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I'm pretty sure the story takes place after Amok Time, because Kirk is in trouble for diverting the ship to Vulcan. He also gets sick, I think he was poisoned by the blade? But the real story hinges on the fact that Spock, in reaction to all his ~emotions~ puts up some mental blocks to totally lock Kirk out, and they both react really badly to it. Spock doesn't think Jim would even be able to tell, but it really hurts him, and then Spock has trouble removing the blocks. It's angsty and pretty long and there's a really awful Starfleet official who's super mean to Kirk and basically says in front of a bunch of people that he thinks Kirk screwed up his duty in order for his boyfriend to get laid. And it all takes place at some summit or conference. McCoy's around a bunch.
I read it online, but it's possible it was originally published in a zine. Seriously, I think I read it back in 2000 or something, and I'm not sure it was new then.
I read it online, but it's possible it was originally published in a zine. Seriously, I think I read it back in 2000 or something, and I'm not sure it was new then.