The Pool is back from hiatus! Now with ART! by @peacefulspock
Thanks, @peacefulspock, for this lovely commission. It’s from Chapter 4: Sometimes You Want Popsnails:
“And? Go on.”
“Rom is convinced Garak bit Doctor Bashir.”
“Why would Garak bite Doctor Bashir? Rom?” Odo tried to maintain an authoritative tone, but the fact that he clearly had no idea what the significance of biting was to Cardassian intimate relations somewhat undermined it. Quark sometimes forgot how innocent Odo could be when it came to sex. Fantastic. Maybe the pool was safe after all. Rule of Acquisition Number 119: ‘Innocence is precious. Exploit it’.
“I have no idea, Odo. Just one of Rom’s notions,” he wheedled. “But clearly Garak’s in no danger. Rom was just looking out for Doctor Bashir, so if you’d be so kind as to release him…”
“Why would Rom think that?”
“You know my brother. He’s just a dumb, kind-hearted lunkhead. I don’t know where he gets these ideas.”
Rom had lifted up his head and was staring at Quark, blinking. Quark willed him to keep his mouth shut.
And after you’ve had a look at this beautiful art (my favourite things are the expressions on Odo and Rom’s faces and the beautiful details on Quark and Rom’s suits) go on and read the latest chapter on AO3: Chapter 8: Latinum Shines Brightest When You’ve Gone Through Hell
