Both are true to me, and not even just in a queerplatonic way, but in a multifaceted, this is what fandom is about, I enjoy everyone’s ideas and I’m just here to have fun type of way.
Reading a post about aroace Ryland Grace and how he’s so relieved that he’ll never have to deal with relationship bullshit now that he’s never going back to earth? Hell yeah I love it.
Reading a post about Grace and Simon having a queerplatonic connection, some secret third thing that isn’t romance but isn’t friendship, undefinable love in the form of a human who understands him when he never thought he’d see another human ever again? Hell yeah I love it.
Reading a post about Grace and Simon pining after each other and Rocky trying his very best to get his stupid human to just kiss his crush already? Hell yeah I love it.
This is what fandom is about! I love not picking just one interpretation! All interpretations are valid AND I am playing with them all at the same time!
In celebration of Star Trek’s 60th anniversary this September, our summer event is all about Old Men Spirk!
❓ WHAT IS IT? 🤔
The people who brought you Live Long and Pinup, Spirk in a Cave, and Shipboard Weekends are back with a shiny new Summer Spirk Event!
This time around we want to see your vision of Spirk at Sixty! Are they happily married with 2 cats and tenure track positions at Starfleet Academy? Perhaps they’re out stealing ships for enrichment in their old age. Heck, maybe they’re both in jail for...well canon gives us plenty of reasons.
Writers, artists, poets, filkers, and all other creatives are welcome to join the event and show us your vision of Spirk at Sixty! You’re welcome to use any iteration of Spirk: TOS, TAS, TOS Movies, AOS Movies, or SNW. They all deserve some quality retirement time.
New to fandom? We're here to welcome you! All you need is a love of Spirk and a desire to create.
⬇️Full event details below the cut.⬇️
❓ WHAT IS IT? 🤔
This summer we're hosting a fan creation event to celebrate Star Trek's 60th Anniversary! Create fanfic, fan art, filk, pasta sculpture, or whatever creative endeavor you enjoy, as long as it involves Old Men Spirk.
📆 WHEN IS IT?
August 17 - September 7, 2026
🎭 HOW WILL IT WORK?
Pick a date from the list below. We’ll update this Tumblr post as the dates fill up. Right now we're booking two people per day. If every date gets taken we’ll potentially open up to a further round of signups. When a date is full we will strikethrough it.
Send an Ask to this very blog including your chosen date and whether you are an artist, a writer, or some other exciting sort of fan creator.
We will send you an invite to join the Spirk Events Server (a fantastic community of Spirk writers and artists)
When your chosen posting date rolls around, post your fic/art/creation on AO3 and Tumblr.
Add your work to the Spirk at Sixty AO3 collection
In addition to your own descriptions, also add these tags: #spirk at 60 #spirk at 60 #spirk events
Once your work is posted on AO3, feel free to share it far and wide!
Follow this blog for updates
We can’t wait to see the fics and works of art you’ll create around the theme “Spirk at Sixty!”
📑 Fine Print:
Fic minimum length is 2000 words. No max, but know yourself and be realistic about how much you can write within the timeframe.
All art should depict Old Men Spirk. Fic doesn't have to take place at the exact age of 60, but Jim and Spock should be qualified for Senior Citizen Discounts at fine Federation Merchants near you.
This is an 18+ event. Sorry, youths!
Since it’s an 18+ event your fanwork can be any rating you’d like! Have fun!
You need an AO3 account to participate. If you don’t have one yet, they’re free!
Admission to the server is provisional. If you post your fanwork then great! You’re in! If not, we’ll regretfully ask you to leave. However, that’s not a perma-ban. You’re welcome to join up again the next time we have an open event!
Please let us know in advance if you won’t be able to post your work. We won't be mad! Real life happens. The sooner we know the sooner we can open up that slot for other people.
🌶 IMPORTANT SERVER INFORMATION
The Spirk Events Server is a sex-positive, NSFW, 18+ Discord created by and for Spirk writers and artists. You will see frequent and enthusiastic discussions of Vulcan dicks.
If you’re not comfortable with adult content then you do not have to join. If you do join, be prepared for fra’als!
📅 AVAILABLE EVENT DATES
August 17 - @kvothes
August 18 - @naniiinan
August 19 - @jelliedlimes
August 20 - @braigwen
August 21 - @georgiedoodles
August 22 - @android-and-ale @evilincorporated
August 23
August 24 - @arkhaminmate337 @av05-m1nt
August 25 - @end-my-plox @spocklovemail
August 26
August 27
August 28 - @forfuckssakejim @aerialworms
August 29 - @stellacartography @edelgunda
August 30 - @rizuno @celestialvoyeur
September 1 - @zelda-bird @justveeing
September 2 - @tookafromearth @gangstabilbo69
September 3 - @shaiiloo @nickelanddamned
September 4 - @priestofthepremise @deadbeat0club
September 5 - @lichqueenlibrarian @dogearedfriends
September 6 - @twinkboimler @bubert
September 7 - @outerspacedunce @depressedgayboy
To lock down your posting date and get an invitation to the server, follow the spirkevents blog then DM us by clicking the "Ask Me Anything" button. We can only DM you if we're mutuals. Once you get the invite you're welcome to break up with the blog.
Please share this post with your mutuals so we can welcome more Spirk-tastic fan creators to join in the fun!
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Project Hail Mary (2026), Iron Lung (2026)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
Characters: The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung), Ryland Grace
Additional Tags: Mentioned Rocky (Project Hail Mary), Mentioned Eva Stratt, Mentioned Ava (Iron Lung), The Convict | Simon Lives (Iron Lung), Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung), POV The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung), Mistaken Identity, Anger, Resentment, Getting to Know Each Other, Crack Treated Seriously, Star Trek References, it's small but i'm tagging it because it's important to me!!, The Convict | Simon Has Anger Issues (Iron Lung), lowkey kind of angsty, when the concept that sparked this was so silly…
Summary:
"We never talked about how we both ended up on suicide missions," Grace said suddenly.
Simon still wasn't completely used to being able to trust the voices around him. He still flinched a bit when a voice cut through silence. His heart clenched and anxiety pulsed through him as he processed Grace's words. There were things his saviors didn't need to know about him. Things that would make them view him differently. Sure, he was innocent but anyone who didn't want to be launched into space would say they were innocent. The near grimace was surely visible on his face, "Uh— no, we didn't," he managed, keeping his voice mostly steady.
"Touchy subject, I know," Grace replied with a breathy sort of laugh.
or Grace and Simon talk about being doomed by women named A/Eva
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Written for @ficwip‘s Be Kind Rewind event!
Subevent: Fandom Smash-Up
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Project Hail Mary (2026), The Fall Guy (2024)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Ryland Grace & Colt Seavers, Jody Moreno/Colt Seavers
Characters: Colt Seavers, Jody Moreno
Additional Tags: Ryland Grace and Colt Seavers Are Twins, Colt Seavers Needs a Hug, Angst, Loss, Post-Hail Mary Launch (Project Hail Mary), Grief/Mourning, On Set, Mental Breakdown, Glasses, Little bit of hurt/comfort, POV Colt Seavers, Alternate Universe
Summary:
There was no equivalent to losing a twin. No equivalent to knowing the one person who had always been there no longer was. To looking in the mirror and knowing that face was no longer shared with anyone.
He'd often heard people speaking of a fear of forgetting the face of a loved one they'd lost. Colt fucking wished he could.
or an angsty post-launch coltland twins au oneshot
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Written for @ficwip‘s Be Kind Rewind event!
Subevent: Tiny Ship Fleet
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Saavik/Gillian Taylor
Characters: Saavik (Star Trek), Gillian Taylor
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Domestic Fluff, Saavik is a Captain (Star Trek), Starship Titan (Star Trek), Title From a Hadestown Song, Nervousness, Neck Kissing, Comfort, Forehead Kisses, Cheek Kisses, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, that's all this really is, Canon Compliant, technically bc we never find out what happens to these two past tvh, Early Mornings, Pet Names, James T. Kirk and Spock are Saavik's Parents, Banter, Vulcan Bond (Star Trek)
Series: Part 1 of Titan
Summary:
"I am Captain Saavik of the Starship Titan," she whispered, looking her reflection in the eye. The words still felt foreign on her tongue. It was only logical, she had yet to say them in any official capacity— they would be words she'd say often soon enough.
"Hey there, Captain."
She turned to see Gillian leaned against the door frame, attempting to hold back a soft smile. She was still in her pajamas, her favorite fluffy pink robe tied over top. Her hair was messy from sleep, sticking up at odd angles. It was a sight she would never tire of.
"Hello, ashayam," Saavik greeted. "I did not mean to wake you."
