Klingon Bloodwine: A Toast to Poor Life Choices

Your character has always prided themselves on being adventurous, but nothing could have prepared them for their first sip of Klingon bloodwine. As the fiery liquid hits their tongue, their eyes bulge, and their face contorts into an expression that could only be described as “warp core meltdown.”

Describe the taste – like drinking molten metal spiced with rage and regret? Perhaps a touch of…was that motor oil? Paint the scene: the Klingons around you pounding their fists in approval, roaring with laughter, while your human (or otherwise) companions watch in horrified fascination.

What does your character think and feel? Are they instantly regretting their decision? Trying to act tough to impress the Klingons? Or maybe plotting revenge against the friend who suggested it in the first place? Or maybe they actually like it?

Criteria

• Stories can either be submitted through the BFMS (your entry should link to that story) or input in the text box.
• Stories should be between 250 and 500 words.
• Stories will be graded using the Bravo Fleet Fiction Rubric, which marks on the following criteria: Language, Style, & Mechanics; Adherence to Canon; Perspective; Characterization; Originality; Use of the Prompt.
• Stories must be written during the competition period and should not be a reuse of an existing story. Stories written before or after the competition begins will be disqualified. The BFMS publication date will be used.
• The story must be a single author post in BFMS and not a joint post with another author.