I don't know if I'm just lucky or perhaps Star Trek has just the nicest fans ever but this commission was - again - such a lovely experience! This time @hobbithabits was the client and wanted an age swapped version of Bashirs and Garaks first meeting based on this fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54883567 (Past Prologue (Introductions and Intrigue))
Older Bashir was no problem, I've already drawn him and we got lots of beautiful pics of Sid. But younger Garak was a fun challenge. And I couldn't resist giving him Andys fluffy choir boy hair >:D.
Commissions still open <3
just started watching deep space nine! so what’s going on with the big lizard dude and that beautiful twink doctor. and why is it So tense. i feel like i’m intruding upon something every time they’re on screen together and they literally just met in this episode hello
Very preoccupied with Garak’s brain implant right now. What level of pain would trigger it? Like would it only kick in if he was actually being tortured, or would all pain of all kinds turn it on? I like to imagine it’s the latter and Garak went like fifteen entire years without experiencing any physical pain. Maybe he’d even stub his toe on purpose if he needed a mood booster.
And can you imagine the unbelievably difficult adjustment period he must have had after it was turned off? Getting a cut and expecting it to feel good. Waking up with a stiff neck after sleeping poorly and groaning in pain rather than moaning in pleasure. Finding out he’s not nearly as kinky as he thought he was. Maybe he didn’t used to mind at all if his needle pricked his finger but now he has to learn how to sew all over again without hurting himself.
clips from an episode of strange new worlds, edited with audio from deep space nine.
The camera focuses on T’Prill, T’Pring’s mother as she speaks, but instead of her voice it’s Zek, the Farengi leader from Star Trek deep space nine. He says: “I predict a big future for you Pel, you certainly have the lobes”
The camera then cuts to Spock and the voice of Pel says “so, you like my lobes?”
The camera briefly shows T’Pring, looking at Spock with confusion as Quark’s voice says “Pel?”
The camera then cuts back to T’Prill, and Zek’s voice says “yes, I do”
Finally the camera cuts back to Spock who takes off his fake Vulcan ears as Pel’s voice says “good! Then you can have them!” The voices of Zek and Rom can be heard screaming as he does this.]
ALEXANDER SIDDIG: I wouldn't have known how to play explicitly gay! Good lord! So intimidating!
ALSO ALEXANDER SIDDIG: I wouldn't have known how to play explicitly straight! Good lord! So intimidating!
ALSO ALEXANDER SIDDIG: BTW all my characters are some kind of queer and gender-something. I just do that instinctively.
ALSO ALEXANDER SIDDIG: I liked it when people read Bashir as feminine, even when they were being shitty about it, because they were correct and he is.
ALSO ALEXANDER SIDDIG: What even is gender.
ALSO ALEXANDER SIDDIG: I'm not quite straight myself.
This is such an interesting interview and the fact that Siddig is unnecessarily adorable throughout is just a bonus.