Unerica

Unerica is the femslash ship between Una Chin-Riley and Erica Ortegas from the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fandom.

The Elysian Kingdom
Erica (as Adya) is fighting several of the crimson guard when they corner her. Several arrows then fly through the air and knock the guards to the ground. A huntress reveals herself to be Una (as Z'ymira) as the guard run away. She walks over to Erica who is happy to see her as they hug. Erica says that Una was supposed to call but Una says it's been a busy time. Erica says a raven couldn't have been too much trouble and Una asks that they don't do this now. She saved her life, that's something.

When Hemmer suggests that in order to break free from the Nebula's control they might have to hurt M'Benga, Erica steps forward and threatens his life if he hurts the king. Una suggests that she could shoot him with an arrow and Erica hits her arm. Una says she doesn't understand what's going on and thought the point was too hurt him. Erica asks what's wrong with her, Erica is charged with protecting the King, and Una can just never understand that. Una says that she swore her allegiance to know one but the forest and Erica knows that. Erica sometimes wonders if they have anything in common, and Hemmer suggests that it's their differences that draw them together. M'Benga realizes that the story is all wrong, given that Adya and Z'ymira don't know each other in the tale. Una doesn't mean to contradict the king, but she and Erica know each other quite well. Erica agreeing and implying they've been romantically involved.

Moments
Children of the Comet
 * Una tells Erica to help pour drinks.
 * Erica and Una finish suggesting ways to get rid of the force field.
 * Erica whispers to Una that the aliens know about the landing party.
 * Una just shrugs at Erica naming a maneuver after herself.
 * Erica and Una share a small chuckle.

Spock Amok
 * Erica says that La'an and Una "shore stay" instead of shore leave.
 * Erica tells Una about the nickname.

The Elysian Kingdom
 * When Una picks up her bow and leaves, Erica laments that the forest calls.

Fanon
Erica and Una has a small following the Strange New Worlds fandom, but wouldn't be considered rair. It didn't start out with that following due to Una and Erica not sharing much screen time, and only interacting a handful of time for most of the season. This changed with "The Elysian Kingdom", and the ship started to gain a following. This is due to Erica and Una being transformed into characters from a storybook, and those characters lightly being implied to be romantically involved. This was instantly grasped onto by femslash Trek fans, although not all. Some felt it was part of the "predatory lesbian" trope due to Una and Erica's rank difference. Although more fans pointed out that it was never officially stated that they were a couple, it was just lightly implied. The implied romance was also between characters that Una and Erica were playing, ergo not actually them. With the added fact that rank was going to a problem in almost any Star Trek ship between two Starfleet members, regardless of gender. There are currently two works on AO3.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Melissa Navia (Erica Ortegas) reposted Una/Erica art on her insta story.