#probably an unnecessary amount of detail for this ask- but HOOBOY do I love this fest

[regionalpancake]

What exactly is Cohen fic? I’ve seen it mentioned before as a sort of fandom event but I can’t seem to figure out what it is?

Cohen fic my beloved! The Merry Month of Cohen is a Leonard Cohen inspired Star Trek fandom event, with an angst theme. It was started in 2019 by @mia-cooper and the torch has been passed to different folks to run it each year. To me it's one of the highlights of the Star Trek fandom calendar! I've taken part in 5 of the 6 years (and forever gutted I missed the inaugural fest!)

2020 - You Want It Darker - PIC S1 Raffi comforts Seven through some Borg PTSD 2021 - Crow's Feet - A look at Hugh's reclamation surgeries and adjusting to his new life. (And, for my money, the best thing I think I've ever written.) 2022 - Out of the Game - Post PIC S2 Raffi&Rios angst from Raffi's POV 2023 - Anytime - Post PIC S2 Raffi&Rios angst from Rios' POV (so clearly not over S2 even a year later 😅 still not tbh, I miss Team La Sirena) 2024 - Night Sky With Exit Wounds - PIC S2 missing scene, Seven struggling to understand the world without her Borg physiology, and Raffi is there for her. And while I've tried my hand at angst for the Picard fandom, the Voyager fans never fail to write the angstier stuff, I'm in awe. I guess it's dark in the Delta quadrant. From this years fest ( @what-happens-to-the-heart ) I'm obsessed with @grissomesque 's fic: In a Wounded Dawn - it's Janeway/Paris and the Academy era setting at the beginning of chapter 2, grabbed me by the heart and hasn't let go. tldr: star trek x leonard cohen x angst fic = fest perfection