Looking for GEN Fanfics that are parent-friendly!

[lackadaisy.livejournal.com]

Hey there! :] I've been getting more and more into trek fandom, and having been raised a trekkie by my parents, they're quite pleased.

My dad in particular is more fandom-friendly as he's actually read fanfic before! Back in the day he read an officially published anthology of trek-fanfic, including a trek/rpf crossover where the cast ended up on the real enterprise!

So I offered to try and track down some gen fic for him to read.

I'd also be happy if anyone rec'd some gen fanmixes, or wallies also.

He said that he'd be okay if any of the fics had Scotty/any female character on the enterprise as a background pairing. But it should definitely be a /BACKGROUND/ pairing. :]

Any length would be fine, but any longer/novel length stories would be great, especially some big bangs. Go crazy! :D

Comments

[haeresis-max.livejournal.com]

Here are some gen fics I've bookmarked, but most (if not all) of them focus heavily on nu!Kirk. So, I'd love to help you out, but you should probably read them first before handing them off to your dad since many TOS fans don't really like the new Kirk, or so I gathered -_-;

How to Avoid Kicking Puppies and Other Valuable Lessons in Leadership (http://sparky77.livejournal.com/596751.html) - Funny little fic where Kirk tries to be a responsble captain (only part of a series I've read so far)

Wrote the Book (http://insaneidiot.livejournal.com/68409.html) - Seminar on Inappropriate Workplace Behavior, nu!Trek style. It has hints of K/S slash, but if your dad can manage to read over two or three sentences, I figure he'll be okay, and it's so hilarious, it would be a shame not to read it at all.

Hundreds and Thousands (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5089807/1/Hundreds_and_Thousands) - Tribbles. You remember tribbles, right??? *lol*

Convergence (http://mijan.livejournal.com/145497.html) - Focused on Pike, McCoy, Kirk. It's a pretty realistic interpretation of how they all came to be on that shuttle from Riverside to SF. Fills in some missing scenes and background story for each character and fits into AOS-movie canon seemlessly.

All the King's Men (http://mijan.bravehost.com/andallthekingsmen.htm) - Set in the same universe as Convergence. McCoy&Kirk friendship fic, but it might still be a bit too slash-tinted for a parent. Set in the academy, where a simulation drags up memories from Tarsus IV for Kirk and McCoy tries to help him deal. There are some A/Ns at the end that are worth reading.

And already it is as old as you are (http://pervyficgirl.livejournal.com/229408.html) - I know what you said about pairings, but this hardly counts as romance and I think it's worth a read anyway. It explores the two timelines from two pov and their convergence through SpockPrime: SpockPrime for TOS, and T'Pol (the Vulcan female from Enterprise, although you don't need to actually have seen the series) for nu!Trek. What references there are to K/S are nothing worse than what you saw on the show.

That's really all the genfics that I can remember, sorry. I have bookmarked longer ones, but those are all slash...
Hope there's at least one that fits your criteria :)

[beatrice_otter]

Informed Consent--How Uhura reacts when Spock tells her about pon farr. An angst-free commonsense approach to a taboo subject.

self-fulfilling prophecy--Nyota Uhura drove her teachers batty as a child.

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination--Christopher Pike meets his new yeoman (Colt's predecessor), who is a plant.

Officer Material--Pike discovers an unlikely new candidate for Command Training.

Qualifications--This is... probably not the reasoning Scotty gave for picking Ensign Gaila to join Enterprise's engineering department, but it's the reasoning he wanted to give, okay?

Welcome Interruptions--Cadet Christopher Pike interviews Winona Kirk for his thesis.

Mother Tongue--Spock has parents, you know - the story that he was generated by a computer algorhythm is just Doctor McCoy's idea of a joke...

This Is Growing Up--"So you lost one today."

Field Lines (the Russian Invention Remix)--They need a way to escape this cold, hard planet.

Lunch and Other Obscenities--Nyota liked her roommate just fine until she met her.

PTSD as a way of life--As the Enterprise heads off again for its five year tour, onboard ship shrinks are now a mandate.

From the greek "xenos" which means "stranger," but also "guest"--Nyota Uhura is seventeen years old and her hero is Amanda Grayson.

Two PathsThere are things Spock cannot discuss with either his father or his mother.

Unexpected--The odds that he should know any of the universe's surviving Vulcans--his father and his younger self and the Council members excepted--are astronomical.

The Unveiled Secret--Sarek and Spock Prime

The Word for World Is ----Humans would've named the planet New Earth and the places things like New Africa or New Russia. Vulcans did no such thing; they named the planet Vik: the well in the desert. They named the continents Ashv'cezh, Laktra, and Vrekasht: Revenge, Grief, and Outcast.

Pressing the Point--"And would you do it all again? Exactly the same way?" Pike asks, his tone a challenge.

Precious Things--There are things which are greater than any single human or Vulcan. As long as there is life, there is hope.

Earth Kids are Assholes--Spock and Kirk make friends while bleeding. So exactly what happened, except they're in grade school. AU. Gen.

[lavellington.livejournal.com]

These are all reboot, and I tend to read K/S more than gen, so they're more funny than plotty. Except the third one, but it's still pretty short. Hope you like!
This one is lovely and funny and silly.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5442117/1/In_Which_The_Enterprise_Is_Like_A_Village

And this one is McCoy centric:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5444019/1/Astrophobes_Anonymous

And this one is a Starfleet Academy fic that provides some insight into Kirk's decision to hack the Kobayashi Maru. It has Kirk&Bones friendship and a wee bit of Pike, which is always great.
http://karanguni.livejournal.com/150800.html

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

I do love Genfic...though I feel weird reccing for someone's dad. (Not that my own mom hasn't written Mary Sue fanfic of her own) But anyway, here it is!

Seven Crow's - We Are Air (http://users.livejournal.com/_seven_crows/15568.html)
Five anniversaries and birthdays of the Enterprise crew. Everything with Chekov is adorable.

Miss Porcupine's - Shooting the Moon (http://miss-porcupine.livejournal.com/297892.html)
A nice slice of life of Kirk settling in at the Academy.

Anything at all in Chaletain's Village!Verse (http://chaletian.livejournal.com/tag/village!verse)
This is a seriously awesome gen series of ficlets, with a bunch of well developed OCs. Lots of love for Chekov again.

B_dsain'ts Memories (http://community.livejournal.com/st_reboot/133933.html#cutid1).
Really short, but really funny. Well, if you've seen Trek IV.

[inner-v0ice.livejournal.com]

I think it's awesome that you're trying to rec for your dad. :) I've managed to get my own dad interested in a couple of my fandoms, though he's too swamped with work to read fanfic... XD

Anyway, I only have a few recs for now:

Lost and Found (http://ksarchive.com/viewstory.php?sid=414) by UKJess, an awesomely plotty TOS story. Author's summary: Kidnapped and then mysteriously released by the Romulans, Kirk is travelling back to Earth to stand trial. Can his friends, and the rest of the crew of the Enterprise do anything to help this self-confessed traitor? Again, has a great plot, and some particularly amazing and touching/inspiring scenes.

Hero Complex (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5463893/1/Hero_Complex) by SpiritBearr, in which the TOS Kirk, Spock and Bones somehow get thrown into a prison with their XI counterparts. A very balanced look at the similarities & differences between the two versions of the characters, giving each their own strengths and weaknesses. WIP, not much plot so far, but a lot of character development.

Not All Those Who Wander (http://community.livejournal.com/parrotfic/27428.html) by parrotfic, for a more whimsical look at what happens when the TOS and XI worlds collide as Spock Prime wanders the XI-verse. Author's summary: Spock Prime has found ways to keep himself occupied; the universe doesn't know what hit it.

I hope your dad likes our recs. :) I'd love to know what he thinks of them.

[khielira.livejournal.com]

Sulu has a secret. Driving Lessons.
http://sheeana.livejournal.com/3670.html#cutid1