#episode tag: Subspace Rhapsody

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#602

"I was listening to the SNW musical sound track and I can't help when listening to Keep Us Connected to think about Uhotty. Uhura sings "My whole life has been "fix this" and save you" and it just brings to mind her meeting Scotty and him being the first person who can fix things for her instead of her fixing them for everyone else and it's so beautifully poetic and I know it's not what the song writers intended but just the use of fixing something metaphors bring to mind Scotty who's always fixing people problems on the Enterprise as well and Uhura being the first person who doesn't ask him for for a miracle."

[cicaklah]

okay so you guys trust me right?

fandom: snw

pairing: everyone/anyone (but specifically...deep breath...Kirk/La'an, Pike/Una, Ortegas/Mitchell, Pike/Spock/Kirk, Kirk/Spock, La'an/M’Benga, M’Benga/Chapel, La’an/Ortegas, Kirk/Una, La’an/James Kirk/James Kirk, La'an/Pike, Batel/OMC, Uhura/Sam Kirk, Uhura/Spock, Uhura/OMCs, Chapel/Spock, Chapel/Spock/Sam Kirk, La'an/Una, La'an/James Kirk/Sam Kirk, Pike/Uhura

rating: cosmic fuck pagoda

summary:

Anything goes

tagged: Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, Dubious Consent, Episode: s02e09 Subspace Rhapsody (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Alternate Universe - Porn, porn reality, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, but like a mild dead dove, Aliens Made Them Do It, heed the tags, absolutely no safe sex whatsoever, 10k of fucking but there IS a plot and it IS the plot of subspace rhapsody, the filthiest thing I will ever write

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SO I was going to finish my thyla bang but unfortunately I had to finish this or I would never be able to rest. so...yeah. the AMOUNT of fucking in this. This is the first time I've ever originated pairings, but no regrets. The only regrets were that I cut the spock/klingons out at the very end. Perhaps I will post an epilogue, but that day is not today.

be free, my magnum sized fuck opus!

[ao3feed-spirk]

don't stop me now

read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/49893478 by cicak La'an looks at him, him, and instead of sharing anything useful she says, instead, "everyone knows you slept with Spock." Jim leans back, his face slamming from flirty into red-alert neutral. "I'm surprised Mister Spock said anything,” he frowns. “He struck me as a very private person." La’an locks the console with a satisfying snap, "kind of hard to keep it a secret when you left your calling card on his neck and he spent the day looking luminously well fucked -" and at that, La'an slaps her hand over her mouth. Words: 5313, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 5 of where one man has gone before Fandoms: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Star Trek Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek), George Samuel Kirk, La'an Noonien-Singh Relationships: James T. Kirk/Spock Additional Tags: Episode: s02e09 Subspace Rhapsody (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), its the subspace rhapsody fic!!!!, with three new songs!!!!, of dubious quality!!!!, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Farce, Power Ballads, Chess Metaphors, Awkward Conversations, Queen (Band) References, as is right, When I find myself in times of trouble, freddie mercury comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, make it gay, Daddy Issues, fuckboy Jim Kirk, Spock's emotional rumspringa read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/49893478

[ao3feed-unapike]

subspace rhapsorgy

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/8fFo610 by cicak Anything goes. Words: 11387, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Star Trek Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi Relationships: Everyone/Everyone, but more specifically..., James T. Kirk/La'an Noonien-Singh, Number One | Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike, Jenna Mitchell/Erica Ortegas, James T. Kirk/Christopher Pike/Spock, James T. Kirk/Spock, Joseph M'Benga/La'an Noonien-Singh, Christine Chapel/Joseph M'Benga, La'an Noonien-Singh/Erica Ortegas, James T. Kirk/Number One | Una Chin-Riley, La'an/Noonien-Singh/James T. Kirk/James T. Kirk, La'an Noonien-Singh/Christopher Pike, Marie Batel/OMCs, Nyota Uhura/George Samuel Kirk, Spock/Nyota Uhura, Uhura/OMC/OMC, Christine Chapel/Spock, Christine Chapel/Spock/George Samuel Kirk, La'an Noonien-Singh/Number One | Una Chin-Riley, La'an Noonien-Singh/James T. Kirk/George Samuel Kirk, Christopher Pike/Nyota Uhura Additional Tags: Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, Dubious Consent, Episode: s02e09 Subspace Rhapsody (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Alternate Universe - Porn, porn reality, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, but like a mild dead dove, Aliens Made Them Do It, heed the tags, absolutely no safe sex whatsoever, 10k of fucking but there IS a plot and it IS the plot of subspace rhapsody, the filthiest thing I will ever write read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/8fFo610

[viharker]

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: Major Character Death Category: F/M Fandom: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV) Relationships: James T. Kirk/La'an Noonien-Singh, James T. Kirk & La'an Noonien-Singh Characters: James T. Kirk, La'an Noonien-Singh

Additional Tags: Starcrossed Lovers, Alternate Timelines, goodbye kiss, Goodbyes, Sad Goodbyes, Romance, almost-romance, Closure, Canonical Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Angst, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, First Love, Episode: s02e03 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Episode: s02e09 Subspace Rhapsody (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Mostly Canon Compliant, Slight Canon Divergence

Language: English Published: 2023-10-21 Words: 1,354

[book-loving--anime-chick]

Oo looks fun!

Hmm, I'll tag @benjaycaptain @winchester-with-wings @ishiphumasohard and anyone else who wants to!

Challenging you all!

Put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for which one they like the most!

Then tag Tumblr friends to keep the game going!

[a03feed-launa]

Reprise

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/BV7OwrS by Anonymous Words: 300, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/F Characters: La'an Noonien-Singh, Number One | Una Chin-Riley (Star Trek) Relationships: La'an Noonien-Singh/Number One | Una Chin-Riley Additional Tags: Post-Episode: s02e09 Subspace Rhapsody (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Established Relationship, Triple Drabble read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/BV7OwrS

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#1049

I don't want La'an and Kirk to become a couple in the main universe. Not only would it ruin La'an's character development from "Subspace Rhapsody" but I'm getting sick of the trope where the unrequited crush character gets rewarded with their crush if they are kind and patient enough. It's already bad enough in shonen mangas, do we really need more of it in Star Trek too? Why can't there be more unrequited crush girl characters who get to accept that their feelings are unrequited and move on?

[cicaklah]

fandom: star trek snw

pairing: kirk/spock

rating: having such a good time, having a ball

summary:

La'an looks at him, him, and instead of sharing anything useful she says, instead, "everyone knows you slept with Spock." Jim leans back, his face slamming from flirty into red-alert neutral. "I'm surprised Mister Spock said anything,” he frowns. “He struck me as a very private person." La’an locks the console with a satisfying snap, "kind of hard to keep it a secret when you left your calling card on his neck and he spent the day looking luminously well fucked -" and at that, La'an slaps her hand over her mouth.

tagged: Episode: s02e09 Subspace Rhapsody (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), its the subspace rhapsody fic!!!!, with three new songs!!!!, of dubious quality!!!!, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Farce, Power Ballads, Chess Metaphors, Awkward Conversations, Queen (Band) References, as is right, When I find myself in times of trouble, freddie mercury comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, make it gay, Daddy Issues, fuckboy Jim Kirk, Spock's emotional rumspringa

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okay its 1am and this story is OUT I'm DONE i'M GOING TO BED (please comment I think this has taken years off my life)

[eyeofthebrainstorm]

@basimdasasonst tags made me think... I want to add a couple things

First, the way I got to this conclusion: O was listening to "I'm the X" from Subspace Rhapsody, as I do (everyday at least 5 times), and thought about how some of the lines could be easily applied to Spock's situation with Kirk.

"convinced myself we shared the same feelings, I won't make that mistake again"

from this one we can imagine Spock telling himself, even when he might think Kirk could be showing interest in him, that their feelings for each other would never really match.

"she's happy and carefree, the opposite of me, I can do the calculus/ for her I set aside my need to analyze"

This one could explain why Spock always put logic first with Kirk, not trying to adapt to his character like he did with Chapel.

Now of course this is just speculation, but one positive thing about musical episodes is that they provide a precious chance to spell things out pretty clearly, the whole song to me is a pretty clear statement about the new direction Spock is taking. That said we have two seasons to go at least, anything can happen.

And lastly I want to add that, while I'm not opposed to this interpretation of Spock's character and find it interesting enough, I don't know if it's the best possible way it could have been done. I mean, on one hand I am a sucker for "eternal devotion and loyalty that breaks the boundaries of conventional romance" on the other hand I think Spock can be officially queer in 2024, he waited long enough.

I think I've finally put 2 and 2 together: what SNW is trying to do with the whole Chapel thing is showing how Spok developed trust issues in indulging and manifesting feelings for humans. Deciding to hide him self away in logic and his Vulcan side.

So what could potentially happen is that it will be shown or said at some point that Spok has feelings for Kirk but decides to never act on them, because experience taught him that vulcans and humans can't make a relationship work and it would be illogical to persevere.

[ao3feed-spirk]

The Evacuation of Drunk Kirk

read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/50163640 by Introvertia Commander Jim Kirk misses his duties while visiting the Enterprise when he gets caught up with some visiting Ambassadors. Lieutenant Spock takes it upon himself to save Jim's reputation and escort him out of Port Galley. In the wake of both their romantic lives being less than what they'd wished they discover an unexpected mutual attraction. In short, Jim's drunk and Spock's foxy. Words: 7293, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: James T. Kirk Prime, Spock (Star Trek), Spock Prime, Number One | Una Chin-Riley (Star Trek), Erica Ortegas, George Samuel Kirk Relationships: James T. Kirk/Spock Additional Tags: Post-Episode S02E09 Subspace Rhapsody and Pre-S2E10 Hegemony Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Drunken Shenanigans, Drunk Sex, Gay Sex, Angst and Fluff and Smut, AU Star Trek Strange New Worlds read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/50163640

[ao3feed-unapike]

Unfinished Business and Unplanned Duets

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Vlt1JAY by EmonyDeborah “I told you never to do that again, Commander,” April said in a tight voice, threading his tense fingers together. “I’m pretty sure regulations were invented against it. I seem to recall making you recite them to me for two hours in a row.” Una saved the ship, but April is mad about her "breaking regulations" and "being reckless" Una is too tired for this. Also Chris is in his feelings. Words: 4280, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English Series: Part 3 of snw 2x4 except better Fandoms: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Star Trek Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Number One | Una Chin-Riley (Star Trek), Christopher Pike, Robert April, La'an Noonien-Singh Relationships: Number One | Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike, La'an Noonien-Singh & Number One | Una Chin-Riley Additional Tags: Fix-It, Love Confessions, Episode: s02e04 Among the Lotus Eaters (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Kissing, Episode: s02e09 Subspace Rhapsody (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), la'an and una friendship bc I love them, una is not allowed private business anymore, PikeUna, chris getting himself together read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Vlt1JAY

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#1097

I got my friend to watch the first 6 episodes of SNW and she's decided that Pike and Una are married and Spock and La'an are their children and when she realized Spock lost a sister and La'an a brother she said "See! Free sibling!" And her response to Spock Amok was "you mean to tell me they spent all of this episode making Spock and T'Pring the literal cutest while Chapel and Ortegas end the episode on what's basically a date and Chapel and Spock somehow end up together later? Why?" She also finds M'Benga's daughter's storyline disturbing and will fight someone to protect "the cadet girl". Finally and this nearly made me choke but she said Sam Kirk and Spock's actors look more like brothers than Sam and Jim (I showed her the musical episode out of context because she asked about the musical episode first) and I had to tell her the characters would hate that as Sam is kind of MIA in most of the episodes and his and Spock's beef isn't well established yet.

[mewtwofan1]

Last song: “Keeping secrets”-Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (all the songs from the episode ‘Subspace Rhapsody’ are a bop though. Do recommend)

Favourite colour: purple

Currently watching: Resident Alien. All my other shows are on hiatus

Sweet, savoury or spicy: sweet please! No spice tolerance

Relationship status: newly single

Current obsession: portal, D&D, Zelda, MLP…I get obsessions like they’re the common cold

Last thing I searched: can hermit crabs eat Brussels sprout? (Answer: Yes, and my coworker thinks I’m mad for buying just one singular sprout after work!)

Not exactly tagged by @sciencewife since I found it on her page, but I suppose it counts.

Also don’t know who to tag, so if you find this then have at it!

nine people to get to know better

ty for the tag @gudgercollege :)

last song: in my life - the beatles. i've also had the my fair lady soundtrack on loop for the past like two days lol

favorite color: usually say yellow but honestly i've been vibing with like dusty mauve lately. love me some muted pinks

currently watching: the latest season of jet lag: the game has me so engrossed i finally signed up for nebula to get new episodes a week early. playing hide and seek across an entire country is my childhood dream and i am living it vicariously

sweet/savory/spicy: savory babey

relationship status: single. hopeless romantic. trying and failing to get over a guy

current obsession: oh god. can i admit that, despite never having given a single shit about the british royal family, i'm genuinely obsessed with this missing kate middleton thing. it's pure concentrated schadenfreude to see how spectacularly the royal PR is fucking it at every possible opportunity. they've reached like bialystock and bloom levels of backfiring

last thing you searched: "audition monologues" because i love putting things off to the last minute <3 (the audition is on MONDAY and i still cannot find a decent one)

now for the final challenge let's see if i can find nine mutuals to tag (no pressure!) @the-common-pigeon @lemoncholy-stars @sparklyshakespeare @droughtofapathy @catboyrichardkarinsky @catboymoses @pealeii @ivorypiano @gingerpeachtea

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

Confession #111

"I wonder if Mariner and Tendi would've enjoyed the Klingon boy band music from the musical episode of Strange New Worlds."

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#447

"Ever since I learned that the entire soundtrack for ‘Subspace Rhapsody’ was on Spotify a few months ago I have legitimately listened to the entire album (except ‘Private Conversation’ because it’s annoying lol) at least once every day on my daily commute or just at home relaxing. It is such a strange compulsion and I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I can’t stop. My day doesn’t feel complete unless I have that serotonin boost from ‘We Are One’!!"