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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

My Works

Series: A Bit of Enjoyable Company

Apéritif (2025 words)
  • Julian Bashir & Jadzia Dax, Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated M
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsPre-Relationship, Bisexual Julian Bashir, Sexuality Crisis, Humor, Hair-pulling, Sub Julian Bashir, Teasing, Alcohol, Implied/Referenced Sex, Brief Humorous Implication of Julian Bashir/Odo, Post-Episode: s02e05 Cardassians (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), POV Jadzia Dax

Dr. Bashir confides in a friend about questioning his sexuality.

Garak doesn't actually directly appear in this first one, because I was early in watching the show and hadn't gotten to know him well enough yet to really write him properly, but was already obsessed.

After Hours (3313 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsBisexual Julian Bashir, First Time, First Time Blow Jobs, Light Dom/sub, Light Bondage, Blindfolds, Sub Julian Bashir, Dom Elim Garak, Hand Jobs, Oral Sex, Under-negotiated Kink, Praise Kink, POV Julian Bashir

Encouraged by a combination of friendly advice and forceful orders from Jadzia, Julian catches Garak right as he's closing up shop in the evening to tell him how he feels about him.

Then I came back later to follow up that early take on the ship!

Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise (3767 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated E
  • Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Click for additional tagsPOV Elim Garak, Oral Sex, Nightmares, Pre-Episode: s02e22 The Wire (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Drug Addiction, Rough Sex, Top Elim Garak, Bottom Julian Bashir, Angst, Trauma, Gun Violence

Suffering the loneliness of exile, Garak attempts to balance two vital but conflicting needs: enjoying as much deeply satisfying sex as possible with Julian Bashir, while avoiding actually spending the night with him under any circumstances.

Expanded Horizons (7033 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Jadzia Dax/Elim Garak
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsImplied/Referenced Drug Addiction, Polyamory Negotiations, Threesome - F/M/M, Pegging, Bottom Julian Bashir, Top Jadzia Dax, Alcohol, Rough Sex, Spanking, Light Bondage, Anal Fingering, Light BDSM, Sub Julian Bashir, Dom Elim Garak, Bisexual Julian Bashir, Exhibitionism, Praise Kink, Post-Episode: s02e22 The Wire (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Regardless of the revelations about Garak's past with the Obsidian Order, Julian is determined to make their complicated relationship work. Jadzia helps him out in more ways than one.

To bring things full circle to Jadzia giving Julian advice at the beginning of this series, it concludes with her joining him and Garak for a threesome.

Series: From Cardassia With Love

A series inspired by the episode "Our Man Bashir," currently consisting of two main works and two little 100-word companion pieces.

From Cardassia With Love (5346 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated E
  • Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Click for additional tagsPost-Episode: s04e10 Our Man Bashir (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Sexual Roleplay, Gun Kink, Blood, Holodecks & Holosuites (Star Trek), Dom Julian Bashir, Sub Elim Garak, Coming Untouched, Oral Sex, Alcohol, Stitches, Face Slapping, Under-negotiated Kink, POV Julian Bashir

"Sorry about shooting you."

"Oh, no need to apologize. It was exhilarating. Make sure the holosuite safety protocols are operating normally next time, and I might even ask you to do it again."

Julian Bashir, secret agent, returns for some roleplay upon Garak's request.

Shameless (100 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated M
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsPost-Episode: s04e10 Our Man Bashir (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), POV Elim Garak, Masturbation, Exhibitionism, Mild Blood, Drabble

A brief glimpse into Garak's private quarters

Midnight (100 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsMasturbation, POV Julian Bashir, Drabble

Julian can't stop thinking about Garak after their unforgettable first time.

For Your Eyes Only (2589 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsSexual Roleplay, Exhibitionism, Top Julian Bashir, Bottom Elim Garak, Masturbation, Cardassian Anatomy (Star Trek), Biting, Wet & Messy, Multiple Orgasms, Scars, POV Julian Bashir

After one hookup in the holosuite with Garak, Julian reverts to being as stammering and awkward around him as he was when they first met, anxious about finding the perfect way to initiate a second time. Fortunately, Garak already has further plans for him.

Series: The Many Conquests of Julian Bashir

More Garashir below, but first, I also have a silly little series where I ship Julian with pretty much everyone else too.

Sweet Dreams (2236 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Data
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsEpisode: s06e16-17 Birthright Parts 1-2 (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Oral Sex, Casual Sex, Praise Kink

Dr. Bashir sets out to assist with Data's experiments on dreaming, and ends up experimenting with a couple more things too.

The above was inspired by the insane amount of chemistry Julian had with Data during their brief crossover meeting, and it was the first DS9 fic I wrote!

It's a bad idea, right? (1545 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Kira Nerys
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsInfidelity, Sex Pollen, Masturbation, Phone Sex, Post-Episode: s03e10 Fascination (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Nipple Play, Referenced Bareil Antos/Kira Nerys, POV Kira Nerys, Rejection, Unhappy Ending

Confined to quarters to wait out the effects of Zanthi fever, Major Kira is haunted by persistent fantasies of stupid, sexy Dr. Bashir.

The above was the fourth entry in this series that I wrote, but I moved it up to the second in the series to keep things in order of when they take place in canon.

Not in Front of the Klingon (2919 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Miles O'Brien/Worf
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsEstablished Julian Bashir/Miles O'Brien, Bisexual Julian Bashir, Bisexual Miles O'Brien, Bisexual Worf (Star Trek:TNG/DS9), Episode: s04e16 Bar Association (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Polyamory, Star Trek: The Next Generation References, Humor, Hand Jobs, Oral Sex, Rough Sex, Biting, Threesome - M/M/M, Klingons Have Two Penises (Star Trek)

Stuck in a holding cell for the night with his friend with benefits and their newest coworker, Dr. Bashir comes up with a great idea to pass the time.

The Trouble with Time Travel (1765 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Lieutenant Watley
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsEpisode: s05e06 Trials and Tribble-ations (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Missing Scene, Time Travel, Incest, Humor, Vaginal Sex, Casual Sex

Before leaving the 23rd century and returning to his own time with the rest of the crew, Dr. Bashir fulfills his destiny of becoming his own great-grandfather.

One-Shots & Short Multi-Chapter Works: Garashir

The Greatest Adventure (1123 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated T
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsPre-Relationship, Episode: s02e13 Armageddon Game (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

After narrowly escaping near-certain death on the planet T'Lani 3, Dr. Bashir drops by a friend's place to let him know he's okay.

Buy Me Dinner First (3366 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsFirst Dates, Alcohol, Oral Sex, Anal Fingering, Erectile Dysfunction

Garak's first real date with Dr. Bashir doesn't go quite as he planned, but they manage to make the best of it.

Nobody Else Could Forgive Me Quite As Often As You (4090 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated M
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsAlcohol, Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction, Angst with a Happy Ending, Smoking, Getting Together, Grinding

Garak struggles to adjust to life without his cranial implant. Julian struggles through the frustration of trying to take care of a self-destructive friend. Somewhere in the middle of that they manage to communicate their feelings for each other as best as they can.

Late-Night Literary Studies (7598 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsFriends to Lovers, Sharing a Bed, Oral Sex, Multiple Orgasms, Julian Bashir and Elim Garak's Book Club, Sherlock Holmes References, Cardassian Anatomy (Star Trek), POV Alternating, Insomnia, Reading Aloud

An impromptu midnight book club meeting leads to more than just talking about literature.

Lessons in Humanoid Behaviour (1067 words)
  • Elim Garak & Odo, Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated T
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsAdditional Tags Go Here

Odo gets the mistaken impression that Dr. Bashir is cheating on his boyfriend. The truth turns out to be a little more complicated.

All The Time In The World (4058 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated T
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsPost-Episode: s04e26 Broken Link (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Post-Episode: s05e15 By Inferno's Light (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Pre-Relationship, Pining, Character Study, Suicidal Thoughts, Angst with a Happy Ending, POV Elim Garak, Referenced Canon Genocide Attempt

Garak's relationship to Dr. Bashir develops over time spent in three different kinds of prisons.

Fear Is The Mind Killer (3177 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated G
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsPre-Relationship, Episode: s01e17 The Forsaken (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Julian Bashir and Elim Garak's Book Club, Trapped in a Turbolift (Star Trek), Claustrophobic Elim Garak, References to Dune Series - Frank Herbert

Julian has seen Garak around the station and said hello to him a few times since his tip-off about the Duras sisters facilitated the arrest of Tahna Los, but he hasn't made much progress toward figuring him out. When a technical malfunction causes the two of them to get stuck in a turbolift together, he learns something about him he didn't expect, and discovers that they might have a bit more in common than he thought.

The above was written for a fun event called Trapped in a Turbolift, and then I also added it to the collection Garashir In Every Episode! Features Julian trying to explain the plot of Dune.

Show & Tell (2482 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsTrans Julian Bashir, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Vaginal Fingering, Cardassian Anatomy (Star Trek), Oral Sex, First Time, Couch Sex, POV Julian Bashir

For all the time that Julian has spent fantasizing about seducing his enigmatic Cardassian friend with the perfect, romantic evening, he still hasn't made any progress towards enacting an actual plan. But then, on a night that at first seems no different from any other, it just happens.

You Know My Name (4629 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated T
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsPre-Relationship, Humor, Recreational Drug Use, Marijuana | Weed Edibles, James Bond References, Post-Episode: s03e18 Distant Voices (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

It might have been a bad idea for Julian to take that weed gummy Jadzia gave him. Fortunately, Garak is there to comfort him through challenges like trying to remember how to walk normally and getting overwhelmed by the multi-sensory experience of watching a movie.

The Grand Inquisitor (7748 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated M
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsEpisode: s02e23 Crossover (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Mirror Universe (Star Trek), Drug Addiction, Angst, Implied/Referenced Suicide Attempts, Threats of Rape/Non-Con, Non-Consensual Groping, Sub Julian Bashir

In search of a way to escape from the mirror universe, Julian tries to get close to one of the most powerful people on Terok Nor: the Intendant's right-hand man, Gul Garak. In the process, he does a lot of thinking about his feelings for the Garak he left back home on Deep Space 9.

Really Rather Adorable (4571 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
  • Rated M
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tags5+1 Things, Domestic Fluff, Hand Jobs, POV Julian Bashir, Moving in Together

Five times Julian and Garak visited each other's quarters, and one time their living arrangements changed.

One-Shots: More Other Ships

Bloodwine Supernova (1163 words)
  • Jadzia Dax/Kira Nerys
  • Rated M
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsFade to Black, Implied/Referenced Sex, bisexual Kira Nerys, Undressing, Drunkenness, Referenced Minor Character Death

Jadzia rescues Nerys from a boring date and shows her a way better time.

Honey, This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough for the Two of Us (1829 words)
  • Kira Nerys/Mirror Kira Nerys
  • Rated E
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsInfidelity, Self-cest, bisexual Kira Nerys, POV Kira Nerys, Oral Sex, Mirror Universe (Star Trek), Scars, Referenced Bareil Antos/Kira Nerys, Episode: s02e23 Crossover (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

It's not cheating if it's with an alternate universe version of yourself, right?

Reading Habits (702 words)
  • Jadzia Dax/Kira Nerys, Kay Eaton/Darlene Kursky
  • Rated T
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsPre-Relationship, Episode: s06e13 Far Beyond the Stars (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Alternate Universe - Episode: s06e13 Far Beyond the Stars Setting, Alternate Universe - 1950s, Smoking, Lavender Marriages

Kay Eaton knew she liked the magazine's new secretary, Darlene Kursky, almost as soon as she'd exchanged a few words with her. She would have probably taken any new secretary out to lunch, just out of solidarity with the only other woman in the office, but the fact that Darlene was both interesting and attractive made her especially eager to offer.

It's a Human Thing (300 words)
  • Julian Bashir/Jadzia Dax/Leeta
  • Rated T
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Click for additional tagsImplied/Referenced Sex, Humor, Teasing, Pre-Threesome, Triple Drabble

Julian's friends tease him about his teddy bear, until he somehow manages to turn that to his advantage.

The above is one of two "triple drabbles" I wrote for a Season of Drabbles event. The other can be found on my Sherlock Holmes page.

Other

I've also created a Garashir fanvid!

My current avatar on Ao3 is this lovely art of Garak by gaygrimoire!

art of Garak smiling