[ text post ] Write me a letter / Write it today

[fairytales]

texts. texts from last night. sexting. angry angsty texts. just leave me short, simple things to respond to during commute hours.

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[hypostrophe]

Try telling me that when half the away team comes back covered in blood and needing immediate medical attention.

Well what's the problem?

[kosu]

It is not always their blood.
The missions we end up on are often dangerous but we have the fewest causalities of any ship in the 'Fleet.

It is a biological compulsion. Again, Doctor, this is not something of which we speak.

[hypostrophe]

I know. You're welcome.

Is there anything we can do? I'm not going to knock you up before you're ready to have children just because your body wants you to. I tried that whole thing already and it blew up in my face. There's got to be some way to get around this.

Unless...it needs to be another Vulcan?

[kosu]

Your expertise is quite appreciated, Leonard.

It does not, as my father was faithful to my mother. It is unnecessary to reproduce. It is the pon farr - an affliction that strikes every seven years, causing the blood to burn. Mated Vulcans seek out their mates. Unmated Vulcans are driven to find their mate.

It is a shameful time that brings about the loss of control and logic, which is why we do discuss the matter.

[hypostrophe]

So you're saying it makes you human.

[kosu]

The average human is not driven to copulation nor does their blood burn. Pon farr can be deadly if it is not assuaged.

[hypostrophe]

DEADLY??

[kosu]

That is not the concern here,
Leonard. It will strip my logic my me, as well as my emotional control.

[hypostrophe]

Of course "deadly" is a concern! I kind of like having you around, in case you hadn't noticed.
I can handle that.

[kosu]

I do not wish to subject you to that. It is possible I will injure you in my lapses.

[hypostrophe]

Luckily, I'm a doctor. In the unlikely event you do hurt me, I can fix myself very quickly.

[kosu]

It is not so simple a matter.


Pon farr is deeply exhausting. It can last for days and requires intercourse.

[hypostrophe]

Intercourse with you is hardly some kind of hardship, Spock.

[kosu]

Multiple times, over the span of a number of days. It will not be like our normal activities.

[hypostrophe]

I'm not that old just yet, I think I'll survive. It'll be like that time on shore leave when we didn't leave the hotel all weekend.

[kosu]

It is also likely I will forget my strength. I do not wish to harm you.

[hypostrophe]

I know that. I know you would never knowingly hurt me, weak and fragile as I am.

But Spock, you gotta realize, I feel the same, alright. If the alternative is potentially DEADLY, then I'm perfectly happy to risk a few bruises when you grab me too hard.

[kosu]

That is not the only complication.
Pon farr is a time of bonding for couples; it requires a complete bond.

There are mentions that meditation can ease the affliction.

[hypostrophe]

Well. That's a little more complicated, but it's not the end of the world, right? I know I'm not the most logical choice for a bond mate but... We're pretty close already, right?

[kosu]

You are my soulmate; I would have no other bond mate.

[hypostrophe]

Then I don't really see the issue. Sure, it's a little sooner than I would have chosen, probably, but. I'm not gonna let you die on me, Spock. Not because I'm a little gun-shy.

[kosu]

I would rather not force you to make that decision simply because I might be in danger.

I am unsure how deeply I will be affected, as I am half-human.

[hypostrophe]

You aren't forcing me to do anything. You're my soulmate and I love you.

We'll figure that out together, it seems.