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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This was difficult bc I frequently didn't listen to full albums in favor of individual mp3 downloads as a kid into mostly jpop/jrock and the radio. But 1st list is entirely elementary school & I think set the foundation for my taste. 2nd list is elementary, middle/high school, college ig?

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Amok Time hits different on the big screen. Happy 60th anniversary 🖖 Thank you Search for Spock for helping ignite Spones fandom

A photo of Star Trek: The Search for Spock movie poster and text for the movie and episode Amok Time at a movie theater.

Photo from the point of view of a blank screen and a bucket of popcorn.

Photo of Spock steepling his fingers from the episode Amok Time on a theater screen

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I love me some agate! Anything that has depth will get me. I have a really lovely moss agate slice and then this brown agate cylinder up front is one of my favorites. Otherwise the infinite variety of quartz like fire quartz, carnelian, etc. But I'm also a sucker for labradorite. Too many to love!!

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

You ever just gotta get up and look at some rocks and minerals

Photo of a inside a display cabinet filled with a variety of minerals including various kinds of quartz, agate, jasper, etc. Most are carved into a tower shape although there is also a slice, freeform, cylinder, and small skull.

Photo of a inside a display cabinet filled with a variety of minerals including various kinds of quartz, agate, jasper, etc. There are a variety of carvings (including a cloud, moons, cube, spheres, animals, etc) and free-form shapes.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Didn't even realize I unintentionally wore a pride shirt today until I took these pictures with my cat. Happy Pride from my Frog and Toad t-shirt.

Orange cat sitting in a lap giving the camera side-eye in front of a Frog and Toad t-shirt.

Orange cat sitting in a lap and looking at the camera in front of a Frog and Toad t-shirt.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Important formative games as a youth VS top games forever? Idk. No particular order. I know I'm forgetting some like Pokemon Red/Blue which should def be there, Yoshi's Island, Spyro, Echo the Dolphin, and Legend of Dragoon also high contenders but the grip that 3D dinosaur game had on me...

Pictures of game covers in a 3x3 grid showing Mario Paint, Final Fantasy VI, Pokemon Snap, DDR max, 7th Guest, 3D Dinosaur Adventure, The Sims, Final Fantasy IV, and Chrono Cross.

Pictures of game covers in a 3x3 grid including Final Fantasy VI, Dragon Age Inquisition, Pokemon Snap, The World Ends With You, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Animal Crossing, the Sims 3, and Ace Attorney.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I'll be presenting a panel on Star Trek slash fandom at @citruscon.bsky.social this year on 2/28. It's entirely online and tickets are free, but you have to sign up before the con starts. Come fujo out with me!

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Found a picture of my cat on a star trek happy meal box from 1979. I finally know what animals he's a chimera of.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Doing more research for my upcoming Star Trek panel and I love this Greek legend comparison as related to K&S and K/S fic for the rise of relationship (as opposed to sci-fi) focused stories becoming more prevalent around 1975 (from Boldly Writing by Joan Marie Verba)

Photo of page 70 from Boldly Writing by Joan Marie Verba summarizing the legend of Damon and Pythias willing to sacrifice their lives to save each other due to their faithful belief in their friendship

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Brought my own cinnamon toast crunch to the Costco izakaya to put on the soft serve. Don't dream it, be it.

A picture of cinnamon toast crunch on top of a cup of Costco's soft serve ice cream. Aka the ultimate decadence in these trying times.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

That's it for tonight! Didn't plan for it but getting this in the mail and then finding out it's Spirk Day lined up too well. Not Tonight Spock? More like Yes, Tonight Spirk! I leave you with these pics of my cat helping make this thread. He loves BL too. Good night! Happy Spirking.

Photo of my oramge cat looking at the fanzine from over my shoulder and reaching his paw out to it.

Photo of my orange cat where he's a little blurry from movement because he's reaching out to stretch his paw on my fanzine. Or hold the page down for me while I try to take photos? He's so helpful.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Final highlights are it still includes this paper listing submission requirements for the zine & this (nsfw) word game at the end that the original owner of this zine mostly filled out! I love when the zines have signs of how their previous owners engaged w/ them. Can you figure out the last blank?

Photo of a paper with submission requirements from "Not Tonight Spock #4". There's also a pull out illustration of Kirk peeking out from behind the zine that I didn't feature. It's very NSFW but not a highlight for me compared to some of the illustrations I've shared in previous threads so I didn't focus on it here. It is the main illustration featured in this issue. Letterzines aren't fanart heavy though the Not Tonight Spock series does seem to have some more graphic design effort than some letterzines I've seen.

Photo from "Not Tonight Spock #4" of a word game featuring blanks in character's diary entries. It's been filled out by the previous owner.

Photo from "Not Tonight Spock #4" of a word game featuring blanks in character's diary entries. It's been filled out by the previous owner.

It also includes a list of upcoming book releases. This was important reference for fans since this was pre-internet! Diane Duane is a very celebrated Dtar Trek novel writer by the way.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Another big topic this issue was about the "new" movie The Search for Spock. Ppl were very excited and seemed to love it (I do too seeing as my favorite in TOS is McCoy despite my zine collection). I thought it was fun they compiled reviews as a way for people to see them if they missed that paper.

Photo from "Not Tonight Spock #3" of a fan written article in response to The Search for Spock movie thanking characters and staff for contributions to the movie.

Photo from "Not Tonight Spock #4" collecting reviews from various papers about The Search for Spock.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

There's also interview with Kathleen Resch. I enjoyed her point here regarding headcanons. People will enjoy it in different ways, and that's ok! Wise words to not get strung out by someone else's opinion. "Our individual interpretations of it are as valid as our skills in presenting them."

Photo of an excerpt of an interview in "Not Tonight Spock #4".

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Many if not most of the responses discuss the definition of gay. I enjoyed this line: "If a label MUST be assigned to the relationship, let it be simply: lovers."

Photo of more excerpts discussing if Kirk and Spock are gay from "Not Tonight Spock #4"

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

This issue is from 1984. I love seeing the POV of these fans from before I was born. They write from the US, Canada, England, Scotland, and Australia. Some say they identify as LGBTQ, some don't. I think it's beautiful to see ppl who've been touched by Star Trek to envision a queer future ideal.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

It has many fan letters discussing the proposed topic "Do you believe Kirk and Spock are gay?" Answers range from emphatic yes to no's verging on homophobic but also philosophical discussions on the concept of labels, social construction of sexuality, & that gay or straight dont exist in the future.

Photo from "Not Tonight Spock #4" from a section called "Observation Deck" that discusses if Kirk and Spock are gay.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Apparently it's Spirk Day (Amok Time airing anniversary) which I didn't know until AFTER a new K/S letterzine came in! I was just saying I wish I could find more and here we are. I've been skimming it but in honor of Spirk Day, I'll share a little more in depth in this issue than the quoted thread.

Front cover of Star Trek fanzine "Not Tonight Spock #4" on blue paper with text in squares.

Back cover of Star Trek fanzine "Not Tonight Spock #4" on blue paper with an illustration of Kirk wearing a "USDA Choice Meat" shirt and reaching into his pants.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Back to reading this. Oh they sure did find the slant* that turned on a lot of people 😏 a fistful of slants, huh? *the / between Kirk and Spock amirite

Photo of an excerpt from the book Star Trek Lives! about tailoring media to your audience

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Reading Star Trek Lives! By Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sondra Marshak, & Joan Winston (1975) to prep for potential panel pitch and getting a kick out of this mail order fan wiki. They worked SO hard for people to access what we can easily take for granted now in fandom.

Excerpt from Star Trek Lives! Page 4 that says:

"The STAR TREK Welcommittee, ably run by Mrs. Helen Young of Houston, Texas, is set up to welcome the hundreds of new fans who discover STAR TREK fandom each month. They can receive a directory of clubs, organizations and fanzines---and a personal reply to their questions, which are answered by one of STAR TREK Welcommittee's well-informed volunteers."

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

And finally, a form for nominating various fanworks for the Surak award and fandom activism inspired by Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. That last is of particular interest to me because I'm considering creating a panel about positive fandom impact vs the usual focus on drama/discourse/negativity.

Photo of a nomination form for the Surak awards.

Photo of spread about a Save the Whales campaign

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

A collection of other articles found in these, including advice on taking rejection (still valuable!), drama of art theft at a convention (nothing has changed), convention photos, and a little madlibs game. Every issue is so unique.

Photo of an article on how to take rejection.

Photo of an article citing convention drama.

Photo of a spread with convention pictures and an article.

Photo of a madlibs type game featuring different Star Trek character's diaries.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

This excerpt features a comparison of published Star Trek novel Killing Time by Della Van Hise. It was recalled for being too explicitly K/S and republished with an edited version (I own both versions!). I love the dedication here. Thank you Kathy. There's info online about this if you're curious.

Photo of a list of all the changes in Killing Time

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Like I mentioned, these fanzines were a way to share information. There was no link sharing or AO3 comment to know how someone felt about fanwork. These were how you could find out about other fanzines to order and have mailed to you. Fandom was contained & niche, and even more so queer fandom.

Photo of lists of published K/S fanzines with their pricing

Photo of information on the address (blocked out by me), pricing, and description of fanzines to order.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Speaking of, I bought On the Double #5 for this interview with a cis gay male K/S fan. I don't see it discussed as often in western fandom history! The argument that all gay men hate slash/BL is also incorrect & well researched. I love getting to read the POV from a gay K/S fan from the 1980s USA.

Photos of an interview from On the Double #5

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

While I love to study fandom history and culture then, so did they! There were surveys regarding demographics, trope preferences, etc. One of my treasures is the partially filled out survey in the 2nd pic. I have not yet discovered the results of these questionnaires (if published).

Photo of a survey about women in K/S fandom

Photo of a "K/S Questionaire" thay was partially filled out. Me and her are gonna fight about her opinion of hurt/comfort (not really, IDIC baby).

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Part two, onto the slash letterzines. The same idea but focused on K/S (Kirk/Spock). These are so hard to find! I wish I could get more. I love the meta. I love knowing what the fore-fujos were thinking. I love this specific drawing. Imagine being this Spock for Halloween.

Cover of On the Double #6 fanzine featuring Spock in a t-shirt that says Trick or Treat

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I'm not going to post many because it's dense. You can read many excerpts on fanlore. I'll share this bc it's good advice 40 years later, about how to engage in fandom (or life): if you're angry, take a step back and come back to your feelings later rather than a knee-jerk response in the moment.

Photo from an Interstat fanzine issue about not responding before thinking and taking a step back. Thanks Elaine. You were right then and you're right now.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The thing that entertains me most about these and why I collect letterzines to begin with is this: Fandom has not changed. The war between headcanons, insulting strangers, & people loving to watch the drama has been going for longer than internet anonymity. See these from Interstat in the 1980s.

Photo from an Interstat letterzine with an address blocked out. This writer insults another with things like "your command of the English language" is underwhelming and "your bombastic baby talk".

Another letter from Interstat where a writer expresses he is hooked by how funny he finds people insulting each other.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Happy Star Trek Day! How else would I celebrate than sharing more fanzines. We're diving into letterzines! What are they? Non-fiction zines printing LoC (Letters of Comment) to have conversations, share reviews of fic/zines, and share news. That's right lads, pre-internet fanboards & discourse.

Photo of a collection of Star Trek fanzines called "Interstat" arranged on the floor.

A collection of Star Trek fanzines called Not Tonight Spock and On the Double laying on the floor.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Happy birthday to my darling demon cat

Orange cat laying in the sun on a carpet surrounded by a projected rainbow. He is very good.

Orange cat laying in the sun on a carpet surrounded by a projected rainbow but now he is yawning. He is still very good.

Orange cat laying in the sun on a carpet surrounded by a projected rainbow yawning really wide. He is very good but also kind of like an eldritch horror opening his maul.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Continuing one of my favorite Flamecon activities at the bracelet making table.

Bracelet with beads spelled Garak Bashir

The Garak Bashir bracelet and a Star Trek bracelet on my wrist

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Old (2020) BL comic about a ghost/ghost hunter I will continue/print someday because there should be more gay ghosts from the 1990s with bleached hair into boybands and not only sad old ghosts from the 1800s

8 panel comic in a grid mimicking a camera recording with night vision featuring a ghost hitting on a ghost hunter by flinging a condom out of a nightstand and patting the bed.

8 panel comic in a grid mimicking a camera recording with night vision featuring a ghost hitting on a ghost hunter by using the pick up line "Did it hurt when you fell from heaven because you're an angel" through a spirit box.

8 panel comic in a grid mimicking a camera recording with night vision featuring a ghost hitting on a ghost hunter by writing "I heart you" and drawing a penis on a fogged up mirror.

8 panel comic in a grid mimicking a camera recording with night vision featuring a ghost hitting on a ghost hunter by touching his butt while he uses an EMF reader.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

My cat (Sunny D) and his menacing energy as he threatened to interrupt a very important interview.

An orange cat crouched like a gargoyle with a sort of annoyed expression from on top of a brown desk. A lamp shines above him and books are lined up on a shelf below.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Do these work for your purposes? (Tried holding it flat in two different ways)

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

That would be gorgeous! I've been thinking about learning embroidery so now you're giving me ideas... I actually found a scan of it on fanlore. Does this work for you?

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Trying to write my zine but thinking about how Bancoran (Patalliro) and Spock are both horny icons that have purple/blue eyeshadow. Is it the eyeshadow? Is that the secret? Icons. (Fun fact: some other actors also had the eyeshadow. It was a thing for b&w tv, which was transitioning to color then)

Bancoran from Patalliro with glorious purple blue eyeshadow

Spock from Star Trek also with glorious purple blue eyeshadow

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Also omg is this among the first fandom catboy drawings...

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

She is so prolific. Just pulled a few from fanlore and like come onnnn. fanlore.org/wiki/The_Sou...

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Last images I'm sharing bc it's a poem & text heavy fanzine. The 2nd illustration by Bob Hamilton (assuming a man, nice to see when primarily women contributed as far as I'm aware) has a really nice energetic, scribbly texture for hair and shadow. I hope you liked learning some bg on this zine.

Not safe for work. Very explicit illustration of Spock and Kirk having sex by Bob Hamilton

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Now for the zine itself. Very nsfw. Again, content and trigger warnings for non-con/rape (here in poem form). I admit this poem simply titled "Rape" surprised me a bit. I want to show the extent of work presented across all of these zines and older fandom, so sharing it too. It's quite evocative.

Not safe for work. Erotic illustration of nude Spock and Kirk in bed by Vivian Schlicht.

Not safe for work. Illustration of Spock looking down at a sprawled naked Kirk by Pat Friedman.

Not safe for work. Graphic poem titled "Rape" in an illustrated border.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I loved Pat's 1st editor's note. She read fanzines & thought she could do better. So she tried, stumbled, & learned humility along the way. Organizing a 200+ page zine is hard. Making art is HARD. Nowadays you look at your phone and scroll through hours of effort. For free. Pause & appreciate that.

Editor's note and dedication by Pat Friedman.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I was touched. That's what it's all about, right? Touching other ppl through a mutual love of the same characters, the same fictional playground. I wanted this zine bc someone made it w/ love but didn't get to see it through. It's her fandom legacy. I don't know her, but I celebrate her. Thanks Pat.

Illustration of Spock by Vivian Schlicht.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I bought this for a different reason that I'd like to share. When I 1st researched this zine, I found out the creator & editor, Pat Friedman, passed away 2 weeks before issue #2 released. She was only alive to see #1. #3-8 were made by her friend Jean Hinson who wrote a lovely note for her.

Screencap from fanlore.org of the editor's note written by Jean Hinson about her friend Pat Friedman's passing. Originally printed in Way of the Warrior #3 in 1989.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Last for tonight is Way of the Warrior #1 (1987). AU focused K/S. I want to preface this w/ a content warning. This zine has a lot of non-con/rape. Slave/pet AUs set pre-reform Vulcan were popular w/ some. Think long-haired "barbarian" type romance novels. Spock ripping Kirk's bodice, as it were.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Final image for First Time #14 is the back cover, also by The Southern Cross. Absolutely stunning illustration based on this movie poster. I wish I could have prints or even originals of her work. This fanzine is definitely a jewel in my collection.

Not safe for work. Illustration by The Southern Cross of naked Kirk and Spock embracing.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Nsfw excerpts from this zine. I really love these contour drawings by SBL. They inspired me to sit and do some blind contours myself because it's so relaxing! I will be talking about the love of longhaired Spock for the next fanzine.

Not safe for work. Erotic contour illustration of Kirk and Spock having sex.

Not safe for work. Nude Kirk and longhaired Spock sitting together maybe in a tent.

Not safe for work. Nude, longhaired Spock and longhaired Kirk in a very small skirt standing together. Drawn by artist called Dragon.

Not safe for work. Erotic contour illustration of Spock and Kirk having sex.

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BootPrince 👢👑 @bootprince.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

1st image: this poem is short but also 😏 2nd: K/S = gay lions? 3rd: this art makes me laugh SO much bc it's giving "Yeah, we gay. Keep scrolling" meme vibes from 1987

Short poem by Sharon Delon with a decorative border.

Two page spread with an illustration of two nuzzling lions and a poem.

Illustration by (I think) Chris Soto of Spock hugging Kirk from behind.

Illustration by Jackie Zoost of Kirk exploring plants on a planet.

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