So I have been watching Star Trek and I couldn't help myself.... have some TOS Queens.

THANK YOU FOR 2K?!?!?!? 😭😭😭😭😭😭

STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES (1966-1969) 2.25 • “The Ultimate Computer”

From this year's KiSCon zine, a new K/S story by me and illustrated with five glorious artworks by @justveeing!

This is a pre-five-year-mission first time piece— if you're a fan of that one episode in season 2 of Lower Decks (you know the one), this is for you. But don't worry if you haven't seen it, you don't need to for the story to make sense. We are so proud of how this turned out and hope you love it as much as we do!

[TOS, 10K, explicit - also contains nsfw art]

James Tiberius Kirk

William Shatner (1966–1994) Chris Pine (2009–2016) Paul Wesley (2022–present)

Rewatching Star Trek TOS after 20 years and I'm once again in my Spirk brainrot era. So good to be back, I missed these silly space guys.

the tall vulcan and the tiny vulcan that bites. i sketched this immediately after finishing the pandora principle hiii

Paul Wesley gets a lot of shit for not looking much like Shatner’s Kirk (even though he’s got the mannerisms down perfectly), which seems unfair considering he looks exactly like TAS Kirk

I think for Star Trek 4 (AOS) they should just remake TMP because think about it the ending for Beyond sets up such a good jumping point for a TMP remake. Like yeah, they're on their whole 5 year deep space mission thing, and in the beginning Kirk was considering becoming a Vice Admiral, and Spock was thinking of going to New Vulcan, but it all gets resolved in the end or does it? What if after the 5 year mision, Spock does run away to New Vulcan to do Kohlinar, and Kirk takes the Vice Admiral position at Yorktown. Like it's literally the perfect setup for a TMP remake, and I'm honestly curious about how they're going to change it to fit the AOS character.

Plus Chris Pine is older now, so we don't need to see him getting beaten up in every movie anymore, just let him be old man vice admiral, and let him wear glasses too. And I think we deserve to see Zachary Quinto in that cunty getting back with my divorced husband Vulcan robes. But all in all this is actually a thinly veiled desire of mine to see Karl Urban in the fuck ass Disco outfit with the necklace and beard Bones wore.

Philon Awards 2024 Shortlist

(in alphabetical order of the title; shortlist based on the results of the nominations phase)

Short fic (word count under 10K):

Long fic (word count 10K-50K):

Novella/novel (word count over 50K):

Podfic:

Traditional art:

Digital art:

Poetry:

Zines:

You can also see the shortlist on this Google spreadsheet. Make a copy to have your own spreadsheet to keep track of what you've already read and how you liked it.

Voting will open on 10 September 2024! Stay tuned for the announcement. You can also find this shortlist plus the rules and explanations concerning the voting process on the KiScon website.

I'm nominated!

As always, I am so pleased to have the recognition of other people, and be acknowledged amongst so many talented artists and writers! What an honor!

Check out the shortlist for and vote for your fav works on the links above <3

As always, thank you to the KiScon team for running all these events!!!!

Not to disturb your summer vibes, but September is here (*screams, part in delight, part in shock*) and this means: K/S Sign-Up is happening!

Schedule for 2024:

Sign-ups and prompt posts: September 1 - 30 Prompt claims and creation period: September 1 - November 20 Works due: November 20 Works revealed (gradually): Dec 1 - 31 The time for all these steps is: 11:59 AM UTC. A quick refresher of our FAQs and rules: FAQs:

Advent Calendar? Is this a Christian event? Do I have to create an X-mas-themed work?

No, K/S Advent Calendar is not a Christian (or, generally, religious) event. There's no denying that the concept of such an annual fannish event in December has its roots in the wide-spread, originally German Lutheran custom of advent calendars (which first appeared in the 19th century), and we do keep the term "advent" in the name, but it is important to us that this fest itself is not tied to any specific religion or culture. December comes with a multitude of holidays, traditions, and days of significance around the world (see this list on Wikipedia, for example), be they secular or religious or even fictional (e.g. Festivus or Hogswatch); all of them can be explored for this fest, as can the topics of end-of-year, New Year, winter, and family gatherings. This is a very wide and varied theme, and we hope there's something for everyone in it, creators and readers alike.

Why does this event take place throughout the whole month of December? Advent calendars have 24 doors.

Because it's fun and we think there can be no better way to end the year (and start the new one) than with the delight that is Kirk/Spock. (Also, not all advent calendars have 24 doors.)

Do I have to be on Dreamwidth or Tumblr in order to take part in this fest?

No, a DW account is not required. We have a community on Dreamwidth and a blog on Tumblr for announcements and discussion, but schedules and important admin posts will always be publicly visible. The only account you really need for this fest is an AO3 account. You are, of course, encouraged to post/link to your work anywhere you like to after its reveal; so if you prefer to share your art, for example, on Twitter or Tumblr for greater exposure, then you can crosspost it there as soon as your work is revealed.

Is this a fic exchange?

No. K/S Advent Calendar is a prompt meme, that means participants will not get matched one-on-one and assigned to a gift recipient as is the case in exchanges. So no one is guaranteed a "gift", but there's also much less pressure on participants. Members sign up and post prompts until the defined deadline (see the schedule). Prompts can be claimed by anyone who has an account on the AO3, and the resulting fanworks need to be posted to the collection until the deadline according to schedule. If you need more detailed information on how a prompt meme works (e.g. how to edit your prompts, where to find your claimed prompts etc), please see this section in the AO3 FAQ.

Do I need to be signed up to claim & fill a prompt? What if I missed the sign-up phase?

Admittedly, the term "sign-up" is a tiny bit misleading. The "sign-up" form is for submitting your prompts; if you would like to claim & fill prompts without submitting a prompt yourself, then you do not need to go through the "sign-up" form. Just browse the list of prompts other fans submitted and use the "claim" button to pick whatever tickles your muse. When you claim a prompt it shows up under "My claims" on the collection profile and under "Claims" on your own dashboard. Use the "fulfil" button to post your work, please. Rules:

1. K/S Advent Calendar is an event for adults as some prompts or fanworks might be mature or explicit. By taking part you confirm that you are 18 or older.

2. The theme of this fest is very wide: December comes with a multitude of holidays, traditions, and days of significance around the world, be they secular or religious or even fictional (e.g. Festivus or Hogswatch); all of them can be explored for this fest, as can the topics of end-of-year, New Year, winter, and family gatherings. The focus of your work should be on the pairing Kirk/Spock or Kirk & Spock. Slash (romantic and/or sexual relationship) and gen (friendship) are equally welcome. K/S has many layers and aspects, and this fest is a celebration of them all. No other pairings will be accepted (mentioning side pairings of other characters is fine, but the focus must be on K/S). If a prompt does not touch the theme of the fest at all, it is up to the person who fills the prompt to include the theme. So if you want to have more say in how this should happen, give a few pointers in your prompt. Otherwise the creator has free rein, barring any DNWs. (So if someone prompts, for example, "spanking in the mirrorverse", without any further details, then someone who claims this prompt will have to include the theme somehow. Maybe it's spanking al fresco, on a snowy planet? Or maybe it's 12 Days of X-mas spanking? Or maybe it's a family gathering on Vulcan that entails ancient customs – and whips and paddles (so, basically canon props)? And there are so many other ways the theme could be included.

3. When we say K/S, we mean: both TOS (series and movies) and reboot; Discovery and Strange New Worlds content is also welcome (let's hope we'll get some K/S-worthy material from these series one day). No RPF, please. AUs and mirror universe are welcome.

4. Crossovers between different Trek franchises or between Trek and other media are permitted if the individual prompt states this or actively invites them.

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6. All genres welcome, including darker subjects if the prompter asks for them (as long as DNWs are respected). Use the AO3 warnings if applicable.

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10. All types of fanworks are welcome in this fest: fic, poetry, filks, art, vids, podfic etc. Made a giant cake with life-size Kirk and Spock marzipan figures? Post the photos.

11. Minimum word count for written fanworks is 100 words (exception: poems have no minimum word count). There is no maximum word count. Minimum for art: a doodle or clean sketch (on unlined paper, if you use traditional media); manips are permitted. No banner or icon art, please, unless it accompanies a work of fiction or a podfic. No AI-generated works, be it fic or art, will be accepted!

12. Fanworks in languages other than English are allowed: As this is not a one-on-one gift exchange, but a prompt fest, fanworks in languages other than English are absolutely permitted and welcome! Each prompt can inspire a wide variety of fanworks, and as long as you respect the DNWs and the maximum rating of the chosen prompt, it’s all fine!

13. For K/S Advent Calendar, the works will be gradually revealed, at least one per day, hopefully even more than one if there are enough submissions. There is no anon period, but we ask you to not blabber about your work on social media before it appears in the collection. As soon as your work is revealed, you can link or re-post it anywhere you want to. While your work is in the queue and waiting for its scheduled day to go live, it will be marked as "awaiting approval by the mod". Fear not, this is just part of how the gradual reveal that is key for an advent calendar works. Please note that the AO3 keeps the date on which you submitted your work as publication date. When your K/S advent work gets revealed, you can/should update its publication date to its reveal date. Otherwise a work revealed on Dec 20, for example, might carry the publication date Oct 5. Which is not the end of the world and happens in AO3 prompt memes and fic exchanges often, but updating the date will also make your work appear among the recent ones when people search for a pairing or fandom tag. We mods can't do that for you, by the way; updating the publication date of a work is something only its creator can do.

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If I make one single contribution to the k/s fandom, I would like it to be that people stop saying "taluhk nash-veh k'dular" for I love you in Vulcan and start saying the much simpler and more correct "ashau n'du."

"Ashau nash-veh tu" if you wanna be really fancy, but Vulcans delete any word that's understood so I'm pretty sure they would leave nash-veh out, especially in an emotional moment. A deep dive in all the Vulcan resources I can find suggests that when you delete the subject, the n' prefix marks the direct object so you know it's not the subject.

But the one you get when you google for it is incorrect in several ways.

"Taluhk" is not a verb; it is an adjective meaning precious.

"Dular" is you PLURAL, so unless this is mcspirk it's definitely wrong.

And what's the k' for? It means by or with! Precious I with y'all? How does that work out to I love you? It doesn't!

Other words that you could use to let Vulcans pretend not to be emotional:

tishau: care for. Tishau n'du: I care for you.

tun-tor: take care of, watch, consider important. Tun-tor n'du: I take care of you.

dor-tor: honor, to hold in high esteem. Dor-tor n'du: I respect and honor you.

aitlu: want. Aitlu n'du: I want you.

bolau: need. Bolau n'du: I need you.

Imagine me as a lone voice crying in the wilderness, begging you to use Vuhlkansu correctly.*

*Correctly, where Vuhlkansu is concerned, is kind of a wobbly target on the best day, so I urge everybody, if they make a mistake or don't know how to say something, to just shrug and say it's archaic/ Shikahr dialect/ colloquial. But if you can do things the way they are in the dictionary and the grammar lessons, I'll love you forever. (Dungi-ashau nash-veh tu ek'wak.)

⭐ Besties on break ⭐

It's up as a print on my inprint ! :))

Kiki 4 bouba type ship

Loved imagining Uhura's space btw !!!! I had so much fun with the background ! Does it make sense ? Not really- but the vibes are here (I kept unconsciously adding tribbles kfkfk had to stop myself at six otherwise I would have just filled the scene with them)

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