FIC: SHE WHO WILL BE LOVED (ST:VOY TORRES, JANEWAY, KES, SAMANTHA), R, 1/4

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She Who Will be Loved

Chapter: 1/4
Rating: R for references to adult situations.

Summary: What is being faced with feelings that are too complicated to deal with? What is the ability to solve them? What is being isolated and surrounded at the same time? What is being woman? On the other side of the galaxy, four women deal with unbidden feelings. Janeway/Chakotay, Paris/Torres, Kes/Neelix, Sam/Joe. Slightly AU, set towards the end of season 2.

Disclaimer: Paramount owns Voyager.

Author’s note: This fic is like nothing I’ve ever done before, and morphed completely from what I intended it to be. Originally, I was going to have some of the crew, in particular Tom and Chakotay possessed by some sort of demon-alien entity, and have them manifest B’Elanna and Janeway’s worst fears (in the vein of the Supernatural episode “Skins”) making them having to resolve the issue and give them the impetus to act upon their feelings. But somehow this story evolved instead. It looks at different feelings we can feel so strongly but have no idea what to do with them. Above all, it’s a story about being a woman and how hard that can be, which I’m sure most of you can relate to. I hope you enjoy this, and reviews would be greatly appreciated. And in this chapter I hope you have fun guessing who is who.

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