The Beside Me, Baby Remix (Star Trek XI, PG-15)

Title: A Rush Of Blood To The Head (The Beside Me, Baby Remix)
Fandom: Star Trek XI
Rating: PG-15/Light R
Pairing: Hikari Sulu/Pavel Chekov (Jim Kirk/Leonora McCoy discussed)
Summary: Pavel wants answers; Hikari explains a thing or three.
Content Advisory: Mirrorverse. Genderswap, knifeplay, het. Remix of echoinautumn's A Rush of Blood To The Head, for the Remix...Redux 8: Magic Eight Ball challenge.
All Thanks To: emiime and echoinautumn
Disclaimer: None of these characters or their settings belong to me.
Title From: Coldplay's "A Rush of Blood To The Head".

( Hikari surveys the pale, sweat-sheened boy sprawled before her... )

Mirepoix and Pincage

teddywolf sent me this entertaining and tasty article:

This is a tale of two gentlemen of France, Dr. Mirepoix and Monsieur Pinçage..

(The latter appears to be the deeply caramelized version of the former, but you really should read the story.)