Icon by @ThatSpookyAgent. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. The X-Files. 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.
You know that scene from the Doctor Who nine era where Jack is naked and unarmed but then he pulls a tiny gun from seemingly nowhere (implying he keeps it up his ass) and the robot ladies are all Umm???? That, but with Garak.