The "Rec Me a Fic" Game

[HopefulNebula]

So, I had this idea, and Aquarius said this was the best forum to put it in, so here goes.

Let's spread a little love around for all the awesome ENT fics out there. But instead of making big lists or anything, I thought we could go by theme.

Here's how it works:

The first person (me!) comes in saying, for instance, "rec me a TnT fic."
The next person to post (let's call them Alpha) replies with a rec and (optionally) a few words on why it's recworthy. For example: "'This Is A Fic Title' by 'Author' is one of the best Trip/T'Pol fics out there. It's been one of my favorites since 2006." Alpha then, in the same post, requests a rec of their own. For instance: "Rec me a fic with Andorians in it."
Beta then posts with a link to "My Super Shiny Andorian Fic," and requests something fluffy.

And so on. The requests can be for a relationship, character, genre, species, cliche, mood, setting, length, rating, or anything else you might think of. And the links can go to any site, not just TDE.

A few groundrules:
-Enterprise fics only (though crossovers including ENT are cool). I may start up a panfandom version of this if it takes off.
-Keep the themes simple. "Rec me a Trip/Malcolm fic with explosions and cookies, but please no other pairings or angst" is a little too complex to make this fun.
-Keep the themes broad. "Rec me a fic where the crew are all secretly unicorns" is probably not going to have any responses.
-No self-recs. Yes, your fic is awesome. It really is. But the point of this is to highlight the great things others have written.
-No bashing other people's rec choices. (Though that really shouldn't be a problem around these parts, I kind of had to include it.)

So. I'll start.

Rec me your favorite happy fic.

[Hummingbird2]

Drowning Once A Month, In Between Meals by Volley http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5504636/1/. It was written for 'Drown Malcolm Month', but it's really quite funny.

Rec me a family story (no slash or !@#$%^&*, please!).

[Glory1863]

Daffodil Time by Eireann, rated teen and up, general. I can't say that it's a happy family fic, but it explains what Mary Reed saw (or didn't) in Stuart, and there's more to her (and Malcolm) than meets the eye. Lovely description of place.

Rec me a good Porthos fic.

[Honeybee]

The Three Musketeers, Reunited by LadyRainbow. It's Rated PG, Pure Fluff about a reunion between Porthos and his litter mates.

Recommend me a good holiday fic (any holiday)

[Aquarius]

'Tis Not the Season by Kathy Rose. Adult content, TnT. Happy Festivus for the Rest of Us!

Rec me a hot, smutty Archer/T'Pol fic.

[Mistress Euclid]

Damn, I going to rec one of yours, Aquarius. But instead, I'll rec The Narrow Path by Kathy Rose (NC-17)

Someone recommend me a fic involving children.

[EntAllat]

Childhood Is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies by HopefulRomantic - Beautifully written, sad and uplifting at the same time. Definitely recommended.

"Rec Me a Fic....."

... that involves the Klingons.

[Honeybee]

I'm going to go with A Klingon and an Englishman Walk into a Bar by LadyRainbow

Recommend me a fic that has scenes on Earth...

[Hummingbird2]

Being A Family by Sarahjane, rated G. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/821147/1/Being-A-Family. It's a rather unusual AU, but very interesting, in my opinion.

Rec me a friendship story (same restrictions apply).

[Honeybee]

Beer, Broads and Brotherhood by Aquarius

Rec me a good light hearted romantic fic, any pairing