Pavel Andreievich Chekov

CHILDHOOD

Trigger: An old-fashioned paper book
Source: Headcanon
Contains: A Russian fairytale, Chekov's Dead Mom (except she's alive and fine!), fluff
That time Chekov's childhood actually looked pretty normal.

Trigger: Starfleet Academy rejection letter
Source: Headcanon
Contains: Fluff, a sassy child, an unamused Starfleet official
That time Chekov was miffed because eleven is apparently too young for Starfleet Academy.


ACADEMY

Trigger: PADD
Source: Headcanon
Contains: Fluff, allusions to bullying, references to Fake Science
That time Chekov made a friend.

Trigger: Communicator
Source: Extended universe (The Gemini Agent)
Contains: Attempted murder of a minor, peril
That time Chekov was almost murdered at the Academy.

Trigger: Insignia badge
Source: Headcanon (ties in with Star Trek 2009)
Contains: Death (implied), sad fluff, allusions to Sasha the cat
The first time Chekov lost a friend.


ENTERPRISE

Trigger: 40 Eridani triple-star system (Vulcan)
Source: Canon (Star Trek 2009)
Contains: Death (not graphic), iconic lines, reasons to seek therapy
Video (through 2:38)
That time Chekov did a great thing (and failed to do the other thing),

Trigger: Sol System (Earth)
Source: Canon (Into Darkness) 
Contains: Death (not graphic), more reasons to seek therapy, failure, guilt
That time Chekov was Chief Engineer even though that isn't his division.

Trigger: Beta Geminorum System (Pollux IV)
Source: Headcanon
Contains: Paternal disapproval, allusions to TOS
That time Chekov's father wasn't all that impressed.

Trigger: Orion System (Orion)
Source: Headcanon (insp Beyond)
Contains: Smooching, Pavel being a workaholic, a girl being Over It
That time Chekov was kicked out of a girl's room.

Trigger: Altamid System (Altamid)
Source: Canon (Beyond)
Contains: ACTION, RUNNING, EXPLOSIONS, YELLING
Video (full)
That time Chekov ran around with Kirk while stuff was blowing up.


ROLEPLAY

Trigger: Storage wall (undrgrnd_14 city.y2)
Source: Roleplay (Polychromatic)
Contains: Threats of violence against a Russian, a horrible person, questionable character judgment
That time Chekov had really shitty taste in friends.

Trigger: Storage wall (ides_14 city.y2)
Source: Roleplay (Polychromatic)
Contains: Death of a Russian (not graphic), Lucy, Uhura, sadness
That time Chekov straight up died.

Trigger: Storage wall (tessa_14 city.y2)
Source: Roleplay (Polychromatic)
Contains: Romantic woes, Tessa, kids being emotionally mature
That time Chekov's first girlfriend came back and told him she loves two other men.

*Trigger: Storage wall, character dependent (Kirk)
Source: Roleplay (Polychromatic)
Contains: Kirk, a stupid promise, stuff to make Kirk feel bad
That time Kirk told Chekov that he wouldn't leave him behind. (Spoiler: He did.)

*Trigger: Storage wall, character dependent (Kitty)
Source: Roleplay (MarinaNova)
Contains: Kitty, romantic woes, fluff that is slightly sad in retrospect, smooching
One of those times Chekov told Kitty he loves her and that may have been a mistake.

Trigger: Storage wall (latoli_17 df.y1)
Source: Roleplay (Drift Fleet)
Contains: Death (not graphic), Kirk, guilt
That time Chekov killed someone.

Trigger Item: Black lacquer box (with Earth on the lid)
Source: Headcanon
Time: 2252 (age eleven)

( That's a lot of introspection. )

Source: Headcanon
Time: 2251 (age ten)


The scene: Saint Petersburg--or, more accurately, Pavel's memory of the city.

Pavel, all big eyes and curly hair, can't be much older than ten. He's running on the sidewalk in a residential area composed primarily of cinderblock buildings (old, if you have an eye for that sort of thing--nearly three centuries old), breath fogging in the cold air and a smile on his face. The city is covered in several inches of snow, but the pavement is clear and the boy doesn't seem mind in the least. 

The older buildings give way to sleek, metallic high rises and business buildings. The roads widen into a massive thoroughfare and the sidewalks broaden. Traffic, pedestrian and streamlined personal vehicle alike, increases and a wide river appears on Pavel's right as he turns a corner. The river is largely frozen over, but dark blue water can still be seen through occasional cracks in the snow-dusted ice. More vehicles fly above the river at various altitudes, weaving here and there to avoid bridges.

Pavel keeps running along the river. Blocks of modern-looking restaurants, bars, and cafes, their reflective walls shining dully in the wane winter light, are punctuated by stretches of carefully cultivated parks. The iconic onion-shaped domes of the Church of Spilled Blood--Tserkov na Krovi--rise above not-so-distant roofs.

It's busy. It's cold.

It's home.