"Jim stayed prone on the floor long after his mother had left the room. His tears, trailing down the sides of his face into his hair and dripping to the floor at the nape of his neck made his skin itch, but he did not move. He lay in silence trying to contain the overwhelming sense of hurt and betrayal filling his soul."

In this universe, we all have a Other, the one who shares half our soul and heart. After death, we are reborn, always searching for and finding the Other. But sometimes, the universe's cruelty lasts for life times.

Sequel to Perchance to Dream. Teenage JT, struggling to survive on Tarsus IV is asked if he believed in happily ever-after... Mentions of abuse and torture, though nothing graphic.

Spock is asked at a young age, what characteristics his ideal mate would have.

Alone after an outing with his bridge crew, Jim faces his feelings for his first officer.

Memories and emotions are fickle things. If one is forgotten, will the other remain?

He was a captain of 2%. Whether it was chess with Spock or drinking with Bones, fencing with Sulu or poker with Scotty, Jim Kirk's maximum amount of time during the week with any of his staff was 2%.