



Keep your ears open.
Are you kidding? That’s the seventh rule of acquisition.
Avery Brooks in the DS9 What We Left Behind documentary.
“One of the things that attracted me about Star Trek was that I’d be human. Completely human - and brown, too.”
But then it really got complicated, especially when Garak’s addiction and despair began to surface. He needed someone to share it with.
Ira Steven Behr and Andrew Robinson in the DS9 documentary What We Left Behind
Ira Behr & Andy Robinson Discuss Garak’s Initial Interaction With Bashir from What We Left Behind
Transcript:
IRA BEHR: What did Garak think of Bashir? Was—Were they friends? Did they develop a friendship or was he using him the whole time?
ANDY ROBINSON: At first he wanted to have sex with him. That’s absolutely clear. That’s all he wanted from him. “Come to my shop, I’ve got some nice clothes for you…but you’ll have to change first.” But then it really got complicated, especially when Garak’s addiction and despair began to surface. He needed someone to share it with.
tbh i’m so here for jake sisko going down to garak’s shop and asking him for help with his stories, and garak helping him like legitimately? Garak being super fucking vague about things and making jake figure out what bit of the story he’s criticizing or what he’s telling jake he should do and jake!!! loves it!!!
because garak straight-up criticizes and praises his work in the same fucking breath, and he’s so helpful but so annoying oh my god!!! garak!!
and one night he’s sitting with garak a little after closing, hunkered down over a story he’s editing as garak sews a new dress and listens to him talk, and ziyal comes in to ask if garak would like to have supper with her.
And at the time jake is fetching a new spool of thread from the cupboard for garak, and he comes back to find ziyal is reading through the padd he’d left on the table.
“My dear, i’ve a lot of work to be getting on with,” garak says sweetly, “but I’m sure Mr Sisko will of course accompany you to a meal, such a gentleman as he is.” and jake’s like !!!! ! !! ! UM OKAY!! YEAH!! ZIYAL!! LET’S GO
and ziyal and jake talk about jake’s story, and garak’s like :) yes :) yesssss