Star Trek Mirror!verse Fic: I'd Take a Bullet (Part 1 of 3)

Yay, it's doooooone! I've been working on this bad boy for... five months? It was meant to be a bit of Pike/McCoy fun, but psh, that didn't work out so well. Thank you everybody for listening to me bitch and moan about this particular story.

The story is complete. I'm posting the three parts on my journal over the next three days, then farm it out to the comms. Enjoy!


Title: I'd Take a Bullet Meant for Both of Us
Pairing: Kirk/McCoy, Pike/McCoy, implied Kirk/various (including Kirk/Pike)
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: mirror!verse morals, consent issues (of the dub-con and coercion variety), uneven power dynamics, and various kinks, including (highlight to view, or don't if you prefer your kink non-spoilery)

humiliation, public sex, light bondage, use of toys, threat of bloodplay, BDSM, fisting, off-label use of controlled substances, sensory deprivation, rough sex, physical violence (including violence between partners), description of injuries and a few medical procedures, and very brief contemplation of suicide.

Word Count: 22,700 total. This part: ~7200
Author’s Note: Thanks to jaune_chat for the constant encouragement, beta-work, and word-smithing, and thanks my whole f-list for listening to me flail.
Summary: When backed into a corner, McCoy had to make a deal with Christopher Pike, Commandant of Cadets at the Imperial Academy. If Kirk had been there, he might have been able to tell McCoy that was a mistake. Kirk, at least, had taken some tactics courses. McCoy must stumble through the consequences of his deal and strike a dangerous balance between the suspicions of two powerful men.

( The Empire isn’t about enforcing obedience, it’s about maintaining terror. )