Preach, LeVar.

Preach, LeVar.

do y'all even know how much i hate being an "elder queer" at 40? a whole goddamn generation before me was wiped out by a plague that politicians deemed not their problem bc it was killing the "right" people. like. this was OPENLY STATED. i spent a large chunk of my childhood going to funerals. nevermind the fact that killing queer people for being queer wasn't codified into law as a hate crime until i was a junior in high school.

i should NOT be an elder queer, i should be middle at most. i am a middle aged queer. most of the elder queers died.

when i was growing up i didn't go to pride parades, i went to pride marches. because that's 100% what they were in the 80s and 90s.

from the absolute bottom of my heart, LEARN OUR FUCKING HISTORY. a generation was nearly wiped out so you young queers could be here. don't let that have been in vain, please.

Dating Ben Jones would probably include:

Trigger Warnings: fluff; mentions of nightmares; mentions of being sick; light bit of swearing

A/N: I love Midsomer Murders so much! Still working my way through the series, but my favorite DC so far has to be Jones.

I hope y'all like it (apologies for it being short; didn't get much sleep last night)

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Jones definitely seems the kind of guy who would be sweet and smitten from the start

However you two met, no one's truly sure. He simply walks into work one day and casually mentions to Barnaby that he's got a date.

If and when you become flatmates, Ben singing in the shower might just be one, if not the, highlight of your day. [What can I say? Man has a fucking stellar voice]

If you're ever feeling sad or sick, I predict that Ben might end up doing the following: make you a thermos of tea (yes, a thermos; don't need that getting cold on his watch); plenty of snacks to split between the both of you; tissues/medicine/cold, damp wash cloth/whatever you need to feel better; and your favorite movies.

Overprotective as Hell ™️

Comically has smoke coming out of his ears if he suspects someone's flirting with you. Looks calm as a cucumber though.

You have a nightmare, here comes Ben Jones to give you as much comfort as you need.

Wanna talk about it? He'll listen. Don't wanna talk about it? He will let you snuggle up next to him and listen to his heartbeat if it helps.

He might forget something so you'll probably have to remind him about it.

So, like, if he forgets that your anniversary is coming up, casually bring it up in conversation.

I bet he'd have a minimum of two reminders for things.

I'm sure you'll end up meeting the Barnaby's early into the relationship.

Hang Time ™️ with Joyce twice a month or so may or may not be in the cards.

So many inside jokes between the both of you that leave Tom and Ben absolutely confused.

Dealing with Ben's reaction to Tom's cousin stepping in as DI will be a bit of a whirlwind. I think you'd be able to get through to him.

At the end of the day, you two would be amazing.

Happy pride month to those out and proud, closeted, still figuring it out, quiet, loud, supported, or not, and everyone in between!

May this month remind everyone we're here, we're queer, and we're not going anywhere

Surprise Food Test

aos!Pavel Chekov x gn!science!reader

Trigger Warnings: fluff; minor swearing

A/N: I wasn't sure whether to write the reader as part of the medical staff or as a part of the science crew, so I decided to flip a coin and got tails (science crew). I haven't had this proofread; apologies for any mistakes.

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The Bridge always had something interesting happen from time to time.

That doesn't mean the sciences can't be just as interesting now and again as well.

You had mentioned to Pavel on your first date that you were planning on conducting an experiment involving one of the flora you had collected from a planet Enterprise recently visited.

That had been two weeks ago and he was getting more and more puzzled as to what was taking you forever to show him this experiment of yours.

At your workspace, you were conducting test number ten of your experiment while blaring music through headphones.

The music muffled Chekov approaching with some food for the both of you.

Seeing the meal in your peripheral vision, you jumped. "Fuck! Pavel," you hit his arm with the back of your hand, "don't scare me like that next time."

On the tray was two sandwiches, grilled cheese for him and [your fav sandwich] for you.

"So this is the experiment you've been working on?" Pavel took a quick glance at each test before turning to face you.

One by one, you went through each test thoroughly, Pavel taking small bites of his grilled cheese so he could pay attention to every last detail.

Realizing you had yet to touch your sandwich, he gently slid your plate closer to you and asked if he could try something.

Watching the navigator see how the flora reacts to different beverages certainly provided some interesting results.

Good thing replicators exist because by the time Pavel was done, there was a small mess.

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The End

(Sorry if it seems short. I wasn't completely sure how long to make it, so I thought I'd leave bits to the imagination, especially the ending.)