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| Runawaymetaphor |
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Author has written 39 stories for StarTrek: Voyager. "A motto I've adopted is, if at first you don't succeed, hide all evidence that you ever tried." Runawaymetaphor enjoys angst-filled pauses, judiciously chosen (but ultimately gratuitous) pop culture references, and thoughtful feedback. Also, she doesn't really do 'cheery' all that well. But if you need a bit of silver lining to go with the darkness, you should read Alpha Flyer. It's what Runawaymetaphor does when her angst gets away from her. ;-) A note about anonymous reviews: I've enabled anonymous reviews because I know that some folks who read just don't have the interest in getting an account (I know that I didn't, until I started posting). However, I've sadly found that sometimes the anonymity is abused. I believe that speech (yes, even free speech) comes with accountability. If you'd like to leave criticism of my works, by all means. But if you're doing so without an account or other identifying information, I'd ask that you comport yourself the way you would when signing your full name. This process is as rewarding as the environment we create... | |||||||
1. Darkling reviewsTom knows that after six years, none of them are idealists. And if Janeway still talks the talk most of the time, he's smart enough to realize it's out of raw necessity.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 889 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 1-6-13 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete2. Kindred reviews"Destined, eh?" Janeway repeats. "Now there's an unscientific word."StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,980 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 11-28-12 - K. Janeway & T. Paris3. Admirable Habits » reviewsWhom would Kathryn Janeway comm if she got really, really bored? A companion/tandem story to Alpha Flyer's "Commanding Reasons"StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,735 - Reviews: 34 - Updated: 11-21-12 - Published: 11-19-12 - K. Janeway & T. Paris4. The Card Game reviewsParis, Riker, and Janeway; some gambling; a couple verbs starting with 'f'.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 884 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-13-12 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete5. Beneath Rain » reviewsCollection of post-Endgame vignettes about our heroes finding home. Stories will feature a healthy amount of the two characters cited, but all will make appearances.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 5 - Words: 4,127 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 10-13-12 - Published: 8-6-12 - T. Paris & K. Janeway6. Howl » reviewsIt isn't so much that B'Elanna's day has already been bad, prior to meeting Janeway in the shuttle bay...StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,357 - Reviews: 28 - Updated: 7-16-12 - Published: 7-5-12 - K. Janeway & B. Torres - Complete7. Unbearable reviewsSome things are only unbearable until they aren't...StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,288 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 6-12-12 - K. Janeway - Complete8. Plain Sight reviewsFive times Harry finds out about Tom and Janeway.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,947 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 5-14-12 - H. Kim9. The Truth reviewsSome truths are harder than others...StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,178 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 5-7-12 - Chakotay & T. Paris10. Endings reviewsFive times Tom Paris walks out on Kathryn Janeway.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,045 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 3-22-12 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete11. Lighter Still » reviewsIn the privacy of his quarters, Tom Paris tugs at his uniform trousers, feeling the waistband dig uncomfortably into his skin before he's even attempted to zip them.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 7,731 - Reviews: 27 - Updated: 3-12-12 - Published: 3-9-12 - T. Paris & K. Janeway12. Fever Pitch » reviewsThe species of betrayal are infinite, their collective discovery easily filling a lifetime. An AU look at the episode Repression.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 6,071 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 2-28-12 - Published: 9-26-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris13. The Thing About Principles reviews"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." Groucho MarxStarTrek: Voyager - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,037 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 2-19-12 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete14. The Edge of Darkness reviewsReflections on "Night." Warning for themes of depression; strong language.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,374 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 2-7-12 - T. Paris & K. Janeway15. To the Victor reviewsA little scene upon the joyous occasion of Voyager's re-launch...StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,144 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 1-16-12 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete16. Black to Red reviewsAs the old saying goes, change is never easy.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 802 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 1-10-12 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete17. The Becoming » reviews"We live, not as we wish to, but as we can." Non-fluffy exploration of "Threshold," and the consequences that weren't.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 5,969 - Reviews: 29 - Updated: 1-5-12 - Published: 12-27-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris18. A Matter of Perspective reviewsThey bump into each other in a crowded transport station in San Francisco. Rated for strong language.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 670 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 1-4-12 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete19. Infinite Possibility » reviews"It's always the same with you, Kathy. Set a course for Earth. Stop to protect this species; catalogue that anomaly; try to not to get blown up by such-and-such hostile race. . . Repeat." Q pauses, looking at Paris. "It's all very tiresome, isn't it?"StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 5 - Words: 13,276 - Reviews: 33 - Updated: 10-25-11 - Published: 6-3-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete20. The Broken reviewsThey've both lost something, something they'll never get back. And no system of justice, no professional or personal accompaniments of a long and happy life, can ever heal the scars that were left when that thing was forcefully ripped from them.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,654 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-6-11 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete21. Something Familiar reviewsAs she sits behind the desk in her new office, Admiral Kathryn Janeway fiddles with her chair.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,855 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 9-6-11 - K. Janeway - Complete22. Lifted » reviewsIt's one thing to be lifted in position, taking the second chair out of necessity, in Tuvok and Chakotay's absence. But it's another altogether for him to feel like he's climbing the rank ladder by using their corpses as a step stool.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 8 - Words: 30,168 - Reviews: 44 - Updated: 8-31-11 - Published: 5-24-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete23. The Art of Drowning » reviewsIt has begun to wear on her more, being the highest ranking officer out here. And as much as she loves her job, she doesn't need the added reminder of her burden in settings that have nothing to do with it.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 57,233 - Reviews: 50 - Updated: 8-2-11 - Published: 4-13-11 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete24. Always, Always reviewsShe could forgive him anything but this. She could forgive him anyone but this.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,250 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 6-24-11 - B. Torres & T. Paris - Complete25. Relief reviewsOnly a month ago, his impulse would have been to stand- afford her some kind of respect or acknowledgment, whatever their surroundings. But here and now, he only stares at her. Silently daring her to tell him how much he's disappointed her.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,504 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 6-15-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete26. Peace reviewsA short conversation between Tom and Chakotay in the hydroponics bay.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 707 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 5-19-11 - T. Paris & Chakotay - Complete27. 28 Days » reviews"I've never been very good at lowering at my shields," she admits. It's a confession as well as an apology.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Friendship - Chapters: 5 - Words: 19,592 - Reviews: 24 - Updated: 5-17-11 - Published: 4-25-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete28. The Chain » reviewsThe chain that tethers them at their wrists is only a half a meter long, but its weight is remarkably burdensome.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,393 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 5-13-11 - Published: 5-12-11 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete29. The Seven Year Bet reviewsThe real reason Harry Kim remained an Ensign. Written ages ago, but inspired to post recently.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 646 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 5-11-11 - K. Janeway - Complete30. From the Top reviewsSometime just before Endgame, Paris has a bad day.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,466 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 5-8-11 - T. Paris - Complete31. For the Record » reviewsBy the time Starfleet gets around to dealing with the long list of her infractions, it's three months since Voyager has returned home.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 7 - Words: 31,029 - Reviews: 25 - Updated: 4-25-11 - Published: 4-1-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete32. Absolution reviewsClemency for his previous mistakes has been a long time coming. And despite all that he's accomplished during his six years aboard Voyager, it's an absolution that only he himself could grant.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,790 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 4-19-11 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete33. The Mention that I Miss » reviews"It's not power that I feel deprived of, it's the mention that I miss." - Geoffrey, The Lion in WinterStarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 7 - Words: 51,386 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 4-5-11 - Published: 2-25-11 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete34. Better reviewsIt isn't just that there are fewer good days than there used to be. It's that 'good' has become a relative term.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,379 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 3-21-11 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete35. Sinners and Saints reviewsFor the first few years, he consoled himself with the thought that it's impossible for them to be saints, stranded out here. Beneath that, he knows that neither of them were trying very hard.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,083 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 3-20-11 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete36. Snow reviewsTom had never been a fan of winter. It was too cold, too unforgiving.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,474 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 3-10-11 - T. Paris & K. Janeway - Complete37. The Way Our Moments Go reviews"Things rarely go the way we expect them to, Commander."StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: M - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 9,438 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 3-6-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete38. Intimates » reviewsWhat if it hadn't been Chakotay that Janeway was with on New Earth?StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: M - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 7 - Words: 34,987 - Reviews: 35 - Updated: 2-23-11 - Published: 2-9-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete39. Commanding Officers » reviewsBack in the Alpha Quadrant, Tom struggles with the burdens of command and Janeway struggles with the burdens of friendship.StarTrek: Voyager - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 10 - Words: 46,712 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 2-8-11 - Published: 1-27-11 - K. Janeway & T. Paris - Complete
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