After the Narada incident, Nyota Uhura is heartbroken over Gaila's death. Christine Chapel is there to pick up the pieces, if Nyota will let her. Vague Uhura/Gaila, Uhura/Chapel pre-slash.
In which Uhura means freedom, which basically informs her entire life, and in which she hits hard, because someone has to be sanity on the Enterprise and it might as well be her. Uhura/Gaila sort of , Uhura/Chapel, background Kirk/Spock
spoilers for 星, 星级 Trek: The Original Series; Episode Spoilers for 1.05 - The Man Trap, 1.09 - What Are Little Girls Made Of?, and 2.08 - The Changeling
