Star Trek - Odo/Kira [ST: DS9] Appreciation # 9 - Because their first kiss changed their lives

Wes&FredFan · 08-02-2017, 01:42 AM

O: Everybody expects me to be dour and suspicious. I don't want to disappoint them.
K: If they only knew the real you.
O: That is the real me ... at least as far as everybody else is concerned.

Odo & Kira Appreciation

O: I don't want the last thing I see to be pain in your eyes.
K: You'd be surprised how well I can hide my feelings ... when I need to.
O: Not from me. You have to go, Nerys.
K: All right... I've got so much to say, I don't know where to begin.
O: Just say you love me. That's all I've ever cared about.

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K: I'm sorry I can't link with you.
O: It doesn't matter, Nerys. I love you.

O: I know the danger, Major. I've had to walk this line before, during the Cardassian Occupation. I can do it again. But this time I won't be alone. I'll have you there to help me.
K: That's right, you will.

O: That's kind of you to say.
K: No, it's true. When I'm with you, things don't seem as bad ....

K: Why is it every time I think I have you figured out, you do something to surprise me? Like tonight. Where did you get the idea to celebrate our one-month anniversary in Paris?
O: Well, some mysteries are better left unsolved.

K: I'll try not to disappoint you.

FANFICTION

Chimera Tales
Tales By the OdoGoddess
Odo's PADD
Odo & Kira Forever

K: I heard that you told the Captain I was willing to give my life to serve the Prophets. I appreciate that you respect my beliefs.
O: Just the same, I wouldn't have minded if the Prophets had chosen someone else.

FANSITES
The Odo/Kira Fan Spot
Odo-Kira Archive
Rene Auberjonois Internet Link

K: I want to know you ... the way you really are.

K: When did you become an optimist?
O: It must've been that day in front of Quark's ... when we kissed for the first time.
K: That was some kiss, wasn't it?
O: Changed my life.

O: Nerys, just tell me one thing. If you'd known how I felt about you years ago ... if I'd said something, do you think things might've been different?
K: Maybe.

Highlights:

Necessary Evil - Odo flashbacks and remembers when he first saw/met Kira, during the Occupation. A pretty girl like you shouldn't be sitting alone.
Crossfire - Odo preparing for his morning meeting with Kira, and adding the belt to his uniform because she said it looked good on him.
Children of Time - *sigh* Odo's feelings are revealed to a stunned Kira, who (thanks to the Odo from a different timeline) sees a different side to Odo. I love you, Nerys. I've *always* loved you.
His Way -the kiss! That was smokin' hot

!
The Reckoning -Odo & Kira lovey-dovey scenes

! That IS the real me ... at least as far as everybody else is concerned.
Image in the Sand - Odo & Kira on the upper level of the Promenade, reflecting on their first kiss. That was some kiss, wasn't it? Changed my life
Shadows & Symbols -Odo stands by Kira's side as she stands up to a whole fleet of Romulan warbirds. Things get extra tense, and without turning to look at him (she knew he was right there behind her), Kira asks him if he's still glad he came along. I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
Treachery, Faith, & the Great River - that massage at the beginning!

Chrysalis -Odo & Kira subconsciously holding hands at the table ... just so natural for them to do that, they don't really notice it until Serena calls attention to it.
Covenant -the scene at the beginning, when Odo is asking if he can go to services with Kira

... so that they can spend more time together. Yep, he's in love!
Chimera -The whole episode rocked. The love scene at the very end is the most romantic love scene I've ever seen. I want to know you ... the way you really are.
Badda-bing, Badda-bang - Odo kisses Kira's shoulder as they're getting ready to "pull off the caper"
Tacking into the Wind - When Garak breaks the news to Kira about Odo's worsening condition, she says she's known this whole time. I love him, Garak ... you think I really wouldn't notice? Also, a touching embrace with Odo and Kira at the end of the episode. Nerys ...stay here ... with me.
Extreme Measures -Kira and Odo exchange "I love yous" while Odo lays on his deathbed. Kira presses her lips to Odo's, despite his hesitation and concern at his appearance

O: Well, I was hoping our relationship was going to be a long and happy one, but I suppose I'm willing to settle for short and exciting.
K: What's that supposed to mean?
O: I take it you're going to be commanding the blockade?
K: That's right.
O: Then I'm going to be there with you.
K: You don't have to do that.
O: Yes, I do.

K: Still glad you came along?
O: I wouldn't have missed it for anything.

Previous Threads
#1: True love written in the stars
#2: Because he risked everything to be with her
#3: Their first kiss changed his life ... and hers too
#4: "Just say you loved me ... that's all I've ever cared about."
#5: She loved him enough to let him go ... and he came back to her
#6 : "A little lower ... lower ... lower...."
#7: "I've Got You Under My Skin" is now O/K Canon
#8: They brought out the best in each other

NV: It was a beautiful relationship, I think. And it was important that it was based on friendship. It was a good place for it to come from.
RA: I think between them that's the kind of love that they had, beyond the kiss ... the kind of intense love that they ultimately recognized in each other.

**crazy_diamond** · 08-02-2017, 04:10 AM

TFTNT Donna

ChakotaysLover · 08-02-2017, 02:31 PM

Love the new thread! hahaha!

**crazy_diamond** · 08-03-2017, 04:35 AM

Nice selection of gifs in the OP

Wes&FredFan · 08-03-2017, 11:51 AM

Thanks -- I realized I repeated one

. So I went hunting

.

Nice to be back!

ChakotaysLover · 08-03-2017, 12:07 PM

Love the OP!!! Gives me feels!! I especially love the one of them about to go to Paris circa 1920! OMG! Kira looked so beautiful in that dress!

**crazy_diamond** · 08-03-2017, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes&FredFan (View Post)

Thanks -- I realized I repeated one

. So I went hunting

.

Nice to be back!

twin

***Chris*** · 08-03-2017, 02:46 PM

Thanks for the new thread and Welcome back!

Wes&FredFan · 08-03-2017, 08:42 PM

Thanks for the welcome back, everybody!

Found this:

Nana & Rene on Odo/Kira:

Nana: To me, it was like a truthful relationship. It wasn't just romantic and "let's get to know each other." They knew each other. They knew each other deeply. [Rene leans over and hugs Nana] They knew each other deeply as friends, and it wasn't always easy. I felt -- Kira felt -- Odo judge her, and not always well. It came from a real friendship ... and not that 1980's TV kind of friendship, where there's this sexual tension and you know maybe when is it ever going to happen? It wasn't that.

Rene: When he linked with Kira ... I didn't happen to be on the set that day because a computer was doing 'it' for me. But it taught me a lesson that I think was true of Odo. As much as I might have thought of him as asexual in terms of any other being, the fact was that with Kira he poured so much love into her -- it was just pure, almost unbearable, for her. And what Nana did in that moment (and as I said, I wasn't there that day ... I got to see it later), taught me a great deal about the character of Odo and about their relationship. I mean, if their relationship could have gone on, if she could have gotten off like that once a week, for the rest of her life, that would have been worth it.... I think between them that's the kind of love that they had, that it was really beyond the kiss ... we didn't really know how they would experience the kind of intense love that they ultimately recognized in each other.

I guess that explains some of the "asexual Odo" references going around tumblr right now. But I never considered him asexual, only as somebody who was so in love with one woman that he was waiting for her to return his feelings. He abstained only from random, meaningless sex with strangers, and he felt Kira was worth waiting for. He would rather wait on the sidelines for the woman he wanted than settle for somebody else. Glad Rene clarified that -- that it was only in terms of anybody else but Kira.

"His Way" shows Odo act more passionately than we've ever seen him. When he mentions kissing Kira right then and she challenges him to do it, we see him unleash his passion on her. He had held back, but it's in that moment that he grabs her and kisses her deeply ... holding nothing back. All of his love and desire for her are poured into that kiss, and when she kisses him back it's clear that they BOTH wanted that to happen. We all know that he was quite fond of touching her during their relationship ("Treachery, Faith, and the Great River" massage, anybody?).

ChakotaysLover · 08-03-2017, 08:55 PM

OMG!!! I love that!!! Just to know what he thought about it! Rene is EPIC!

And the gifs!! oooh the gifs!! The shoulder kiss!!!

I never thought of Odo as asexual either. He was waiting, frustrated, and respectful while hoping beyond hope that Kira would fall in love with him. And when she did, when she realized that she was IN LOVE, it was amazing to see them together!

Wes&FredFan · 08-04-2017, 01:08 AM

Glad you like the gifs. My son is hanging out with my in-laws this week for a part of summer vacation, so in a bout of restlessness I'm playing around with the OP. Thanks to the DS9 panel, my mind is whirring with fanfic ideas and my muse refuses to let me sleep. I guess that's what weekends are for, LOL.

**crazy_diamond** · 08-04-2017, 04:19 AM

That is great video Donna, thanks for posting

***Chris*** · 08-04-2017, 10:54 AM

Terrific interview. Thanks for bringing it over.

ChakotaysLover · 08-04-2017, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Wes&FredFan (View Post)

Glad you like the gifs. My son is hanging out with my in-laws this week for a part of summer vacation, so in a bout of restlessness I'm playing around with the OP. Thanks to the DS9 panel, my mind is whirring with fanfic ideas and my muse refuses to let me sleep. I guess that's what weekends are for, LOL.

The OP is looking awesome!

**crazy_diamond** · 08-04-2017, 12:55 PM

It is indeed

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