Star Trek Reboot Recs 13#

[sarren]

Er, if you're here for the recs you should know my intolerance for certain tropes and pairings has increased possibly at a comparable rate to the amount of fics being produced. I'd like to clarify for the record that I do not think that these fics should not be written. Incredibly, the Star Trek fandom is NOT ALL ABOUT ME. What I am saying is, there's not a wide sampling of what's actually out there, er, here.

Things I am NOT reading, off the top of my head

- any of the ubiquitous WIPs
- any of the ubiquitous rape fics
- any of the fics where Kirk was sexually abused as a kid
- fics where Winona Kirk is an evil bitch
- hating on McCoy's ex-wife
- sappy lovesick McCoy
- anything that refers to Kirk as a slut, manwhore etc.
- shallow, arrogant Kirk
- not very smart Kirk
- Spock making out with Kirk in public (or anyone else!)
- Spock dancing in nightclubs
- Spock smiling/laughing.
- Spock being considered UNATTRACTIVE by VULCANS because his features are 'too rounded'
- bitchy, mean Uhura
- Chekov/Kirk
- Chekov/McCoy
- Chekov/Uhura
- Chekov/Scotty
- Chekov/everyone *shudders*
- any of the fics where one of the characters has been recast as a girl (ie not genderswap)
- RPS




Gen

Summary: "An Introduction to Practical Astronautics" is a mandatory courseset for Starfleet cadets. For Gaila, it's like learning how to dance again. Lovely. a dream unthreatened by the morning light

Summary: Five anniversaries and birthdays of the Enterprise crew. Funny and moving. we are air

Insecure!Kirk will normally cause me to run screaming from a fic, but this is well written and I could conceivably buy the reason. Till we drop

Summary: Spock has a first experience with social lubrication. Cute. Palynology


Kirk/Spock

Summary: The five times Spock wasn't in love, and the one time he couldn't deny it anymore. Well written, nice scenarios. Fails to sell me on Spock calling Kirk 'James' though, despite a valiant attempt. Not In Love Song

This is just actually a short piece about how Spock and Ambassador Spock keep in touch, but of course they reference Kirk! We Used To Talk


Kirk/McCoy

Yay for hot porn! This is high praise! I Get By With A Little Help

Well written, mostly gen scenarios. I like! Five Times Jim Kirk Was Jealous of His CMO (And One Time He Had Nothing to Be Jealous About)


Sulu/Chekov

Cute, Chekov POV How Stars are Born

Established relationship, but really mostly about Sulu docking the Enterprise. Hee.Precision (Fidgeting)



FANART THAT I LIKE

Artist: Nemo Kirk and Spock

Comments

[caitlen.livejournal.com]

I'm finding the good stuff dwindling too, which is sad. It's still around, just the First Flush of Excitement has gone. I wonder if we'll see a bit more when the DVD comes out. (Not that I'm obsessed with that or anything...) Having said that - YAY Sarren recs!

[caitlen.livejournal.com]

OMG so "Precision (Fidgeting)" is just ADORABLE and cute and I'm sitting here with a silly grin on my face after that :D I just felt like calling out "Sulu's da MAN!!" after he landed her too :D

[angriest.livejournal.com]

Dammit, Spock would only call Kirk "Jim"!! Dammit!!

I would totally read fiction about Spock dancing in a nightclub.



SPOCK DANCES IN A NIGHTCLUB
by Grant Watson

It took 30 minutes for Uhura to drag him up there, but there he was, dancing in the middle of the nightclub.

'Fascinating,' said Spock, as he grooved the night away.

The End.

[sarren.livejournal.com]

You mock but that was actually more credible than the one I accidentally read - that had Spock take off his uniform shirt and sling it around his neck while dirty dancing with Uhura.

[cricketk.livejournal.com]

Is there a Gaila rec-list somewhere?

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Not that I know of. I generally rec one or two per rec post. And I rec most of what I read cos there isn't much, but it's mostly good.