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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! 🖖 💕✨

[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! 💕

[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 💕

[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! 

[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💕

[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! 💕

[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]

Thank you to @resistate for kicking off this year's fest with some delicious delta quadrant angst!

[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!

[toboddly]

voy textposts janeway edition yayyyyyyy

[toboddly]

voy textposts part 2 ft. more people this time

the last one applies to both

[gatherupthebrokenness]

Posting guide 🤩

Only one day to go till the Merry Month of Cohen, or it's already day 1 if you're in New Zealand and happen to be up early! If you're one of this year's creators, here's what you need to know about posting your work💕

If you post your work (or a link to your work) on tumblr, please tag this blog, or this year's host @regionalpancake to make sure that your work will be reblogged on @gatherupthebrokenness

If you don't post your work on tumblr, please send an ask (or message @regionalpancake) with a link and I'll make sure to share it on @gatherupthebrokenness

Here's the AO3 collection for this year's Merry Month of Cohen, and if you need a hand with adding something to the collection here's a helpful guide!

Early posting (for those more organised than me!) is welcome, but I'll wait to share your work on your original date

Late posting isn't an issue, life happens, please don't worry 💕 just let me know when you do post your work, and I'll share it on the blog

Don't forget to use hashtags #merry month of cohen and #gatherupthebrokenness to make your work easier for folks to find!

If you're someone that enjoys a sticker, feel free to add this one to your work if you like!

If you've got any questions at all, feel free to send this blog an ask (or message your host @regionalpancake 🥞)

Sign ups so far:

May 1: @resistate (VOY fic) May 2: @marymoss1971 (DS9/VOY fic) May 3: @caladeniablue (SNW fic) May 4: @jone-slugger (VOY fic) May 5: @pc-corner (SNW fic) May 6: @cornwells-couch (DSC/SNW fic) May 7: @mame46 (VOY fic) May 8: @coffeeblack75 (TBD) May 9: @doctahchang (VOY fic) May 10: @rocktherecorder (VOY fic) May 11: @captainjanewayandtheunicorndog (VOY art) May 12: @curator-on-ao3 & @grissomesque (AOS fic) May 13: @shipofpromises (VOY fic) May 14: AdmiredDisorder [via @resistate] (VOY fic) May 15: @regionalpancake (PIC fic)

And finally - sign ups remain open! If you’d like to join us, sign up here 🥳

[boldlynothanks]

Voyager AO3 stats analysis!

This is the 3rd post in my star trek ao3 analysis series: ds9 is here and Enterprise is here (Enterprise post contains info about how I calculated stuff like ship ratings and explanations of r-values if that's of interest!). I'll be looking at fic data on ships, categories and ratings over time since 1999, the first with more than 50 fics backdated to it in the Voyager fandom tag.

(thank you to @bloodredfountainpen for suggesting doing this one next, i hope you find it interesting :))

1. Number of fics over time

The upward trend of fics posted per year since 2008 is notable, with the biggest single increase between 2019-2020; however, it seems to have flattened off and even dropped a bit in recent years

The big spike in 2003 is due to the upload of the Tom Paris archive, which was overwhelmingly backdated to that year (more effects of this to come later!)

(on a side note of data presentation i am aggrieved that the labelled years are so close together but thought this was better than having no line on the graph on the right hand side which was frankly upsetting to look at)

2. Popularity of ships over time

Had to remove a non-top ship for the first time to make the second graph here -- despite being no. 4 overall the Chakotay/Tom spike is huge!

Apart from a few rogue years in the early-mid 2000s, Janeway/Chakotay has been a very consistent top ship, seeming slightly less popular in recent years than its mid-late 2010s peak but still very dominant

I was surprised at how relatively low J7 was for much of the graph, as before I watched any Voyager/got into the fandom they were the ship I'd heard most about in passing (including having heard about them being popular back when Voyager was airing). It's really grown in recent years though and has held a steady second top ship status since 2020!

In terms of other F/F ships (there's more than one for once!!), Janeway/B'Elanna was most popular in the early-mid 2010s and B'Elanna/Seven in the early-mid 2020s

Chakotay/Tom is a ship whose trajectory I expected as it's one of the top Voyager ships on AO3 but I've very rarely seen it discussed. Their big spike in the mid 2000s is mostly due to the upload of the Tom Paris archive being largely backdated to those years

It seems like Janeway/Tom had a moment in 2008, but this was an outlier year for the 2000s with only 43 fics so the spike in fact only corresponds to 5 fics that year, all written by the same person. I'd say their most significant moment was being 4th top ship last year -- a lower percentage but the highest number of fics for them in a year at 94.

Award for the fandom's specialest most-shipped character goes jointly to Janeway and Tom for both having 4 ships in the top 10!

correlation stuff:

Janeway/Chakotay and Chakotay/Tom have a fairly significant negative correlation of r=-0.7, the strongest correlation between any two Voyager ships for this data

Janeway/Chakotay also had a medium positive correlation of r=0.5 with Chakotay/Seven, interestingly -- looking at the C7 tag 67% of fics also have J/C tagged which would explain this

B'Elanna/Seven and Janeway/Seven also had a positive correlation of r=0.6, despite the fact that there are very few fics tagged with both ships. In fact, none of the F/F ships had a negative correlation with each other!

3. Average ship ratings (all time)

Chakotay/Tom are the highest rated ship I've come across so far, with a rating of 69% (obligatory NICE). As with a lot of things about this ship I definitely wasn't expecting to find this!

The only two couples in the top 10 to be in a relationship in canon (Tom/B'Elanna and Chakotay/Seven) are the lowest rated of them all, at 33% and 35% respectively

Congratulations go to Tom Paris for both fucking and not fucking. Schrodinger's sexyman

Congrats to J7 for being the horniest F/F ship I've come across so far at 46% 🎉

4. Fic ratings over time

Bucking the trend of DS9 and Enterprise, Voyager's average rating has been on a general decreasing trend (r=-0.6).

Again, the high spike in 2003 is due to the upload of the Tom Paris archive and sheer amount of Chakotay/Tom (always at the scene of the crime)

An unusual increase in unrated fic in the last two years, even being more prominent than explicit & mature rated fics

5. Fic category composition over time

2023 was the Voyager Year of Yuri and 2003 was the Year of Yaoi

Not much competition for the top space here: there's only been 4 years in which F/M wasn't the top category

The F/M graph shape is of course very similar to the J/C graph, save for 2010 which is a big drop in the J/C graph but not here. I'd probably pin this on Tom/B'Elanna being the second top ship that year and making up the numbers

M/M has a negative correlation of r=-0.7 with both F/M and Gen

6. Misc notes

several parts of the category composition graph look like cat ears (yes this is vital information to impart)

janeway/crusher were the 11th top ship just behind T'Pel/Tuvok -- extra surprising considering they're a cross-series ship who've never interacted in canon (at least until an episode in prodigy S2, so some googling tells me)! I did a bit more research because such a comparatively popular cross-series ship intrigued me, and found that just under half were written by the same two people — impressive dedication

Neelix did not appear once during all my searches from 1999 onwards. Only one ship for the doctor appeared in the top 10 at any point (Doctor/7)

complete side note — i’ve always found it super interesting that the voyager fandom still mainly uses what i understand to be the older ship naming conventions (J/C, P/K etc) rather than portmanteau ship names like the other trek fandoms, even for shows that aired around the same time (e.g. modern DS9 fandom using garashir instead of G/B)

meme to end, thank you for reading <3

[romans-art]

was reminded that i'd never drawn janeway selfcest from Deadlock and thought I ought to rectify that (plus bonus action girl janeway sketch bc why not)

[darksideofthecoffeebean]

Oh my 🥵❤️

[michellee]

whatever you say, captain gorgeous