Title:  Breaking Points
Fandom:  Star Trek XI/Reboot  (bonus rec!)
Pairing:  Kirk/Spock, Spock/Uhura
Categories:  pre-slash, romance
Length:  Epic [~70,000 words]
Warnings:  spoilery for movie and original series


Author on LJ:  ragdoll987 
Website:  On Fanfiction.net

Review:  When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – and leads to life-altering revelations for Jim and Spock. A story about growth, self-discovery, and new beginnings.

I think this may be the epic fic to come out for Reboot Kirk/Spock so far - there's Home, of course, but that's still a WIP.  Ragdoll has written this gripping story about Kirk and Spock coming together, slowly and with the assistance of Spock Prime, and she's really given the fandom a gift in it.  I liked the OC, a child Vulcan who is understandably traumatized and also unable to express it without help.  I loved how the mindmeld issue was addressed.  I really appreciated that Uhura and Spock's relationship was respectfully treated and not just brushed aside for the inevitable... I recently read a fic that was beautifully written, but 5/6ths of the way through Spock dismisses Uhura as "irrelevant", and I had to stop reading, I was so disgusted.  That's not just poor characterization, that's disrespectful.  Breaking Points never slips into any type of characterization trap, and so I have no qualms about reccing it to old and new fans alike.  (Fans of Kirk Prime/Spock Prime may be a little surprised, though - but I won't say any more.)

Breaking Points   [links to previous chapters at top]