#spirk fic rec

[bi-disaster-kirk]

Ok, so I love Kirk/Spock fics where they get stranded together during a mission or shore leave and eventually hook up. I need to read more of them and would love to hear everyone's recommendations.

Here are some of my favs:

The Lotus Eaters by aldora89

Sha Ka Ree by @onedamnminuteadmiral

Inside the River by Yeaka

insomnia by @twinkboimler

Rain Dogs by @gunstreet

Please share yours 🙏✨️ (I only really read explicit fics but feel free to share whatever you read)

[spirk-trek]

Promises to Keep | Cover art by Caren Parnes for Jenna Sinclair's fan novel (available to read here on Ao3), 1995

Feedback from two anonymous fans below the cut because I thought they were so sweet :)

"Last week, two repairmen were in my house and one of them came into my dining room, which is covered with Trek memorabilia. He twisted his hands, lowered his head and muttered that he was a Trek fan, too. 'I like the guy with the visor,' he said, speaking to the floor. 'And I like the robot, a little. But what I really like,' he pointed up and at the original cover of Promises to Keep that I have framed on the wall, 'are those two fellows Kirk and Spock. Do you like them, too?' Needless to say, he did an excellent job installing my air ducts, and I kept him supplied with lemonade throughout the day."

"Until you read the novel, you cannot possibly understand the symbolism of this gorgeous color artwork. Both Spock and Kirk are drawn in exquisite detail and with the accuracy of a camera lens. And yet, the camera would not capture them so -- because this is how they appear in their melds: perfection. Flawless, timeless, handsome, sensitive. Unbelievable. The closer you look the more fine features you see. Tiny vessels in the whites of Kirk’s eyes, impeccably trimmed strands of Vulcan hair. Truly a piece to be treasured."

[practicefortheheart]

More Sha Ka Ree sketches!! I'm having fun rereading and pestering @therebewhaleshere!

A happy Spock with his hair grown out and tied in a sloppy looped ponytail. I love him being more comfortable with his feelings in this fic.

Jim!! Thank you, Liss, for making this planet HOT by day and COLD by night, so we can draw him shirtless, as Roddenberry intended. (I have a colored version coming up)

THIS SCENE ("What do you need" "I don't know what I need" "Let me") KILLED ME

Anyway, may long haired Spock live long and prosper.

[onwhatcaptain]

My K/S Novel Is Now Complete!

Some of you might remember me posting snippets of it week-to-week. I'm super excited to share that it's now fully complete, clocking in at 26 chapters (and a title page), spanning over almost 166,262 words. I worked incredibly hard on this and I'm so happy to have this work finished.

Here is the link to it, with more details under the cut.

I Shall Do Neither (166262 words) by onwhatcaptain Chapters: 27/27

Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: James T. Kirk/Spock, James T. Kirk & Leonard "Bones" McCoy & Spock Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek), Leonard "Bones" McCoy Additional Tags: Romance, Angst, Heavy Angst, Loss of Control, Psychological Trauma, Mutual Pining, Five Year Mission (Star Trek), Episode: s02e05 Amok Time, Post-Episode: s02e05 Amok Time, Pon Farr, Pon Farr Aftermath (Star Trek), Unresolved Sexual Tension, Friendship, Grief, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Attempt, Sexual Tension, Sexual Content, Unreliable Narrator, Vulcan Biology, Tarsus IV (Star Trek), Vulcan Mind Melds, Non-Linear Narrative, Storytelling Through Vignettes, Missing Scenes Between Episodes, Plot, Cover Art, Canon Divergence, Digital Art, Illustrations, In spite of the description Kirk features heavily in this novel Summary: In the wake of the kal-if-fee on Vulcan, Kirk is dead. When T’Pau tells Spock to live long and prosper, he knows he shall do neither. This is a story about men who love each other, and the lengths they will go to for one another. - Foolish, he thinks. I have been a fool.

How he had wanted so desperately to prove his Vulcan side. How all his life it had felt like a performance, and yet, to be finally subject to the most Vulcan thing of all destroyed him. The stripping of logic. All sense torn from him. His carefully constructed barriers had collapsed like a flimsy house of cards. To be granted his wish this way was a type of mockery. How he had wanted to be fully Vulcan. To prove that the blood which runs through his veins was not so human.

How wanting had been better than having.

[treesspeaklatin]

Beautiful Spirk fics with less than 400 kudos - part 1

part 2 here

It’s fic rec time! These are some of my favorite spirk fics, go give some love to these works and their creators!

I Wish I could Show you, by zjofierose (AOS)

The pinnacle of h/c, and it’s extremely well written. Spock is traumatised and needs Jim, so it's finally time to be honest with their feelings for both of them. Featuring one of my absolute favourite things: Jim Kirk falling to his knees because he's in looooooove.

Palm to palm is holy palmers kiss, by Ahria (AOS)

Oh, this Jim. I love it when Jim is convinced he's not loved back and is a pining mess, but he's also delightfully Jim, so pure, honest, straightforward and brave. This fic is a perfect p0rn whit feelings + hand kink, one cannot want more than this.

This Empty Place, by CateAdams (TOS)

God, I love this author. This fic has a standard, comforting setting: Spock and Jim get stuck together during a mission gone wrong, and you can imagine what happens next. I love it when they talk quietly and find a way to come to terms with their feelings. No more bullshit, just love. Bonus, this fic is written in a wonderfully poetic way.

Meet Me at the Barricade, by lalazee (AOS)

I am obsessed with this fic. Seriously, I don't understand why it's not linked everywhere. It's a detailed AU where Jim lives among the Orions, and it explores the warrior side of the t'hy'la bond, with a vaguely mirror-like spirk. Warning for gore and violence, but if you're not sensitive to that sort of thing, read on, you won't regret it.

Bashert, by Herself_nyc (TOS + AOS)

I will never stop loving fics where aos spirk meets tos spirk. There is also something in this fic that I didn't think I wanted, namely an impatient Prime Kirk who not only doesn't take any crap, but is also very distrustful of aos kirk.

The Sweetness of the Poisoned Fruit, by tuvokholdmyhandchallenge (MIRROR)

I can't stress enough to read the tags for this one, but: mirror spirk, non(dub?)-con, alien biology. That's exactly what it seems, and if you like this shit, go for it.

no place for cowards (or: jim kirk's heart is a tender place), by alienbabe (molotovgirl) (AOS)

This one deserves something like 3k kudos. A perfect character study of Jim, beautifully written, it will make your heart ache.

An Endless Stream of Tomorrows, by remylebae (TOS)

Aaaah, so cute! After The One With the Whales, Jim asks Spock to marry him. I loved their banter, the dialogues are perfect, and this sassy, calm Spock drives me crazy.

Two Very Different Men, by Wingittofreedom (MIRROR)

I am so weak for this kind of mirror fic. P0rn with a lot of feelings, plus the mortifying ordeal of being known. Bonus for beautiful art.

due consideration, by tciddaemina (TOS)

A fic in which Spock realises he is in love and does the only logical thing: he carefully reasons about it. Extremely in character for both Spock and Jim, and they talk about it like two adults, coming to terms with each other and putting their relationship into perspective. And then, of course, lots of feelings + hand kink!!!

[affixjoy]

I got to a paragraph in @indeedcaptain’s latest chapter of Regulatory Relations and said out loud “I HAVE A MEME FOR THIS!”

Quote from the fic under the cut in case anyone doesn’t want a little spoiler!

From the fic:

“You were so serious all the time when you were young, so studious. But it paid off, didn’t it? Youngest captain in Starfleet, and on the flagship itself. I was so proud of you.” She glanced at him, a smile playing around the corner of her lips as she considered him. His hands shook with anger behind his back, and he clenched them into fists. The doors slid open, she stepped out, and April pushed him forward with one hand on his elbow. They followed her down the empty hallway, their footsteps echoing eerily. “Your resilience has always been one of your greatest strengths, and you don’t even seem to realize you have it.”

[spirkbitch]

hi do you have any fic recs?

would be in eternal debt to u fr fr i am in desperate need of good k/s tos fics

hi <3 i’m sorry if this takes a while to reply to but i don’t usually save fics when i read them (i guess i should start) but i’m gonna go find some of my favorites for you

please check the tags on any of these before you read them!!! some of them might not be everyone’s vibe (none of them will have sad endings though, i don’t read sad shit)

also i’m really sorry if these aren’t the type of fics you were hoping for (don’t judge the fics i read or i’ll probably cry)

this one i’m reading rn and it’s really good so far

episode style

14 chapters

73k words

rated explicit

kinda old but i just reread it recently and it’s still really good i think

episode based (takes place after Requiem for Methuselah)

6 chapters

23k words

rated mature

episode style

1 chapter

14k words

rated teen

takes place at the end of/after TSFS

1 chapter

13.5k words

rated explicit (only a little near the end, you could easily skip it if that’s not your vibe)

and here’s some shorter/more fun/less serious ones that i also really like

kinda goofy but i like it

au (only in the sense that this wouldn’t happen in the show)

1 chapter

10k words

rated explicit

kinda episode style

1 chapter

7k words

rated teen

okay i know that’s not that many but this has already taken me too long to reply to so i’m just gonna post it

let me know if y’all like these and i’ll definitely post more recs <3

[crystal-mouse]

going on holiday tomorrow,, anyone got any good spirk fic recs for the plane journey?

bonus points for lesser known works and/or multi chapters (but very happy for any recs)

also any featuring accidental bonding/didn't realise they had a psychic link, fake relationship/marriage, general fic trope shenanigans would be v appreciated

[puukkolesbo]

Bodyguard by @burning-amber Spirk, TOS/AOS, rated M, 118k words

Every single thought flies out of Jim’s head. He is stunned into silence.

Spock goes back to tending to the lacerations on his hands. He cleans the wounds meticulously first. Then he applies thin strips of sealant to each cut. He speaks as he works, “I am not as adept as you are in speaking spontaneously. I am used to relying on telepathy. Language is also a factor so I do not wish to misspeak.”  He wraps up each of Jim’s palms in straps made of camouflage bandage. Once he has cleared away all the supplies he turns back to Jim and holds both his hands loosely being mindful of Jim’s wounds. He takes a deep breath.“Thank you for keeping your promise. You are a man of honor, James. You are a man of many qualities.”  Jim swallows. His heart is stuck in his throat. “I am fortunate. The statistical probability of finding someone like you is astronomically low. I did not expect I would do so in my lifetime. Please. Do not apologize. You are mistaken about overstepping my boundaries.”  Spock looks down at their hands. “I am yet to understand where our boundaries lie but I cannot let you function under a false impression. For me, you are more than my Captain. My oath of loyalty to you is not merely a professional one, and...and my reactions to your physical...” Spock’s voice drops lower and he closes his eyes almost unable to go on. “When you touch me, my James, my reactions are not due to rejection but out of overwhelm.” 

are you in need of a fic that you won't want to stop reading until you've finished it? one with both a compelling plot (mystery! action! near-death situations!) and wonderfully on-point characterisations, heart-aching descriptions of falling in love without zero emotional constipation or stupid misunderstandings, and a beautiful, true merging of both TOS and AOS elements? look no further

truly just read this fic, y'all. it's SO good. i read it in a single day, staying up til 3am. i cried, i laughed, i kicked my feet while giggling like a schoolgirl. i'm not usually one for army AUs, but this one truly stole my heart - bodyguard is a story crafted with so much love, you can feel it in every word

[shut-up-danny-kun]

Hey. Hey, psst...

Image source

You like the Premise? You know, the ol' Kiwi and Spork? You know what I'm talkin' bout. Now...I betcha you wanna read somethin'. Somethin' you wouldn't want yer mama to see you reading. Somethin' so nasty it'll leave ya scrubbin' yer hands with gall soap...

Here, I got some. Click here ↓ to open my trenchcoat.

It's a Spirk fic. I AM SELLING YOU MY EXPLICIT SPIRK FIC 🔥🔥🔥 except I'm not selling it (that's illegal), just COME AND GET IT right here FOR FREE:

Two bonded lovers hanging out after work...I wonder what can happen?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT CAN HAPPEN:

Touch telepathy and hand kink explained with made-up sciencey terms;

A very impatient captain, and a first officer who is very amused by this;

Switching power dynamics,

A human mouth that cannot catch a break;

A Vulcan mind that's trying to get over its shame.

Sprinkled over with canon-typical transcendent love. I swear it's funny, too.

And thank you to @yaoibattlepass for approving the merchandise before publishing.

[bi-disaster-kirk]

I am currently in the process of putting together a recommendation list of Spirk fics that feature trans Spock and/or trans Jim. There's a lot to read but I have found so many good ones (aka. affirming, well written, not chaser shit) that I can't wait to share!

If you have any any ones you want me to read in particular (I'm prioritising explicit fics because that's what I usually read), send me a message or an ask! 🖖🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

[spirk-trek]

idk if you would be into this BUT! i read your ask about tumblr archeology and i simply have to contribute this fic.

called observations, accessible here https://anon-j-anon.livejournal.com/30674.html, it’s essentially a book (i think like 200k words lol) written in 2009 that puts the AOS characters in the TOS deep space mission. a lot of the episodes are rewritten with their new counterparts— city on the edge of forever, arena, operation: annihilate!, what are little girls made of, so many more. it’s narrated by spock (his “observations” serving under jim) and definitely is a spirk fic, but i cannot emphasize enough how well it is written. contains math, philosophy, art discussions, and just has AMAZING characterizations into all of the cast (not just jim and spock but added depth into characters like chekov and chapel).

in my book it’s one of those “fandom foundational texts” but since it’s posted to livejournal, not ao3, i fear it’s kinda died off! but it is SUCH a good work i’m considering my duty as a star trek fan to spread it around. figured i would share it with you since you seemed interested in fandom revival!

hello friend! i've been working through this since you sent it and WOW. i can't believe the author saw star trek '09, went home, cracked their knuckles, and chose to write an ENTIRE K/S NOVEL. every day i'm blessed to have chosen star trek as my lifelong hyperfixation because i am treated SO WELL by other creators. thanks to them and thanks to you for sharing ♥

anyway. thoughts!

this fic is in such a unique format (first officer logs, spock's first person POV). i'll be honest that it takes some getting used to but i recommend giving it a shot! it really works with the story being told. like, really works.

for the sake of warning my fellow TOS and jim obsessed freaks, this is 110% AOS kirk. what i mean is that, personally, i don't tend to enjoy the hard, angry version of jim that's always watching his back and on edge... so if you're like me, this fic might make you wince a little at first. there's swearing and defensiveness right off the bat that i do not associate with the beloved version of james t kirk who lives inside my soul.... BUT.

but but but! i have still enjoyed what i've read so far! i think that really speaks to how thorough and simply enjoyable the writing is. jim is not out of character for AOS- in fact, he's incredibly in character and well written.

i can't express how much it means to me that you dropped this into my inbox! i never ever would have found it otherwise and although it might take me a while, i'm looking forward to finishing it in it's entirety :)

here is the direct link if anyone would like to check it out!!!

[carnalasada]

"Spock had taken some time to adjust to the human way of kissing, at first put off by its invasive and frankly unhygienic nature. Quickly, however, he learned that human kissing, like many other human norms, became much more palatable when practiced with one Jim Kirk."

--- "Walls Come Down" by TokyoRose_2006 on AO3

[onwhatcaptain]

Back again with another snippet from my fic. This is from chapter 10, and the conclusion of part 1.

For the first time in the longest time, Spock cries. He weeps as he did when he was just a child. He sobs because he is in pain, and because his heart hurts. No other reason. He is under the influence of nothing but a deep welling pit of grief, and he cannot summon the mortification and self-censure it takes to stop. When he wipes the tears from his eyes, more drip down his cheeks.

If you are curious, my fic "I Shall Do Neither" is here at AO3. Details below as always, and big thank you to everyone who has read along so far.

I Shall Do Neither (59729 words) by onwhatcaptain Chapters: 11/22 Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: James T. Kirk/Spock, James T. Kirk & Leonard "Bones" McCoy & Spock Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek), Leonard "Bones" McCoy Additional Tags: Romance, Angst, Heavy Angst, Loss of Control, Psychological Trauma, Mutual Pining, Five Year Mission (Star Trek), Episode: s02e05 Amok Time, Post-Episode: s02e05 Amok Time, Pon Farr, Pon Farr Aftermath (Star Trek), Unresolved Sexual Tension, Friendship, Grief, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Attempt, Sexual Tension, Sexual Content, Unreliable Narrator, Vulcan Biology, Tarsus IV (Star Trek), Vulcan Mind Melds, Non-Linear Narrative, Storytelling Through Vignettes, Missing Scenes Between Episodes, Plot, Cover Art, Canon Divergence, Digital Art, Illustrations, In spite of the description Kirk features heavily in this novel Summary: In the wake of the kal-if-fee on Vulcan, Kirk is dead. When T’Pau tells Spock to live long and prosper, he knows he shall do neither. This is a story about men who love each other, and the lengths they will go to for one another. - Foolish, he thinks. I have been a fool. How he had wanted so desperately to prove his Vulcan side. How all his life it had felt like a performance, and yet, to be finally subject to the most Vulcan thing of all destroyed him. The stripping of logic. All sense torn from him. His carefully constructed barriers had collapsed like a flimsy house of cards. To be granted his wish this way was a type of mockery. How he had wanted to be fully Vulcan. To prove that the blood which runs through his veins was not so human. How wanting had been better than having. - This story is told in two parts across 21 chapters, and will be updated on Sundays.

[treesspeaklatin]

It's spirk ficrec time! Fics with less than 400 kudos - part 2

Part 1 here ; part 3 coming soon

These things we do not speak of - Della19 (AOS)

Basically anything written by this author is the best thing you'll read today, but this one, omg, this one. I don't have the right words to describe what it did to my heart. It's a classic falling in love - introspection - pon farr fic. The author has an amazing control of their style and of the characters, and the levels of pining are astronomical. Locked on ao3, so you'll need an account to read it.

The Sea King - killabeez (TOS MIRROR)

When I found this fic I couldn't believe my eyes. It's a mirroresque Gilgamesh au, elegant, epic and bittersweet. The mix of futuristic and mythological elements is really good. Can I say Gilgamesh and Enkidu were the original t'hy'la? There, I said it. Read this if you're looking for something different and you want to be surprised.

Root Systems - Moonfishgirl (AOS)

During a stay on New Vulcan, Jim watches Spock exist inside his own culture, and in the process he discovers something about himself (spoiler: he looooves him!). Adorable fic, rich on Vulcan traditions. Read this if you are into some good Vulcan culture and ancient t'hy'la warrior bond lore.

Five times Bones and Jim forgot they were married - Goldencoalcat (AOS MCSPIRK)

This time I wanted to include some Bones/Kirk/Spock too. This fic is adorable and a good Jim character study. It explores his relationship with his family and Winona in particular, and the reasons why he has issues with being loved. Characters are spot on. Read this if you're in the mood for hurt!Jim being pampered and loved by his two husbands.

one grave too many - leafings (every universe)

Not exactly a mirror universe, but a twisted, fucked-up universe in which the crew loves Jim in a dark and obsessive way and is willing to do anything for his sake, and I mean here Enterprise rhymes with homicide. In the midst of the dark stuff, to no one's surprise, Jim and Spock also find time for their t'hy'la shit. I live for this concept.

A heart even more your own - cicia3 (TOS)

Hey, it's me. I wanted to end with this fic of mine because I really think I wrote this in some sort of mystical fit and I'll never write something this good again lol it's a Persuasion AU with some other good old Austen shenanigans. Excruciating pining + sexual tension + romance.

{reposting because the first time it went under the radar! Please give some love to fic authors and reblog this post ❤️

[the-space-race]

This is my first Star Trek fic. Just thought I'd post the link here to see if anyone wanted to read it. :)