#la'an x una

[asteriski]

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS 2.02 - AD ASTRA PER ASPERA

[gwengoodrich]

What if I rescued you and inspired you to join Starfleet, becoming your mentor, but I don’t tell you about our shared history of being othered until it’s revealed, so we have a heart-to-heart about your internalized self-hatred, then grow even closer as we spend our shore leave together, and when I’m on trial, you act as a character witness for me despite being on trial for the thing you hate, and then you have a whirlwind romance with a man from and alternate timeline, but he dies and you’re not allowed to talk about it, but then the version of him from our timeline gets assigned to shadow me, and when a subspace fold forces me to sing about all of this to you, I turn off the artificial gravity so we can see eye-to-eye and we’re both girls…

[all-things-launa]

These two. ❤

[mai-komagata]

rewatching s1 of snw

wow, like is everything about una just super gay? the end of s1e3 is just a coming out story, but it hits different after s2e2. made me think of Johnnie Phelps and the possibly apocryphal story of her convincing Eisenhower not to "root out the lesbians" from the military b/c they were all the best and most decorated female members of the WAC. as well as all the respectability politics stuff.

Also getting much stronger una/la'an vibes this time watching, now that I know them better.

I also liked how the elysian kingdom book was introduced in that episode, too, since rukiya is a femslash shipper.

[fiadorable]

chief - a snw double drabble

🦾 Trektober Day Eight: Nightmares 🤝 La'an Noonien-Singh & Una Chin-Riley 📖 Una and La'an bunk together on the MLK Jr after her rescue from the Gorn

Una is having a nightmare.

I clutch my stuffed tiger, Chief, bury my face in her soft fur, then climb down to the bottom bunk.

Sweat soaks Una's pajama shirt. The blanket's tangled in her long legs. She opens her mouth, eyes closed. Screaming, but silent.

When I scream like that, Una wakes me up. She whispers my name like a prayer, rubs my back until I fall asleep again.

My hand is small on her cheek, her skin damp under my palm. She startles awake, breath ragged.

"Who're you running from?" I whisper. "Who's coming to get you?"

"No one, La'an," she says, eyes sharp, scanning the room. "Come here."

I crawl to the back of her bunk, near the wall. Una kicks the blanket free, covers me. She reaches up, pulls Chief down, tucks her in with us.

"I'm sorry I woke you," Una says. "Did I say anything?"

I shake my head. She never does. Neither do I.

"Good. Let's try to sleep."

She tucks her hands beneath her cheek. It makes me giggle. People don't actually sleep like that. She shushes me, smiling.

Una means "one". Alone. Like me. Like us. I hug Chief and sleep.

[the-redhead-in-a-dress]

La'an's Academy graduation is coming up. Una lets her know she'll be there.

[Sort of a sequel to a fic I'm writing about Una's Star Fleet graduation, but I had this scene in my head and it doesn't fit in the fic except as an addendum and so it is here]

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“It’s just graduation, I don't mind being by myself." La'an said, as if graduating top of your class was just another day.

The young woman watched as Una's immaculately preened brows furrowed in disagreement through the subspace call view screen.

“I’ll be there.” The older woman insisted.

“It’s fine Chief, I won't be the only one there alone. And really it's just a formality, Did you know you don't actually have to be there to receive your commission? If I wanted to I could just get a shuttle and get a head start on work instead."

Una sighed as memories surfaced in her mind of similar words flowing from her own mouth on a subspace call to Chris long ago. La'an was far too like her for her own good.

“Everybody needs somebody," Well now she was just copying Chris. "And I’ll be there for you." Una replied firmly. "Chris commandeered a shuttle and crossed the galaxy on unearned shore leave for mine. I can make it from spacedock at Starbase V.” 

“You’re serious?” La’an raised an eyebrow. "He did that?"

She had never met the man, but Una talked about Chris a lot when recounting her exploits in Star Fleet. La'an had assumed for a long time they were married, or at least in a very long and serious relationship, even if it wasn't necessarily monogamous, but Una had clarified some time ago that they were purely friends. La'an didn't exactly buy it, but had never directly questioned her mentor about her relationship. Maybe it would make more sense when she finally met the man in the flesh, Maybe he had a revolting smell or a furry tail?

“Mmmhmm.” Una pursed her lips, not looking up from the PADD in front of her as she looked up the best route back to Earth for La'an's graduation.

“He must have liked you a lot Chief.” La'an added softly, gently prying without really prying.

“He did.” The older woman agreed, but did not expand. “And I like you a lot," She added, looking up at La'an firmly, conveying her sincerity in her eyes. "So I’ll be there next Saturday, that’s a promise.” 

“Okay.” La’an couldn’t help but slip a smile on her face in response.

Una grinned back. “See you in a week.” 

Before then, she needed to comm Chris and ask him where exactly he’d managed to get that star necklace he’d given her for her graduation. She needed another one, ASAP. 

[raddocwrites]

La'ans love letter to Una

Break In (feat. Amy Lee) by Halestorm

[moonxshape]

I had a week and a half off work and, betwixt and between many other things, I managed to finish off 6 WIPs. Frankly, I'm almost unacceptably proud of myself 😄🙃😝🤓🥹

Go on, you can have some queer shit, as a special treat:

[rtarara]

THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

is still the season right? this one has everything, there will be laugh, excitement and sweetness, a lovely one by Rtarara

Christmas in Montana

[startrekuniverse]

STRANGE NEW WORLDS

[tinderbox210]

Happy Threshold Day 🦎🦎🦎

*the Gorn wouldn't kill the salamander babies because they look too much like them and they would adopt them

[asteriski]

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS 2.09 - SUBSPACE RHAPSODY

[all-things-launa]

Anyone share my OTP?

[mai-komagata]

I hope you don't mind me asking, if you do you can tell me and I'll stop.

But... What is your vision of what Una would be like in the Mirrorverse? Is this something you've thought about or would like to see?

i've never thought about it, lol. I love the zaniness of mirror universe episodes, though! she would definitely be super openly gay if it happened -- very common Mirror universe plot, to be more open about sexuality. I can totally see La'an/Una being big there.

[warpfive]

TAKING CARE OF A SICK READER

request: Hi! I was wondering if I could request some sick!reader with caretaker!SNW crew? cw: gn!reader, reader has a cold wc: 983

CREW: chris pike, una chin-riley, la'an noonien-singh, spock, nyota uhura, christine chapel, erica ortegas

CHRIS

chris does not mess around when you get sick. he’ll hit you with the good old-fashioned “tuck-you-into-bed-with-soup” treatment, even if you insist you’re okay. always making sure you’re hydrated, well-fed, and combating that pesky fever. chris can get kind of annoying when you’re sick - you’ll have to hope and pray he’s busy with something else or he’ll be checking in on you constantly. and of course, he gives lots of kisses - mostly on your forehead “to check your temperature” but almost always follows it up with one on your lips. he gets sick right after you. and you better hope you can perfect his soup recipe the first time, or chris will drag himself out of bed to make it himself.

UNA

having never gotten a cold before, una tries to be helpful. fetches you water and food, assures you’ve got enough blankets, keeps an eye on your temperature. she’s stubborn as hell about your medicine and is really good at getting you to take it. but that kinda stuff is easy - she’s gotten used to babying junior officers and it’s just like that, only with more kisses and stroking your hair. una might try to drag you out of bed, insisting a walk will make you feel better. she’s good at getting what she wants, but not this time. it always ends with her crawling into bed with you for a good cuddle. and she won’t even use your stuffy nose or whining to tease you once you’re healthy again.

LA'AN

at first, la’an is pretty worried. she kinda ignores that it’s just a cold and thinks it’s something more serious until someone assures her that it’s not. after that, she’s almost…annoyed? mostly at herself for getting so worked up, but also because she finds herself tending to you like a nurse. taking care of your needs, making sure you’re comfortable, shouldering some of the work you’re missing - it’s embarrassing, really. la’an does it anyway. it might feel weird to carefully hand you a bowl of soup or ask if you’ve taken your medicine, but it's also nice to be needed. and really, it’s worth it whenever you’re just about to fall asleep, wheezing through a stuffy nose, and you squeeze her hand as if la’an is the only thing keeping you here. it’s just a cold, she keeps telling herself before squeezing back.

SPOCK

there was a few times when you thought spock might just pick you up and drag you to sickbay himself. he has never understood the human habit of underestimating an illness and attempting to “power through it.” he says it’s illogical, and you counter that it isn’t serious. nothing a few days of sleep can’t fix. spock can recognize when he’s been beaten - you tend to win arguments more than anybody else these days. and so, as captain pike would say, “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” spock assigns himself to help nurse you back to help, fetching anything you might need from him and more. through a raspy voice, you tease him about how much he cares. he’ll negate it by explaining how the ship’s performance has become subpar due to your absence. it’s only logical he stays to tuck you into bed and read to you until you fall asleep against him.

NYOTA

is absolutely there for you the very first time she hears you cough. nyota may actually be a little too enthusiastic in helping you - she tends to throw herself fully into all of her projects, and your cold is not any different. for the first couple days, when she’s not on duty, she’s spending it making sure you’re as comfortable as possible. making a soup her mother used to make when she was sick, or talking about her day so you don’t miss out on what’s been happening around the ship. nyota can be a bit overbearing, but it comes from love. she feels a lot of pride and joy when you’re finally back on duty, and secretly looks forward to the next time you come down with a bug.

CHRISTINE

you better hope christine doesn’t find out you’ve been avoiding sickbay when you’ve got a cold because she’ll scold you while she nurses you. tells you how reckless and stupid it is to suffer through it when she could’ve helped. she’s right, of course - but it’s easier to tease her. tell her how nice it is that you’ve got your own personal doctor to look after you when you’re sick, and ask if she’ll make any special housecalls. despite how annoyed she is, she’ll just smile and scoff at your lame attempt at a joke. threatens to make you even sicker, maybe then you’ll learn your lesson. christine eventually calms down enough to get you into bed (not in the way you’d like. she blames you for that) and gives you a little kiss on your forehead. just to check for a fever.

ERICA

no, no, no, erica doesn’t believe in laying around in bed just waiting to get better. in her experience, when she’s had a cold, getting up and moving around it the best remedy. get your blood pumping, remind your body who’s boss. it doesn’t work, and she feels super guilty when you can’t get out of bed the next day. erica starts waiting on you hand and foot after that, trying to keep the mood light. maybe goes a little extra on the affection as a cherry on top. she was only trying to help, but not everybody in the galaxy is as tough as erica ortegas. she’ll lie in bed with you at night, and for a little while, it’s nice to just slow down and offer up her warmth when your fever is pretty bad. then she makes fun of the sick rasp of your voice and she has to apologize again.