I just found this post in my drafts:
Thank you std4! You granted my wish
First of all:
Yay, we finally got some information about kelpiens!
However, this episode made me a little nervous. I mean... I don't like tention between Michael and Saru. It's ok if they resolve this "conflict" through calm discussion, but I'm afraid they won't...
I mean, it's not just the baby changling! (though it was the most beautiful example) I think it was also with the young jem'hadar. He is probably too scared with alpha quadrant babies or something at first but when he get the chance... he was so happy with the baby changling and he did his best. It is the happiest you ever see him as a solid. And it just makes me so sad that we don't visit this idea again.
I don't even see alot of fanfiction about it (though maybe I'm not looking enough...). If anyone know any parent!odo fic (if its quodo that's even better, but I don't really care) I would love if you can recommend me them or send them or something.
forgot the tags again thanks for the request
Kay I can't get over "Improbable Cause"/"The Die is Cast" because Garak stabs Odo in the back without a moment's hesitation the second he gets the invite to return to the Obsidian Order/Tain/Cardassia/Whatever, and then he tortures Odo nearly to death looking for info on the Dominion and all he gets out of Odo is that Odo really wants to go home to his people and join the Great Link despite Everything, but when Odo gets the chance to go home, despite how much he wants to, he sticks to his morals and refuses.
So Odo gets stabbed in the back, and tortured into revealing a shameful secret. He should kick Garak out on his ass and never speak to him again, but he doesn't.
So whereas Garak took the chance to go home without hesitation, Odo refused his own chance to go home with equal conviction, so Odo could sit on his moral high horse and judge Garak for giving into temptation, but he doesn't.
Odo might not forgive Garak for what he did, but he understands why he did it enough to stick around and be his friend despite it all. Like, the guy really says "hey you did a really shitty thing to me but I understand, let's get breakfast sometime."
Something about that just hits, you know?
Sometimes remembering that Abe Sapien exists is enough to keep me going. Like swooning over here.
Look I just think that if you’ve ever loved Star Trek, Like really loved it (not just had a passing interest or casually consumed it) then it’s gonna be a part of you forever. It injects a little whimsy in you. A little thoughtfulness and curiosity and wonder. I’ll watch Star Trek and every time I do I feel like a little kid staring up at the stars holding onto the grass. I’ll watch Star Trek and every time I’m sitting out sharing a sweater with my friend as we talk about Spock and the sun starts to set. I’ll watch Star Trek and it’s the same feeling of calm awe that I get when I sit in the aquarium.
Aliens aside it’s about humanity. It’s always about humanity and trying to understand despite it all (which I think is a core tenet of humanity). And if that compels you then it’s going to stay with you. No matter if the packaging is a bit silly. Maybe even because the packaging is silly.
Also once you love Spock I don’t think you can stop