Multifandom Het Recs

Fandom Category: Star Trek 2009
Pairing: Winona Kirk/Christopher Pike, Caitlin Barry/Philip Boyce
Fic Title: For You I Came This Far
Author: circ_bamboo
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/378888
Rating/Warning(s): NC-17 for sexual situations
Genre: Angst, fluff, friendship, romance
WIP?: No

Why This Must Be Read: Oh wow, this story? Is incredible. Winona Kirk often gets a raw deal in the Reboot fandom, but this is a story that flies in the face of that. She's written incredibly well -- a woman who's had a tough time of it, whose relationship with her son isn't always the best but she still loves him all the same, and who loves what she does not because it helps her run from the pain of her life. Christopher Pike is also amazing (which is awesome because he's one of my favorite characters from the film), and circ_bamboo does a great job adding some dimensions to him that the film wasn't able to give. Also, the fact that she was able to bring in characters like Number One, Phil Boyce, and Caitlin Barry and incorporate them into the Reboot 'verse was another huge plus.

Winona and Christopher's relationship is nothing short of amazing. The way it was written would have made it fit seamlessly into the film, so well that one could almost imagine that Winona was just off-camera or was in the characters' very thoughts in many of the scenes. Their relationship evolves over time, from two people renewing a distant acquaintance, to getting into an argument practically within a day of said renewal, to slowly overcoming that disagreement even if only for the sake of their mutual friends and Winona's son, to slowly becoming more to each other. These are two very human people, with many, many issues, but they still strive to make it work. And it's wonderful.

Caitlin and Phil are only seen in the background, but they're ten kinds of cute nonetheless. *bg*

Go. Go read! *shoos*

Fandom Category: Star Trek (2009)
Pairing: Original Female Character/James T. Kirk
Fic Title: Potausu
Author: ArjetLuna
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7352916/1/
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13 | character deaths (not main characters)
Genre: Adventure, AU, drama, romance
WIP?: Yes

Why This Must Be Read: I don't often rec WIPs, preferring to wait until they're finished so people can have the full experience at once, but on this occasion? I just can't help myself. This story is AMAZING. The ship is slow-building, and fits well into the many different subplots that the author has going on. There is so much happening, and it all comes together so incredibly well! An incredible story, one that should be read many times over and then given a rave review so that the author will know how well-liked it is and be encouraged in her writing. *shoos* Go go go!

Fandom Category: Star Trek: Reboot
Pairing: girl!James T. Kirk/Spock, girl!James T. Kirk/OMC, etc.
Fic Title: of cloudless climes, and starry skies
Author: irnan
Link: Part One | Part Two
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13, warnings for domestic abuse, violence, and femslash (none of it graphic)
Genre: Alternate Universe (isn't that kind of redundant given that it's the reboot!verse?), genderbending
WIP?: No

Why This Must Be Read: More of a journey covering much of girl!James' life, actually, though her relationship with Spock is one of the focal points. irnan completely wowed me with this story and with the others of the series (of which this story is part). She really takes into consideration just how different things would be if James Kirk had been born a girl instead of a boy, and builds the character accordingly. Her relationship with Spock is sheer brilliance too, going from adversaries, to allies, to tentative friends, until finally they bow to the inevitable. Oh, and the way she incorporated the poem that gives the story it's title made me melt into a warm pile of goo. Because Byron? Awesome. Coupled with this pairing? Even more awesome. ;) Also -- you should read the rest of the series too. ;D

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