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1. What We Were Looking For All Along by Regi

   Fandoms: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   02 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
   • Julian Bashir & Kira Nerys
   • Julian Bashir
   • Elim Garak
   • Kira Nerys
   • Original Characters
   • Mutual Pining
   • stubborn idiots in love
   • Post-War
   • Post-Dominion War (Star Trek)
   • Illnesses
   • Graphic Depictions of Illness
   • (not the mcs)
   • Kira is a Good Friend
   • Kid Fic
   • Kinda
   • Julian Bashir and Elim Garak's Book Club
   • Julian Bashir Needs a Hug
   • My First Work in This Fandom
   • no beta-we die like Jem'Hadar
   • ajanal sex
   • Top Julian Bashir
   • (yeah it surprised me too)
   • Bottom Elim Garak
   • Post-Canon Cardassia (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
   • Pining Elim Garak
   • Alien Biology
   • Alien/Human Relationships
   • Fingering
   • Oral Sex

   Summary

   It's been five years since the Dominion War, and Cardassia is still struggling through the aftermath. A new illness is sweeping the planet, and Garak is willing to do whatever it takes to save his people. Even if it means putting his heart on the line and reaching out to the man he left behind.

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   English

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