Two Gifts of Love

Two Gifts of Love is a 1975 Kirk/Spock story by Carole Brownell. Brownell was, at the time, president of STSTC.
While one may surmise that the "K/S" the author used to describe her story was perhaps a very intense, emotionally intimate story, as the "/" in the mid-1970s did not necessarily mean a sexual relationship. 
But this is not the case. The "/" in this instance does mean a sexual relationship; the terse remark of the non-fan selling this fanwork on eBay in 2021 was: "Plot is Spock is in heat and Kirk saves him...very odd..." is one clue. As does the label on the outside of a folder holding the story: "Rated XXX." However, despite the label calling it "XXX," the story would today would barely garner a PG rating. 
There are only a handful of copies in existence. 
==A Private Message==
A hand-written note by Brownell on Star Trek Welcommittee stationary was attached to a copy given to "Janice" states: 
=="This is the private story Sondra mentions in ST Lives."==
From Star Trek Lives!: 
==Plot Summary==
The beginning of the story contains a lot of exposition that is a lot of tell, rather than show. 
==="Prologue"===
The story opens with this scene: 
==="The Beginning"===
Kirk, newly appointed to the Enterprise, greets his new officers. His crew is excellent, and the next four years are full of adventure. These adventures are not described in detail.
He comes to rely on Bones and on Spock. Spock is cool and aloof, but completely loyal. 
===The First Gift"===
Bones calls Kirk to Sick Bay. Spock is in "ponn-farr" again, and this time it is too late to get to Vulcan. 
Kirk goes to Spock's quarters. They both know he is dying. Spock makes Kirk promise to to visit or see him again as things will get ugly, and Spock doesn't want anyone to see him like that: "'Please, Captain. Grant me whatever dignity I have left'."
Later, Kirk is working on paperwork in his quarters when a guard calls him and says it sounds like Spock is tearing his room apart and is screaming. Kirk goes into Spock's room and sees that his First Officer is a raging, bloody mess: 
 
Spock attacks Kirk and attempts to strangle him, but he stops when he realizes it is his friend. Kirk tells him that he will stay with him until Spock dies. Spock warns him he only has two hours to live, and that things will be terrible. 
Spock keeps clutching at his own chest, and clawing at his heart. Kirk tries to care for him. Then, Spock says: 
Kirk makes his decision, thinking about how much he owed to Spock, how many times Spock had saved his life. "'Well, why not?'" Kirk thinks. "'It's not so much to ask of me'."
Kirk thinks: 
When Spock figures out what Kirk is planning, he is unhappy: 
First, there is a lot of kissing: 
Kirk makes the realization of how much he loves Spock and that "...never had a satisfactory relationship with a woman and now he understood why."
Bones comes into the room and sees them in a naked, tender embrace. And he leaves. 
There is no description of the sexual act or of their bodies.
Bones calls Jim to his office the next day, and he gives him lecture about getting involved with Spock. Bones is worried that one, or both, of the men will suffer the consequences of their action, due to the fact the feelings could be one-sided, or perhaps non-existent and done out of pity. Kirk asks: "'I see, Doctor'," he said. "'Are you going to give me a lecture on proper relationships between men now?'" Kirk assures Bones that he loves Spock. 
Kirk goes to Spock's cabin. At first, Spock is embarrassed and afraid he took advantage of his friend. But this is soon dismissed. Kirk tells him: 
==="Interlude"===
==="The Final Gift"===
Many years later, the Enterprise was orbiting an uninhabited planet. Leaving Scotty in command, Kirk, Spock, and Bones beam down to explore.
Kirk and Spock wander off: 
The two men return to McCoy and they go look for mineral specimens. A large rock falls off a cliff. Spock pushes Kirk out of the way. Kirk is saved, but the rock crushes Spock.
They get Spock back to the Enterprise, and Bones tells Kirk that Spock is dying. 
Spock dies and Bones gets the body ready for burial: 
==="The Parting"===
They bury Spock on the planet. Uhura gives Kirk a grave marker, the "bell-frame" that Spock had in his room. Kirk gives the eulogy: 
The rest of the landing party beams up. Kirk places a strange flower on Spock's grave: 
==="Epilogue"===
No, Spock doesn't come back to life in this story, despite the strange flower and the tinkling bells: 
==References==
Category:1975 Fanfiction