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https://archiveofourown.org/works/62771869

Title: Inner Strength 1/1

Characters: Elim Garak, Julian Bashir

Pairing: Julian/Garak

Summary: Julian is the victim of a murder attempt, and lies in a coma for two days. Garak tries to keep his hopes up for Julian's survival. (DS9: Distant Voices)

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Deleted scene from the "DS9: Distant Voices" episode script, where Julian tells Jadzia he knows about the surprise party and is asked which party theme he wants.

We were robbed of seeing Julian have a Greek Gods of Olympus birthday party 😔

Damn you, Altovar the Lethean! *shakes fist*.

(As long as Julian doesn't show up wearing what Sid wore as Hermes in the Clash of the Titans movie, and instead goes more what Sid wore in the Atlantis show route 😜)

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Majestic Picard ✨

Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Justice"

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Ray of sunshine 😃🌞

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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION

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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1987 to 1994) - Behind the Scenes

Other posts:

VOY

DS9

ENT

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Let Sisko have fun building a ship and sailing around! 😌

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Interesting how in "In Purgatory's Shadow," Tain calls out Garak for getting captured and "all you've done is doom us both." Especially after when Garak nearly doesn't get them all out of there because of shutting down due to his intense claustrophobia.

You know, that condition that Tain himself gave Garak through his punishment and discipline methods when Garak was young. ����

(I do have thoughts about if Tain wanted Garak to have a weakness like that so he could control him easier. So Tain purposely did this to him, or it just happened and Tain was glad when he figured it out.)

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Found some good analysis for "Distant Voices" Garashir stuff on the episode's Memory-Alpha page.

"Linking this episode with "The Search, Part II", we can see resemblances in Garak's behavior. The common point between those two mental experiences being Bashir, it can be assumed that Garak's bravery and helpfulness in "The Search, Part II" is probably a projection of Bashir's perception of him. "Distant Voices" keeps in tune with "The Search, Part II", as we get to see a projection of caring, protective Garak again. Additionally, beyond his facade of kind tailor, Garak is a home-longing exiled Cardassian – just as Bashir longs to recover his body and life in "Distant Voices" – and, since "The Wire", Bashir knows just how much pain Garak endures from being stuck on DS9. The close relationship between the tailor and the doctor sets Garak as a target for the Lethean to try and manipulate Bashir by corrupting the projection of Garak. For all those reasons, Garak could be Bashir's determination and endurance – another reason why the Lethean would target this aspect in particular, as his goal was to trick Bashir into giving up."

I agree with it. It's also my interpretation, like this analysis also implies, that Garak was legit, until the Lethean took him over when they get to Ops near the end.

I love Garak being Julian's determination and endurance. As further evidence, Garak is the most helpful and supportive out of everyone. Like Julian knows he can count on Garak to get him through it no matter what. Everyone else might leave him or die, but Garak? Garak is with him to the end.

And what does Garak say to Julian in the final scene after he wakes up? "Cardassians don't believe in luck, Doctor. You survived because you're strong." Expressing determination and endurance.

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It does look like Brent/Data was in the middle of telling a dirty joke

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So when can we get a hot Gucci Odo? ���

God do you all remember when Gucci had that Star Trek thing and they made a hot Neelix.

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Can we talk about very smug Garak letting Julian on Gul Dukat like he's his dog

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Hey. For the themed headcanons, either Garak or Bashir:

● hc + 😴 for a sleep-themed headcanon

● hc + 🏠 for a home-themed headcanon

● hc + 😡 for a headcanon about something that makes them angry.

Thematic Headcanons Asks

Sleep - Garak sleeps most peacefully while with Julian after "The Wire." Since he knows how much he can truly trust Julian with his well-being.

Home - Julian considers Earth in general as a home. It takes him quicker than the other main crew to think of DS9 as a home.

Angry - Mistreatment of children for both. While Garak has a... let's say complicated... view of his own childhood, he can see signs of neglect/abuse/mistreatment in others. But oftentimes, when he saw it during his Order days and assignments, he couldn't do much about it. Although he did do something to help a kid once, and got told off for nearly blowing his cover.

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Not sure which characters/fandoms you were hoping for, but maybe Julian Bashir+ a travel-themed headcanon? ^^

Thematic Headcanons Asks

As seen in the show, if you're on a road/shuttle trip with Julian, he will spend every possible second trying to talk with you about anything.

More of a headcanon- He's a very light sleeper while traveling like that, whether its due to excitement or something else, even if it's for something routine. Which probably relates to his need to talk during the ride.

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"Passion" - Data/Geordi