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

[sforthewicked.livejournal.com]

Ok... Here we go. (EDIT: These are all AOS)

Leave no soul behind
http://archiveofourown.org/works/187333/chapters/275539
a great AU. Classic really.

Fighting Gravity
http://archiveofourown.org/works/76849/chapters/102218
AU. Spock didn't return to the Enterprise and ended up homeless... Kirk to the rescue!

Absolutely love this: The Vulcan Heart
http://archiveofourown.org/works/1024511/chapters/2039237
just epic, really.

The lotus eaters
http://archiveofourown.org/works/277853/chapters/440466
amazing mission fic and has one of the best OCs ever

So wise we grow
http://archiveofourown.org/works/55410/chapters/73479
sweet kid!fic (no mpreg)

And this series
Warning assumptions are bad
http://archiveofourown.org/series/42577
funny and awesome

Strive seek find yield
http://archiveofourown.org/works/125770
An incredible AU where Spock is King and Jim the Prince of America

Next Best Destiny
http://archiveofourown.org/works/1145098/chapters/2318282
great AU where Jim is the dorky science officer and Spock the captain (Jim is too cute in this one!)

Some more angsty ones:
How high the moon
http://kyliselle.livejournal.com/4014.html

Shine like the sun
http://kyliselle.livejournal.com/13917.html

really, those last two will break you...


Enjoy!!!

Wow!

[kitbaker123.livejournal.com]

This wasn't even my request but... I have to leave you a whole lot of kudos on your recs! Perfection.

[missbamf90.livejournal.com]

do you mind WIP?
Kianspo's "Don't Stop Believing" comes to mind. It's a very, very slow build, but...it is WIP. She just updated in may, but the characterization of Spock is excellent, and is probably one of my favorite fics despite it being WIP.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/306940