Line #79 Fanfic/AndAllTheStarsBurnedBright


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3	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 ''Franchise/StarTrek'' FusionFic set during the [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Dominion War]]. The action centers around the adventures of the ''USS Providence'', a ''Nebula''-class [[CoolStarship starship]], captained by Captain [[Series/TheInspectorLynleyMysteries Thomas Lynley]], with Commander [[TheLancer Barbara Havers]] as his [[NumberTwo first officer]].
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5	''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.''
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7	''The assignment should have been a disaster.''
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9	''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.''
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12	!!Tropes:
13	%%* AlternateUniverseFic
14	%%* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: ''Barbara.''
15	%%* AngerBornOfWorry
16	* AuthorAppeal: Shamelessly written first and foremost for this. The author a) loves Star Trek with a passion, b) considers Lynley/Havers her OTP of [=OTPs=], and c) has a thing for {{Unequal Pairing}}s. The result was... well, this.
17	* PersonaNonGrata: "Music/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 cadet.
18	* BattleCouple: Several, given that this is Starfleet, including the protagonists.
19	* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Why Lynley and Barbara meet, but ''not'' why they fall in love. That one's on them. Which [[OneTrueLove doesn't stop it from being inevitable]].
20	%%* BetaCouple: Shannon/Carly.
21	%%* BigDamnKiss: See also NowOrNeverKiss.
22	* TheCavalry: ''Providence'', like every ship in the sector, is getting beaten to hell by the Borg in [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact the battle of Sector 001]]. Then the beautiful, shiny ''Enterprise''-E comes swooping in to save the day, much to the relief of ''Providence'''s crew.
23	%%* CoolStarship: The ''Providence''.
24	* CommandRoster: The ''Providence'' senior staff.
25	** TheCaptain: Captain Thomas Lynley
26	** NumberTwo: Commander Barbara Havers
27	** WrenchWench: Lt. Carly Doherty
28	** The Security Officer: Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Reed
29	** CommunicationsOfficer: Lt. Cmdr. Winston Nkata
30	** The Scientist: Lt. Cmdr. T'Maya
31	** AcePilot: Lt. Stephen Woodrow
32	** TheHeart: Dr. Jackie Kelley (also TheShrink)
33	** TheMedic: Dr. Stuart Lafferty
34	** ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Admiral Jeri Taylor
35	* CryIntoChest: Barbara cries into Woodrow's chest after the WhatTheHellHero speech he and Lafferty give her, and into Lynley's more than once.
36	* CynicismCatalyst: Barbara's [[spoiler:little brother's death from cancer]], just like in ''Lynley'' canon.
37	%%* DashedPlotline: There are several time skips.
38	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Barbara.
39	%%* DumbBlonde: Utterly averted by Shannon.
40	* DistantFinale: The epilogue takes place fifteen years after the end of the story proper.
41	* 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 Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine, and Alynna Nechayev, Katherine Pulaski, and Beverly Crusher of TNG. Kathryn Janeway of ''Voyager'' is mentioned but doesn't appear herself.
42	* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:[[Series/DoctorWho Sarah]] [[Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures Jane]] [[Creator/ElisabethSladen Smith]]]] makes an appearance as the captain of the ''USS Cochrane''.
43	* FamedInStory: The [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration crew of the]] ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Enterprise]]''.
44	* FictionalDocument: Jake Sisko's biography of Lynley and Havers, ''Beyond the Farthest Star''.
45	%%* FieryRedhead: Barbara.
46	%%* ForegoneConclusion: It's a ''romance novel''. They're going to get together.
47	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The girls of the ''Providence'' senior staff.
48	** Shannon Reed (Sanguine)
49	** Barbara Havers (Choleric)
50	** Carly Doherty (Melancholic)
51	** Jackie Kelley (Phlegmatic)
52	* FusionFic: Takes the characters of ''Series/TheInspectorLynleyMysteries'' and integrates them into the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' universe.
53	%%* GladToBeAliveSex: Barbara and Lynley.
54	%%* HairTriggerTemper: Barbara.
55	%%* InstantSedation: As per ''Trek'' canon.
56	* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Except Barbara, which contributes quite heavily to her inferiority complex.
57	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Shannon, Carly, and Barbara come over all star-struck when they meet Beverly Crusher of the USS ''Enterprise'', with the ship and its crew generally being treated like Starfleet's best by all the story's main characters.
58	* LikeBrotherAndSister: Thomas Lynley and Kathryn Janeway. Lynley explicitly calls Kathryn "as much his sister as Judith", Judith being his full blood sibling.
59	* 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's reaction is approximately, "Oh dear God, ''anyone'' but ''him''." They make a point to reassure each other later on that, yes, they'd still love each other if Destiny had kept its meddling nose out of the whole business.
60	%%* LoveEpiphany: Lynley and Barbara, at different times.
61	%%* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Lynley is [[spoiler:presumed dead]] on a mission. Barbara doesn't take it well. She gets better.
62	* MythologyGag:
63	** Dr. Jackie Kelley's name is a reference to the original Dr. [[TheMcCoy McCoy]], [[Creator/DeForestKelley Jackson DeForest Kelley]].
64	** Barbara's mother is mentioned to have been of Clan Murray. Barbara Havers was first played onscreen by Creator/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."
65	* 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."
66	* NoodleIncident: We never ''do'' find out what Barbara did to get herself [[spoiler:transferred to a cargo transport]]. This is deliberate.
67	* 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.
68	%%* NowOrNeverKiss: Barbara and Lynley.
69	%%* NumberTwo: Barbara.
70	%%* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: T'Maya, of course. She is, after all, Vulcan.
71	%%* PurpleProse: This is a romance novel. It reads like one.
72	* PutOnABus: Barbara's cat Shadow is mentioned as having been sent to stay with Barbara's mentor, Alynna Nechayev, at the beginning of the war, and doesn't reappear onscreen again (though her eventual fate is detailed in the epilogue -- [[spoiler:she lived long enough to see the end of the War and reunite with Barbara before dying of old age]]).
73	* 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.
74	* ReincarnationRomance: Played with. As they have in every life they've ever lived, Barbara Havers and Thomas Lynley just can't help falling in love with each other. In this story, however, they're specifically stated to have met (and loved) in other ''universes'', not other ''lifetimes'' in the same universe.
75	%%* RelationshipUpgrade: Barbara and Lynley.
76	%%* ReunionKiss: It's suitably tear-filled and sappy.
77	%%* RomanticHyperbole: Averted. When Barbara says she's willing to tear the universe apart to save Thomas Lynley, she is ''not'' kidding.
78	%%* SecurityCling: Lynley and Barbara.
79	* SheCleansUpNicely: There's a Starfleet event. Barbara wears Highland dress. This trope ensues - as does hilarity, courtesy of Stephen Woodrow.
80	%%* ShipperOnDeck: Admiral Taylor, to an extent.
81	* ShutUpKiss: Lynley's response to Barbara's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove is to snog the living daylights out of her. While she's still talking.
82	* 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.
83	* ThirdActMisunderstanding: Despite the genre, deliberately averted by the author, with the climax instead being tied to the ongoing Dominion War. While Barbara and Lynley's relationship has its ups and downs, once they commit, they ''commit'', and nothing ever shakes this.
84	* TrueCompanions: Lynley explicitly calls the Dominion War-era crew of ''Providence'' his family.
85	* {{Tsundere}}: Barbara, summed up quite neatly by the first sentence of her Anguished Declaration.
86	-->'''Barbara''': ...I'm in love with you, you ''bloody'' idiot!
87	* UnequalPairing: Rank-wise, as Lynley is a captain and Barbara his first officer.
88	%%* WartimeWedding
89	* 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]].

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