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REC ME FICS!
Jun. 25th, 2009 01:22 pmOkay, I'm going to cave in.
I need Trek fics. Please let them be either genfics or Kirk/McCoy. I could also enjoy McCoy/Spock, if it's old-school.
Here's the catch: I want plot. I want character development. If there's going to be sex, let there be plot outside the sex, beyond what is necessary to have them hook up. In fact, PG-13 would be lovely. Action/adventure would be lovely. Please, no schmoopy fluff. Please, no gratuitous violence. And please, something where the plot could still function without the characters getting drunk off their asses.
Sure, there's nothing wrong with any of those things. I've read some fun drunk!fics. Kirk is a hoot when he's wasted. Porn is great, too. But SERIOUSLY, it's all I've been finding. I've found only ONE FIC so far which had significant plot, was well-written, didn't focus on booze, and the point of the story wasn't sex.
Also, the more "old-school" the characters behave, even if this is the ST:XI universe, the more I'll like it.
Bonus: I'd love to see the whole crew in action. I'd love to see Kirk LEADING, not just being a reckless adventurer; McCoy being a DOCTOR, not just a cynical tagalong with a hypospray (Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a plot device!); Spock being a science officer, not just a database for logical catch phrases. I'd love to see Uhura using her communications skills for more than just picking up a distress beacon. Sulu can do a lot more than just flying on maneuvering thrusters only. And Montgomery Scott is the best damn engineer in Starfleet, NOT JUST COMIC RELIEF! I'd just love to see the fabric of the Trek universe played out a bit more than to just be a backdrop for a good shag between intoxicated senior officers.
Good recs will earn my eternal gratitude, cookies, and a lot of squeeing. And if you've written a fic you'd like me to read, feel free to self-plug!
I need Trek fics. Please let them be either genfics or Kirk/McCoy. I could also enjoy McCoy/Spock, if it's old-school.
Here's the catch: I want plot. I want character development. If there's going to be sex, let there be plot outside the sex, beyond what is necessary to have them hook up. In fact, PG-13 would be lovely. Action/adventure would be lovely. Please, no schmoopy fluff. Please, no gratuitous violence. And please, something where the plot could still function without the characters getting drunk off their asses.
Sure, there's nothing wrong with any of those things. I've read some fun drunk!fics. Kirk is a hoot when he's wasted. Porn is great, too. But SERIOUSLY, it's all I've been finding. I've found only ONE FIC so far which had significant plot, was well-written, didn't focus on booze, and the point of the story wasn't sex.
Also, the more "old-school" the characters behave, even if this is the ST:XI universe, the more I'll like it.
Bonus: I'd love to see the whole crew in action. I'd love to see Kirk LEADING, not just being a reckless adventurer; McCoy being a DOCTOR, not just a cynical tagalong with a hypospray (Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a plot device!); Spock being a science officer, not just a database for logical catch phrases. I'd love to see Uhura using her communications skills for more than just picking up a distress beacon. Sulu can do a lot more than just flying on maneuvering thrusters only. And Montgomery Scott is the best damn engineer in Starfleet, NOT JUST COMIC RELIEF! I'd just love to see the fabric of the Trek universe played out a bit more than to just be a backdrop for a good shag between intoxicated senior officers.
Good recs will earn my eternal gratitude, cookies, and a lot of squeeing. And if you've written a fic you'd like me to read, feel free to self-plug!
