The Song of the Unwilling Bride - LeslieFish - Star Trek: The Original Series [Archive of Our Own]

Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Spock/T'Pring, Stonn/T'Pring, James T. Kirk/Spock
Characters: T'Pring, James T. Kirk, Spock, Stonn (Star Trek)
Summary:

T'Pring’s thoughts during the Koon-ut-Kalifee, written partly as an explanation of the use of those alien genital features and partly because I thought T'Pring’s motivations in “Amok Time” weren’t sufficiently explained.

A poem/filk by Leslie Fish and originally published in the Kirk/Spock anthology Thrust in 1978. 

“I don’t usually read filk, let alone review it. Eight years of analyzing poetry in school has left me with little taste for anything that isn’t outstanding. However, this one should not be missed. It’s not the poetry that makes this so compelling, but the story. It is a first person narrative of T'Pring during the ceremony in ‘Amok Time.’ It is a wonderful portrait of this character and the reasons for her actions. I highly recommend this poem.” (x)

References: Fanlore articles on The Song of the Unwilling Bride, Leslie Fish, Thrust.

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