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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Why Lynley and Barbara meet, but ''not'' why they fall in love -- that love. That one has to be all them. Which [[OneTrueLove doesn't stop it from being inevitable]].
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* CynicismCatalyst: Barbara's [[spoiler:little brother's death from cancer]], just like in ''Lynley'' canon.
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* DeadLittleBrother: Barbara, just like in ''Lynley'' canon.
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** Barbara's mother is mentioned to have been of Clan Murray. Barbara Havers was first played onscreen by SharonSmall -- and "Small" is a sub-family of Clan Murray. Incidentally, the author picked Clan Murray because its tartan went well with Command red, and only discovered the connection upon further research.
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** Barbara's mother is mentioned to have been of Clan Murray. Barbara Havers was first played onscreen by SharonSmall -- and "Small" is a sub-family of Clan Murray. Incidentally, the author picked Clan Murray because its tartan went well with Command red, and only discovered the connection upon further research. She said of the incident, "Somebody ''really'' wanted me to write this fic."
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* MythologyGag: Dr. Jackie Kelley's name is a reference to the original Dr. [[TheMcCoy McCoy]], [[DeForestKelley Jackson DeForest Kelley]].
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** Dr. Jackie Kelley's name is a reference to the original Dr. [[TheMcCoy McCoy]], [[DeForestKelley Jackson DeForest Kelley]].
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** Dr. Jackie Kelley's name is a reference to the original Dr. [[TheMcCoy McCoy]], [[DeForestKelley Jackson DeForest Kelley]].
** Barbara's mother is mentioned to have been of Clan Murray. Barbara Havers was first played onscreen by SharonSmall -- and "Small" is a sub-family of Clan Murray. Incidentally, the author picked Clan Murray because its tartan went well with Command red, and only discovered the connection upon further research.
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* NoSeatbelts: Lampshaded by Barbara, who twists her ankle when she's sent flying mid-battle and grumpily thinks that she's going to demand to have them installed.
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* ShutUpKiss: Lynley's response to Barbara's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove is, predictably, to snog the living daylights out of her. While she's still talking.
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* BannedFromArgo: "Filk/BannedFromArgo" is actually [[PersonaNonGrata Banned from Starfleet Academy]] after an [[NoodleIncident unspecified incident]] involving a Trill standing on top of a fountain bellowing the song. Apparently, the professors got so sick of it, they banned it from campus. All this happened while Barbara was a student there.
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* BannedFromArgo: "Filk/BannedFromArgo" is actually [[PersonaNonGrata Banned from Starfleet Academy]] after an [[NoodleIncident unspecified incident]] involving a Trill standing on top of a fountain bellowing the song. Apparently, the professors got so sick of it, they banned it from campus. All this happened while Barbara was a student there.cadet.
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* WordOfGod: Available [[http://uss_providence.livejournal.com/ here]].
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* WordOfGod: Available [[http://uss_providence.livejournal.com/ here]].
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* FamedInStory: The [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration crew of the]] ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Enterprise]]''.
* FictionalDocument: Jake Sisko's biography of Lynley and Havers, ''Beyond the Farthest Star''.
* FictionalDocument: Jake Sisko's biography of Lynley and Havers, ''Beyond the Farthest Star''.
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* TheFellowshipHasEnded: The main plot of the story ends with the crew of the ''Providence'' going their separate ways - [[spoiler:Shannon and Carly take posts at Research&Development, Woodrow and Jackie are promoted to a different ship, and T'Maya and Sonak return to the Vulcan Science Academy]]. This is driven largely by [[spoiler:Nkata's death]]. WordOfGod, however, states that they do keep in touch.
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* TrueCompanions: Lynley explicitly calls the Dominion War-era crew of ''Providence'' his family.
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* ElsewhereFic: The ''Providence'' participates in battles that were only mentioned in ''Trek'' canon, but canon characters from all three next-gen series make an appearance, most notably Kira Nerys of DS9, and Alynna Nechayev, Katherine Pulaski, and Beverly Crusher of TNG. Kathryn Janeway of ''Voyager'' is mentioned but doesn't appear herself.
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* ElsewhereFic: The ''Providence'' participates in battles that were only mentioned in ''Trek'' canon, but canon characters from all three next-gen series make an appearance, most notably Kira Nerys of DS9, Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine, and Alynna Nechayev, Katherine Pulaski, and Beverly Crusher of TNG. Kathryn Janeway of ''Voyager'' is mentioned but doesn't appear herself.
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* NoodleIncident: We never ''do'' find out what Barbara did to get herself [[spoiler:transferred to a cargo transport]]. This is deliberate.
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* CryIntoChest: Barbara cries into Woodrow's chest after the WhatTheHellHero speech he and Lafferty give her. She also weeps into Lynley's more than once.
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* CryIntoChest: Barbara cries into Woodrow's chest after the WhatTheHellHero speech he and Lafferty give her. She also weeps her, and into Lynley's more than once.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Except Barbara.
* NarrativeProfanityFilter: "...Barbara rather graphically suggested several places Starfleet Command could shove their lack of a rescue mission, most of which were not only anatomically impossible but also absolutely disgusting.... [and] followed this up by giving the admiral a lurid and inventive account of said admiral’s probable ancestors, not a one of which seemed to belong to any sentient or even remotely attractive species in the known reaches of the galaxy."
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* SheCleansUpNicely: There's a Starfleet event. Barbara wears Highland dress. This trope ensues.
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* SheCleansUpNicely: There's a Starfleet event. Barbara wears Highland dress. This trope ensues.ensues - as does [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]], courtesy of Stephen Woodrow.
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Written by @/RoseAndHeather for the 2011 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Big Bang challenge, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/239918 And All The Stars Burned Bright]]'' is a ''StarTrek'' FusionFic set during the [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Dominion War]]. The action centers around the adventures of the ''USS Providence'', a ''Nebula''-class [[CoolStarship starship]], captained by Captain [[TheInspectorLynleyMysteries Thomas Lynley]], with Commander [[TheLancer Barbara Havers]] as his [[NumberTwo first officer]].
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Written by @/RoseAndHeather for the 2011 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Big Bang challenge, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/239918 And All The Stars Burned Bright]]'' is a ''StarTrek'' ''Franchise/StarTrek'' FusionFic set during the [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Dominion War]]. The action centers around the adventures of the ''USS Providence'', a ''Nebula''-class [[CoolStarship starship]], captained by Captain [[TheInspectorLynleyMysteries Thomas Lynley]], with Commander [[TheLancer Barbara Havers]] as his [[NumberTwo first officer]].
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* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:[[DoctorWho Sarah]] [[TheSarahJaneAdventures Jane]] [[ElisabethSladen Smith]]]] makes an appearance as the captain of the ''USS Cochrane''.
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* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:[[DoctorWho [[spoiler:[[Series/DoctorWho Sarah]] [[TheSarahJaneAdventures [[Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures Jane]] [[ElisabethSladen Smith]]]] makes an appearance as the captain of the ''USS Cochrane''.
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* CryIntoChest: Barbara sobs into Woodrow's chest after the WhatTheHellHero speech Woodrow and Lafferty give her. Also into Lynley's more than once.
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* ElsewhereFic: The ''Providence'' participates in battles that were only mentioned in the ''Trek'' canon proper.
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* ElsewhereFic: The ''Providence'' participates in battles that were only mentioned in the ''Trek'' canon, but canon proper.characters from all three next-gen series make an appearance, most notably Kira Nerys of DS9, and Alynna Nechayev, Katherine Pulaski, and Beverly Crusher of TNG. Kathryn Janeway of ''Voyager'' is mentioned but doesn't appear herself.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Shannon and Carly, in their backstory. Lynley and Barbara zig-zag it; what they feel the minute they lay eyes on each other is not ''love'' at first sight, but the ''potential'' for love, plus the RedStringOfFate. Barbara isn't happy about the proposition, and it takes them awhile to go from 'grudging respect' to 'you are the love of my life'.
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: Thomas Lynley and Kathryn Janeway.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Shannon and Carly, in their backstory. Lynley and Barbara zig-zag it; what they feel the minute they lay eyes on each other is not ''love'' at first sight, but the ''potential'' for love, plus the RedStringOfFate.Barbara isn't happy about the proposition, and it takes them awhile Barbara's reaction is approximately, "Oh dear God, ''anyone'' but ''him''." They make a point to go from 'grudging respect' to 'you are the reassure each other later on that, yes, they'd still love each other if Destiny had kept its meddling nose out of my life'.the whole business.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Shannon and Carly, in their backstory. Lynley and Barbara zig-zag it; what they feel the minute they lay eyes on each other is not ''love'' at first sight, but the ''potential'' for love, plus the RedStringOfFate.
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* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: T'Maya, of course. She is, after all, Vulcan.
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* CommandRoster: The ''Providence'' senior staff.
** TheCaptain: Captain Thomas Lynley
** NumberTwo: Commander Barbara Havers
** WrenchWench: Lt. Carly Doherty
** The Security Officer: Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Reed
** CommunicationsOfficer: Lt. Cmdr. Winston Nkata
** The Scientist: Lt. Cmdr. T'Maya
** AcePilot: Lt. Stephen Woodrow
** TheHeart/TheShrink: Dr. Jackie Kelley
** TheMedic: Dr. Stuart Lafferty
** ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Admiral Jeri Taylor
** TheCaptain: Captain Thomas Lynley
** NumberTwo: Commander Barbara Havers
** WrenchWench: Lt. Carly Doherty
** The Security Officer: Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Reed
** CommunicationsOfficer: Lt. Cmdr. Winston Nkata
** The Scientist: Lt. Cmdr. T'Maya
** AcePilot: Lt. Stephen Woodrow
** TheHeart/TheShrink: Dr. Jackie Kelley
** TheMedic: Dr. Stuart Lafferty
** ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Admiral Jeri Taylor
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The girls of the ''Providence'' senior staff.
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** Barbara Havers (Choleric)
** Carly Doherty (Melancholic)
** Jackie Kelley (Phlegmatic)
** Shannon Reed (Sanguine)
** Barbara Havers (Choleric)
** Carly Doherty (Melancholic)
** Jackie Kelley (Phlegmatic)
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* BetaCouple: Shannon and Carly.Shannon/Carly.
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Written by @/RoseAndHeather for the 2011 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Big Bang challenge, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/239918 And All The Stars Burned Bright]]'' is a ''StarTrek'' FusionFic set during the [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Dominion War]]. The action centers around the adventures of the ''USS Providence'', a ''Nebula''-class [[CoolStarship starship]], captained by Captain [[TheInspectorLynleyMysteries Thomas Lynley]], with Commander [[TheLancer Barbara Havers]] as his [[NumberTwo first officer]].
''In 2371, Commander Barbara Havers is assigned as First Officer to the ''USS Providence'' under the command of Captain Thomas Lynley. She is from London's still-poor East End, with a chip on her shoulder, a hair-trigger temper and a sarcastic streak to match. He was schooled at Eton and Oxford and born to one of Starfleet's most legendary families, and his sense of well-meaning superiority is long-standing and unshakable.''
''The assignment should have been a disaster.''
''But against the backdrop of the rising Dominion threat, the disappearance of one of Starfleet's own, and the bloodiest war the Federation had ever faced, the Captain and the Commander will discover a bond more powerful than they had ever expected - a bond that blossoms into the love of a lifetime. As they fight for the very survival of the Alpha Quadrant, that bond will be tested to its limit. In the heat of battle, at the edge of survival, they will forge a romance that crosses all boundaries of class, family background, and first impressions - and learn that, while some partnerships are written in the stars, in the end, the only force more powerful than destiny is love.''
!!Tropes:
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Barbara.
* AngerBornOfWorry
* AnythingThatMoves: StephenWoodrow.
* BattleCouple: Several, given that this is Starfleet, including the protagonists.
* BetaCouple: Shannon and Carly.
* BigDamnKiss: See also NowOrNeverKiss.
* CoolStarship: The ''Providence''.
* CryIntoChest: Barbara sobs into Woodrow's chest after the WhatTheHellHero speech Woodrow and Lafferty give her. Also into Lynley's more than once.
* DashedPlotline: There are several time skips.
* DeadLittleBrother: Barbara, just like in ''Lynley'' canon.
* DumbBlonde: Utterly averted by Shannon.
* DistantFinale: The epilogue takes place fifteen years after the end of the story proper.
* FieryRedhead: Barbara.
* ForegoneConclusion: It's a ''romance novel''. They're going to get together.
* FusionFic: Takes the characters of ''TheInspectorLynleyMysteries'' and integrates them into the ''StarTrek'' universe.
* GladToBeAliveSex: Barbara and Lynley.
* HairTriggerTemper: Barbara.
* HypotheticalCasting: Done by the author, including AmandaTapping (Shannon Reed), AlexKingston (Carly Doherty), JohnBarrowman (Stephen Woodrow), ClaudiaBlack (T'Maya), CherryJones (Admiral Jeri Taylor), and [[StargateAtlantis Torri Higginson]] (Jackie Kelley).
* InstantSedation
* MythologyGag: Dr. Jackie Kelley's name is a reference to the original Dr. [[TheMcCoy McCoy]], [[DeForestKelley Jackson DeForest Kelley]].
* LoveAtFirstSight: Shannon and Carly, in their backstory. Lynley and Barbara zig-zag it; what they feel the minute they lay eyes on each other is not ''love'' at first sight, but the ''potential'' for love, plus the RedStringOfFate. Barbara isn't happy about the proposition, and it takes them awhile to go from 'grudging respect' to 'you are the love of my life'.
* LoveEpiphany: Lynley and Barbara, at different times.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Lynley is [[spoiler:presumed dead]] on a mission. Barbara doesn't take it well. She gets better.
* NowOrNeverKiss: Barbara and Lynley.
* NumberTwo: Barbara.
* PurpleProse: This is a romance novel. It reads like one.
* RedStringOfFate: Lampshaded by Barbara, who points out that while Destiny can bring them together time after time, it can't make them fall in love with each other - that one has to be all them.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Barbara and Lynley.
* ReunionKiss: It's suitably tear-filled and sappy.
* RomanticHyperbole: Averted. When Barbara says she's willing to tear the universe apart to save Thomas Lynley, she is ''not'' kidding.
* SecurityCling: Lynley and Barbara.
* SheCleansUpNicely: There's a Starfleet event. Barbara wears Highland dress. This trope ensues.
* TheyDo
* UnequalPairing: Rank-wise, as Lynley is a captain and Barbara his first officer.
* WartimeWedding
* WhatTheHellHero: Characters pull this on each other from time to time. Probably the most notable is Woodrow and Lafferty's to Barbara when [[LoveMakesYouCrazy love makes her temporarily insane]].
* WordOfGod: Available [[http://uss_providence.livejournal.com/ here]].
''In 2371, Commander Barbara Havers is assigned as First Officer to the ''USS Providence'' under the command of Captain Thomas Lynley. She is from London's still-poor East End, with a chip on her shoulder, a hair-trigger temper and a sarcastic streak to match. He was schooled at Eton and Oxford and born to one of Starfleet's most legendary families, and his sense of well-meaning superiority is long-standing and unshakable.''
''The assignment should have been a disaster.''
''But against the backdrop of the rising Dominion threat, the disappearance of one of Starfleet's own, and the bloodiest war the Federation had ever faced, the Captain and the Commander will discover a bond more powerful than they had ever expected - a bond that blossoms into the love of a lifetime. As they fight for the very survival of the Alpha Quadrant, that bond will be tested to its limit. In the heat of battle, at the edge of survival, they will forge a romance that crosses all boundaries of class, family background, and first impressions - and learn that, while some partnerships are written in the stars, in the end, the only force more powerful than destiny is love.''
!!Tropes:
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Barbara.
* AngerBornOfWorry
* AnythingThatMoves: StephenWoodrow.
* BattleCouple: Several, given that this is Starfleet, including the protagonists.
* BetaCouple: Shannon and Carly.
* BigDamnKiss: See also NowOrNeverKiss.
* CoolStarship: The ''Providence''.
* CryIntoChest: Barbara sobs into Woodrow's chest after the WhatTheHellHero speech Woodrow and Lafferty give her. Also into Lynley's more than once.
* DashedPlotline: There are several time skips.
* DeadLittleBrother: Barbara, just like in ''Lynley'' canon.
* DumbBlonde: Utterly averted by Shannon.
* DistantFinale: The epilogue takes place fifteen years after the end of the story proper.
* FieryRedhead: Barbara.
* ForegoneConclusion: It's a ''romance novel''. They're going to get together.
* FusionFic: Takes the characters of ''TheInspectorLynleyMysteries'' and integrates them into the ''StarTrek'' universe.
* GladToBeAliveSex: Barbara and Lynley.
* HairTriggerTemper: Barbara.
* HypotheticalCasting: Done by the author, including AmandaTapping (Shannon Reed), AlexKingston (Carly Doherty), JohnBarrowman (Stephen Woodrow), ClaudiaBlack (T'Maya), CherryJones (Admiral Jeri Taylor), and [[StargateAtlantis Torri Higginson]] (Jackie Kelley).
* InstantSedation
* MythologyGag: Dr. Jackie Kelley's name is a reference to the original Dr. [[TheMcCoy McCoy]], [[DeForestKelley Jackson DeForest Kelley]].
* LoveAtFirstSight: Shannon and Carly, in their backstory. Lynley and Barbara zig-zag it; what they feel the minute they lay eyes on each other is not ''love'' at first sight, but the ''potential'' for love, plus the RedStringOfFate. Barbara isn't happy about the proposition, and it takes them awhile to go from 'grudging respect' to 'you are the love of my life'.
* LoveEpiphany: Lynley and Barbara, at different times.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Lynley is [[spoiler:presumed dead]] on a mission. Barbara doesn't take it well. She gets better.
* NowOrNeverKiss: Barbara and Lynley.
* NumberTwo: Barbara.
* PurpleProse: This is a romance novel. It reads like one.
* RedStringOfFate: Lampshaded by Barbara, who points out that while Destiny can bring them together time after time, it can't make them fall in love with each other - that one has to be all them.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Barbara and Lynley.
* ReunionKiss: It's suitably tear-filled and sappy.
* RomanticHyperbole: Averted. When Barbara says she's willing to tear the universe apart to save Thomas Lynley, she is ''not'' kidding.
* SecurityCling: Lynley and Barbara.
* SheCleansUpNicely: There's a Starfleet event. Barbara wears Highland dress. This trope ensues.
* TheyDo
* UnequalPairing: Rank-wise, as Lynley is a captain and Barbara his first officer.
* WartimeWedding
* WhatTheHellHero: Characters pull this on each other from time to time. Probably the most notable is Woodrow and Lafferty's to Barbara when [[LoveMakesYouCrazy love makes her temporarily insane]].
* WordOfGod: Available [[http://uss_providence.livejournal.com/ here]].
