Picard/Crusher

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Pairing
Pairing: Jean-Luc Picard/Beverly Crusher
Alternative name(s): P/C, BonC
Gender category: Het
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Prevalence: Common
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Picard/Crusher is a popular het ship in Star Trek: The Next Generation fandom. It pairs Beverly Crusher with Jean-Luc Picard. Although they do not pursue a romantic relationship in either the series or movies, the episode "Attached" confirms that they do have romantic feelings for each other, with Crusher asking, "Why didn't you ever tell me you were in love with me?"[1] Additionally, the series finale portrays an alternate future in which the two have married and divorced.

Fandom

BonC

Much activity surrounding the pairing took place in BonC mailing lists. The BonC name comes from Beverly on Jean-Luc.

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Statistics

  • In 2018, Picard/Crusher was by far the most popular ship for Jean-Luc in a survey of FanFiction.net, accounting for 95% of sampled fics[2]

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