Captain, we've got blinkings and beepings!

So apparently the political AU is actually becoming... a thing. IDK. I have so much stuff to work on but all I want to write is the adventures of Pavel the Intern getting swept up in the wide-eyed idealistic craziness of the Kirk/Spock presidential campaign.

This is a draft of the beginning. I'm probably going to clean it up a bit, but I want to start posting so people can help me brainstorm a bit. I basically have no idea what I'm doing.

I'm not doing a header for this post because IDEK what it is, but in terms of ratings/warnings I would say it's basically harmless. Very mild swearing and snarking. Also there are hints of Chekov/Sulu in here, in a one-sided crush kind of way. I think it's going to stay that way the whole time to avoid making the only openly gay character look creepy.

Pls to be offering feedback and concrit if you are so inclined. I am sort of excited about writing this but right now there are a lot of blank spaces where I don't know what to do...

( Don't tell me the poll numbers! )

Previous parts in this AU:
"Maybe In Another Lifetime,"
"Running Mate"
Fanart for this AU by knightemplar: "Yeah, I'm starting to see the problem."

Title: "Maybe in Another Lifetime, or Five AUs Where Jim and Bones Loved Each Other, & One Where They Finally Admitted It."
Fandom: Star Trek XI
Pairing: Kirk/McCoy
Rating: R for language, sexual situations, and implied substance abuse and violence
Summary: Six mini AUs featuring all the ways that Jim and Bones show how much they really care: 1) buddy cop movie, 2) college fraternity, 3) Dungeons & Dragons, 4) steampunk airship crew, 5) political campaign, 6) NFL qb and coach.

AN: Someone on the kink meme requested more AUs with Kirk/McCoy, and I just sort of went crazy with it.

( Dammit, Jim! )

Update! This fic has a bonus outtake! With fan art by knightemplar