AHAHA trifles is savage, I love it. I tots agree with Touch but could also argue that they’re Receiving Gifts - def thinking of Garak gifting Bashir his rod ;) (CANON FACTS IN STAR TREK ARE BETTER THAN FANFIC)
@memory-for-trifles I really need you to see the opening line of this because if I were you I’d paint it on a wall in glitter
And OMFG. Listen you do make a compelling point… Gifts can be quite formal and coded, which totally fits Garak’s sensibilities. And good ones require a lot of forethought and planning and secret steps, which will appeal to how, as a good Lecter Lizard, he sees evidence of care in people ~putting in the effort~
I honestly think their friendship is one of the best I’ve seen portrayed on tv. It’s so natural and earned.
ALSO THIS
Like, do I ship it? Overwhelmingly. But in the sense that what I care about is just that they have this REALLY WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP. I don’t care what they do in that relationship, I don’t care if it’s seen as platonic, romantic, some mix-and-match combination of the two — I’m just invested in its existence. Miles & Julian mean the world to each other, and that is what I care about. So damn much.
I mean admittedly, Keiko and Julian’s feelings about each other are more obscure, but Keiko is so INTEGRAL to Miles’ life, and also repeatedly functions as this like, centering orbital force in how Miles and Julian think about their own relationship, so like — it’s just EXCEEDINGLY ot3. And it is beautiful.
Occasionally I run into a piece of media that I decide is part of my personal stash of gifts from the universe, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7, Episode 23, ‘Extreme Measures: Part 7’ is one of those.
So as you can imagine I had a lot of REACTIONS, enough to merit just posting these notes up on their own, ‘Doctor Bashir, I Presume’-style. ENJOY. I sure as heck did.
7x23 ‘Extreme Measures: Part 7’ - if this is remotely like what I expect it’s going to be I already know this one is gonna kiiilll meee - I can’t wait - oh bless, it starts with Julian recording his Chief Medical Officer log. wait have we ever gotten any insights into Julian’s personal log? THAT MUST BE A TREASURE TROVE OF HILARITY. someday he’ll probably give it to Ezri to listen to the way he gave Jadzia his old Academy journals, and she’s gonna be like, oh criminy - Kira’s still wearing the Starfleet uniform Garak made for her, which means my heart still patters happily whenever I see her. well, more than usual I mean. - Odo calls him Doctor in person but Julian when he’s talking to Nerys, oh Odo - [breathes out] the way this show deals with pain and dying and loss is always so heartfelt, I’m just!
I don’t think I should have started watching this episode already one drink deep because every beat feels like I’m being hit with a new water balloon of feelings
- Sisko: “is there any other resource I can offer you?” Julian: “no I’m good, I’ve got Miles” Miles: “…and I’ve got something I think we should tell you” Julian: “MILES WHY”
I LOVED THIS SO MUCH <3 I WILL CRY WHEN THOSE NOTES END
Ahh buddiiieess! Don’t worry it’s actually going to be so good, because when I finish the series I’ll finally be able to dive into OTHER DS9 STUFF. Such as stalking everyone’s tags for all the Good Content :)
Plus there’s no way I’m not gonna read Andrew Robinson’s Garak fanfiction he published, so there’s that treat to look forward to.
