(bravely) i think captain janeway and neelix could date and it would work out
before tuvok finds out
@the-last-dillpickle since i'm being enabled. janeway can't date anyone on the crew and neelix catches her arguing this case to chakotay (who is only telling her that she should date someone bc he wants her to he happy. No Other Reason) and reminds her that he's a civilian and would love to take her on a nice romantic dinner. janeway thinks neelix is funny (they have so many scenes together when he gives her advice about things and they joke together... this is canon, neelixhaters) so she agrees maybe partially bc tuvok overhears and starts to tell neelix off that this is ridiculous and the captain would Never so playful janeway turns on and she goes actually neelix i would love that.
but then when she shows up to the holodeck the dinner is honestly really thoughtfully made and he made her a buquet of red roses and some really weird talaxian dating things happen and the dinner explodes. they laugh and then janeway remembers a date with mark and trails off silently and tries to excuse herself but neelix says an unexpectedly profound but stupid anecdote that relates to her current captaining troubles
and then they do a talaxian sex act which is basically cuddling which means starts align and neelix doesn't say anything misogynistic and janeway's self imposed repression doesn't get triggered so basically janeway has a wonderful time and goes back to her quarters before 10 with her roses and a promise to meet next week for holodeck double luge with neelix and holographic nikola tesla or some shit people entertain themselves on voyager year 10.
next morning on the bridge she tells chakotay neelix is a true gentleman and he laughs bc he thinks it's a prank. tuvok knows it isn't so he tells everyone he has a headcache and excuses himself and nobody sees him for two days.
26 years ago I started a flame war on a mailing list by writing Janeway/Neelix, and it wasn't even remotely as good as this.
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