* colnerys.

content warnings.

star trek: deep space nine deals with very heavy topics as one of the main themes is about recovering after a genocidal occupation and the traumas associated with it.common potentially triggering content you'll find here are : war, violence, genocide, colonization, ptsd, religious trauma, mentions of sexual assault, death, grief.as so much of these topics are apart of kira's backstory, they will not be tagged unless described in vivid details.there will be NSFW content present on this blog. i will write smut or nc-17 content but i am more than happy to fade to black if that's what my partner prefers.

portrayal notes.

— kira's a lesbian. this is non-negotiable. her canon romances are not acknowledged on this blog.
— for bajoran religions, i draw inspiration from both judaism and buddhism. culturally i draw a lot of inspiration from e. asia, s.e. asia, s. asia, and some ojibwe traditions. for kira specifically, i draw a lot of inspiration for dakhur from southern china.
— my kira will always either have or had feelings for jadzia dax. the default nature of their relationship i leave ambiguous depending on the interaction.

basic expectations.

— racists, homophobes, transphobes, all bigots alike be gone.
— proshippers will be clowned on. we don't tolerate pedophilia & incest apologism here.
— please don't plagiarize or take any graphics, headcanons, and/or writing and claim it as yours. sometimes i might post drawings but unless specified, art featured on the blog will be reblogged from the original artists.
— i don't interact with minors on this blog.

i write at my own pace. i'm okay with reminders every now and then since tumblr's notification system functions 50% of the time. please do not immediately follow up after i tell you i have your reply saved in my drafts. if i haven't gotten back to you in two weeks you're allowed to check in.i thrive off of both plotted threads and spontaneous threads. that being said, i do best when i've at least spoken to the other writer about a vague direction we might wanna head. ** you're always allowed to DM me to plot or share random thoughts you have about our characters!**

i’m tired of wondering whether or not i’m being manipulated by people who say they speak for the prophets. i have my own relationship with them, and i trust my own judgment [....] i see a struggle to integrate the cultural spirituality of thousands of years with what we’ve learned in the last century, and i think a good look at ourselves is exactly what we need to get through it, to create an atmosphere of positive change — to let every bajoran reevaluate what the prophets mean for their lives.

**D.O.B. : ** november 23rd, 2343.
**PRONOUNS : ** she / they.
SEXUALITY : lesbian.
**SPECIES : ** bajoran.
BIRTHPLACE : dahkur province, bajor.
HEIGHT : 172cm / 5'8"
FACECLAIM : nana visitor.
DOMINANT HAND : right.

**RANK(S) : **
major, bajoran militia (2369 — 2375)
colonel, bajoran militia (2375 — 2381)
commander, starfleet (2375 — 2381)
captain, starfleet (2381 — )

**D.O.B. : ** november 23rd, 2343.
**PRONOUNS : ** she / they.
SEXUALITY : lesbian.
**SPECIES : ** bajoran.
BIRTHPLACE : dahkur province, bajor.
HEIGHT : 172cm / 5'8"
FACECLAIM : nana visitor.
DOMINANT HAND : right.

**SERVICE HISTORY : **
— 2356, first joined the shakaar underground resistance as a resistance fighter
— 2369, joined the bajoran militia and was given the rank "major"
— 2369, stationed on deep space nine as the bajoran liaison officer
— 2375, promoted to colonel
— 2375, commissioned the rank of "commander" by captain benjamin sisko
— 2375, took over as commanding officer of deep space nine
— 2381, given the rank of "captain" by starfleet when bajor entered the federation & the bajoran militia was absorbed by starfleet

FAMILY

**KIRA TABAN, **father
— deceased (2312 to 2365).
**KIRA MERU, **mother
— deceased (2314 to 2353).
**KIRA REON, **brother
— deceased (2346 to 2367).
**KIRA POHL, **brother
— deceased (2346 to 2366).
**TORA ZIYAL, ** surrogate daughter
— deceased (2353 to 2374).
**KIRAYOSHI O'BRIEN, ** son
— alive (born 2372 ).

**RANK(S) : **
major, bajoran militia (2369 — 2375)
colonel, bajoran militia (2375 — 2381)
commander, starfleet (2375 — 2381)
captain, starfleet (2381 — )

COMMENDATIONS, AWARDS, MEDALS :
— grankite order of tactics, received in 2381, for aiding the cardassians in driving out the dominion forces from cardassia prime, which quickly led to the end of the dominion war in 2375.
— christopher pike medal of honor, received in 2381.

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• psych profile.
• timeline.

i've always found that when people try to convince others of their beliefs it's because they're really just trying to convince themselves.

mbti : esfj — the consul
alignment : chaotic good
temperament : choleric

personality traits: stubborn, loyal, kind, compassionate, quick to anger, impulsive, blunt, emotionally expressive.

detailed personality

the first thing most people notice about kira nerys is her anger and aggravation. now, this is because of the fact that she's built walls to protect herself from being hurt or put in a vulnerable position. anger, was what protected her during the occupation; anger, was what helped her cause during the occupation— without her anger, there was no passion for her to keep going despite the arduous situation; without her anger, there wouldn't be a passionate need for vengeance when her oppressors murdered someone she loved.

however, beneath that surface of general discontentment and anger lies a soft underbelly. underneath all that cynicism is a deeply traumatized child who's been forced to suppress everything but her anger for the sake of their cause. as a result, a post-occupation bajor resulted in kira experiencing everything very intensely. by nature, she's very compassionate and exhibits a lot of empathy towards people. as a child, she cried easily and as an adult, she feels angry on others' behalf. both incredibly in tune with her feelings, as a result of her relationship with the prophets, but also deeply confused with them, she is both very touch and out of touch with her emotions.

despite what many would believe, kira loves being around people. she loves building a community with others and contributing to the greater good. over time, she's built a solid community aboard deep space nine. and over time, she's become much more open with her feelings and offering others her kindness.

despite being an ex-terrorist, kira hates violence but violence is the only way she knows how to navigate the world. for the first few years, she struggles deeply with it because whilst she would love nothing but to kill dukat in cold blood, she knows that in order to heal she cannot go back to her violent roots. there's a strong moral code that drives her, an internal sense of justice that loathes senseless sacrifices.

whilst lying comes easily during the occupation, kira is honest to a fault when it comes to the people close to her— even when she is trying to lie! around the people she love and care for, there are many tells that she'll give away. after the occupation, she tries to operate on a code of 'radical honesty' which means she will do what she can to tell the truth. to kira, it is an act of loyalty to be honest and to always tell the truth. when she cares, she cares with all her heart and being.

nerys is an incredibly passionate and spirited person. unafraid of expressing herself, unafraid to voice her opinions— she is a good ally to have and a bad enemy to make.

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• overview.
• timeline.

mental health profile

complex post-trauma stress disorder: not only does nerys have the trauma associated with being a veteran, she also has the consistent trauma of being a bajoran living under cardassian rule. the occupation was more than just a single event — it was her life growing up. it was all she knew.
C-PTSD manifests in many ways. for nerys, it comes in forms of insomnia, nightmares, dissociation, anger, paranoia, and anxiety.

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): many of the adhd symptoms overlap with the C-PTSD symptoms. however, since childhood, she's always been "annoying adults" as some have put delicately. she's seen getting into trouble a lot, running around a lot, and having a lot of issues with authority. when things don't interest kira, she has extreme difficulties keeping focus. kira, like many with adhd drinks an obscene amount of coffee as a means to self medicate. she can also be incredibly impulsive and reckless, sometimes a loose canon. it's a way for her to seek dopamine.

autism: kira exhibits many symptoms of autism through the forms of repetitive behaviours & routines— meditation and praying being one of them. every day she dedicates her mornings and nights to meditating, and she has to pray at least once a day. it's a way for her to maintain internal order. it's both cultural difference and having autism that makes it difficult for her to understand a lot of her peers when they don't speak plainly or frankly. whilst most bajorans are religious and devout, kira has a special interest in it. when given the chance to elaborate, she's more than happy to talk about different prophecies, celebrations, etc etc.

dyscalculia: kira struggles a lot with numbers and mathematics. as a child, she needed a lot of help from her dad and younger brothers in the subject.

hobbies & interests

kira's not much of an academic in any sense of the word. she's struggled with mathematics since childhood. however, she does take particular interests in sports and physical activities. her favourite sport would be springball which she absolutely destroys people at. over the years of spending time in the holosuites with jadzia dax, kira's picked up a particular affinity towards dax's training programs.
aside from all that, she's very passionate about bajoran culture: being well versed in bajoran artists, poets, writers, folktales, music, etc. kira's favourite particularly is studying prophecies with her fellow enthusiasts, discussing their different interpretations and what not.
kira eventually she has a natural talent for music. she has perfect pitch and particularly favours singing & playing the bajoran harp and flute.

childhood

born to kira meru and kira taban in the dahkur province on bajor. proceeded to spend the majority of her childhood in the singha refugee camp.in 2346, her mother was taken by the cardassians to become a comfort woman. however, nerys was told that she died that day. kira, would later find out that her father lied in an attempt to protect his children.as nerys started to grow, she became her two brothers' fierce protector. brave & unafraid, she and her brothers roamed the fields of their village as if there wasn't an occupation happening in their backyard.that was, until she and reon ran into a cardassian soldier. seven year old nerys did everything she could to protect her brother, bit, scratched, kicked ... but he was too big, too strong for her. yet, for some reason he let them go. ever since that day nerys hadn't been the same.for a girl so young, she's witnessed too much. she's changed & there's nothing she can do as she watched cardassian soldiers pluck away the women in her village, one by one despite her desperate pleas. all she had were her tears & the love of prylar ishtani & her family to keep her alive.

the resistance

for a long time, she would wander around the outskirts of the resistance meetings. kira wanted join since she was old enough to know she wanted to join, but they turned her away because she was too young.then, she turns thirteen & the resistance members let her run minor errands until one day they're short fighters, and kira enlists. that day, she shoots her first cardassian & is finally considered a member of the resistance.shortly after turning 14 in 2357, kira volunteered for a mission to liberate gallitep labour camp. that day, would be the last time she let herself shed tears over collaborators — people who willingly betrayed their own kind.
_{(from: terok nor: night of the wolves)}in 2365, her father was attacked by cardassians. out of a need for vengeance, kira ordered a raid group to find the the people who hurt him. she would come back feeling the thrill of victory, only to see her father ... dead. she missed his death by less than an hour. with that, she orders another raid group as a way to avoid her feelings.that same year, she would infiltrate terok nor, in which she meets odo. with odo's help they shut down their detection grid & resistance activities rose once more.
_{(from: terok nor: dawn of the eagles)}one year before bajor is free form cardassian oppression, kira is assigned to infiltrate the plin syndicate in the bajoran arctic. the mission was easy : kidnap glin gundar, hold him for ransom. but her reason for taking the job was more person — to see her brother reon again and talk him into some sense into him. after all, any bajoran willing to work in an officer's club was a collaborator. her own brother was no exception.however, in a twisted turn of events ... her brother's heart in the end was in the right place. the officer's club posed as a club on the surface, but was a resistance in disguise ... which, too was a lie because this was all a ruse created by the obsidian order. nerys, not even being able to cry & call out to her little brother, turned away as she heard the phaser that shot him to death.with the memory chip reon gave her, nerys had the final piece of the puzzle to finally put this occupation to an end.
_{(from: tales from the captain's table: the officers' club)}a year later, bajor was free.
_{(from: terok nor: dawn of the eagles)}

deep space nine

2369, year one of the liberated bajor. kira nerys obtained the rank of major. she's still getting accustomed to her new self — her entry into the plin syndicate eradicated her body of any visible blemishes; her teeth was fixed; and her hair was trimmed. then, there was the fact that she was now an administrator, a task that she's much less well equipped than she thought she was. oh, to top it all off she has to work with starfleet. great!for the first year, she's adjusting to a life without war & the ways how the federation worked. but also, the weight of her actions for the past half of her life are catching up to her — the guilt's eating away at her every night, wondering if the prophets would forgive her for how many lives she's taken.year one on deep space nine was her learning to take the first step of healing : accepting her faults & learn to forgive her past.2370, year two. the idea of commander sisko being the emissary was still unreal to her & at this point, she began seeing the true ugly nature of politics intertwining with spirituality.when bareil withdrew his name from the selection, winn adami became the next kai — much to her chagrin.year two, kira sees the ugliness and the reality of politics ... even the religious assembly aren't beyond the crookedness of it all.

2371, year three. she was with odo when he found his people — the changelings deep in the gamma quadrant. the same year, kira was abducted & surgically altered to look like a cardassian. this almost psychologically broke her for she almost believe that she was a cardassian sleeper agent ... but she was not & this was in fact, a ploy to implicate tekeny ghemor, a cardassian dissident ... who kira would then come to see as a father figure.during a trip to negotiate with cardassia, bareil and winn came out severely damaged. winn was fine but bareil suffered devastating damages to his neuropathways. however, he knows how important this treaty was and proceeded— having bashir replace parts of his organic brain with a positronic matrix. however, he eventually does succumb to his injury and dies. this leaves kira nerys feeling profoundly heartbroken and positively jaded about winn adami.later that year, events from wrath of the prophets take place. an epidemic spreads across bajor through its water supplies, some religious figures call it 'the wrath of the prophets' as it was meant to punish the bajorans. kira nerys and maquis leader, ro laren, tracks down the black market source of the plague to find a cure for bajor.year three, put all of kira's beliefs on trial — who is she now? who is kira nerys outside of the violence, the terrorism, and the unadulterated hatred for the cardassians? that, is something kira will be spending the rest of her life looking for an answer to.

2372, year four of working on deep space nine. early that year, the events of revenant takes place where upon jadzia dax's request, she finds herself on the trill homeworld infiltrating an old, crusty archive to receive a map. on the trill homeworld, she watches jadzia go through numerous trials and tribulations— one of them, involves watching her die ... an experience that deeply petrified a kira nerys.during the ha'mara festivities that year, kira was aboard the defiant on a mission that she knew sisko deliberately took because he was uncomfortable with how much attention he got as the emissary. an assault occurs on the ship, gravely injuring benjamin sisko which leads kira to freaking out and trying to keep him lucid. this experience brings them closer and she begins to understand him not just as the emissary but also as a person who she would be able to call friend.this year, kira meets a young girl by the name of tora ziyal, a half-bajoran & cardassian who's the daughter of gul dukat. because of her particular affinity towards her ... she tolerates dukat begrudgingly. she does convince dukat to let ziyal stay on deep space nine with kira, in which she encourages the girls' natural inclination towards art and eventually helps enrol her into a university on bajor.during an away mission with keiko o'brien & julian bashir, and accident happened that made keiko's body inhospitable to the fetus in her body. so, kira allowed bashir to transfer the fetus to her and she's to carry the o'brien's baby to term.year four, despite a changeling infiltration of the alpha quadrant and the stress of a potential dominion attack ... kira begins to find herself beyond what is kira the resistant fighter or kira the bajoran. for the first time, she feels genuinely happy to exist.

2373, year five of working on deep space nine. kira feels like a different person now. she's opened up considerably more towards her coworkers, she cares very deeply for all of them ... it's like she has a little family unit aboard the station.because of her sudden pregnancy, she's moved in temporarily with the o'briens until she gives birth to their unborn child.after the birth of kirayoshi o'brien, tekeny ghemor visits the station as he's dying. seeing kira as his own daughter and kira seeing him as her own father, during the shri-tal ritual kira discovers the unsavoury truth that ghemor once took part in the kiessa monastery massacre. at first, she was going to leave him to die alone but then she thought about how she left her own father to die alone because she was too cowardly to see him— the representation of her strength— fade away before her. so, she goes to ghemor's bedside and stays with him until he dies. later, she buries him next to where she buried her own father.later into the year, the dominion begins to make efforts to invade the alpha quadrant starting with deep space nine. at first, bajor refuses to sign the nonaggression pact with the dominion but the threat proved to be much more terrifying than they could've ever expected, so by the emissary's advice, bajor signs the pact.all starfleet personnel leave the station, and all bajorans are recommended to evacuate the premises. so, by the end of the year kira's left on the station to represent bajor and dukat, once again assumes command of the station.year five was worse than what kira could've ever anticipated. she's only began to know peace and joy, only for it to be ripped away from her so abruptly. now, she stands at the fork of survival and holding out hope for sisko to return & take ahold of this station again.

the dominion war

2374, year six of working on deep space nine. after months of dominion occupation of deep space nine, kira starts the new year off with a series of ethical and personal questions. during the occupation, she was accused of being a collaborator for not fighting back against the dominion and it took a very rude wake up call for her to realize that she cannot sell her morals nor ethics. still, the prospect and the fact that she was a collaborator scared her beyond comprehension.though starfleet manages to drive the dominion out of bajoran space ... but it is not without a cost. during the process, tora ziyal was murdered and this absolutely devastated kira. as a result, she hung all of ziyal's paintings in her own quarters, serving as a reminder that she has to do a better job at protecting the people she love.later in the year, there's a new discovery made in the remains of b'hala. when they discover the tablet, sisko develops an intense fascination with it. however, during a prophetic vision he smashes it and it unleashes discharges of power. one of them, was a prophet that inhabited kira's body ... it was time for the reckoning. the prophet, taking over the body of kira nerys awaits for kosst amojen — if the prophets emerge victorious, bajor would enter into a golden age of long lasting peace. however, before the prophet could emerge victorious, kai winn floods the promenade with chroniton radiations, driving the prophet & the pah-wraith to leave their respective vessels.now the future of bajor remains uncertain.during the gratitude festival, the federation & its allies were presented with a chance to gain an advantage over the dominion. however, before that expedition, sisko received words from the prophet to not leave the station. but against their wishes, they went anyways. the wormhole, for some reason sealed itself.and it would turn out later on that dukat released the pah-wraiths ... and subsequently killed jadzia dax— kira's best friend, and the woman she loved. the death of dax would send sisko on a spiral, causing him to go on an extended leave of absence and that would leave kira in charge of the station.year six was a year of loss for kira. whilst grateful that her faith was recognized by a prophet, she couldn't be happy. she lost both ziyal and jadzia ... and sisko too, when he left the station with his baseball.2375, year seven of working on deep space nine. kira received a promotion from major to colonel. whilst taking command of deep space nine, she honed her diplomacy and negotiation skills. with the entrance to the celestial temple closed, the people of bajor and herself were feeling uncertain. however, when the wormhole reopened it was as if a glimmer of hope burst within herself.when sisko came back with the orb of the emissary, kira was elated. however, never did she think she would meet another dax. this, caused all sorts of feelings to bubble within herself. however, despite everything that's happened kira loved jadzia dax and knowing that this new dax has jadzia's memories ... as uncomfortable as it is for herself, she couldn't stand hurting her. so, she begins a friendship with ezri dax despite all the complicated feelings she might harbour for the previous host.

the news of damar forming his own rebellion to liberate cardassia from the dominion roused the spirits of everyone across the quadrant. upon admiral ross' request, kira was assigned to help him and given the battle commission of commander by benjamin sisko, in order to help ease the cardassian discomfort of a bajoran militia being present. for the remainder of the war, she would be with damar, garak, and the rest of damar's supporters. when their plan goes terribly wrong, they sought refuge in garak's basement of his childhood home, being looked after by mila. during this time, kira develops a genuine friendship with garak and damar despite their messy past ... but this friendship would be short lived because damar dies right before the war ends.with the founder at kira's gunpoint, and odo's help— they finally got the changeling to stop the murders and slaughters. the cost of war was too damn high. 800 million cardassians dead, and so many of the people she loved too, were dead. when the war ended, the o'briens left for earth; worf left for qo'nos; and odo returned to the great link. captain sisko was now with the prophets, and deep space nine was her station to command again with a promise that sisko would return — his baseball perched on top of her new desk as they enter into the new year.

post war

2376, year one of kira the new commanding officer of deep space nine. with a major staff overhaul, and a great deal of her friends gone, the colonel's become more withdrawn from bonding with her crew.in april of 2376, three months after kira takes command of deep space nine, she's doing the best she can with how perpetually the station is. cardassian recovery efforts have been redirected to the station, refugees that've lost their home as a result of the dominion war were directed to ds9. kira's at odds with her new chief of security, lt. ro laren— ex-starfleet, former maquis, and now with the bajoran militia. when an old friend, ishtani reyla was found dead on her station, ro laren investigates the death and found a book in the possession of the now deceased prylar. it was a book of prophecies that accurately predicted every event that has happened to bajor— kira alerts a vedek from the assembly and engages in a heated debacle over the vedek assembly wishing to censor the ohalu prophecies as 'heretical'. however, kira disagreed ardently with the censorship of information and within the week, she uploads the translation of the prophecy to bajor's comnet. as a result, kira was attainted— no longer was she allowed to wear her earrings, study the prophecies, go to temple, and even to pray with other bajorans ... she lost her community.
_{(from: avatar one & two)}months later, during the defiant's search for jake sisko, they receive a distress call from the planet europa nova. deep space nine uses all their available ships, and the bajoran ships they have at their disposal to help evacuate the people on the planet that is being rapidly polluted. they soon discover that the pollutants came from the iconian gateway. with the defiant tasked to close the gateways, kira & taran'atar, the jem'hadar sent by odo to learn how to exist alongside other species, go through the gateway to find the source of the pollutant.however, they end up in the delta quadrant, discovering that it was a hirogen ship that was throwing their waste through the gateway. whilst taran'atar was engaged in battle with the hirogen, kira made her move to stop the rest of the waste from reaching the gateway. however, the manoeuvre resulted in the euphrates failing and her sending out a message to everyone else on the other side of the gateway that she's used the euphrates to block the waste. however, because of that, she had to use an escape pod and land on the closest class-m planet for her chance at survival. with that, she ends up crashing on a desert planet, and eventually feeling herself die from the heat.
_{(from: gateways: demons of air and darkness)}

crisis in unity

after the europadani crisis, kira is left with the tensions at home between her and the bajoran government as well as starfleet command & back office. feeling the isolation now more than ever, especially with some of her best officers now on an exploratory mission in the gamma quadrant, kira buries herself in work.
about a month later in the middle of june, it is revealed that the bajoran government once again, petitioned its entry into the federation.with that in mind, deep space 9, once again, becomes a pivotal point within the quadrant's politics. however, due to the nature of the dominion war recently ending, the precarity of the station's position and proximity to the wormhole, the summit to discuss the fate of bajor is kept on a low profile. as station commander, it is kira's duty to make all the necessary arrangements.
_{(from: mission gamma: twilight)}during this time, she experiences alienation from rear admiral LJ. akaar who she believes doubts her ability at every turn. then, there's the issue with shakaar edon morphing into a person that she no longer recognizes because whilst bajor is petitioning its entry into the federation, the cardassian ambassador, natima lang is reaching out to build diplomatic bridges.kira's experience with corat damar provides her with the grace and experience to want peace and diplomacy. shakaar for a time being agrees but his second minister openly antagonizes the cardassians whilst they beg for medical supplies. the anti-cardassian sentiments grow on the station as it first starts with the defacing of their flag, then the horrific vandal of tora ziyal's (a friend who kira treated like a daughter) artwork, and finally a bajoran physically assaulting a cardassian. with these tensions rising, she eventually finds out that it was shakaar, who ordered his second minister to make the exchanges with the cardassians as unpleasant as possible.
_{(from: mission gamma: this gray spirit)}

however, despite all the internal conflicts and complications, bajor was on track to sign their treaty, granting an official entry into the united federation of planets. days before the signing however, a spiritual crisis is made public and known to colonel kira nerys.her actions of uploading the ohalu prophecies onto the bajoran comnet resulted in a spiritual revolution. a fringe religious group known as the ohaluvaru emerged, and has caused tremendous distress within the vedek assembly. eventually, the group grown to substantial numbers, with many bajorans in protest of the assembly's decision to attaint kira. thus, many bajorans during the gratitude festival's opening ceremony, threw their earrings on their ground in protest.

yet, right around the moments of immense strife the former kai, opaka sulan, came back and offered kira nerys much needed spiritual and emotional guidance. it was also kai opaka who convinced the vedek assembly to rescind her attainder.

in august of 2379, just as shakaar edon was about to sign he was critically injured by an anti-federation extremist. which delayed bajor's entry into the federation a bit longer.

in 2380, the vedek assembly reinstates opaka as kai of bajor and finally, bajor joins the federation as of september 29th, 2381. kira nerys is also given the title of "captain" and given belated commendations for her efforts during the dominion war as well as acting as a mediator for bajor, cardassia, and the federation.

becoming the hand

( events of worlds of ds9, warpath, fearful symmetry, the soul key )a month after bajor joined the federation, the bajoran village sidau, sent out a distress call which the newly minted captain kira responded to. however, by the time they arrived the village was destroyed and there was a freighter left on space with only one life sign. kira, takes an away team in an attempt to save the sole survivor but she dies shortly after. this is a prelude to a much bigger and wider issue of bajoran identity and their relationships to the prophets.
_{(from: worlds of deep space 9: bajor)}on december 31st of 2381, captain kira nerys and lt. cmdr ro laren were attacked by the jem'hadar observer sent by odo— ro, with her spine snapped broken and kira, with her heart pierced. whilst on the brink of death, dr. bashir replaced her torn apart heart with an artificial one. however, she doesn't awake fast enough for people's liking.whilst unconscious, kira has a prophetic vision in which she, is a general of the bajora with her comrades as they try to negotiate with the eav'oq over a gateway to allow her people sanctuary. towards the end of her pilgrimage, kira realizes that the prophets of bajor, also have relations with other species and peoples— and she, is the hand that will join the bajorans, the eav'oqs, and the ascendants. in short, she was designated as the hand of the prophets. with her fate and duty accepted, kira wakes from her coma.
_{(from: warpath)}in mid-january 2382, barely weeks after her surgery, kira uses her position of command to get back to work which made the doctor accelerate her recovery. she's paid by a visit from a woman who claims to be iliana ghemor and soon finds out that it is the iliana ghemor from the mirrorverse. with that, it is uncovered that the iliana ghemor from her universe, brainwashed taran'atar and crossed over into the mirror universe— and of course, murdered the intendant so she can pose as her. it's revealed that iliana of the prime universe has the intention of fulfilling trakors first prophecy— to discover the wormhole and become the emissary of the mirror universe.
_{(from: fearful symmetry)}

diplomacy

(i will write these better i swear)honestly it's been pretty normal though for years now at this point she's been trying to push for diplomatic negotiations with the dominion but uh starfleet back office sends any mail from kira straight to spam! oh yeah she and garak definitely still talk and talk shit abt their own governments

supernova

so we know how the supernova happened right? well see... behind starfleet's back, she and a few romulans she's befriended during the dominion war have been sorta just... transporting people over little by little. some, by bribing whatever connections quark has; some, literally on their tiny little runabouts. needless to say, they've done more than the fucking federation lmao

aftermath

at this point she's just tired of starfleet back office... THANK GOD THEY NEVER COME HERE! the only station treated worse than ds9 is starbase 80! zoinks! also, ro's been her first officer for a bit but at some point section 31 stole her away. another reason why kira hates section 31. all her homies hate s31.2399-2401: you're here. in the present. see? kira was right but noooo starfleet doesn't negotiate with war criminals :/ (honestly depending on how the rest of the show goes... this might tweak)

deep space 9

takes place during seasons one to five. sisko, the captain of the station is the emissary of the prophets. the wormhole to the gamma quadrant's opened up & kira's just doing the best she can to keep her people happy & debating with starfleet.

dominion war

takes place from the end of season five to seven. the changelings aka the founders & the jem hadar ships started to attack & colonize systems. kira has to deal with a conflict of survival & doing the right thing.

post-ds9 era

for interactions that takes place after the dominion war but before star trek: picard . mostly focussed on running the station and having her feedback ignored by starfleet, kira becomes more of a politician than she would like to be. kira becomes captain in 2381 when bajor joins the federation.

picard era

takes place after the events of ds9. during the events of ST: picard, kira for most cases only receive the news of what's happening on earth later than most other people.deep space nine begins to secretly take in refugees of synthetic lifeforms and offering them positions on the space station.

lt. kira au

au where instead of ro laren leaving the bajorans and joining starfleet, kira does. when kira nerys was thirteen, she became an official member of the shakaar resistance. however, when she was sixteen, a shuttlecraft accident caused all the engines to blow out and kira was left to the whims of the prophets whether she would stay alive or not. later found by a starfleet officer by the name declan keogh, who was being pursued whilst on the way back from an intelligence mission. kira's brought back to the USS LEXINGTON where after two years was given the commission of 'ensign' and by the time of when "ensign ro" was supposed to take place, kira was already at the rank of lieutenant. eventually she joins the enterprise and has to grapple with her own guilt of leaving bajor. read more here— mostly made with the intentions of a tng based au but it's flexible.

voyager au

when thomas riker commandeered the uss defiant whilst taking kira nerys as an unwilling passenger, they headed towards the direction of the badlands. during that time, the uss voyager went to look for the maquis ship, val jean. when voyager & the val jean got taken to the delta quadrant, so did the defiant. annoyed and aggravated, kira reluctantly agrees to work with kathryn janeway's crew. _by default she would be commanding the USS DEFIANT with tom riker & some members of voyager who really wanted to see the defiant._

discovery au

captain kira nerys took the defiant out to investigate an anomaly in the gamma quadrant after they’ve heard reports about it from new bajor. on their way back, the defiant in short, warps to the mirrorverse except ... it’s not the mirrorverse kira was familiar with but rather, it’s the mirrorverse of the 23rd century. with pretty much a non-human crew, kira has to survive this nasty nasty universe and eventually they make contact with the USS discovery and work together to bring michael back so they can return to the prime universe.when they’re back in the prime universe, starfleet command and back office has one helluva headache but eventually decided to tell everyone that the defiant that went missing, returned in one piece. at this point, kira has to make the decision of being starfleet or bajoran— starfleet dictates she cannot meddle with the affairs of the past, but her being bajoran believes that if the prophets didn’t want her to change time they wouldn’t’ve sent her

snw au

beaming up and down between time eras so frequently over a short duration is bound to cause problems. she beamed two two different decades before finding dax, bashir, and sisko. however, on their way back she ends up in the 23rd century aboard the serene squall. for the next few months kira lives among pirates whilst trying to stay alive so she can find her way home. eventually, she finds christopher pike and ends up on the enterprise. read more here, can also be used for discovery & tos related plots.

jock au

modern day (21st century)/athlete au. kira nerys, a former resistance fighter was offered a sports scholarship at the age of 26. now, a rugby player on the team in a foreign land, kira must learn how to adapt to a normal life and her apparent popularity that comes with her position. read more here — the timeline's flexible here.

mid-20th century au

1950's/60's/70's au. based off of the st: ds9 episode — far beyond the stars. kayleigh "kay" carolyn eaton (nee nichols), born to a jewish family in queens. she's the oldest of three, her mother died when she was three years old. kay managed to attend college, where she would meet her future husband julius eaton. the two of them eventually become prominent sci-fi writers — though, kay adopts a pseudonym of k.c. hunter due to the sexism in the industry.secretly, she and julius has an agreement that they would be married in name only because kay isn't attracted to men, only women and julius is bisexual, thus understanding her pain. there will be references to political activities of that era.

the elysian kingdom

fairytale au. based off of the st: snw episode — the elysian kingdom. anastasia natalya komananova, a court musician in daylight and a spy for a rogue intelligence agency from king ridley’s kingdom. skilled in using many types of weapons, fist-to-fist combat, and a gorgeous singing voice as well as a talent for picking up instruments — she was perfect for this role.growing up, her homeland was rife with conflict and when she became an orphan of war, she was taken in by a handler from said intelligence agency. eventually, she was made into the “perfect” spy ... but being so perfect is so boring! so, she killed her handler after years of being told she wasn’t good enough and that she was disposable ... well, in ways, they let her be her own boss.in short, she’s only in the queen’s court because she likes the drama — at least, that's what she wants you to believe. the reality is, she's sent to assassinate the evil queen for terrorizing her homeland. but, find her a cause that she’s genuinely passionate about and you will have her loyalty.

doctor who

mostly written with starstcff's ezri dax for her trills are from gallifrey AU, but can easily be adopted. fresh out of the bajoran occupation, kira nerys meets dax, a timelord (so they call themselves). kira's en route to her new job aboard the station deep space nine, formerly known as terok nor. however, the timelord was insistent that she go travel the universe with them — which, of course, kira refused to. then the ground of bajor shakes (presumably from the last of the cardassians extractions of their planet), the timelord takes kira into their ship and gets out of bajor ... but the catch is, they're now in a different time period and the ship is out of energy for the time being. thus, kira becomes a reluctant companion.

fire emblem: 3H

(wip) bajor was a nation colonized by faerghus at the beginning of fe3h, the bajoran resistance are working hard. kira's sent to infiltrate garreg mach with the mission of assassinating dimitri. but things took a turn. can be recruited into golden deer & black eagles. blue lions unavailable.

genshin impact

(wip) br uh