Complete, Everything 18 6. You should try it." Seven asks Raffi, on their first night as Rangers together, "Stay here with me. Janeway/Seven WhenPicard resumes next week, it will find Jean-Luc and the rest of his crew confronting a time-bending crisis that will force them to travel to the past to save their present. Take it, its yours.. Go and steal it of course! Complete, Past Tense 18 The crew of the Voyager can strip her cybernetic implants away, but they cant remove them all without potentially killing her. Work Search: While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. You guys are amazing :), (hot? No synopsis given. Raffi and Seven prepare for their missions. She winced when Seven's tubules emerged, and Seven turned her head and looked at Raffi instead of Beverly as soon as they made their mark and punctured the woman's neck. Janeway/Seven In the same way that trans and nonbinary folks are never the same and in reality, no person nor their relationship to their gender identity is the same after having a fixed heterocentric gender binary forced onto our bodies and consciousness, so, too, is Seven never the same after she leaves the Borg. Of course, there are lots of ways Sevens experiences dont map directly onto queer, trans, and nonbinary experiences, but the parallels are undeniable, whether or not they were intentional. Then she just hops into the Borg warp conduit to follow and provide cover for Picards crew as they reach the synthetic beings homeworld. Unfortunately, we wont find out for sure where their relationship is going until 2022. Hurds comments confirm that Raffi is, in fact, falling in love with Seven. And just what did happen to the Borg and the queen after Admiral Janeway's sacrifice? Raffaela knows this and encourages it, when appropriate. The Great 'Something' that's not anythingmuch. Janeway transports to her own quarters at night and immediately calls Seven of Nine to her. Janeway's home and in need of some renewed hope. When asked if she knew about the development ahead of time, Hurd revealed the writers actually came up with the idea after seeing her and Ryan at a comic-con together. That name is one she hasnt spoken in a long time, and hoped to never use again. When Seven makes her epic first appearance on Picard, she arrives as a lethal space ranger on a revenge mission. Ein ehrenhafter Schurke, eine rauchende und lachende Bsewichtin, ein glorreicher Ferengi, ein Nebel und einige unserer Lieblingscharaktere aus "The Next Gene It seems that most assimilated people experience extreme pain and fear in the moments when they wait to become Borg and it seems the same was true for Seven. Vadic. (Seven has one too many hard days in a row at work. Though its only visible for a second or two, Seven clearly has a wedding band on her left ring finger. "We skip the whole honeymoon phase, and we are into the complexities of an adult relationship, in the trenches, youre in the middle of it. In the very last scene of the trailer for Picards second season, Seven looks in the mirror and realizes that she doesnt have her Borg implants anymore. Janeway/Seven Janeway and Seven take the time to themselves by themselves, but who new R&R could be so complex. Some of the senior staff and a few of the crew are having practical jokes played on them. Its a space heist, ok? A majestic sunset painting the sky in gorgeous pink and orange shades over a lake, the sound of her mother singing old show tunes while shes getting ready in the morning, her roommates sleep heavy eyes when she wakes up earlier than shed like to. Laura Roslin/Kathryn Janeway Janeway/Seven She's been a writer ever since high school when she realized she was rather good at it and joined as many entertainment news clubs as she could while in school. Janeway/Seven Im impressed.. The way she relates to her body and how her body autonomy has been taken from her by both the Borg and the Federation reads like the experiences of many transgender, nonbinary, and queer folks like me. I mean, I dont know how everybody doesnt just sort of want to fall in love with Seven of Nine? Seven injures herself on a Ranger mission, leaving Raffi at a loss of how to care for her. She's been a writer ever since high school when she realized she was rather good at it and joined as many entertainment news clubs as she could while in school. Its what Ive thought of her for thirteen years, what I always wished someone would say to her, and what everyone whos ever felt like an outsider needs to hear. Complete, A Rose By Any Other Name G It is an acceptance of the multiplicity of being. Janeway/Seven ), You held your own back there, Raffaela murmurs. Complete, Arrow of Eros PG-13 What it says on the tin.I rant about Star Trek, mostly Picard some TNG. Complete, Distortion 18 We plan on posting prompts here, which will allow everyone a low stakes way to create, share, and enjoy! 293. Complete, I Know You 15 Complete, Deflection 1-10 11-20 21-25 26-Epilogue 18 A collection of stand alone 100 word drabbles. Janeway/Seven Tags: saffi saffi prompts seven of nine raffi musiker star trek picard fanfic fanart fanfiction seven x raffi raffi x seven prompt one: hands prompt two: leather prompt three: time prompt four: rain kiss prompt five: light prompt six . Theres something hard in Raffis eyes; a look shes never seen before. Complete, The Sum Of Her Parts 18 Under the stars.. Words appear them.us, Electric Literature, SYFY WIRE, and right here. I need you, says Seven immediately, and it cracks open something beautiful inside of Raffi. Janeway/Seven Shes a workaholic who ends up raising an ex-Borg child named Icheb and returning to earth with the Voyager crew. For three years, her parents trailed, observed, and tagged the Borg aboard one cube, all in the name of science. Complete, A Few Things to Learn 15 (Caution: This article contains spoilers up to the final episodes of VOY Season 7 and PIC Season 2.). Additional tw for grief/mourning , An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works, predict/control - SkylandMountain1013 - Star Trek: Picard [Archive of Our Own], An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Though we never see Sevens assimilation, we know that unlike adults who are assimilated, she was placed in a maturation chamber where her synaptic pathways were remapped. Janeway and Seven must take drastic measures to protect the integrity of the time line. Star Trek: Picard streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States and is distributed concurrently by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories. We have to deal with hatred, discrimination, and trauma including facing the ways weve forced others to comply with the gender binary. Complete, Steam 18 Why? she asks. Seven is not good or bad. Only shes not my Seven, obviously. She is both and she is neither. didnt historically hurt viewership either. Complete, Perfection 18 However, it isn't long before Picard gets involved in a new galactic conflict, meets a new crew, and gets a brand new ship. Complete, Oink! A first time story. Based on cygirl1's Pulp Cover 'Water Witch'. Its similar and yet different from what Raffis doingpulling the sunlight inside herself and radiating it like a glow. () () () () () () () () () () () If you've been very good, you may get everything you want for Christmas. A character study of Raffi Musiker told in five parts spanning five different periods of her life. Saffi-centric space heist. The email will only be created once you click on the "Send Email" button. Seven brought up Raffi's problem with manipulating others. Raffi gets some unexpected results. Taking things literally. in losing a friend, Beverly and Jean-Luc may just find each other. Hopefully the writers won't let that chance to go waste. Please consider turning it on! Will this romance continue in season two? Star Trek: Picardactress Jeri Ryan explains where season 2 will find Seven of Nine and Raffi's romantic relationship. Its something she has to grapple with throughout Voyager, but before she gets to that point, she has to face her own de-assimilation. She is understandably enraged and has no problem manipulating the interests she shares with Picard to get what she wants: A face to face with Ichebs killer. Janeway/Seven One of the more surprising developments ofStar Trek: Picard season 1 will still be around as the crew of La Sirena embark on this new adventure. Zanis face does not move. "Nice to see you again," Raffi said, coming to greet her. Seven waits and listens and helps. New Details on the LGBTQ+ Romance in Star Trek: Picard Season Two, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Raffaela Musiker spent her entire life being pulled along in the wake of powerful men and women. Rios half listens and nods before the words hit him. Partly post endgame. Someone gave me a title and said write a story. Via the official Star Trek site, they have announced that spin-off Star Trek: Picard - No Man's Land is . Raffi and Seven are used to saying goodbye to one another. So remember, tag your creations with saffi prompts and well be sure to boost their signal here. Just as we are still gender variant and queer. Seven shares a meal with Captain Shaw on the USS Titan and ruminates on wine. There willhave been a bit of a time jump between where things last left off and now, and in that time, the women have pressed on with their relationship and seen it grow. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "aa5ed8cc44c763bdd7232226b787a31f" );document.getElementById("de2db4ef33").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Copyright 2022 Women at Warp. Icheb tells Seven, after his first night back on his homeworld, I slept. Complete, You Know Me 15 Staying faithful to a character when writing for a franchise like Star Trek means staying faithful to their essence, not the details, and the essence of Seven of Nine has nothing to do with how she talks, what she drinks or with whom she falls in love. Janeway/Seven Complete, Between 7 and 9 18 Men and women with stronger wills than she. Complete, When a sportle meets a frottle PG Maybe they saw each other as sisters. post-season 2, Raffi struggles to come home to herself. This is based on Picard's comments to Guinan about love, "That ship has sailed. ), but we want to make sure we mark it appropriately. Raffi is on Earth in between missions and is concerned about her girlfriend. It did make sense that those two would connect as friends, I thought, with both of them having lost children and everything else theyd been through. The shows second season is centered on manipulating timelines, so the wedding band may be part of an alternate timeline. In 2399, Raffi met Seven of Nine, the woman who would eventually become her wife. Most notably, she wrote for Emerson's website Emertainment Monthly, and one of her film reviews won an Evvy (Emerson's student awards) for Best Review. I think Im in love., Huh. Rios collects himself for a moment, keeping as straight a face as he can. However, she did confirm that Seven is canonically bisexual on Twitter. She is not Borg or human. Janeway and Seven return from an away mission to find some things have changed on Voyagerand that they are still changing. Its fun and were able to tell more inclusive stories that really reflect society.". Queerness and transness are not defined by coming out stories or medical procedures, despite the fact that those are the narratives our media focus on. Seven of Nine's surprisingStar Trek: Picardrelationship emerged from a comic-con, according to star Michelle Hurd. In an interview with Inverse in October of 2020, Hurd didnt confirm whether or not her character would be romantically linked to Seven in season two. The crew of La Sirena in "Star Trek: Picard" season one. This feels like another world, one in which she is, in this moment, enough. But they were ex-lovers, and this was evident by how Bjayzl spoke to Seven, who she knew by her real name, Annika (Hansen). Light. Instead, they finally succumb to the feelings between them and make love for the first time. How Raffi learned to live in her truth and live with truth. We'll be back soon enough, never fear about that! Star Trek: Picard actress Jeri Ryan explains where season 2 will find Seven of Nine and Raffi's romantic relationship.After a longer than expected wait, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Picard will finally return for its sophomore run in just over a week. Before we can declare who we are for ourselves, we get sorted into blue or pink never green or black or yellow and told that were only attracted to people who wear the other color; and then those categories are enforced over and over. Raffi once more finds a bitter taste in the past. A love letter to the quiet parts of relationship work, and the role that time plays in healing. There is something she wants to tell her. Most notably, she wrote for Emerson's website Emertainment Monthly, and one of her film reviews won an Evvy (Emerson's student awards) for Best Review. One of the many adventures of Beverly Crusher and her son before the events of Picard Season 3. For Raffi, for her to witness this woman who is powerful and strong and confident and bold and brave, and just fearless. Seven's stint onPicard allowed fans to learn what had happened to her following the end ofVoyager, and it also led to a surprising development: Seven is gay (or bisexual, when considering her previous relationships) and has formed a romantic connection with Raffi Musiker (Hurd), a former Starfleet officer who is part of Picard's crew. Her deep love of movies led to her working at a movie theater for five years, which she loved despite the angry customers. But her past lies with violence. Janeway/Seven As a former Borg drone, she used her nanoprobes, enhanced strength and intelligence to protect her shipmates on Voyager. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Powered by. Seven calls the Captain to her in Astrometrics, teling her she wishes to discuss her feelings and pursue her humanity. We know you all have more to share - in any format! Hurd went on to say that she felt like Raffi and Seven found each other in the midst of their loneliness, and it was very important to both actresses to represent that authentically. The rest you gotta read! Its similar and yet different from what Raffis doingpulling the sunlight inside herself and radiating it like a glow. Raffi Musiker. A long-overdue response to the Janeway 'sauna challenge' posted on the J7_Faction list back in the day. They understand this character better than I could ever hope to do. What Im referencing specifically is Sevens relationship to her body, gender, attraction, and romance. Complete, The Phantom's doing 1-2 3-5 15 It seems clear she would have Years have passed. By becoming a patron, you'll instantly unlock access to 171 exclusive posts. The surgeries forced on intersex infants are one example of how the gender binary is enforced, and refusing trans teens access to binders, hormone blockers, and other means of harnessing and manifesting our gender identities is another. Complete, The Weight of Numbers PG Not actually unrequited love is my favorite tropeI ship Doctor/Seven and Chakotay/Seven with equal passion and can never decide which pairing I like better. As a gay man interested in sci-fi, gaming and comics, I've faced my fair share of tokenism. With a commission into Star Fleet on the table Seven has to decide if this departure will be her last Ranger mission or if she's going to turn them down. Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (87), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien (1), Raffi Musiker/Seven of Nine/B'Elanna Torres (22), [PODFIC] Some Strange Cargo, by Regionalpancake, Hugh | Third of Five/Geordi La Forge (background), I had to write this cause I'm gay for Soji, Seven and Raffi are good gay mentors to Soji and OC while also figuring out their own feelings. This could be a possibility". She presses her lips together. Instead of spending time with their early courtship, audiences will just get to see how Seven of Nine and Raffi function as a true couple. Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (310), Star Trek: The Next Generation (Movies) (39), Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) (14), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence (216), Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Beverly Crusher & Jack Crusher (Star Trek: Picard), Bit annoyed with the direction of everything in Picard, So heres a cute story about Janeway and Seven, Michelle said to imagine the trouble these two could get into, Raffi Musiker/Seven of Nine/B'Elanna Torres, (it's all very fluid and queerplatonic around here), it's rotten work, especially to me, especially if it's you. Those goodbyes have a specific structure to them to distract from the fear and uncertainty that they both feel when Seven is heading out of Federation space. Oh, Seven is canonically bi, dont you worry. Seven, alone, try to find a place where she can belong. Id love to see a fluidity to their relationship. Janeway/Seven 78. Complete, A Captain's Carol 18 Raffi and Seven of Nine had an unconventional start, and it sounds like they might also have an unconventional development period. Please consider turning it on! "Raffi had presented the little tower with a flourish when they returned home from Sevens Starfleet graduation ceremony all those months ago. The beginning of a romantic relationship between Kathryn Janeway and Seven of Nine, as told by song. We cant believe its been 12 weeks already. Her feats on both Voyager and Picard are wrapped up in violence, resistance, and philosophical quandaries around body autonomy and thats part of what makes Sevens story so queer. Shes hunting down the human that killed Icheb, or rather, left him in such a terrible condition after harvesting his cybernetic implants that it was Seven who pulled the trigger at Ichebs behest. Will she and Janeway meet again to face more challenges and to, finally, acknowledge their feelings?" But what she does by resisting those labels, by refusing to deny either her Borgness or her humanity, is create space for others: What does the future of the xBs hold? She drags her hands down Sevens sides, back up her back, encircles her shoulders. But for 18 years, Seven of Nine lives as a Borg, humming with the connectivity and unity of the hive mind while she enacts the same violence done to her onto others who are assimilated. Ala the bloopers from the audio play of Cupid has Been Assimilated by Patricia L Givens. Janeway/Seven ThePicard season 1 finale revealed, in a very subtle way, that former Borg drone Seven of Nine (Ryan) and haunted Starfleet officer Raffi (Michelle Hurd) had forged a romantic connection. Seriously, blown away by the creativity. As the Borg Queen she drives the Romulans out of the cube and a member of Picards crew looks at her and asks, Are you going to assimilate me now? However, Chabon will not be the showrunner for season two. Seven visits Janeway and the two reconnect. By subscribing to the Star Trek newsletter, which may include personalized offers from our advertising partners, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data collection and usage practices outlined in our Privacy Policy. Separated from the Voyager crew upon return to Earth, it makes sense that she would use the social skills and sense of justice she learned from them to find a new cause to fight for, such as the Fenris Rangers. She just holds Raffaelas gaze, steady and brash. They argued. (As someone with two names, two ways of being addressed and perceived in the world, I get it.) Seven of Nine's surprising Star Trek: Picard relationship emerged from a comic-con, according to star Michelle Hurd. In another place and and in another future, the ship computers of Starfleet are something else entirely, and Raffi has returned to Starfleet Academy to lecture on the subject that has ultimately directed the course of both her own life and shaped history forevermore; synthetic intelligence. Janeway/Seven Over the four seasons in which she appears, Seven grapples with her identity as Borg and as human, finding a way to come to terms with the trauma done to her. document.write("