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ssaalexblake · 8 months

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STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS

S04E01 | Twovix

#trekedit #star trek lower decks #lower decks #shaxs #lieutenant shaxs #doctor t'ana #t'ana #andy billups #star trek #t'illups #lower decks spoilers #twovix #shaxs x t'ana #now i need a court intrigue episode where billups' mum claims he has succeeded to the throne #on a technicality bc he Was t'ana and therefore has done the do #it should be super serious like snw 2x02 #i created this

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spockvarietyhour · 1 year

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Dreams do come true, "The Stars at Night"

#Star Trek #Star Trek Lower Decks #Lower Decks #The Stars at Night #spoilers #Shaxs #andy billups #warp core #USS Cerritos #California Class #starship #lowerdecksedit #startrekedit #GIF #my gifs #Danny watches Lower Decks #Hide and Queue

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firstofficerkittycat · 25 days

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#t'ana #shitposting #my art #lower decks #sam rutherford #andy billups #star trek #memes #f slur

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defconprime · 3 months

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#star trek lower decks #badgey #chris fenoglio #beckett mariner #jack ransom #andy billups #bradward boimler #sam rutherford #carol freeman #d'vana tendi

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myenterpriseisparked · 1 year

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rhinexstone · 8 months

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I consider this canonization of ace Billups!

#andy billups #lower decks #billups #Star Trek #star trek lwd #lwd #Star Trek ld #ace #ace visibility #ace representation #asexual #asexual representation

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trekkie-polls · 1 month

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udaberriwrites · 9 months

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I'm going to try to put my thoughts into some semblance of order, but will most likely fail. I have been thinking about this for a while. It's not a new viewpoint by any means and anyone is welcome to disagree of course, but as an asexual person, I was so happy with how Lower Decks approached the character of Billups.

By this I don't only mean the fact that he was never treated like a joke. That is, of course a big point in LD's favor: The situation in the S2 episode was funny, yes, but no one pointed and laughed at him, and no one (except his mother) insinuated that he was anything less than an accomplished officer. But what I liked the most was actually the fact that the episode refused to give a straightforward answer regarding his sexuality.

Tw for discussion of aphobia ahead

Let me give some context first. I was listening to the radio earlier today and in a lovely display of amatonormativity the punchline to a joke was, and I quote: "if someone reaches middle age and is still single, you should question it because something isn't right with them."

This was infuriating but so commonplace one can't really complain without being berated for it. "Lighten up, it's just a joke," but it isn't funny. Coming out as ace can quickly become an interrogation as to what prompted you to be this way. Why? Is it trauma? Were you in a bad relationship before? Is it hormonal? Are you really sure? You can so rarely just be, without having to deliver a presentation whenever the question comes up, all the while knowing you're most likely going to get a failing grade in the impromptu exam anyway.

Which brings me back to Billups and his limelight episode: ultimately, why he's a middle-aged virgin doesn't matter. The episode doesn't explain his exact reasoning beyond not wanting to inherit, and that is fine. Whether he's a sex-repulsed aroace man and that is what drove him to engineering, or an allosexual man who has chosen celibacy to pursue his goals shouldn't have to matter. It's his life, and there isn't a wrong way to live it, not when it comes to this.

And what we are told is that in the Federation, it truly doesn't matter. At no point is he asked to stop what he's doing in order to justify himself. He doesn't have to reassure Rutherford that he knows what he wants. He doesn't get a grudging pass only because he's ace, like we are some kind of weird, unknowable being: whether he has ever had sex or not and why is just irrelevant to the bonds he has made and the skills he has cultivated, as it should be today.

Hopefully we'll also get there, someday.

#lower decks #andy billups #st ld #asexuality #asexual #aphobia #amatonormativity #ace representation

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plant-dad-sulu · 1 year

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EAT HIS HAND PIES RIGHT NOW

#star trek lower decks #beckett mariner #andy billups #mine #i love him so much you don't understand #i liked his character design best before i saw the show but now that i've seen the ep where he and rutherford are like #besties in the movie #i fucking adore him #have already spoiled myself for his story and i don't care he's my everything #i want a whole episode thats just him and rutherford getting up to antics #maybe with shaxs popping up every now and then #rutherford is my fav of the main 4 right now #but yeah billups is king of the secondary characters in my books

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star-trek-fandom-confessions · 3 months

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#434

"Rutherford x Billups is such an underrated ship. I actually like it better than Rutherford x Tendi."

#confession 434 #star-trek-fandom-confessions #star trek #lower decks #rutherford x billups #billups x rutherford #sam rutherford #andy billups

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ssaalexblake · 8 months

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STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS

S04E01 | Twovix

#star trek #trekedit #star trek lower decks #lower decks #lower decks spoilers #t'ana #andy billups #i created this #space microaggressions against cat people #doctor t'ana

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startrekwintergiftexchange · 5 months

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The 2024 Star Trek Winter Gift Exchange is here!

Q: What is the Star Trek Winter Gift Exchange?

A: It’s a fanworks exchange for any fandom within the Star Trek universe, from The Original Series to Strange New Worlds!

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Q: How does it work?

A: When you sign up, you’ll provide three options of gift ideas you’d like to receive, as well as gifts you’re open to making. Once sign-ups close, the mod will send you the url of the person you’ll make a fanwork for and their requests. You’ll have the month of January to fulfill one of the requests. Make sure your ask box is open so the mod or your Secret Santa can contact you!

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Q: Do I have to make fanart/fanfic for the exchange?

A: Nope! All types of fanworks are welcome :) Fics, art, edits, fanvids, playlists, moodboards, podfics, among other things! As long as you’re creating it, it’s welcome.

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Q: What are the important dates I should know?

A: December 29, 11:59 pm CST: sign-ups close

January 1-3: You’ll be notified who your recipient is.

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