The cat was let out of the bag in what would go down in Enterprise lore as one of the most surprising and epic moments ever. Bones had been going off on an epic rant about diseases and dangers during a meeting of the senior staff. Jim wasn’t sure what had set him off, but he was working himself up into a tizzy.
Jim squeezed his eyes shut, prayed for patience and took a deep breath, knowing he needed to give Bones a little professional scolding.
“Dr. McCoy,” he began, but didn’t get any further because the good doctor had just been effectively silenced by a good sound kiss from Chris, who’d been sitting next to him.
Jaws dropped, including Jim’s, and he heard gasps from Uhura and Carol.
Bones’s face flushed a dark red, but he wasn’t ranting anymore, so Jim decided to just roll with it.
“Thank you, Sir,” he said politely, nodding at his mentor.
“No problem, Jim,” Chris replied, looking as unflappable as ever, but with an unmistakable twinkle in his eye.
“Now, as I was saying…….” Jim managed to finish his meeting uneventfully, though he noticed Bones didn’t stick around afterward. He’d check on him later. Or Chris would.
“If you were trying to keep it a secret, well that plan’s shot to hell,” Leonard mumbled to Chris, headed to the lift afterward.
“They were going to figure it out eventually. But Jim looked ready to write you up, and I wouldn’t have blamed him. I figured that was the best distraction.”
Leonard sighed.
“I’ll apologize to Jim. I let the stress get to me. The truth is, we’re overwhelmed down there and the staff turnover has been unusually high lately. Even Chapel is looking burned out. Something’s gotta give, Chris. I don’t know what.”
Chris looked at him closely. Leonard’s green eyes looked bleak and stress filled and he mentally kicked himself for not seeing it sooner.
He stopped and put a hand on Len’s shoulder.
“I’ve got you, Len,” he said softly. “You know that, right?”
“Yeah,” the doctor answered, a faint smile appearing. “Sorry I didn’t say something sooner. I’m too stubborn for my own good sometimes.”
“But that’s not always a bad thing. I might not be walking and Jim would be six feet under if you weren’t so stubborn. So, we’ll set up a meeting with you and Geoff and Christine so you can tell Jim and I what needs to happen. Crew Burnout is real and we won’t take this lightly.”
Leonard heaved a sigh of relief. It felt good to have finally got it off his chest.
“Thanks, Chris. You’re the best thing that’s happened to me.”
Writing a lighthearted time travel fic for father’s day. Kirk and McCoy somehow get sent back to 2230 during a transporter malfunction and end up on First Officer Pike’s ship, the Antares. As y’all know, I love me some McPike, and this fic is an extension of last year’s father’s day fic which also feature McPike.
The question is whether or not Kirk and McCoy tell Pike about their relationship. If they don’t, Pike figures it out by McCoy’s painfully obvious longing looks and sighs and blushes. If they do, it’s Kirk that reveals the secret in a sort of tit-for-tat childish way after McCoy tells Pike about this being the only chance for Kirk to meet his father.
On one hand, you have flirty shenanigans. On the other, you have Kirk allowed to act like a bit of a kid because Pike is the only person he ever felt comfortable doing that around.
I don’t know what to go with, they’re both good options. 😭
Pike’s Office by AnxiouslyGoing. Poor Jim has a Tarsus related panic attack, and ends up sleeping in Pike’s office/on Pike’s lap. Academy Era, bonus appearance by Spock, dad!Pike. 2k oneshot.
Another Life by LullabyKnell. Time travel fix it for ST2009. As ever, LullabyKnell gave us a spectacular, delightfully well-written fic. Dadmiral Pike, even if he’s technically a captain at this point. No pairings, everything is platonic. 12 chapters, 61k, T. Complete.
Watching the Cloud of Dust by AngelQueen. Pike runs into Spock Prime while seeing the Enterprise off. Cue melancholy fluff (it follows Spock Prime around like a dog). 1.7k oneshot, G.
Phil Boyce/Chris Pike
horizons universe by gracieminabox. Massive, massive series spanning the whole of Chris’ life. Not canon compliant, i.e. Pike Lives. “Christopher Pike, in word and in deed.” Series, 263k in seventeen parts, G-E.
Altered Horizons by InsaneSociopath. The bar fight goes very differently because Chris gets elbowed in the face. Featuring depressed!bipolar!Chris, who is Not Having A Good Time, Emergency Department (ED) doc Bones, and mother-hen!Jim. Phil is essentially Sir Not Appearing In This Fic, but he and Chris are married. Seven chapters, 14k, G. Incomplete. I adore this one.
When Darkness Drifts by InsaneSociopath. Tarsus fic. Jim gets adopted by Starfleet but still ends up on Tarsus, except Chris is there. All Tarsus-related warnings apply. Jim and Chris centric; Phil is most present in the last few chapters. Six chapters, 44k, M. Complete.
Kinktober 2017 by nerdqueenenterprise. What it says on the tin. Series, 13k in eight parts, T-E. Complete.
A Vacation Long Overdue by nerdqueenenterprise. Reunion sex, mostly. They haven’t seen each other in six months, so they take leave on a remote beach. ~9k oneshot, E.
The Weight of a Man by imachar. Another huge series charting the evolution of Chris and Phil’s relationship. Both canon compliant and canon non-compliant, so there’s a choice if you want it. Series, 174k in sixteen parts, M-E. Complete.
shatterproof by gracieminabox. Will Make You Cry. Phil’s POV, STID compliant, featuring a picture from their early days. 4.3k oneshot, M.
Winged Desires and Veiled Persuasions by imachar. Post-Narada, ignores/was written before STID. Bones ends up hanging out with Phil and Chris at Spuhura’s wedding reception, and then the three of them have sex in Phil and Chris’ hotel suite. Pretty much pure smut. 12k oneshot, E.
McPike
The Wind and Its Satellite by severinne. Long series, some BDSM, eventual Bones/Jim/Pike. Something of a McPike classic. Series, 186k in twenty parts, M-E.
Partridge Fallen From the Pear Tree by severinne. Post-divorce Bones works as a prostitute to make ends meet. Pike comes to town to recruit him, ends up paying for a night without knowing Bones is Bones, and then they both freak the fuck out when Pike realizes who he is. More-or-less just smut and angst. Pre-canon. Three chapters, 12k, E. Complete.
Singularities Verse by FrancescaMonterone. Bones and Pike fall in love, Pike adopts Chekov, Jim is Jim. Bonus Admirals Archer and Reed, and Archer/Reed. Mostly pre-canon, ace Pike. Series, 81k in six parts, T. WIP.
Need by Noranem. Post STID, Pike and Bones invite Jim into their relationship and their bed. Established McPike, early days Bones/Jim/Pike. Four chapters, 12k, E. Complete.
Pirk
See All The Stars by HoneyBeeBritt. Chris and Jim fell in love some time before Daystrom. Fluff and angst, with a happy ending promised in part four. I come back to this one regularly, especially part one. Series, 6.2k in three parts, T-M. Ongoing.
Shining On The Quay by topaz. Post-Narada through Beyond, ignores STID. Chris and Jim fall in love, get together, and figure out how to keep a relationship going when one of them is in space and the other is an admiral. Series, 32k in three parts, E. Complete.
You Still Got Wheels, Kid by withthepilot. Yes, this is partially on here because it’s one of the few (good) fem!Pike fics. Pre-canon, Pike finds out Jim’s alive because she (not Winona or Sam) is listed as his emergency contact. Prostitute Jim. Takes place two years before canon, I think. 12k oneshot, E.
Moments along the path by InsaneSociopath. Jim, through no fault of his own, is assigned to Pike as an aide bc Command thinks he’s a loose cannon. Pike is delighted /s. (he warms up eventually.) Some Tarsus PTSD; also a fair amount of fluff. Academy Era slow burn that goes right through to (immediately) post-Narada. 46k oneshot, M. Second chapter is artwork. Long but 100% worth it.
How Do You Want Me, How Do You Want Me? by babykid528. Get together via smut. Feelings abound but talking about them does not. 3k oneshot, E.
The Ocean Between Us by severinne. They get a drink in a bar. They’re both dead. Something of a get-together fic. Can and Will sucker punch you with feels. STID compliant. 1k oneshot, T.
Mutual Profusion of Good Feeling (aka Wherein the Aliens have a Flair for Mood Lighting) by kayliemalinza. This doesn’t really count as Pirk, but it’s not platonic enough for the gen category. Away mission, the premise is ‘aliens made them do it’ but there’s no sex or fade to black. Romantic, I guess? I really don’t know, but the prose is gorgeous. Also a Pike Lives/returns to the Enterprise AU. 5k oneshot, T.
Timeline Shenanigans
In plain view by IceCream_Junkie, Killermanatee. Pike/Pike. What can I say? The image of Greenwood’s Pike and Mount’s Pike together is very pretty. 2k oneshot, E.
Out of This World by TheAsexualofSpades. Space Puns. That is all. 1.1k oneshot, G.
Discovery/quasi-SNW
Gen
A Small Storm by EKthered. Spock goes to visit his captain and ends up comforting him instead. Post Boreth. 2.3k oneshot.
you were never broken by ordinary things by SiderumInCaelo. Michael Burnham & Chris Pike. Michael has only an inkling of what’s going on, but she manages to comfort Chris anyway. Post Boreth. 1.2k oneshot.
Piler | Chris Pike/Ash Tyler
the chair and the badge by ninjamcgarrett. The boys are soft and in love. Lots of smut, but a fair amount of plot. Their respective traumas are addressed too, so there’s plenty of h/c. Honestly? My favorite from this pairing. Series, 59k in five parts, M-E. Ongoing.
Reality by aishahiwatari. Initially a take on how these two idiots settled their differences, and evolution from there. Part two is post-season two of Disco. Series, 5k in two parts, E. Complete.
survival is insufficient by topaz. Post-Disco; they get together to remember Discovery’s crew, and then they get together. Traumas are addressed. Part two is a sort-of case fic, TW starvation. Series, 33k in two parts, E. WIP.
Feeling Too Deeply by NightOfTheLand. Established Piler, post-Disco season two couch sex. 6k oneshot, E.
dancing to a beat of our own, flying with the speakers blown by wolfhalls. Neither of them want to talk about anything, aka Horrible Coping Mechanisms TM. Bottom Pike, quasi-hurt/comfort. 2.7k oneshot, E.
Christmas in Sickbay by lah_mrh. Chris is accident- and injury-prone and has a new reason to hate spiders. Ash just wants to spend time with his boyfriend. 1k oneshot, G.
The Pillow Will Disappear When I Forget I Put a Pillow There, Worry Not by prototype_malice. Sleepy fluff and cuddles. (they deserve it.) 665 words, oneshot, G.
Chris Pike/Una | Number One
it will take place without witnesses by love_in_the_time_of_kohlinahr. Post Disco, Pike is struggling with the knowledge of his future, so he and Una play chess until stupid o’clock in the morning (as one does), and then he lowkey has a panic attack. Una POV. Also features sleepy sex, but it isn’t plot-important and can be skipped over, if you wish. 2k oneshot, E.
Overtime by Astronoddingoff. Una has Thoughts about Chris working doubles for the better part of a week. Also men get pegged. Definite sub!Chris. 7k oneshot, E.
Terminal Velocity by Astronoddingoff. Una pegs Chris and drags his favorite fantasy out of him. Chris is On Board with all of this. Implied poly!Chris (i.e. Boyce/Pike) and hardcore switch/sub vibes from Chris. 6.8k oneshot, E.
All for One by knightinmourning. D/s universe, where Pike had/has to hide the fact that he’s a sub to make (and stay) captain. Mostly reccing for part two, which has a fair amount of hurt/comfort (and also hints at threatened sexual assault and definite torture; be forewarned). Technically also Chris/Phil and Chris/Spock, but there’s no pairing sex, and part two is entirely Una’s POV. Series, 4.2k in two parts, M-E. Probably incomplete.
A Gentle Touch by jedi_harkness. Chris and Una shower together. Body worship, no sex. So Much Fluff (and also happy tears). It’s super sweet. 1.7k oneshot, T.
Phil Boyce/Chris Pike
Decompression by Astronoddingoff. Chris is elated by a recent treaty success and the time spent dirtside. Phil does his best to make him even happier. Lowkey sub Pike. Implied poly!Chris (i.e. Pike/One). 3.5k oneshot, E.
Most Pike/Boyce fics fall under the AOS tags
Una/Phil/Chris
Triangulate by Astronoddingoff. Sex pollen, but they’re already-kind-of-mostly in an established relationship. Recent miscommunications lead to angst. They all love each other and they’re all idiots. Lowkey sub Pike. Two chapters, 20k, E.
Holy by Astronoddingoff. Self-actualizing featuring religious guilt/conflict, i.e. Pike is a sub and religion is weird about enjoying yourself. 2.7k oneshot, E.
Happy Birthday by MeganMoonlight. It’s Phil’s birthday. Cue breakfast in bed. 530 word oneshot, G.
Christopher Pike was a confident man. He had went on several dangerous missions, stayed calm where others would have panicked. But right now he was a really nervous man, to the amusement of his own boyfriend.
In two days was Christmas and the crew of the Enterprise had managed to get shore leave on earth. So of course Leonard had decided to drive home to Georgia, taking Pike with him.
It would be the first time Chris would meet McCoy's family.
Sure he had talked with Leonard's mother and daughter a few times via video chat, but never for long.
The Admiral wondered what kind of image the two had of him. What did Leonard tell them when Pike himself hadn't been there? What did they tell the rest of the McCoy family?
"You couldn't find a bigger one,huh?" Leonard asked half laughing as he saw the gigantic plush pony Christopher had bought for Joanna.
"I wanted to have a gift for her! Not for Christmas but like a first meeting gift!" the Admiral argued, "And you told me she likes horses."
Leonard's face softened and he walked the few steps over to Pike, wrapping his arms around the older man.
"This is honestly very sweet of you." the doctor stated, "I'm sure Jo will appreciate it. But believe me when I say she already likes you without you giving her any gifts."
At this Chris smiled, relieved but still a bit nervous.
So teasingly Leonard added:"Though I guess, I can be glad you didn't get her a real pony."
"Come on Leo, you know that ponys aren't considered a pet and therefore wouldn't be allowed in the shuttle to Georgia." Pike replied without thinking about it.
Half shocked, half amused Leonard looked at his partner. "You actually considered it!"
Sheepishly Chris looked away and scratched his neck.
Now the doctor couldn't help but laugh.
When he calmed down again, however, he looked at the clock and said:"Okay,we should go now before we miss our shuttle."
Chris nooded and went to get his jacket. He nearly missed Leonard's added "Oh, and since it was your idea and we don't have a bag big enough you carry the pony."
The next day there was a picture everywhere on the internet,which showed Admiral Pike sitting in a shuttle with a big plush pony on his lap that nearly covered his whole face. What one could see from his expression was a weird mix of annoyance and nervousness. Beside him sat Doctor McCoy looking very amused.
When Jim Kirk saw this picture he laughed,saved the picture and then laughed again.