#and ds9 is the hyperfocused edge of that special interest

[lunasgayshit]

If it wasn't clear, this is an outtake, this is not how this episode actually happened. I'm not sure if John (Q) said the line wrong on purpose or not, but the way Avery (Sisko) just went with it, and went in that direction, is absolutely endemic of the queer energy suffused throughout DS9.

It's a something of an in-joke among queer Trek nerds that the crew of DS9 is a queer polycule with Sisko as Space Dad off on his own while the rest of the crew have their fun. I'd like to submit this little interaction, even though it's an outtake, into the canon as proof that Sisko was in fact too busy with Q (and later Kassie, of course) to join in on the rest of the crew's polycule shenanigans. Definitely queer AF, but Q would be more than enough for anyone--and if you want further confirmation of this, see also Picard!

This clip 😭😭😭🩷