Guerdon

Written by dalaire
Rating: Teen and up

Wandering along the Federation-Cardassian border, an exiled pilot is drawn into a boon he doesn’t want, but accepts for want of options. Having thrown herself into what work she could get, a troubled young engineer finds herself in a new situation. Both make use of their lots and their lives as they skirt the DMZ and deal with the forces at work there.

Set 16 months before “Caretaker.”

My notes:

Really beautiful, long, slow burn AU. Tom ends up in the DMZ after the Caldik Prime fallout, and he wanders as a drunk for a while before being tricked into being the captain of a rundown tradeship called the Guerdon. This story follows them both before they meet, exploring Tom’s alcohol addiction and B’Elanna&#... Read more