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  1. Public Bookmark 68

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    For the most part, humans never find their 'particular other', the person whose name is written on their wrist. How could they- the universe is far too big for that.

    Will Riker gave up on that quest long ago. Why bother? There are so many other ways to find love and happiness- and he's never heard of anyone with so strange a name as 'Data', anyway.

    Then, he is promoted: First Officer on the newly completed Enterprise-D. A whole new world of opportunity.

    And a whole new crew to meet, too.

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    03 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 87

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    Will Riker has all the feelings after "Measure of a Man." Seriously, ALL THE FEELINGS. Mostly for Data. The thing is, while Data wouldn't describe them as 'feelings,' his heuristic algorithms are certainly flashing indicators at him in regards to Commander Riker.

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    03 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 38

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    “Data,” Tasha said gently, “it isn’t that kind of book.”

    Data looked disconcerted, as though uncertain whether a joke was being played at his expense, a scenario he had unfortunately encountered more than once in his lifetime to date.

    “Is this not a depiction of an aquatic bivalve on the cover?” he asked, brow furrowed. “There are even some droplets of water on the mollusk itself, suggesting that it was immersed in water prior to the moment of its depiction.”

    “Do you want to tell him, or should I?” Commander Riker asked.

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    A follow-up to The Naked Now

    In which Data finds a romance novel and seeks Tasha's counsel, and in which I put a band-aid on all the feels I've had for this pairing from when it originally aired until this very day.

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    19 Feb 2026

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    Set after TMP. Spock’s impending pon farr makes him wary of agreeing to a second five-year mission, so Kirk agrees to lend a hand (so to speak) should the situation arise. What could possibly go wrong?

    Written for the KiScon 2012 zine. Beta-read by jaylee_g with additional editing by arminaa.

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    13 Feb 2026

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    Spock intends to resign his commission with Starfleet six months into the Enterprise's mission. Then he meets Captain Kirk – his t'hy'la – and everything becomes infinitely more complex.

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    13 Feb 2026