#commander chin Riley

[belannaswlonkderfulworm]

una: captain, i'm an illyrian

chris, with no hesitation: hi illyrian, i'm chris

[asuffocatingdyingtrout]

number one my beloved<3

[itberice]

[justreckin]

Ignoring all the shipping for a moment, but I just realized that Spock, who has served his entire Starfleet career on the Enterprise, spent the early part of said career observing the Captain and First Officer being like that… I no longer have any questions about any of his behavior around Kirk.

[ukiyaseed]

Having your former professor as your chief engineer is easily, one of the best things Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has done. Look at Una. Look at her. She's piiiiiiiissed.

[curator-on-ao3]

Yeah, I can believe the fanon that Jack Ransom had a poster of Una Chin-Riley on his bedroom wall when he was growing up.

But you know who had that same poster?

Kathryn Janeway, that’s who.

[i-dont-know-nor-care-go-away]

St:SNW rant

I just saw the most amazing gifset of that moment in momento mori where chapel tells una "it's like giving birth through your mouth" (edit : it was @startrekuniverse who made the dope gif set, I love you btw)

Una and Christine are the MOST UNDERRATED dynamic. Genuinely I need to see them interact more. I've said before I don't think that T'pring is Christine's character mirror foil or whatever bc she isn't really. Una is the opposite of Christine.

Una is so put together. She is the literal poster person of first officers. She is always put together and just radiates dignity. (Somehow she gives like. Teacher vibes but I can't see her teaching a specific subject?? Maybe she just authority-s so hard I'm getting confused idk) She has been trying to be the picture perfect officer for years. She said it her self, she worries how people would see her (as an illiyern(fuck spelling I'm tired)) if she wasn't Ms. "She's beauty she's grace she's gonna punch you in the face" Because she hasn't ever had the chance to exist in starfleet without that threat of being discovered, she holds her self to this impossible standard that she some how achieves. Outside of that, she is a silly little workaholic who loves her job a little too much at times. (I mean. Tbf it's STARFLEET I'd also love it)

Compare that polished, put together-Ness of a first officer to someone who didn't even technically join starfleet, Chrsitine is part of an exchange program. (I'm only considering snw, sorry) Christine is bouncy and open as soon as we meet her, she sasses back at La'an and jokingly flirts with spock. She has the worst bedside manner and loves to chase people down hallways. Her reaction to Una bring Illiriyan was basically "I'm not a cop, I'm cool with it" She radiates weird girl in the best way possible. We see her be messy in relationships and goof off here and there. (Can you tell I hyperfixate on her all the time?) Uhura is "unburdened by conversational boundaries" and will say things on accident, Christine will say the weird thing and she will say it with her chest.

Christine is so unabashedly herself while Una is always on duty as the first officer, so professional. Una ties a lot of herself to her job and Christine loves science to the point she will chase it to other planets, she isn't tied to the ship.

There is so much space for tension and conflict between them. I can see Christine making a joke during a hard time and Una snaps. Maybe Una makes a tough call command wise that Christine disagrees with because they could've done something, the head vs the heart. They would also make an excellent team, Una with her tactical experience while Christine has science and leaps of faith.

You know those videos where the magnets are on a track and they collide really hard and the thing in the middle gets fucked up? That's what I want with them. I know im seeing the shrimp dynamics but I swear something there is worth exploring I SWEAR

[my-fandom-mania]

THEY ARE ALL SO PRETTY. I LOVE THIS CREW SO MUCH.

I’m so excited to see more of their adventures in just a few hours!!!

[vorta-vortex]

Una: But you can fix it, right? Pelia: Of course! Do you happen to have any duct tape?

[regalpotato]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - 2x06 - the two moods

[belannaswlonkderfulworm]

una telling chris she's an illyrian has the Exact Same Energy as a kid coming out to their parents as gay. in this essay i will

[unknownfaceless-ds9]

I just realised that our beautiful Number One, Una Chin-Riley....

is FUCKING MYSTIQUE?!?!?!?!?! Did anyone ever plan on TELLING ME THAT?!?!?!!?!

[itberice]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds I "Hegemony"

[dax9616]

Bunnies!! 🤣🤣🖖

[departmentq]

[justreckin]

headcanon that it was Pike's Enterprise crew that started the tradition of Captain's Day because Erica wanted an excuse to give Pike kitschy Father's Day type gifts