aldora89:

tacosmells:

Okay, so there are a couple different levels to this (yes I am seriously turning a joke tag into meta).

  1. You couldn’t say “boner” on 1960s television.  Duh.  If you want Spock to admit some kind of intense feeling for Jim, it must appear platonic.
  2. “Friend” was used as code or cover for homoerotic subtext in entertainment during intolerant time periods.  While perhaps not the writer’s intention, that context exists.
  3. “Friendship” isn’t really a feeling anyway.  Which adds to the sense that Spock is confused and struggles to identify and label emotional urges.
  4. He is “ashamed” of the feeling.  Not just feelings in general, but this specific one.  Yet in later episodes, he seems to have no problem labeling Kirk as a friend.  So again, it stands to reason there’s not just “friendship” at play here.
  5. Years later, Roddenberry would invent a word for Kirk and Spock’s relationship that translates to some mysterious combination of “friend/brother/lover.”  i.e. he allowed for ambiguity.
  6. Therefore, in hindsight it’s conceivable that Spock was referring to a t’hy’la-like feeling in this scene - a nebulous jumble of intense platonic bonds and potential romanticism.
  7. Conclusion: a compromised Spock is confessing that he feels drawn to Jim in this scene.  But the ship is in danger, Spock dislikes/suppresses the emotion, and Jim probably doesn’t realize what he’s saying anyway.
  8. …so they’ll be doomed to spend the next seven years dancing around each other until Spock figures out how to accept his feels.
  9. Q.E.D.
  10. (✿◡‿◡)

…also this is the climactic scene of the episode, and THE most charged moment of that scene.  And Spock can’t stop trying to explain himself, even in the midst of the important technobabble:”Understand, Jim. I’ve spent a whole lifetime learning to hide my feelings.”A line that summarizes the major conflict between them for years to come.

But if imminent danger wasn’t there to interrupt them - an emotional Spock bent on pouring his heart out to a lonely Jim - who knows what this confession would have turned into?

(via do-you-have-a-flag)

acidbathory:

I went to the antique store today with my mom. And I found these things, I assume they’re old fanfiction for Kirk/Spock because of the disclaimers inside the books and the sheer awesomeness of it all. Yes, I said books! Apparently, they’re part of a series, because I have a five of six and a number two of these things.

More than likely I’ll read them, but I can’t help but share them with everyone. I know a few Kirk/Spock shippers that’ll read this, so… enjoy. :-)

Anyone who can shed some extra light on what I have, I would greatly appreciate it. What ya got for me?

What a fantastic find! I would LOVE to get my hands on some of these old zines. So much fandom history, right there.

You can read about Delta Triad here and about Contact here.

More about the K/S zine culture and how it shaped early slash fandom here and here.

Everything Together: A Guide to Slash Ships for Confused Patrons of Tumblr »

forever-allthetime:

Destiel

A Synopsis: A ship so canon that you only feel sorry for the awkward moose in the middle. This masterpiece of ship freaking ships itself. It’s like the bloody Titanic….minus the iceberg…but with even more of the hot car sex. Although said car sex does have yet to transpire in this…

Oh, this makes me miss my days on the HP fandom. Remember ship_manifesto? 

nightlightofcelobia:

Okay, so I have to tell somebody.

I was just minding my own business on tumblr. Chilling in the tags and whatnot….When I realize that there’s this thing called “Sherlock” that everyone’s really worked up about. Upon preliminary inspection, I find out that everyone who cares about Sherlock is crying bitter tears and/or fangirling over the two main characters being gay as balls. I ignore this for some time before deciding to watch the episodes.

So I watched them.

All of them.

In one day.

And hOLY SHIT.

I didn’t expect the sheer DEPTH of the GAY. It’s EVERYWHERE. In how Sherlock cares more about how John takes his coffee than the layout of the solar system. In how deeply affected by Sherlock’s loss John is at the end. In all of the little things like their body language when talking to each other.

So, uh… I guess I ship it. Reserve me a seat on the Johnlock Express.

Also, this show is awesome. So very awesome. I now get what everyone was worked up about. Oh yes.

The birth of a slash fangirl.

FIC: Nothing to Make a Song About (4/9) »

Title: Nothing to Make a Song About (4/9)
Author: Emma Grant
Fandom/pairing: Sherlock (BBC), John/Sherlock
Rating: Explicit
Summary: When Sherlock returned from his faked death, John could not forgive him for the deception and broke off their friendship. Ten years later, John returns to London in search of yet another new beginning. Sherlock, not surprisingly, is waiting.
Warnings: None
Length: 2500 words this part; 10,700 words total so far
Notes:
• Written for Alectoperdita, who won a fic from me in a Tumblr giveaway months ago. Sorry I’m just getting to this now, but I hope you enjoy it!
• Beta’d by the ever fantastic drinkingcocoa, whose cheerleading and honest critique are invaluable to me.
• Title is taken from the poem Reconciliation by William Butler Yeats.
• Note that the number of chapters has gone up by one. I always underestimate fic length when I outline. :-P

Links: Start with Chapter 1: On AO3 | On LJ ~*~ This chapter: On AO3 | On LJ

Rec: The Sleeping Series (Bilbo/Thorin) »

So remember how a couple of weeks ago I was all wibbly about reading explicit-rated Bagginshield fic?  Yeah, that lasted about a day, and then I found a few really good ones, and… Right. That’s fandom in a nutshell, isn’t it?

Anyway, one of my very favorite authors, Keelywolfe, has decided to dip her toe into these waters, and yes, her fics in this fandom are just as fantastic as they are in any other. If you haven’t read her Sherlock stuff, go, now. I’ll wait.

And when you’re done with that, check out what she’s writing for The Hobbit. The series so far consists of two fics, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed that there will be more. Her writing is gorgeous, her smut is divine, and I think this might be the only bottom!Thorin I’ve ever read. And altogether now, what’s Emma’s favorite kink? Yep, that too. :-D

The Sleeping Series, by Keelywolfe
Fandom: The Hobbit
Pairing: Bilbo/Thorin
Rating: Explicit, aw yiss
Total length: 7800 words

Fic & Art: On the Table (Eventually John Watson's Favorite Christmas Story) »

Title: On the Table (Eventually John Watson’s Favorite Christmas Story)
Author: Emma Grant
Artist: Numberthescars (art masterpost)
Fandom/Pairing: BBC Sherlock, John/Sherlock
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Set after TRF. Someone’s leaving John strange little gifts in the weeks before Christmas. But who could it be? (A bit of fluff, a touch of angst, a dash of smut, some holiday cheer – enjoy!)
Warnings: None.
Length: 18,200 words
Emma’s Notes: Written for the 2012 Sherlock Advent fest on 221b_advent. Massive thanks to the fantastic drinkingcocoa, whose comments on multiple drafts of this story were insightful and invaluable.
Number’s Notes: Many thanks to emmagrant01 and drinkingcocoa for their support and input throughout. Also, reference images sourced from listal.com, imdb.com, fanpop.com, 123rf.com and Wikimedia Commons. Happy holidays everyone!
ART LINKS: Are in the text. One is NSFW, so consider the context before you click. ;-)

Link to the fic: On AO3

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Series: Missing/Alternate Scenes from "A Cure for Boredom" (11/?) »

Series: Missing and Alternate Scenes for A Cure for Boredom
Author: Emma Grant
Fandom/Pairing: Sherlock BBC, John/Sherlock, John/others
Index of all missing and alternate scenes

Alternate scene 3.3
Rating: Explicit
Length: 3600 words
Summary: Set during chapter 3. Sherlock’s POV of the blow job from Becca. (This will probably make no sense if you haven’t read the original fic.)
Notes: Huge thanks to drinkingcocoa for the ever-fantastic beta. My plan is to start posting these weekly on Wednesdays once again. If you read and enjoy, please comment to let me know! :-)
Links: On AO3 | On LJ