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ʟᴀ'ᴀɴ ɴᴏᴏɴɪᴇɴ-sɪɴɢʜ ([personal profile] rescapee) wrote2023-07-30 12:16 pm

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[personal profile] frommojave 2023-08-08 05:34 am (UTC)(link)

[That explained some things, her reaction to seeing Jim Kirk and the entire history between them that only La’an knew. It has to be like losing him all over again every time he looked at her without that recognition.

Pike didn’t know what to say. Actually, he knew that there was nothing he could say in this moment. This was likely the first time she’d told anyone about this, the first time she’d voiced any of this out loud, and no combination of words, regardless of how true they might be, would change what she was feeling in this moment. And maybe she didn’t need to have her feelings changed right now. Later they could work on the way she thought about herself and the situation but Pike had a sense that right now she needed to feel all of this.

So he did the only thing that he could think of, the only thing that he thought might give her any sort of comfort, and leaned forward to wrap and arm around her and pull her close for a hug. She was hanging on by a thread emotionally but she didn’t need to keep hanging on. Like was here, he had her, and he wasn’t going to let go of her because they were in this moment together.]

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[personal profile] frommojave 2023-08-09 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Pike just held her like that, letting her sink into his embrace and their shared sorrow. He hoped that she could tell he was getting just as much out of this as she was, that he needed someone to vent his burden to as well. As much as he'd come to terms with it the knowledge of it still weighed heavily on him. If nothing else he was glad that it helped him understand La'an's position better, that it let her open up to him and start some of that work to move through what had happened as much as anyone could.]

I don't. I don't move forward despite it, I move forward because of it. Because all that sorrow and grief is just love that doesn't have it's proper place to go. And eventually you find other places to put that love or the memory of the love starts to overpower those feelings of sorrow. It will always be a part of you, but it's a memorial to something that was wonderful.
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[personal profile] frommojave 2023-08-09 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)

Long enough that you’re stuck with me for a while long.

[He gave her a smile and reach up to gently brush away a few of the tears that had fallen on her cheeks. He didn’t think that she was done crying over this but he thought she might be done now.

And he wasn’t about to burden her with any sort of timetable or knowledge about how close he was to the event. He appreciated her asking and just knowing she knew was enough for him.]

And listen, when it happens, I want you to know that every day for the rest of my life I’ll know that I saved the life of a person who was worth going through that for. And an entire Federation of people will know a measure of peace they wouldn’t otherwise. I also want you to remember who we should really feel sorry for right now.

[One of the best parts of being a captain was that you got to talk in enigmatic riddles under the guise of making people think outside the box.]

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[personal profile] frommojave 2023-08-10 12:45 am (UTC)(link)

[Pike could see the gears turning in her head how she could respect his wishes but still do everything she could for him. Honestly he expected nothing less and as long as she let him do what he needed to do… well the rest of that was up to her. He had no knowledge of what “needed” to happen after that. When she gave her answer to his riddle though he gave a little chuckle.]

No, but good guess. I was thinking of the James Kirk of our time. He was in a relationship with one of the most selfless, courageous, brilliant, and beautiful people I’d ever met and he has no idea. Missed out on one of the greatest experiences in life. And I can’t imagine how much it hurts that he doesn’t remember but he doesn’t have that. I know if I had a choice I wouldn’t want to forget having that with someone like you, La’an.

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[personal profile] frommojave 2023-08-12 02:49 am (UTC)(link)

I don’t know. I’m sorry I can’t give you know you outside of all of those things but the La’an I know? I couldn’t think higher of her. When I think of you it’s of someone that cares as deeply for this crew as I do. That Spock would steal this ship to rescue. And I’m forever indebted to the James Kirk you knew for showing a friend I care very much about how much potential she has and how special she is.

[Pike didn’t think that anything would truly take away the pain of what had happened to her and what she’d been robbed of. It was an especially cruel twist of fate that had shown her something like that then taken it away. Pike hoped that someday thought that La’an could have that again and in the meantime he hoped he could show her that the La’an she felt everyone else saw? That La’an was absolutely amazing.]

Because the La’an I know deserves all those wonderful things too. That’s one of the reasons she gets brownies.

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Me tooooo. Sorry for the late reply!

[personal profile] frommojave 2023-08-18 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Pike wasn't sure that he was anything special when it came to boosting the morale of his crew. If anyone asked him he would have perhaps admitted to being able to see the best in people but from that point it was just about getting them to see that about themselves. Also, he was a very good cook.]

It comes from making a lot of mistakes and having to give myself pep talks.

[He watched as he tried the brownie, genuinely interested to hear what she thought. He was fairly certain that they were going to be good but confirmation was nice.]

Well good, I'm glad I've got the recipe down now.