If Wishes Were Horses by tobinfic (NC-17)

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Fandom Category

: Star Trek 09

Pairing

: Janice Rand/Jim Kirk, Christine Chapel/Leonard McCot, Number One/Captain Christopher Pike, other briefly mentioned slash and het pairings

Fic Title

: If Wishes Were Horses

Author

: tobinfic

Link

: http://tobinfic.livejournal.com/37794.html -- master list of fic

Rating/Warning(s)

: NC-17, Brief mention of attempted sexual assault; nothing more graphic than the episode The Enemy Within. (taken directly from author's meta info.)

Genre

: Romance, Friendship, UST, work dynamics on a space ship.

WIP

?: No

Why This Must Be Read

: I started reading this fic not long after I recced my last bunch of Star Trek fic. I lost a whole afternoon to it! What I enjoyed best about this fic is that is very much about Janice, her life, and her growth from a determined but unsure young girl to a young woman who helps runs arguably the most difficult ship in the Federation. I love how the the author draws out Jancie's relationships with everyone around her, particularly Captain Pike as a friend and mentor, with the ladies of the Enterprise and with Kirk himself. (Can I just say, I think these two might be my new favourite couple for this movie?)