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Spock/Uhura Holiday Fic Exchange story

Pairing: Spock/Uhura STXI
Genre: Romance

Rating: NC-17 (use of proper names for grown folks' body parts)

Warnings: fluff, mild angst, Emo!Spock, class struggle, sexuality

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, and do not profit from works involving them.

Glossary

(Sources: the Vulcan Language Reclamation Project wiki, .com/wiki/Welcoming_Page; the Vulcan Language Guide by Bill Richmond, converted to HTML by Chris Pinette, .; and the Vulcan Language Dictionary, /vld/ )

Ashalik (darling, special beloved one, as in wife/husband)

Ashayam (beloved)

K'hat'n'dlawa (half of my heart and soul)

Lapan-zupsu (carpenter)

Oko|su| lady/madam (literally "honored woman")

Osa|su| gentleman/sir (literally "honored man")

Osavensu teacher (literally "honored teacher", as a token of respect)

Suus Mahna (Vulcan martial arts)


Some Vulcan names were produced by the Vulcan Name Generator, /widgets/toys/namegen/11741/




Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.


New Vulcan, 2261

The rounded toes of Nyota's flat red shoes paused at the threshold of the glass-enclosed commercial promenade in the center of New Vulcan's capital city.

Courage! Why so serious?

It was a risk, but Starfleet life was a crazy quilt of much greater risks, some calculated, many not. This one wouldn't cost her life, maybe just a little pride if it got a bad reception. She drew in a deep breath in the thin atmosphere similar to that of the destroyed planet of Vulcan and stepped forward. She had only a few hours to complete her task in secret; Spock and Sarek would be curious where she had gone, and Spock might go into protective mode, puzzled by her decision to leave the Ambassadorial mansion unescorted.

Nyota searched an interactive kiosk at the entrance of the promenade. She scrolled through a list of shop owners until the word she sought appeared in Vulcan script: Lapan-zupsu - Donstelralth . A few Vulcans stared as she walked to the storefront, her back straight, and her face as calm and expressionless as that of any proper Vulcan woman in a public place. Even if Nyota hadn't been able to decipher the Vulcan script, she would have found other signs to lead her to the carpenter's shop: a combination of the scents of cut wood and the sounds of sawing and hammering. Again she found herself pausing at an entrance. Would her request be considered at all?

Vulcan had its own rebels, freethinkers, and outsiders. She herself seemed to be perceived as all three from the moment that she stepped off the transport pad and onto New Vulcan soil. The frugal Uhuras always researched their purchases before parting ways with their money. This place seemed more likely to welcome outsiders than others. Blue money, black money, white money, green money; it all spends the same, she'd once overheard an Andorian merchant say. She would take the chance. Nyota put on her bravest face and stepped through the door.


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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, and do not profit from works involving them.

Glossary

(Sources: the Vulcan Language Reclamation Project wiki, .com/wiki/Welcoming_Page; the Vulcan Language Guide by Bill Richmond, converted to HTML by Chris Pinette, .; and the Vulcan Language Dictionary, /vld/ )

Ashalik (darling, special beloved one, as in wife/husband)

Ashayam (beloved)

K'hat'n'dlawa (half of my heart and soul)

Lapan-zupsu (carpenter)

Oko|su| lady/madam (literally "honored woman")

Osa|su| gentleman/sir (literally "honored man")

Osavensu teacher (literally "honored teacher", as a token of respect)

Suus Mahna (Vulcan martial arts)

 

Some Vulcan names were produced by the Vulcan Name Generator, /widgets/toys/namegen/11741/







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Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.