The Search for Spirk - TOS Subtext Analysis

Analyzing the romantic subtext to Kirk and Spock's relationship in the TOS episodes and movies.

[thyla]

Stark Trek: The Original Series • 1.18 ‣ The Squire of Gothos ↳ Oh, Mister Spock, you do have one saving grace after all. You’re ill-mannered. The human half of you, no doubt.

[sidetrek]

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[evil-masdane]

intricate rituals

THE VERY FIRST STAR TREK SLASH FIC PUBLISHED

“A Fragment out of Time”, published in 1974. Kirk / Spock. page 1 page 2

I had to share it with you because I can’t stop laughing, and every time I reread it it just gets funnier and fUNNIER

[catbountry]

This fan fiction is older than the push-through tabs on soda cans.

[cylonqueen]

Your grandma wrote this on her Commodore 64.

[strike-team-delta]

I miss my Commodore 64

[stoplookingup]

Oh my dear, sweet children. The Commodore 64 came out in 1982. This was produced on a typewriter and probably mimeographed. And while it may seem funny now, it took more courage to write and distribute this than you will ever  know.

[athelind]

Reblogged for that last comment.

[gokuma]

respect your elders

[ohfreckle]

Children, in the olden days fanfiction was written on a typewriter, copied and sent by snail mail. Getting one one of those letters from across the world was every bit as exciting as getting a notification that your favorite writer posted a new fic.

[berlynn-wohl]

It’s been said before, but the fact that this fic begins with the dialogue assertion “We’re by no means setting a precedent” is endlessly amusing to me.

Diane Marchant changed all our lives. May she rest in peace.

[prokopetz]

The precedent line is especially amusing when you bear in mind that “A Fragment Out of Time” is not only the first Star Trek slashfic to be published in a widely distributed magazine: it’s believed by some to be the first slashfic of any kind to be widely published.

[ralfmaximus]

In 1974 it was illegal to send pornography through the USPS. So distributing fic like this via mailed newsletter was literally dangerous. And they knew it.

[trekkify]

Looking to follow more people who post about Kirk/Spock (I'm specifically interested in TOS Spirk, but I don't mind other Spirk iterations as well as long as you also post about TOS Spirk!)

Please reblog or interact if this applies to you!!

(Also if you're in the Kiscon discord, let me know what your username is there!)

[sidetrek]

snip of a potential pollen comic

[uss-emberprise]

Somebody take photoshop away from me

[thetimetostrikeislater]

Parents, please be careful with your kids trick or treat candy this year. I just found “this simple feeling” in a candy bar.

[hyrude]

i've searched every combination of words imaginable and i still can't find that gif of the german star trek parody where gay spock is quickly drinking coffee and smoking freaking out PLEASE send it to me i need it urgently

[lamphous]

matched set

[sam-sometimes-wise]

star trek lore gave us a Vulcan term for a soul mate bond so deep that it transcends both normal friendship and romance, entering a realm of total acceptance, understanding and love, and then made spock use it to describe kirk. he said it in earnest, in the privacy of his own mind, while agonizing over the fact that he'd never see him again. but it turned out in the end that his connection to kirk was so strong, it just could not be severed. which could mean nothing

[honeyburn-blog]

trapped in a box which could mean nothing. unless

[jelliedlimes]

YAAAAAAAAA

[gaytricorder]

it’s giving bella and edward

[wulfhalls]

[wulfhalls]

ok?

[gaytricorder]

rewatching pride and prejudice 1995 and noticing some things…

[spandexual]

just remember, if you think you are hornyposting too much about Star Trek,

no you aren't, keep posting and stop holding back. Roddenberry Wants You (To Write Yaoi Fanfiction)

[lilacs-in-space]

I think about this image at least once a day.

[mr--spock]

👀🥰

[sidetrek]

eepy sketch