#garakbashir
May I present to you quite possibly my (new) favorite Garak/Bashir fan video of all time?
Kindly and marvelously put together by Peff Soulsby, this is a supercut of Garak saying “Doctor.” Which is MANY MANY times! And tells the story of their whole relationship really.
Available on YouTube!
P.S. OMG! :)
Never!
I ship this
Garashir Fanfic Roundup - 3/10/22
It probably sounds as unbelievable to followers of this account as it does to me, but I’m considering resuming doing my G&B (and sometimes other ships) fanfic recs. After doing it for 2-3 years, plus reading a few thousand stories, I got burned out (@tinsnip predicted this) and then on top of that my job duties quadrupled as the result of the pandemic. Ergo, nothing but memes for a couples of years. But let’s get on with it – recs!
Green by airandangels
date: 2012 | word count: 6000 | G/B slash
This is a fairly quick read and follows the story of what happens when Garak suggests to Julian that perhaps they push the envelop a bit when it comes to sex. A detailed negotiation occurs around dom/sub, consent, communications, and the pay-off (about half the fic) includes light bondage and is pretty hot.
A Stubbly Pleasure by Allerleirauh
date: 2012 | word count: 3000 | G/B slash
It starts with Julian talking too much and proceeds to a surprise barber appointment. Julian gets a shave. A CLOSE shave. My fav line (double-entendre): “The soft brush glides over Julian’s stubbly skin and the foam is warm and creamy as it’s applied to his cheeks and chin.”
Not Quite Boston by bmouse
date: 2014 | word count: 1100 | G/B slash
Julian has been on Cardassia for almost two months, living with Garak, sharing a bedroom (separate bed) and feeling a bit in limbo. Will the time ever be right?
Bridging the Gap by Eve_Louise (Stregatrek)
date: 2016 | word count: 4800 | G/B pre-slash
Julian has taken to actually inviting Garak to join him in the holosuites to play spy games. Garak humors him. On this occasion they’re in Paris and it seems Julian is a tad distracted, dangerous for a spy.
Dark at the End of the Tunnel by nightbird47
date: 1999 | word count: 4800 | G/B friends
The author describes this as “an AU about what wars do to civil rights.” It’s dark and imagines a different end to the Dominion War and the series. Depicts the effects of psychological torture and how it can be used by those in power. I will add that this was originally written in 1999, probably on Usenet or similar, and then reposted to Fanfiction.net in the early 2000s. Formatting is kinda terrible but I hit X on all the ads and it helped.
Tinker Tailor Gardener Spy by TheoMiller
date: 2017 | word count: 3000 | Garak backstory
The author’s description is apt: “AU where nearly everything is the same, except Garak is just a tailor.” And he’s still witty and devious. The start of a series.
I Was Made for Sunny Days by tinsnip
date: 2013 | word count: 6200 | G/B slash
Without question, @tinsnip’s post-war Cardassia is the most consistently marvelous. In this tale, Garak is emerging into the light after what feels like years of darkness and realizing that, indeed, he could actually live long enough to enjoy life. Quote: “You know, it’s not going to matter how long I live here. I’m never going to quite understand the Cardassian point of view.”
Notes:
I hope this new format is OK. Originally I tended to do one rec per post and make it detailed with extensive description, my own rating, an excerpt. To make it more likely I’ll actually keep posting, I’m keeping things simpler and adding recs in groups as I reread things.
A lot of the stories I’ll be posting will be older ones since I’m initially working off a mega spreadsheet I started a few years ago that’s basically a fanfic archive . There are soooooo many stories I stilll haven’t shared. Of course, I need to reread almost all of them to do a rec, it’s been a while, but I’m sure there are many of these that have been lost to the sands of time. I dug deep!
I will also be posting newer stories, either things I’ve bookmarked over the past couple of years as I’ve periodically checked in to AO3 or even more current since I’m starting to check more regularly. There are always new writers coming on, old writers coming back, and sometimes stories that were abandoned years ago come back.
Wendy
Podfic COMPLETE: Complementing Baggage
About 8 months after I started, I have finally finished my chapter-by-chapter recording of “Complementing Baggage.” The final two chapters (15 & 16) are now uploaded and I’ve also put together a Zip file with all 16 chapters (4 hrs. audio total). So, if you have been waiting on an update or if you want to start from the beginning of this or of the whole “Rewiring” series, here you go:
“Complementing Baggage”
byKittyKnowsThings
Read by Wendy Darling
Enjoy! (I mean, if angst if your thing!)
Wendy
P.S. I’m not really here on Tumblr any more or reading any DS9 fanfic, nothing new anyway. Still obsessed with Trek though!
Textile malfunction!
Podfic Update: Complementing Baggage
As hard as it is for me to believe, I have finally recorded more chapters of this epic podfic! Chapter 13 & 14 are now here. Just two more to go –– and those are the cathartic ones with the real pay-off. So, if you have been waiting on an update or if you want to start from the beginning of this or of the whole “Rewiring” series, here you go:
“Complementing Baggage”
by KittyKnowsThings
Read by Wendy Darling
Enjoy! (I mean, if angst if your thing!)
Wendy
So I’m doing the daily NYT “Spelling Bee” and I keep coming back to this word. The game won’t accept it!
Ok that bit where garak said sentiment is weakness and julian said if thats true thats a lesson id rather not learn WHILE STARING AT HIM dear god reblog if you agree
