Muddling Through

Guy, 30s. AO3: The_Buzz. Professor in real life. Mostly Star Trek, some multi-fandom and humor posts. Main blog for a small army of sideblogs (@ilovejohnwinchester, @starkly-tony, @couple-of-guys, @avocadosat-law, @brucewaynebatdad).

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Trapped in a Turbolift: Starfleet Academy (and More!) Fic Event & Roundup So Far

Reminder about an upcoming fic event:

The turbolift shudders, screeches, and shears to a halt. Two characters are left staring at each other, wondering how long they're about to be trapped, what they're supposed to talk about, and/or how they're going to get out of this one. Who are they? Spin the wheel to find out!

Event details can be found here on Tumblr or here on a03.

Any genre, pairing, or rating welcome. Will we get a tender heart-to-heart, a tense escape, steamy sex, or something entirely different? Totally up to you, and of course, the wheel. All Trek is welcome.

To participate, please select your characters by July 1, 2026 and post your fic by August 1, 2026. Works completed as part of the collection will be shared on Tumblr and Discord!

This event is hosted through the U.S.S. Athena, a Starfleet Academy discord server full of cool people who like Starfleet Academy. Even if you don't want to take part in the event, feel free to join us. :-)

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In the meantime, check out the awesome fic that has been posted to the collection so far:

Going Places, Going Nowhere by luckpushedme (Jay-Den/Kyle)

Jay-den and Kyle go to a party. When the party's done, they have to find somewhere private.

Have We Met? by luckpushedme (Darem & Tarima)

Three times Darem and Tarima got trapped in a turbolift.

Turbolifts and Other Calamities by M_Sosotris (Genesis & Lura)

Part of the "Stuck in a Turbolift" collection. Genesis and Lura get stuck in a turbolift. Nonsense follows!

Touch the Sun by SophCat (Kelrec & Tarima)

There might be worse people to be trapped in a stalled turbolift with than Chancellor Kelrec, although Tarima is struggling to think of any.

And when you've been avoiding a conversation for months, a couple of hours is a long time to be stuck together.

Standards of Excellence by The_Buzz (Darem & Genesis)

Our two most ambitious cadets get stuck in a turbolift during finals week, where they discover they have less in common--or maybe more--than they had realized. Genesis & Darem friendship.

[bigassbowlingballhead]

[jet-plane]

We learn more when things go wrong than when they go right.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 01x10 - "Rubincon"

[daisychase]

STARFLEET ACADEMY // 1.08 "The Life of the Stars"

[the-buzz-ao3]

Chapters: 1/6 Fandom: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (TV 2026), Star Trek Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jay-Den Kraag/Darem Reymi, Jay-Den Kraag & Darem Reymi, Genesis Lythe & Darem Reymi Characters: Darem Reymi, Jay-Den Kraag, Genesis Lythe, Caleb Mir, SAM | Series Acclimation Mil (Star Trek), Ocam Sadal Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Family Issues, Chronic Illness, Appendicitis, Hiding Medical Issues, Friendship, Romance, Getting Together, Whump, Angst with a Hopeful Ending, Fluff and Angst Summary:

When an old illness flares up during finals week, Darem is determined not to let anyone know.

[pointyeared]

WIP in the very ugly stage! But you see the vision, right?

[kirkenovak]

Today is a good day to die be a Kyle and Kyden fan. Not only we get a new issue of Lost Contact but we also get Star Trek Celebrations, a collection of short stories about LGBTQ Starfleet members. Please support it, buy it if you can, it’s only about £3.50 on kindle (not sure about physical copies). 🙏

And yes. This story was written by Karim!

[gremmloblin]

accidentally started a starfleet academy rewatch and the amount of thoughts i've got about every single character but specifically about fishboy and how he falls in line the moment there is an authority figure around is just astounding

[the-buzz-ao3]

Trapped in a Turbolift: Starfleet Academy Fic Event

The turbolift shudders, screeches, and shears to a halt. Two characters are left staring at each other, wondering how long they're about to be trapped, what they're supposed to talk about, and/or how they're going to get out of this one. Who are they? Spin the wheel to find out!

Here's how it works:

1. Spin the Starfleet Academy Character Wheel to get three pairs of characters to trap in a turbolift (i.e., six spins total). Choose ONE of the three pairs to write about.

2. Post your three pairs of characters to the #turbolift-fic channel on the discord server, and share which pair you've decided to write about.

3. Discuss! Write! Have fun with it!

4. Post your completed fic to the Starfleet Academy: Trapped in a Turbolift ao3 collection.

Any genre, pairing, or rating welcome. Will we get a tender heart-to-heart, a tense escape, steamy sex, or something entirely different? Totally up to you, and of course, the wheel.

To participate, please select your characters by July 1, 2026 and post your fic by August 1, 2026. Works completed as part of the collection will be shared on Tumblr and Discord as they are posted!

Additional event details, including a FAQ, can be found here on a03.

Other Star Trek characters are also welcome -- see the All Trek character wheel on the event page.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? Contact me here on Tumblr or find me (the.buzz) on Discord.

Note: This event is hosted through the U.S.S. Athena, a Starfleet Academy discord server (or paste in https://discord.gg/vrfwV3SJW), which is full of cool people who like Starfleet Academy. Even if you don't want to take part in the event, feel free to join us!

[seelix-the-seventh]

The wheel gave me Tarima and Dzolo, who I had already been thinking about writing, and I am obsessed now.

My other two spins were Genesis and Admiral Vance, and Darem stuck with Darem.

I think I’m going to have to write all three.

[codenamecarrotcake]

I don't do discord, things like this make me think maybe I should.

[the-buzz-ao3]

Feel free to skip the Discord part and post directly to the collection. The more the merrier!

[the-buzz-ao3]

Trapped in a Turbolift: Starfleet Academy (and More!) Fic Event

The turbolift shudders, screeches, and shears to a halt. Two characters are left staring at each other, wondering how long they're about to be trapped, what they're supposed to talk about, and/or how they're going to get out of this one. Who are they? Spin the wheel to find out!

Here's how it works:

1. Spin the Starfleet Academy Character Wheel to get three pairs of characters to trap in a turbolift (i.e., six spins total). Choose ONE of the three pairs to write about.

2. Post your three pairs of characters to the #turbolift-fic channel on the discord server, and share which pair you've decided to write about.

3. Discuss! Write! Have fun with it!

4. Post your completed fic to the Starfleet Academy (and More!): Trapped in a Turbolift ao3 collection.

Any genre, pairing, or rating welcome. Will we get a tender heart-to-heart, a tense escape, steamy sex, or something entirely different? Totally up to you, and of course, the wheel.

To participate, please select your characters by July 1, 2026 and post your fic by August 1, 2026. Works completed as part of the collection will be shared on Tumblr and Discord as they are posted!

Additional event details, including a FAQ, can be found here on a03.

Other Star Trek characters are also welcome -- see the All Trek character wheel on the event page.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? Contact me here on Tumblr or find me (the.buzz) on Discord.

Note: This event is hosted through the U.S.S. Athena, a Starfleet Academy discord server (or paste in https://discord.gg/vrfwV3SJW), which is full of cool people who like Starfleet Academy. Even if you don't want to take part in the event, feel free to join us!

[booart5]

DEVASTATED about SFA being canceled after season 2,, coping by drawing Jay-Den w my budgie Caleb (named after Caleb on SFA of course)

Pictures of my bird <3 and timelapse under the cut vvv

[the-buzz-ao3]

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

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (TV 2026), Star Trek Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Caleb Mir & Darem Reymi, Caleb Mir/Darem Reymi Characters: Darem Reymi, Caleb Mir Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Gen or Pre-Slash, Friendship, Developing Relationship, Banter, Apologies Summary:

Following the events on Ukeck, Darem has a question for Caleb.

[daisychase]

STARFLEET ACADEMY // 1.01 "Kids These Days"

[jet-plane]

Jay-Den Kraag + Darem Reymi

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 01x04 - "Vox in Excelso"

[borealing]

i sometimes forget star trek had a real "hes gay, jim" moment

[weaverofink]

Garak says every sentence like hes never said a sentence before and I think thats beautiful

[jet-plane]

It's a slug. It's not exactly warp-capable.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 01x07 - "Ko-Zeine"