Otter's Rock

This is a quick treat I tossed off close to the deadline. I've always been intrigued by the idea of Worf and Deanna together, and I enjoyed puzzling through "how they might have gotten together."

Title: Sweet Beginnings
Fandom: Star Trek: the Next Generation
Pairing: Deanna Troi/Worf
Rating: gen
Length: 1630 words
Written for: Spacecadet72 for Rare Pairs 2021
Summary: Worf has noticed Deanna in a whole new way. Deanna has noticed him noticing.

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Even when he was conflicted and unsure, Worf was decisive and forthright; that was one of the things Deanna liked about him. It could occasionally get him into trouble, but Deanna had enough patients come to her who needed to be coaxed into admitting their feelings and thoughts, and then into taking appropriate actions to deal with their problems, that it was good to have friends who were more straightforward.

Which was why, when his attention started turning to her when they were both on the bridge during quiet shifts, she noticed. There was a bit more attraction in it than she was used to, from him, and also a bit of hesitance that was deeply uncharacteristic. It kept drawing her attention to him, but Deanna was a professional, and used to managing her response to others' feelings. Especially their feelings about her.

( Still. It did make her wonder. )

rarepairsexchange is live! There are 101 works in 128 fandoms, and so many are awesome, go check them out! Can you guess which are mine?

I received not one but TWO excellent fics:

A Quiet Place (1752 words)
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ro Laren/Jean-Luc Picard
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Bajor, United Federation of Planets (Star Trek), Resistance
Summary: In a world where Bajor was one of the founding worlds of the Federation, the Cardassian occupation took place on Earth instead. Jean-Luc Picard, a former human Resistance fighter, managed to escape the violence and oppression on his home world by enrolling in Starfleet. After years of service, he is secure in his acceptance by the Federation, finding a coveted post on the Kejal and love with his crewmate, Ro Laren. But trauma travels with him, and there are some things that cannot be left behind.


Except For This One (1126 words)
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Stonn/T'Pring (Star Trek)
Summary: Over the years she'd had a variety of partners, and each encounter had been satisfying, if short lived, because of the presence forever in the back of her mind. She had never let them develop beyond the fleeting, except for this one, except for Stonn. T'Pring pre and post Amok Time


In addition to these, there were a lot of other fics that are really great. Here are the ones I liked. There were a couple of others I would have recced too, but they didn't have the Share button.

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Title: This Means War
Fandom: Original Work (Camp Counselor/Camp Counselor From Rival Camp Across the Lake)
Author: Beatrice_Otter
Written For: DesertVixen for RarePairExchange 2020
Word Count: 3209 words
Rating: Teen
Summary: Madison was sunning herself drowsily on the anchored dock that marked the boundary of Camp Fairwater's swimming area. In just a few hours, campers would arrive and she would need to be alert and aware of her kids for the next six days. But for now, she could just relax and enjoy the sun and the sound of the waves gently lapping at the dock. In the distance, someone was driving a power boat across the lake, and the drone of the engine was a nice background hum.

In her somnolent state, she didn't notice that hum getting louder until a wave of icy lake water swept over her and she convulsed in shock. "What the fuck?" she shrieked, glad there were no campers around.

AN: This is not what we matched on, but I couldn't resist. Thank you to my Dad for showering me with stories of camp prank wars as a kid for providing much inspiration.

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Madison was sunning herself drowsily on the anchored dock that marked the boundary of Camp Fairwater's swimming area. In just a few hours, campers would arrive and she would need to be alert and aware of her kids for the next six days. But for now, she could just relax and enjoy the sun and the sound of the waves gently lapping at the dock. In the distance, someone was driving a power boat across the lake, and the drone of the engine was a nice background hum.

In her somnolent state, she didn't notice that hum getting louder until a wave of icy lake water swept over her and she convulsed in shock. "What the fuck?" she shrieked, glad there were no campers around.

"Oops," said Jaden, with an insincere grin from the jet ski he was riding. He was a counselor from Camp Alderwood across the lake, and while Madison had been known to sigh with Isabella about how cute his smile was, she was not amused at the moment. "Sorry, Mads, didn't see you there."

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Title: Home Is Not A Place
Fandom: Thrawn Trilogy
Author: Beatrice_otter
Written for: penknife  for rarepairsexchange  2019
Betaed by: Shadras
Word Count: 14,404 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: past brainwashing

Summary: They all have different wants and needs. Somehow, they're going to figure this out.

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Chapter One

( Calrissian had welcomed Mara aboard the Falcon with as courtly and smooth a gentility as any Imperial courtier could have managed--and with considerably less smarm than most. )


Chapter Two

( Lando read the business plan through a second time, more carefully. )


Chapter Three

( Lando did not usually contact her so soon after an extended trip together. )


Chapter Four

( Lando found Luke in the weight room, and admired his bicep curls. )