MANEATER by Anna Amuse

Genre: Star Trek

Rating: Content suitable for most ages.

Summary: Some women change men like outfits. Some ships do the same.

Where to find the story: I found it here at FanFiction.net.

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It was obvious that Kirk’s sudden appearance had made quite an impression on his team, but Scott himself did not feel his pulse quicken. There was no sense of emergency emanating from Kirk. Scott watched tranquilly as his former commanding officer made his way towards him through the silent room.

“Mr. Scott.”

There was a time when such an intense scrutinizing stare would have made him squirm and look away. At the moment, Scott was looking the Admiral in the eye calmly, feeling absolutely nothing, not even mild curiosity. His tone was flat when he spoke.

“Admiral.”

It was Kirk who lowered his gaze after a while.

“Walk with me, Scotty.”

~ Anna Amuse, Maneater

The story is set when Will Decker is poised to take over the Enterprise. It's not an 'angsty' tale, but it captures Kirk's raw pain as he admits that his ship is now assigned to someone else's command.

We see the story through Scotty's eyes, and he tells it with a touching bluntness that spares neither Kirk's feelings nor the ship's lack of them. Only Scotty could see the relationship between the two so clearly...and maybe only Scotty can understand the depth of the tragedy he's witnessing.

But Kirk's not the only one suffering--and Scotty doesn't let us forget that.