Icon from a picrew by grgikau. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. Sandman. IwtV. OMFD. Definitionless in this Strict Atmosphere.
God, though, I do love “Tacking Into the Wind”. (I mean the Cardassian resistance bits, obvs, though the high Martok Quotient means I don’t mind the Klingon bits too much.)
Spoilers follow
They’re all so exhausted, and sick of the sight of each other, and trying not to kill each other, and then we get that amazing Mexican standoff, and everything - not least the soul of Cardassia - depends on Damar deciding what kind of leader he wants to be. I remember watching this the first time and I honestly thought Garak had bought it.
And Kira is so tired of all this bullshit. I love the look she and Garak exchange afterwards: genuine moment of having each other’s backs. “You’re a complete bastard, but you’re my complete bastard.” I love it all. Top 5 DS9. The music rocks too.
Feeding my autism by thinking about how neurodivergence is defined relative to very subjective cultural norms. In the context of star trek aliens
I was half-joking about autistic Damar at first but the more I think about it the more it kind of tracks, actually. He is like unusually direct for a Cardassian what if he’s Cardassian Autistic but other species don’t notice because they just think he’s the only normal person on that planet
Other Cardassians: this guy is so fucking rude what’s the matter with him
Everyone else: Finally A Cardassian Who Doesn’t Speak Exclusively In Riddles
damar doesnt even seem remotely reptilian to me. Hes soo. He is a normal man. A guy. A regular dude who watches The Big Game and such. Absent father who brings his kid fishing once every 2 years. Forgets his wifes birthday. Fantasy football account active
