A Star to Steer Her By

by KCS

Drabbles, ficlets, and miscellaneous meme fills, both missing scenes and original fic, that aren't long or polished enough to be stand-alones. Gen. Various characters, mainly Kirk-Spock-McCoy. New: Even sick as a dog, Jim Kirk is a very lucky man.

15. 3 of 20, Loss

Title: Loss
Characters: Kirk, Spock
Rating: K
Word Count: 100 (including title word)
Summary/Warning: Spoilers for The Man Trap.

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#07 – Loss
He was pleased to see the Captain had apparently been more frightened than harmed by the creature, able to catch the swaying Doctor as the phaser clattered floor-ward. Staggering up, he perceived Kirk blocking McCoy's view of the body and the latter half-coherently sobbing apologies into the Captain's shoulder.

Policy dictated that Security be called, but to invite common crewmen into this private scene was unthinkably callous, even by Vulcan standards.

When he returned from eliminating all traces of what had assumed Nancy Crater's body, Kirk's silently-mouthed thanks over McCoy's head was reward enough for any regulation-breaking repercussions.