Star Trek

McKirk

Leonard McCoy/James T. Kirk

Bones met Jim Kirk on a shuttle while threatening to throw up on him, and the Kelvin timeline turned their friendship into the heart of the reboot. The grumpy doctor patching up his reckless captain is a dynamic fandom found impossible to leave platonic.

6,000 works

What is McKirk?

McKirk is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Leonard McCoy and James T. Kirk from Star Trek. With over 6,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love McKirk

A man whose whole job is keeping Jim Kirk alive, complaining lovingly the entire time — sunshine-grump in space.

Most Popular McKirk Fanfics

The highest-rated McKirk stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

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tiverrr's star trek artchive

by chuubit

because the internet is kinda going to shit and i need somewhere to store thesemight add specfic pairing tags/general tags in the chapter notes

129 kudos 17 words ~1 min read Not Rated
Fanart Mpreg | Male Pregnancy Bottom James T. Kirk
2

【授翻】【AOS/Mckirk】对灵魂之益

by Jess_jiao

Leonard McCoy就读星舰学院期间,他就不打算接近任何人。尤其是那个他似乎无法摆脱的被宠坏的小混蛋。------典型的学院时代的小说,但内容尽可能详尽。它将跟随Jim和McCoy一起在学院的三年,并探索他们从初识的陌生人成长为不可分割的伙伴的过程。

0 kudos 4,339 words ~18 min read General Audiences
Slow Build Genius James T. Kirk Academy Era
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Declaration

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by MissCapsicle

Bones finally tells Jim how he feels

11 kudos 100 words ~1 min read General Audiences
Declarations Of Love Idiots in Love Getting Together
4

Living ain’t easy

by Littlepandamumma12

Prequel to ‘I’ve lived before’ Loosely follows the Kelvin timeline, and shows James T Kirk’s life from birth up to 16 years of age. James is born amid chaos and loss, his first moments defined by the death of his father and the emotional fracture of his mother, Winona, who cannot bear to look at him

42 kudos 21,866 words ~88 min read Mature
Hurt/Comfort Emotional Hurt/Comfort Angst and Hurt/Comfort
5

We Meet Again

by 2Kris_P

"Leonard McCoy, you stop and listen to me." Chapel's sharp tone made Leonard freeze, memories of his mama catching him stealing cookies in the middle of the night being hauled up in his brain. He turned on his heel, face pinched in both confusion and a bit of fear, as he looked at her. She took a de

30 kudos 6,184 words ~25 min read Teen And Up Audiences
POV Leonard "Bones" McCoy Amnesia Protective Leonard "Bones" McCoy
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The Falutero Affair

by ladydragyn

The Falutero created by Leonard, M'Benga and their team is a medical miracle bringing hope to the hopeless. It is probably the most important invention to the galaxy. Too bad some people want it and its creators destroyed.

48 kudos 15,955 words ~64 min read Explicit
Established Relationship Polyamory Bottom Leonard "Bones" McCoy
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An Excuse for Warming Up

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by reeby10

“C’mon, Bones, it’ll be fun!”

10 kudos 328 words ~2 min read General Audiences
POV Leonard "Bones" McCoy Established Relationship
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Where the Glacier Meets the Sky

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by LuxaLucifer

When Healer McCoy and Captain Kirk find a strange man in a strange place, their ship might not be big enough for the three of them. Emotionally Illiterate McKirk to Slightly Less Emotionally Eilliterate McSpirk fantasy AU.

6 kudos 8,432 words ~34 min read Mature
Alternate Universe - Fantasy Age of Sail Hurt/Comfort
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Whirlpool

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by YaynessForGayness

After their most recent shore leave following their not-so-pleasant encounter with Nazis, Spock runs into an old Starfleet Academy classmate who transferred onto the Enterprise to work near him. Their presence sends him spiralling and all they seem to want to do is make his life worse.

5 kudos 8,600 words ~35 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Hurt/Comfort Angst and Hurt/Comfort Mentions of Drowning
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Spock's Shadow

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by Dreaming_of_the_stars42

Spock has always had a difficult time negotiating between his human and vulcan half. This sometimes leads to complex, and rather illogical, emotions that he cannot control despite his training. Jim is rather in tune with his vulcan but finds it hard to bring up his concerns leading to a huge misunde

25 kudos 8,342 words ~34 min read Mature
Depressed Spock (Star Trek) Depression References to Depression
11

Eve’s Daz3D NSFW Renders

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by Great_Pretender

So a lot has happened since my last nsfw work, I picked up a new software, got some proper HD models, and now I’m here :D Same old same old, the first chapter is an index on what you’ll find within. Don’t look at what you don’t like, I don’t. THESE AREN’T MY MODELS! You can find them pretty easily I

22 kudos 243 words ~1 min read Explicit
Embedded Images 3D render Centaur AU
12

The FIRE we chose

by killingthetime

Pon farr hits Spock hard and sudden.Jim promised he would be there—no matter how rough, how violent, how much it hurt.He keeps that promise.Every thrust, every bruise, every drop of blood is proof that Spock is alive and still his. ***Violence, sex and redemption***

248 kudos 208,512 words ~835 min read Explicit
Established Relationship Pon Farr Vulcan Biology
13

I’ve lived before

by Littlepandamumma12

Based very loosely on the alternative series. It follows aspects of the movies with my own spin on things. Kirk joins the academy, but has to prove he’s meant to be there. The story depicts his journey through the academy, and then a period of time after the Narada and before Khan. Timelines aren’t

82 kudos 41,960 words ~168 min read Mature
Hurt/Comfort Angst Developing Relationship
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Doctor's Insight

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by lover_of_blue_roses

It turns out Kirk doesn't know about Vulcan anatomy. Something that might come up sooner rather than later now that Spock has agreed to play chess in Kirk's private quarters. Somehow Bones -who feels so totally normal about all of this- ends up being the one to educate Kirk about this, including dia

5 kudos 5,734 words ~23 min read Explicit
Explicit Sexual Content Oral Sex Hand Jobs
15

Doctor's Orders

by Nightingale_the_first

While McCoy worked, he kept one hand at the nape of Kirk's neck, carefully turning his head this way and that, making sure to pass the dermal regenerator over every bruise and scrape. McCoy allowed his thoughts to drift. He felt almost breathless himself with the lump in his throat, his clenching he

83 kudos 25,258 words ~102 min read Explicit
Friends to Lovers BDSM Bad BDSM Etiquette
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Never Let Your Vulcan Out Of Your Sight

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by PoorLeno89

Spock could sense the Captain's worry radiating from somewhere to his left and several decks above him, as well as the doctor’s, only a room away, which was excessively potent from the closer proximity (and due to McCoy's natural caring tendencies). Try as he did to rationalize it, to tell himself t

34 kudos 9,850 words ~40 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Spock Whump (Star Trek) Injured Spock (Star Trek) Hurt/Comfort
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What Happens When Stars Die?

by Viperfang254

Three journeys, three separate missions: Save, Preserve, Explore. Doctor Ryland Grace and Rocky have found the solution to saving the stars, and just need to get it to Erid. The Convict, Simon, nearly died preserving the Black Box, and now that the mission is over, he doesn’t know what to do with hi

6 kudos 1,730 words ~7 min read Mature
Angst and Hurt/Comfort Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
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First time dying

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by ladypolyester

After being captured on a hostile planet, Dr. Leonard McCoy finds himself alone in a cold, damp cell, battling pain, hypothermia, and his own chaotic thoughts. As his mind wanders between memories of his life in Georgia and his intense first ten months aboard the Enterprise, he realizes how much he

36 kudos 2,047 words ~9 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Pre-Relationship Hurt/Comfort Emotional Hurt/Comfort
19

New Genesis

by arcanedreamer

Following a comm call, Kirk and the Enterprise get pulled into a tightrope between Section 31, undoing the aftereffects of the attack by the Narada, and Kirk's own efforts to deal with his half-human heritage...and that's not even counting what they find on the supposedly dead planet picked for test

44 kudos 51,895 words ~208 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe Spoilers Into Darkness rewrite
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It had always been a kitchen

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by Littlepandamumma12

A San Francisco storm triggers some memories for James.   Just a one shot piece. It could sit alongside “I’ve lived before” or completely sit alone. Just an itch I had to scratch.Based loosely on the characters from Star Trek the alternate movie series. I don’t own the characters.

17 kudos 1,029 words ~5 min read Not Rated
Tarsus IV References (Star Trek) Fear Anxiety

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What does McKirk mean?

McKirk is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Leonard McCoy and James T. Kirk. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.

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There are over 6,000 McKirk fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.

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