are still playing in there,” Spock said, with a barely contained reproach to his tone. “And your egg nog martini is waiting.”
Jim laughed softly. “I know. Sorry to make you crazy.”
“That you have been doing for a number of years.” Spock searched his face. “You received a troublesome message?”
“Lisa Michaels has died.”
“Your counselor back on the Enterprise.”
Jim nodded. “Yeah. I mean obviously I hadn’t seen her for years. But…I’m sorry for her. And her family.”
“Natural causes?”
“Yeah. She was good at her job. She told me at the end of the first mission she intended to put in for the second one.”
Spock frowned a little. “I don’t recall her then.”
Jim gave him a sad smile. “She wasn’t. See, when she told me, we joked about whether I would approve her or not and she was sure I would but…”
“You did not,” Spock guessed.
“I did not, yeah. I had a bit of a bastard moment then. And rejected her.” Jim sighed and turned into Spock’s arms. “I regretted after but by then it was too late. I never talked to her again either. Bones sent me the message about her death. She wanted me to talk about things I just…I talked to you about them.”
“I know, adun. And I am sure that she understood.”
“Maybe.” Jim kissed him. “Let’s go back inside. I want that egg nog martini and I’m in the mood for some Christmas music.”
“In July.”
Jim laughed again. “Yep. Come on, babe. Love you.”
“And I you. Always.”
And that is a wrap for the July flashes.
Hope you enjoyed them!
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18 responses to “Flash Fic, July 31, 2020”
Going Boldly will always have a special place in my heart. It was absolutely lovely to see these guys again and get a glimpse of their future. To see that they are doing okay, celebrating each other, supporting each other. Especially at Christmas in July!
I enjoyed all these flashes immensely! What a wonderful idea and thank you for bringing them to us! I can’t wait to see what you have in store for August.
And for the actual holiday season! Woo!
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I am immensely proud of Going Boldly and they are likely my top Spirk version or at least near it.
thank you
Christmas in July was fun!
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I want more Christmas in July stories. These all were so good!
I honestly still don’t think I read Going Boldly. One day I will b/c I can’t not read an Ivan story 🙂
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you’re out of the fan club lol
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😢 no!!!!!
LOL I will read it eventually!
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All your Christmas in July flashes are making me want/need to reread the ao3 stories behind them. My rl productivity just plummeted even more. Lol!
This flash was bittersweet. However, I’m glad Jim is doing well with Spock at his side to support him.
❤️💚😘🖖
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ha now you know the method to my madness, getting you to revisit these stories!
Glad you enjoyed them
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BTW We need Christmas in July to be be a real thing. It’s Christmas without all the associated stress and inflated Expectations that the real Christmas in December is accompanied by. Love these flashes.
Hoping that we all have a great August & looking forward to reading more flashes and ao3 updates. ❤️💚😘🖖
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I’m only about half done with August flashes so I still have lots of work to do! lol
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I did indeed enjoy every single flash this month in a very special, emotional way. I’m still hung up on Vanik! haha
I have reread the shorter ones from which you wrote this month’s flashes. And DWAHIA, well, I’ve read that so many times I hardly needed a reminder! 🙂
For this one, having a loving Spock to share your mind with has to be better than with anyone else and much more healing.
My fave month is December. But since I’ve joined this kingdom, my 2nd fave is July now.
Thank you for all your hard work and the time you spend giving us these jewels of joy. You deserve a huge July bonus too!
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You are very welcome. It was a fun month to write and revisit some old stories. December is my favorite too and i love Christmas and never feel negative about it as many others seems to.
Anyway, I am already plotting in my head my holiday romance! But first! All those other flashes!
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I need more hours to my day. There’s all these fics that I haven’t even read yet and it seems I totally should. I’m definitely curious about this Jim and Spock now. Still, I love all the Christmas in July.
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Thank you!
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FYI I have no power, WiFi, internet and even Verizon signal is very poor at my house. So I can’t access notifications. Can only read tabs left open on my phone.
No idea how long it’s going to be out. ❤️💚😘🤞🖖
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that sucks!
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Power came back just as I left, 2 hours early, for work last night. Yeah!! I had written the above message as we drove around looking at the damage from the tropical storm that went through here the other day. My house seems to be in a Verizon dead zone, so could only access data when we drove around.
I love electricity! I’m definitely not pioneer stock! Lol!
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Hi – I need to tell you something but even though if this is not the correct venue for it, I have no other way to contact you – and Ivan, you can delete this after E10 reads it.
So, Ivan and I are reposting Shore Leave, which is gifted to you. I tried to get ao3 to let me have it back as I had deleted and then reposted it and abandoned it when other stuff was going on.
Anyway, Iv’s letting me include his chapter 6 this time. And I will regift it to you.
So when you see the notification for it being posted, that’s the reason.
And I wanted to give you a heads up.
And this way, I can include the images that have been created since it was posted before.
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Wooo! Hooo! Eagerly looking forward to seeing it. I’ll keep a look out for it. Thank you!
❤️💚😘💕🖖
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