a list of the spirk fics i've read in the last few weeks and loved:
Breaking a Sweat by GhostofAsimov - emotional, heart-wrenching but soft, beautifully written
I [43M] wish to tell my friend [40M] that it’d be logical for us to get married. by Smile_Edgeworth - had me laughing out loud, too damn cute, short read
Heart in Tender Orbit by slightlycrunchy - had me SOBBING, so painful, so satisfying at the end
This Must Be the Place by gunstreet - alternate look at what happened post-amok time, mystery and intrigue, warm burn instead of slow, the explicit rating is EARNED
The Lotus Eaters by aldora89 - reread of this classic, always a rec, stellar world-building and relationship building, soooo interesting, double kudos for dealing head on with trauma
The Inevitability of Orbital Decay by fakinbrilliance and the sequel Achieving Escape Velocity by fakinbrilliance - these equally had me laughing then awwwww'ing, fun reads
william shatner is kind of like a sith lord because he was born with the divine and incredible power of being incredibly cunty yet he only uses it for evil (being annoying on twitter and going to space for no reason) like we know he has astronomical levels of pure cunt coursing through his veins (we’ve all seen kirk)imagine if it was used for good.
In another, better world i know the Shatster is fulfilling his true destiny of being a guest judge on drag race 
STAR TREK MATTE PAINTINGS APPRECIATION
THE ORIGINAL SERIES — painted by Albert Whitlock
Starbase 11 — "The Menagerie"
Delta Vega — "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
Rigel VII — "The Cage"
Janus VI — "The Devil in the Dark"
Eminiar VII — "A Taste of Armageddon"
Starbase 11 — "Court Martial"