Voyager One-Shots
Stories that stand alone, though some are related or occur in the same universe. Listed in order of rating (K to E), not publish date.
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Casualties of War
Prompt: "It’s spider season in UK atm, I was watching tv last night and a huge one ran across the floor right at me. I shrieked like a little girl! What if KJ or C hates spiders and needs the other one to spider-wrangle for them?"
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway, Neelix
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 25 September, 2017 | 1,500 words
Snips and Snails
Prompted by a chat with some hilarious ladies in a timezone far, far away.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 30 May, 2017 | 550 words
You Can't Choose Your Family
Prompt: "This isn't going to be your typical best man speech."
Characters: Voyager crew
Codes: ?/?
Rated K | Published 10 July, 2017 | 550 words
Something More
A former Voyager crew member tells it like it was.
Characters: Neelix, Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 5 August, 2002 | 1,500 words
The Best of Time and Space
Kathryn Janeway has a lot to be grateful for.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Kes
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 23 December, 2016 | 1,500 words
The Promise
"They had a pact; a single kiss given for every troubling moment. Innocent pecks but nothing more, simply to remind them that they always had each other."
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 25 August, 2017 | 200 words
Too Close
“You’ve had close calls before, Commander, but that was too close.” Sometimes, so is she … but never quite close enough. (Written for the Kathryn Janeway Needs a Hug fest.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 24 May, 2020 | 930 words
Stasis
It's a long road. (Written for northernexposure at her request for a romantic, angsty fic based on James' song She's a Star.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 23 August, 2017 | 3,600 words
Ghost
"I doubt you'll even notice I'm not there." (Season 6 Chakotay, written for XOs for the XOs.)
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway, Tuvok, Torres, Paris
Codes: Janeway & Chakotay, Chakotay & Tuvok
Rated K | Published 19 September, 2020 | 2,700 words
The Gift
How did the captain’s lost rank pip end up in Chakotay’s bed? Inquiring minds want to know. (This is a sequel to Helen8462's story The Pip. Read that one first.)
Characters: Janeway, Q, Braxton, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 8 April, 2017 | 8,000 words
Bugs
The captain and commander take some time out for a little team bonding. All's well that ends well... right? (A pre-Resolutions episode tag.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 11 July, 2017 | 2,900 words
Conversations Without Words
“It’s often just enough to be with someone. I don’t need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You’re not alone.” — Marilyn Monroe. (Written for the J/C Cutthroat Fiction comp, round 1.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Paris, Ayala
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K | Published 14 September, 2017 | 10,300 words
Omega
"Small-minded creatures! You destroy whatever you don't understand!" - Allos, The Omega Directive. (Written to the prompt: Write a drabble (100w) from the perspective of a character you've never written before and inspired by the word "awe".)
Characters: Allos
Codes: n/a
Rated K | Published 18 September, 2020 | 100 words
Third Degree
On day one of the journey through the Delta quadrant, Captain Janeway tries to figure out whether Captain Chakotay will be adversary or ally … and which of these would be more dangerous. (Written for the Sol System Challenges June Solstice fest to the prompt “Heat”.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Tuvok, EMH
Codes: Janeway & Chakotay, proto-Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K+ | Published 21 June, 2019 | 3,100 words
Explosive
What would you do with those last few precious seconds? (Written to the tumblr meme a ship + a kiss #38, a kiss because time is running out.)
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway, Voyager crew
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K+ | Published 22 May, 2018 | 1,600 words
Designated Survivor
There’s nothing like an away mission to find out what you’re really made of – and who your companion really is.
Characters: Janeway, Torres
Codes: proto-Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K+ | Published 19 December, 2017 | 6,300 words
Her Constant Companion
"Guilt has been her constant companion." - Tuvok, Night. But it's not the only constant in her life. (Written for the Star Trek Friendshipfest 2017.)
Characters: Janeway, Tuvok
Codes: Janeway & Tuvok, mentions of Tuvok/T'Pel, Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K+ | Published 4 August, 2017 | 5,700 words
... and never again
“This is not the way he thought he’d go out: as a martyr, an honourable sacrifice. A life mourned and a death celebrated. Offering himself up for the good of his crew. He’s just never considered himself that noble.” (Companion piece to coffeeblack75’s incredible This Day. With her permission, and my greatest thanks.)
Characters: Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated K+ | Published 30 July, 2020 | 600 words
Making Up is Hard to Do
Prompt: Make-up sex.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 8 August, 2017 | 1,100 words
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Neelix runs a tight ship.
Characters: Neelix, Paris, Chakotay, Seven, Janeway
Codes: Chakotay/Seven, Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 4 October, 2020 | 1,400 words
Hold This
A day in the life of a fine first officer.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway, Torres, Tuvok, EMH, Seven, Paris, Kim
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 25 March, 2017 | 7,300 words
Written in the Stars
Sometimes, if you’re very, very good, you get exactly what you want for your birthday.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway, Paris, Torres
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 30 November, 2018 | 4,500 words
First Officer's Log
After the Salamander Incident, Chakotay is suffering from writer's block. (Written for Threshold Day, January 29.)
Characters: Chakotay, Tuvok, EMH
Codes: Chakotay & Tuvok, Janeway/Paris
Rated T | Published 29 January, 2019 | 3,230 words
Apfelschuss: The Killing of Kathryn Janeway
“But you keep insisting you’re unable to,” she let her glance tick slowly downward until it rested on his crotch, “perform. What could you possibly do to impress me?” (Written for the Talent Night Extravaganza, celebrating Coda Day. Also Threshold Day, because both fall on January 29, and because I can't resist a dare.)
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Paris (referenced), Chakotay/Seska (referenced)
Rated T | Published 29 January, 2020 | 1,500 words
The Virus
A holodeck malfunction causes all manner of secrets to come to light. Some of them, Tuvok would prefer not to know.
Characters: Tuvok, Janeway, Chakotay, Voyager crew
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 11 December, 2017 | 4,700 words
Social Distance
The terrible trials of a captain in quarantine.
Characters: Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 31 March, 2020 | 1,200 words
Social Lubricant
Never come between a captain and her coffee.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, EMH, Paris, Kim, Seven, Tuvok
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 23 July, 2017 | 11,500 words
Trick of the Light
The real Chakotay’s smile had never been so dirty, she was sure, as he moved closer still. She tried to back up and found herself pressed against her closet door. (A Worst Case Scenario episode tag.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 18 June, 2017 | 2,700 words
Faulty Premise
Chakotay takes advantage of his weekly dinners with the Captain to conduct an experiment.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 10 October, 2016 | 10,600 words
Effulgence
Never let it be said that Suzy Q isn’t grateful. (A The Q and the Grey episode tag.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Female Q
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 13 July, 2018 | 2,100 words
In a Hundred Lifetimes
A temporal paradox gives Janeway the chance to reassess the choices she’s made and those she’s going to make, even when the future seems inevitable. (Written for the J/C Cutthroat Fiction comp, round 2.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, N. Wildman, Cavit, Stadi, Icheb, Kim, Seven, Kes, Torres
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 19 November, 2017 | 23,000 words
One True Thing
Some traditions are meant to be maintained, some promises made to be kept. No matter where you are, or who you become.
A gift for all the Janeway x Chakotay fans out there.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 24 December, 2017 | 4,000 words
Injurious Truths
“I don't want them to know my secrets. I don't want them to know the way I loved him.”
Home isn’t quite what Kathryn hoped for, but at least she has her regular coffee dates with Phoebe.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway & Phoebe, Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 14 November, 2021 | 3,300 words
I Thought You Knew
A Bliss episode addition, to the prompt: "I thought you knew."
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway, Chakotay
Rated T | Published 3 June, 2017 | 760 words
Something Worth Living For
Sometimes it takes almost losing everything to realise what you should hold onto. (Written for Coda Day, 29 January.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 29 January, 2019 | 1,700 words
Something Stronger
Chakotay is forced to get in touch with his inner warrior to save Janeway’s life when they get caught up in a civil rebellion. It has consequences.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 25 April, 2017 | 5,200 words
Smoke and Gold
Space can be lonely, and when you live on a starship, you learn to seize your chances for close contact wherever you can. But what if you meet someone on shore leave, fall in love, and know you only have tonight? (Written for the #merrymonthofcohen event, and inspired by the song Winter Lady.)
Characters: Narrator, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Narrator, Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 2 May, 2019 | 2,300 words
Were Stars to Burn
Taking part in a ritual at an alien harvest festival has devastating consequences for Chakotay, and in caring for him, Kathryn is forced to face both her deepest fears and her feelings for him. (A story with three possible endings - the choice is yours. Written for the October Trek Hurt/Comfort fic event.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Original Female Characters
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated T | Published 7 October, 2019 | 15,100 words
Infinite Spirals
Kashyk discovers that beauty, like truth, is just an illusion. A post-Counterpoint AU. Or is it?
Characters: Kashyk, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Kashyk, Janeway/Chakotay (implied)
Rated T | Published 2 April, 2017 | 3,600 words
The Uncharted Sea
When nothing turns out the way it’s supposed to, how do you find the strength to forge something new from the wreckage?
Characters: Torres, Chakotay
Codes: Paris/Torres, Janeway/Chakotay, Chakotay/Torres
Rated T | Published 17 April, 2017 | 7,100 words
PADDemonium
Paris and Janeway prove that people just can't hold their liquor in the 24th century.
Characters: Janeway, Paris, Chakotay, Torres, Kim, Tuvok, Neelix, Kes, EMH
Codes: Janeway/Paris, Chakotay/Torres, Kim/f
Rated M | Published 25 September, 2001 | 6,100 words
Rank Privileges
The Vulcan sense of timing does not work in Tuvok's favour.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Tuvok, VOY crew
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 27 June, 2016 | 5,900 words
Performance Anxiety
Janeway is determined to assess her first officer’s skills at Voyager’s second Talent Night.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 29 January, 2019 | 3,100 words
Bad Maquis
If she's going to play the game, she's playing to win. (Part of the Bad Ensign Stories collection. Read the others in the series first, linked on the story page.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 21 April, 2019 | 2,600 words
Date Night
Kathryn tries to spice things up in the bedroom. Chakotay almost ruins everything. (Written to the tumblr meme kinky prompts, to #4 anal sex. This is the very definition of crack fic and I'm so sorry.)
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 18 August, 2018 | 540 words
Captain's Holiday
Even the captain deserves a vacation once in a while. (A Tsunkatse episode addition.)
Characters: Janeway, Gilmore, OFC
Codes: Janeway/female
Rated M | Published 10 August, 2017 | 12,100 words
Getaway
Prompt: "Nothing to do but drink and make love." - Zelda Fitzgerald
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 1 June, 2017 | 270 words
Under Stars
Five times Janeway and Chakotay definitely did it, and one time they didn't. (Facts, and nobody will ever convince me otherwise.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 31 March, 2019 | 1,100 words
Accidental
Time, that great leveller, had transmuted them from ambiguous possibilities into the security of best-friendship, and contact that once would have been dangerous was now safe.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway, Paris
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 15 December, 2017 | 4,450 words
Indelible
She really should know better by now. It’s not the first time her opening conversation with an alien dignitary has left them with the apparently indelible impression that Chakotay is her partner in more than just command. (Inspired by this video by the amazing @leisylaura.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Original Characters
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 20 January, 2020 | 11,400 words
Open Hand
Soon after Voyager gets home, Janeway considers the opportunities she passed up and wonders if it was worth it.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 3 February, 2018 | 1,300 words
Clear Sailing
Prompt: "Can I just ask for something happy because too much angst exists lately? a second moonlight sail on Lake George when they get home perhaps? except with the right results."
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 25 September, 2017 | 1,500 words
show me
The New Earth virus had side effects.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 23 October, 2022 | 1,600 words
Heavenly Bodies
Running around the ship blasting macroviruses got Captain Janeway a little hot under the collar. She’s not the only one.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 14 October, 2017 | 2,600 words
Peep
You shouldn't be watching this.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, ?
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 13 November, 2017 | 1,700 words
Little Diversions
Five times Chakotay distracts Seven with kisses and one time he doesn’t. (Written to the tumblr meme a ship + a kiss #17, a kiss to distract.)
Characters: Seven, Chakotay, Paris, Torres, EMH
Codes: Chakotay/Seven
Rated M | Published 25 May, 2018 | 3,000 words
Abandoned
What if you were desperate, facing insurmountable odds, and you couldn’t see a way through? What if you laid down that burden for just a moment, and someone unexpected was there to take the weight of it from you? (Written to the tumblr meme six sexy words #39, Licking your fingers clean of her.)
Characters: Torres, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Torres
Rated M | Published 26 May, 2018 | 2,400 words
Easy
After her experiences in Unimatrix Zero, Seven is having trouble with the nature of intimacy. Two a.m. in the captain’s quarters might be just the time and place for philosophical discussion, but Janeway is experiencing her own difficulties. (Written to the tumblr meme a ship + a kiss #4: a kiss where it hurts.)
Characters: Seven, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Seven
Rated M | Published 13 June, 2018 | 4,400 words
All the Devils are Here
Shortly after the events of 'Investigations', the command team are struggling to trust each other again. Then people start getting sick, and Janeway begins to wonder if there’s something sinister going on. (Written for the J/C Cutthroat Fiction comp, Round 3.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Tuvok, EMH, Torres, Paris, Nechayev, OC
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated M | Published 21 April, 2018 | 15,300 words
your body like a searchlight
It’s a long and lonely journey for a woman who longs for things she won’t allow herself to have. (Written for the #merrymonthofcohen tumblr fic event, to the song prompt Take This Longing.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Johnson, Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Kashyk, Janeway/Seven, Janeway/Sullivan, Janeway/Jaffen
Rated M | Published 31 May, 2019 | 5,500 words
Traveling Light
'Caretaker' went a little differently. (Written for the Merry Month of Cohen 2023 collection, A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes. Inspired by Leonard Cohen's Traveling Light.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Paris, Ayala
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Paris
Rated M | Published 12 May, 2023 | 3,300 words
The Huntress and the Moon
“I know I’ve always said weird is a part of the job, but…” she flashes me a wry grin, “I never thought I’d end up running around in an alien forest, playing the part of a moon goddess. And this outfit isn’t exactly practical for slaying enemies.”
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Paris, Ayala, Tuvok, EMH
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Paris, Janeway/Ayala
Rated M | Published 1 June, 2017 | 12,500 words
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Kathryn Janeway can’t help breaking hearts, but at least she never does it the same way twice. (Inspired by A Long Journey.)
Characters: Janeway, others
Codes: Janeway/anyone who can get her off
Rated M | Published 17 July, 2020 | WIP
Nothing to Hold
What do Tom, Harry and B'Elanna really think about each other?
Characters: Paris, Torres, Kim
Codes: Paris/Torres, Paris/Kim, Kim/Torres, Janeway/Paris
Rated M | Published 11 October, 2001 | 4,200 words
Improper Fractions
We sit there together in that cramped Jeffries tube, saying nothing, and I can’t remember the last time I was so content. (An unreliable narrator's observations on the events of Season 5, starting shortly before Extreme Risk and finishing after Someone To Watch Over Me. Consistent with Polarity.)
Characters: Harren, Seven, Paris
Codes: Harren/Dalby, Paris/Torres, Paris/Seven
Rated M | Published 15 July, 2017 | 4,700 words
Kiaa'meral
Janeway agrees to an unusual trade with a race of telepathic aliens, and dips a toe into seven possibilities.
Characters: Janeway, Tuvok, Chakotay, Seven, Paris
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/other
Rated E | Published 22 June, 2016 | 17,900 words
In Momento Temporis
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway, Kes
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated E | Published 16 July, 2016 | 23,700 words
Nothing But Trouble
Three years after coming home, Voyager’s former command team want nothing to do with each other. She thinks he’s a cad and he thinks she’s nothing but trouble. But when Janeway disappears under mysterious circumstances, all the slave traders, fistfights and cagey admirals in the galaxy can’t stop Chakotay from going after her.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Seven of Nine, Torres, Paris
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated E | Published 6 September, 2016 | 25,000 words
Desperate Measures
They’re home… but it’s not what they hoped for. Estranged by circumstance and misunderstanding and kept apart by devious design, Voyager’s former command team are drawn into a world of danger, deception and political intrigue that could end up costing their lives.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Seven, Kim, Tuvok, Torres, Paris, Sekaya, Original Female Characters, Original Male Characters
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/male, Chakotay/Seven, Kim/Seven
Rated E | Published 11 May, 2019 | 101,400 words
Fragile Things
An encounter with a quantum rift sends Janeway and Chakotay on a journey through what might have been.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Voyager Crew
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated E | Published 20 December, 2016 | 51,800 words
The Void
Take one wallowing starship captain, marinate well, add one troubled first officer, and season with a pinch of smut.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated E | Published 11 August, 2002 | 2,000 words
The Second Circle
"If I thought my interest in the gaharay captain posed the least danger to my reputation, I might be concerned. It doesn’t, of course. I’m simply looking forward to fucking her again." (A companion piece to Denial and LittleObsessions' The Seventh Bar. Part of the Counterpoint Vignettes collection.)
Characters: Kashyk, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Kashyk
Rated E | Published 1 February, 2017 | 3,000 words
Required to Bear
Sometimes the past defines the future. And sometimes, no matter how defining your past, you can begin anew. (Part of the Counterpoint Vignettes collection.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Tighe, Janeway/Johnson, Janeway/Kashyk
Rated E | Published 4 September, 2017 | 8,800 words
Twelve Hours of Darkness
A tale of two captains. Because the fallout from Equinox can't simply be glossed over by putting a plaque back up on the wall.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Ransom
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Ransom, Chakotay/Gilmore, Ransom/Burke (implied)
Rated E | Published 21 May, 2017 | 2,700 words
Trigger
The tension of encountering the Equinox triggers a seismic shift between the command team that can only lead to an explosion… what kind will it be? (Written to the tumblr memes a ship + a kiss prompt #25: … as a yes, kinky prompt #43: control/loss of control, and six sexy words #8: I dare you to try me.)
This fic is accompanied by a soundtrack in case you want to listen to some angry sexy music while you're reading.
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated E | Published 18 July, 2018 | 6,100 words
What You Hunger For
You won’t fail her. It’s the vow you make each time you meet like this, every morning when you step onto her bridge, each night that you take her in your arms and watch her sleep. It’s the promise you made to her years ago, and you intend to keep it until death divides you. (Written to the tumblr memes a ship + a kiss #50: … out of love, kinky prompts #27: shibari and #30: power play, and six sexy words #15: Make sure you leave a mark.)
A companion piece to BlackVelvet42's The Realm of Surrender.
Characters: Chakotay, Janeway
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay
Rated E | Published 22 July, 2018 | 3,200 words
Only Human
What the captain gets up to in her private hours is nobody’s business but hers ... and the lover she chooses to spend them with. (The identity of Janeway’s lover is entirely up to you – it all depends on which ending you choose.)
Characters: Janeway, Chakotay, Ayala
Codes: Janeway/Chakotay, Janeway/Ayala
Rated E | Published 10 June, 2020 | 5,200 words
Surrender
A secret relationship allows two lonely people to explore some of their darker desires. Sequel to Unguarded. (Written to the tumblr meme six sexy words #7, Look deep into my eyes, princess.)
Characters: Ayala, Janeway, Chakotay
Codes: Janeway/Ayala
Rated E | Published 23 May, 2018 | 1,700 words