2017 T’hy’la Fics of the Year
The top 20 kirk/spock fics on ao3, according to Kudos (complete only):
1. a sequence that you never learned by annataylor
“‘Spock,’ Jim breathes out, completely overwhelmed by the gesture—not quite believing that Spock knows him so well, that’s he’s already started researching, that he trusts Jim with a member of his own endangered species.”
When Jim gets it in his head to adopt an eight year old Vulcan, Spock presents a logical solution to the issue of Jim’s humanity: marriage to a Vulcan citizen.
Spock met Jim when he was 7 and Jim was 6. It has since been generally agreed that this was a mistake (or: the one where they grow up together and things are simultaneously better and worse for it).
3. The Genetic Soap Opera (or, One of the Less Dignified Royal Weddings) by waketosleep
Turns out Jim Kirk’s more than meets the eye, genetically speaking. There are a lot of consequences, mostly for Spock and his sanity.
Sometimes the other Vulcans wonder how Spock managed to obtain such an exotic bondmate, and sometimes Spock wonders himself.
5. So Wise We Grow by Deastar
“Commander Spock, we have located your son,” the Vulcan lady on the screen says, which would be great, except Jim can tell by the look on Spock’s face that he’s never heard of this kid before in his life. “If it is expedient, the child will be sent to join you on the Enterprise within the week.”
6. Objective Data by walkandtalk
A young Vulcan decides to find a mate for his guardian, Spock. After careful calculations, Cadet Kirk is obviously the superior choice.
7. Helloooo, Nurse! by lalazee
Jim Kirk is the only male nurse on the Enterprise. He’s also the only one with any experience with Vulcan biology. You can guess who he’s been assigned to.
8. Antigravity by sinestrated
Five times Spock was surprised by the brilliance of Kirk’s mind, and one time he totally saw it coming.
9. Atlas by distractedKat
Between what was and what will be stands James Tiberius Kirk, in all his fractured patchwork glory. Because saving the Federation was only the beginning.
10. master of a nothing place by strzyga
spock is stripped of his logic on an away mission gone bad and turns feral, incredibly violent and utterly brutal. when he comes across jim, though, he is possessive, protective, and even affectionate.
11. Entering Orbit by museaway
Jim escapes to Iowa to avoid the media frenzy following the Narada incident, but a late-night miscommunication results in Spock turning up on his front porch.
“Jim Kirk.”
Jim whipped around so fast most of his drink ended up on Spock, who was reaching for the phaser that wasn’t there. The Enterprise crew was parting like the biblical seas before Moses, and Jim could feel the temperature dropping.
“Mom,” Jim croaked.
13. Please don’t touch the Vulcans by museaway
The “yes” is out of Jim’s mouth before he can think about it.
14. Once Upon A TIme (A Fairytale Love Story) by littlebirdtold
In a universe with no Federation, where First Contact never happened, Jim Kirk is your average popular guy. On Christmas Eve, thanks to a series of strange events, Jim finds himself in a parallel universe where the Milky Way is under the control of an alien race and ends up as a servant in the residence of the Royal House of Vulcan. As he starts adapting to his new life, Jim’s curiosity fucks everything up—but hey, Vulcans shouldn’t have told him that he isn’t allowed to enter this wing of the palace; Jim has never been good at following rules.
This is the story of how Jim Kirk became a Princess (“Prince Consort, Bones!”) of the United Planets of Vulcan Kingdom.
15. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) by kianspo
In which Spock contemplates the laws of attraction and realizes what a slippery slope that is only after he has already fallen. There’s no help for him now.
16. Hi, You Were My Husband in Another Life, Professor by littlebirdtold
Um, hi. I’m Jim. Jim Kirk. You don’t know me, but I know you. Well, sort of. It’s a long story. All of this started when I… Actually, no, it started when my mom got it into her head that… well, it’s kind of complicated. Long story short, I accidentally ended up in another universe and… Look, I know it sounds crazy, but in that universe, we—the other me and you—are married and you’re the crown prince of Vulcan Kingdom. It does sound crazy, I know. Fuck, I don’t even know why I’m doing this. I don’t really know you—hell, I’m not even sure I want to know you. It’s not like I think you and me… I’m just curious, I guess. You’ll probably ignore me anyway; I know I would if I were a Vulcan and got a call like that from some stranger. Fuck it, it was a stupid idea. Bye, Spock.
[18-year-old Jim ends up in Once Upon a Time’s universe. When he gets back, Jim’s curiosity gets the better of him. And then things become complicated. Academy AU.]
17. Misscommunication by sinestrated
Jim’s brain gets scrambled during an away mission gone wrong, with interesting results.
18. How We Are (but not how we’re going to be) by alpha_hydra
Even when they hate each other, they’re still sort of falling in love.
19. Ni’Var by WerewolvesAreReal
Humans have daemons. Vulcans have katras. Spock, born of both, has neither. Which he’s fine with. Really. Meanwhile, James Kirk is a little curious about this whole daemon business, because how the hell can he have two souls - ?
20. Jealous Orbits by dreamlittleyo
In which Kirk and Spock have had sex half a dozen times, but this time it counts.
