Early Spock and Jim Relationship Building

[inthewind101.livejournal.com]

Ok, I am new here and really happy to have found this place. I am looking FICs that focus on the early building of Jim and Spock's relationship.

1) Relationship has rocky or unsure or antagonistic start but they learn over time how to relate and get along (and maybe that they love each other)
2) So I love slash Kirk/Spock but this is not a requirement--the friendship/pre-slash building is the important part
3) TOS or AU is fine
4) The longer the FIC the better
5) Slow builds own my soul

Examples of this would be like
TOS Progression by KCS Friendship non-slash (a 5 times/1 time story)
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5685231/1/Progression

or

AU Observations by Anon-J-Anon
This FIC is like over 400 k words and the first 120k are pure relationship building and its so wonderful.
http://anon-j-anon.livejournal.com/30674.html

BONUS Points: If there is smart! kirk (but not super!), protective!ness, and awesome bridge crew, & Spock narrator

PLEASE NO uhura bashing! (love how its handled in Observations)

Much love and thanks for your time and energy! 

Comments

[inthewind101.livejournal.com]

WIPS make me nervous but I am willing to try for a good story. Does the author update regularly?

[missbamf90.livejournal.com]

sadly, she doesn't update regularly. This last update had been several months coming...so, if WIP are not your thing, I definitely wouldn't read it because you might be waiting a while. The reason I liked it so much was the spock characterization, and the way he converses with Kirk in the story, how his feelings slowly change. It hasn't gotten to the actual K/S though, so, if that's upsetting, then perhaps just keep an eye on it and wait and see if she finishes it.

Looks good

[inthewind101.livejournal.com]

I read the start and it looks like such a good find. I have it bookmarked and will continue to watch it. I dearly hope the author keeps going; there is so much potential.