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[gatherupthebrokenness]

Merry Month of Cohen 2026 Masterpost

May 1: new earth # 2 by @resistate / resistate (Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay/Seven of Nine)

May 2: The Crash of the Iron Maiden by @marymoss1971/ TVgirll1971 (Star Trek: Voyager, Alynna Nechayev, Owen Paris)

May 3: Dancing Alone on a Broken Leg by @caladeniablue / Caladenia (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Number One | Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike)

May 4: Broken Trust by @jone-slugger / JX27 (Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway)

May 5: Our Lady Of Solitude by @pc-corner / CAMIR (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Number One | Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike, Number One | Una Chin-Riley & Christopher Pike)

May 6: Nothing on My Tongue But Hallelujah (Fragments) by @cornwells-couch / N_Squared (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Discovery, Marie Batel/Christopher Pike, Katrina Cornwell & Christopher Pike, Katrina Cornwell/Christopher Pike)

May 7: There´s a crack in everything by @mame46 / MaMe45 (Star Trek: Voyager, Ayala & Adele Simmons)

May 9: sub rosa by @doctahchang / doctaaahchang (Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway, Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine)

May 10: Little Wild Bouquet by @rocktherecorder / Ghille_Dhu (Star Trek: Voyager, Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine, Seven of Nine & Original Character)

May 11: If You Are The Dealer, I'm Out Of The Game by @captainjanewayandtheunicorndog (Star Trek: Voyager, Kathryn Janeway, Q)

May 12: The Lightkeepers by @curator-on-ao3 / Curator & @grissomesque / grissomesque (Star Trek: Alternate Original Series, Vulcan Worldbuilding)

May 13: Art as Medicine by @shipofpromises / shipofpromises (Star Trek: Voyager, Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine)

May 14: [Fic expected early June!] AdmiredDisorder [via @resistate]

May 15: by @regionalpancake / Regionalpancake (Star Trek: Alternate Original Series, Vulcan Worldbuilding, Zine)

May 15: beyond any untying  by @fatherfaster / fartherfaster (Star Trek: Voyager, Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway)

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in this year's Merry Month of Cohen!

It's been two weeks of brilliant, angst-filled Star Trek fanwork creation! 💕 Thanks to the writers and artists for their hard work, to the commenters for celebrating that effort, and thanks of course to @mia-cooper for creating this angsty tradition that we get to enjoy every year!

I've included a link to everyones fanwork, AO3, and tumblr to make it easy to find what your looking for. If I've made any mistakes please don't hesitate to give me a shout at @regionalpancake 🥞 I hope you've enjoyed this year's fest, it's been a pleasure to have a turn hosting this trekblr staple 🥳💕

If your work has new updates/chapters/fanart don't forget to tag the blog (@gatherupthebrokenness) so I can share it here!

And finally, these hard working creators deserve to have some warm fuzzy feelings after all that angst, so if you haven't had a chance yet, go read, share, comment, and leave kudos on this year's fantastic fanwork! 📚🎨🖖✨

[regionalpancake]

The Lightkeepers by @curator-on-ao3 & @grissomesque (for @gatherupthebrokenness) hit me where I live. I read it and then needed to make art immediately.

Zine time!

And some bonus behind the scenes!

🖖✨🚀💕

[regionalpancake]

[FANART/ZINE] The Lightkeepers, by Curator and grissomesque - Regionalpancake - Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Fanzine, Zine, Fanart, Lino Print, Vulcan Worldbuilding, Destruction of Vulcan, Vulcan diaspora, Angst, respect, Memory, Astronomy, Hope, light - Freeform Series: Part 7 of [Regionalpancake’s Merry Month of Cohen Works] Summary: Vulcan was destroyed. But the light remains.

[gatherupthebrokenness]

@regionalpancake takes us for a second look back at the last light of Vulcan, inspired by day 12! 🖖 💕✨

[curator-on-ao3]

The Lightkeepers

Chapters: 1/1 (875 words) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Fandom: Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) Category: Gen Characters: N/A Relationships: N/A Additional Tags: Vulcan Worldbuilding, Destruction of Vulcan, Vulcan diaspora, Angst, respect, Memory, Astronomy, Hope, light Collections: Gather Up The Brokenness (Merry Month of Cohen 2026) Summary: Vulcan was destroyed. But the light remains.

Written by @curator-on-ao3 and @grissomesque for @gatherupthebrokenness with much thanks to @regionalpancake for organizing this year's fest.

[gatherupthebrokenness]

Day 12 and @curator-on-ao3 and @grissomesque have us looking to the stars for the vanishing light of Vulcan 🌃🖖 ✨ find a telescope and enjoy the angst 💕

[shipofpromises]

My contribution to the @gatherupthebrokenness​ fanfic challenge. Where the goal is to write something angst filled. I don’t love writing angst but somehow found it cathartic to make Janeway suffer beautifully. Thank you so much for the kind feedback on this story so far.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine, Kathryn Janeway & Seven of Nine Characters: Kathryn Janeway, Seven of Nine (Star Trek), The Doctor (Star Trek) Additional Tags: Depression, Merry Month of Cohen, Angst, Friendship, Love Summary:

Kathryn Janeway begins a period of medical leave after years of carrying more than even she can command her way through. Seven responds the only way she knows how. With precision, persistence, and art. A story about care, vulnerability, and the dangerous work of learning to feel again.

[gatherupthebrokenness]

@shipofpromises brings us back to Voyager, with a J7 fic full of emotion, art, music, and of course - angst! 💕

[captainjanewayandtheunicorndog]

This is my contribution to the Merry Month of Cohen! Q plays with Janeway’s fate, but does he want it darker?

@gatherupthebrokenness I only finished one of my planned pictures, but if anyone wants the rest then I’ll finish them at some point :)

[gatherupthebrokenness]

Thanks to @captainjanewayandtheunicorndog for the stunning art, and the reminder that even a captain's fate isn't always their own!

[rocktherecorder]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine, Seven of Nine & Original Character Characters: Kathryn Janeway, Seven of Nine (Star Trek), Original Characters, The Doctor (Star Trek) Additional Tags: Post-Episode: s07e25 Endgame (Star Trek: Voyager), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Far Future, Politics, United Federation of Planets (Star Trek), Speciesism, Love, Love Story, Angst, Merry Month of Cohen, Bigotry & Prejudice Summary:

An historian finds the story of two women trying to survive the broken and corrupt system of an Independent Earth.

@gatherupthebrokenness my little submission for day 10 of this year’s Merry Month of Cohen.  Thank you for hosting! 

[gatherupthebrokenness]

Thank you @rocktherecorder for day 10’s dose of pain! We’re still with Janeway, only today we’re treated to a post-canon (and of course angst filled) AU 💕

[doctahchang]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway, Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine Characters: Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay (Star Trek), Seven of Nine (Star Trek), Tom Paris, The Doctor (Star Trek) Additional Tags: Hanahaki Disease, Hurt No Comfort, Merry Month of Cohen, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Major character death - Freeform Summary:

Sub rosa is a Latin phrase meaning “under the rose,” which denotes secrecy, confidentiality or actions done in private.

Captain Janeway contracts a mysterious disease after her First Oficcer and the Head of Astrometric’s wedding. This, finally, forces her to make a choice.

my first ever entry for @gatherupthebrokenness; thanks a lot to @regionalpancake who is running the event this year! looking forward to read through everyone’s entries and to hear what you think about mine :)

(i also tried to add this work to the collection, but it didn’t show up in the list for some reason, so i would very much appreciate some help with that 😭)

[doctahchang]

tagging @gatherupthebrokenness and @regionalpancake again, because the links do not seem to work in the initial post :’)

[gatherupthebrokenness]

@doctahchang delivers an absolute gut punch of a fic! It’s unrequited love and rose petals for day 9 💕

[mame46]

There´s a crack in everything

https://archiveofourown.org/works/84429976

This year, I spent an evening brainstorming to Cohen’s songs, and when I got to ‘Anthem’, it brought back memories and feelings from certain periods in my life. This is the result.

“Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in” Thanks to regionalpancake for organising this event. <3

[gatherupthebrokenness]

@mame46 takes us back to Voyager today for a bittersweet look at illness, and a crew rallying around one of their own💕

[cornwells-couch]

Nothing on My Tongue But Hallelujah (Fragments)

Sometimes the past can inform the present. Sometimes the pieces of both are too fragmented to see how. These are the pieces of Chris Pike’s past and present.

A Strange New Worlds/Discovery fanfic written for the Merry Month Of Cohen 2026, @gatherupthebrokenness

Featuring: Christopher Pike, Katrina Cornwell, and Marie Batel

Additional Tags: Missing Scenes, Academy Days, Friendship, Love in its myriad forms, Resentfully Canon Compliant, Hurt/Not a lot of comfort

Enjoy 🖤

[gatherupthebrokenness]

When the tags are 'Christopher Pike' and 'Resentfully Canon Compliant', you KNOW you're in for some angst! Thank you to @cornwells-couch for our day 6 fic!

[eidetictelekinetic]

New Star Trek Voyager Fic!

Read it here!

Part 1 of the way back home is always long [Voyager Daemon AU]

[pc-corner]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Number One | Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike, Number One | Una Chin-Riley & Christopher Pike Characters: Christopher Pike, Number One | Una Chin-Riley (Star Trek) Additional Tags: Grief, Hurt, Betrayal, hopelessness, Disability, Friendship, Broken Promises, Merry Month of Cohen Series: Part 1 of Khanverse Summary:

There had been a promise before Christopher Pike’s accident: I will always look after you.

But now that he is trapped inside his own body the promise has been broken.

Can be read as Pike/Una or Pike&Una.

My entry for this year’s Merry Month of Cohen @gatherupthebrokenness run by @regionalpancake.

[gatherupthebrokenness]

@pc-corner takes us into Chris’ inner world as he realises Una isn’t coming back 😭

[jone-slugger]

Read my fic for the Merry Month of Cohen here, an AU of Equinox in which Chakotay actually carried out a mutiny against Janeway, and the subsequent consequences. Thank you for organizing, @regionalpancake @gatherupthebrokenness

[gatherupthebrokenness]

@jone-slugger takes us back aboard Voyager today, for some bitter betrayal in this angsty AU! Enjoy!

[caladeniablue]

Dancing Alone on a Broken Leg

My offering to the 2026 Merry Month of Cohen is up on AO3. Go and enjoy. Star Trek Strange New Worlds. Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike Rated: G

Una's return back to the Enterprise has not been as smooth as she'd expected.

Thanks to @regionalpancake for creating this year's Cohen Fest, @gatherupthebrokenness. May the Cohen Star Trek fest continue for years to come.

[gatherupthebrokenness]

@caladeniablue brings us some beautiful and heartbreaking Una x Chris for day 3! 💕

[marymoss1971]

Merry Month of Cohen fic

@gatherupthebrokenness

Here is my Dominion War fic featuring Admiral Nechayev who's lost all hope.

Art by @cigaradd

The Crash of the Iron Maiden - TVgirll1971 - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

[gatherupthebrokenness]

Fic, art, AND the Dominion War?! What more could an angst lover ask for? Thank you to @marymoss1971 and (@cigaradd) for day 2!

[resistate]

merry month of cohen 2026 fic

on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/84122661

rating: explicit

archive warning: no archive warnings apply

category: f/m

fandom: star trek: voyager

relationships: chakotay/kathryn janeway; chakotay/seven of nine

characters: chakotay, kathryn janeway, seven of nine

additional tags: angst, bittersweet ending, cheating, episode s02e25: resolutions (star trek: voyager), heartbreak, merry month of cohen, unaltered endgame timeline

lanuage: english

word count: 16,446

title: new earth # 2

summary: Kathryn knew. He knew she knew, because that morning in the ready room she had asked if she would see him at Tom’s party tonight. The old beach programme, back again. He had told her yes, with Seven. He hadn’t said anything else, and neither had she, and after a few moments that had stretched like a lifetime, he'd been dismissed.

Written for Merry Month of Cohen 2026

[gatherupthebrokenness]

Merry Month of Cohen, 2026

May 1-15:

Welcome to the eighth annual Cohen x Star Trek fandom event! We began back in 2019 thanks to the brilliant @mia-cooper with Leonard Cohen and the Merry Month of May, and have been inspiring wonderfully angsty fanworks every year since. I’m delighted to have the privilege of hosting this year’s fest, and can’t wait to welcome back all you angst-lovers for another trip into the darkness!

This year’s twist: ‘something broken’ - whether that’s bones, hearts, promises, or something else is up to you… just make it angsty!

Want to get involved? Here's what you need to do:

1. Pick a Leonard Cohen song - or several. Any Cohen lyrics as long as they sing dark and angsty thoughts to you.

2. Pick a date in the first fortnight of May only (Friday 1st May – Friday 15th May). If we fill up then we’ll double up on the days!

3. Pick a Star Trek fandom, or fandoms. Feel free to mix and match ST series but no crossovers with non-Star-Trek fandoms.

4. Message this blog with your chosen date, the Star Trek fandom(s) you’ve picked, and the type of fanwork you’ll be producing. There will be frequent updates with the sign-ups.

5. Fic, art, gifsets, all types of fanwork are welcome, but please no AI

6. Message this blog for any questions / changes etc.

7. Post your angst-filled fanwork on your chosen date.

8. Message this blog with the details of where your fanwork is posted, and tag your Tumblr post with #gatherupthebrokenness

9. If posting on AO3, add your fanwork to the collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/GatherUpTheBrokenness

10. Follow this blog for updates.

Tagging the creators from last year’s fest. No obligation to participate this year of course, but please reblog to others:

@resistate @werecountingthestars @enterprise-come-in @regionalpancake @pc-corner @mia-cooper @marymoss1971 @meleth @msbonnibelbubbleguminnil @grissomesque @rocktherecorder @gluecookie @monsterfisken @lesbian-love-letter @seema-unbound @jone-slugger @fartherfaster

[regionalpancake]

IT'S HAPPENING!!!