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I love Star Trek Reboot fics. Kirk/Bones works in the Reboot so beautifully, and this fic captures Jim's interesting combination of cockiness, brilliance, and obliviousness, and Bones's bluster and vulnerability. It is also hot and tender and funny and beautiful. A story that ramps up from humor, segues into spice, and ends with a tender understanding.

Thanks so much to shecrows for giving me permission to record and being so enthusiastic! I heart these fics so much. And as always, thanks as well to takola and teas_me (as always) for the beta jobs.


Not A Big Deal (™)

Wherefore Art Thou Cantankerous Bastard

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So, somewhere in the beginning of December, when I was drowning in hp_podfic_fest, drowning in work, working myself into a snit to conquer all snits, and generally making myself crazy, I decided to participate in the #informaltwitterpodficexchange on... well... twitter, organized by bessyboo and vworpvworp. I think I may have been high on crack at the time. However, the happy result of this is that nickelmountain got me as a recipient (strangely, I also got her...). So, on December 25, I got a little message pointing me to my podfic, and OMG, you guys it is SO AMAZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The story is Let it Snow by zjofierose. It's a Star Trek: Reboot fic (Kirk/Spock).

Summary: During a rare shoreleave on Earth over the holidays, Kirk convinces Spock to take a road trip with him. He didn't count on a record snowfall. Now they're stranded in a motel room for Christmas, and stir-craziness is beginning to set in...

The warnings are "schmoop, with a side of fluff", which, as you know, is right up my alley. Fandom is my happy place, so sad endings are a no-go for me. But, it's such an amazingly lovely fic that to dismiss it as pure fluff is to do it an injustice. There is this quiet calm to it that just completely captured me. To discover it, curled up in bed on Christmas day was a gift indeed.

And...the reading. is. breathtaking. nickelmountain reads with a clear, steady, confident pacing and her voice is TO DIE FOR. She captured the overall atmosphere flawlessly. She also did an incredible job incorporating music. I love music in podfic, and I often put it in my own. Because of this, I know how hard it is to get it right. For me, it's hit or miss. But nickelmountain hit it spot on. The music just adds to the atmosphere and shifts you easily from present to flashback to present without you even realizing it.

So trust me when I tell you that you need to go and listen to this podfic immediately!!! So...

GO HERE!!!!!!

Thank you, nickelmountain for such a beautiful gift, and thank you to bessyboo and vworpvworp (a.k.a. bessyboo and cantarina1) for organizing the exchange. It was really wonderful! ♥

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Today is Day 3 of Pod_Aware!!!! The theme is Author/Podficcer Relationships. I feel like I have a lot to say about author/podficcer relationships. I am completely in awe of authors. I cannot write. So when I see someone who can, I kind of genuflect. Podficcing has really increased my interaction with authors. The interaction varies greatly from podfic to podfic, but I've had interesting interactions with authors for every podfic I've created. Different authors have different reactions, but it has been a great pleasure to have some interaction with the people I want to smother with kisses and gratitude. I've also had the great privilege or working twice with authors collaboratively to make a fic for podficcing (namely starduchess and kitty_fic). It was so fun and exciting to work with them. I would love to do more collaborative work in the future.

The relationship between a podficcer and author can be totally hands off, completely collaborative or anything in between. There are a lot of ways podficcers and authors can help each other, check out pod_aware on LJ or DW for more information.

In the meantime, I am going to continue with my reccing--two podfics today! I came into the Star Trek: Reboot fandom late (as in… ahem… two weeks ago). Seriously. I didn't watch the reboot until two weekends ago. I watched, then I started seriously shipping Kirk/Spock and Kirk/Bones. So…naturally I turned to podfics. Where else, right? These are two podfics that I have recently listened to that portray very different Kirks and Spocks, and yet somehow both resonate with me and are a delight to listen to. As always, I encourage you to embrace podfic as a gateway drug for new fandoms. ♥

Two Star Trek: Reboot Recommendations

Title: You'll Get There In The End (It Just Takes A While) (Link to Text | Link to Podfic Post)
Fandom: Star Trek: Reboot
Pairing: Kirk/Spock
Author: seperis
Reader: revolutionaryjo
Cover Artist: revolutionaryjo?
Summary: "Spock. Just say 'I don't trust Starfleet not to mess up the only captain in the fleet who I can train up to my expectations and enjoys running into danger wearing a blindfold as much as I do'.".



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Title: Your First Time Should be Special (Link to Text | Link to Podfic Post)
Fandom: Star Trek: Reboot
Pairing: Kirk/Spock
Author: helenish
Reader: aethel
Cover Artist: aethel
Summary: The thing about being a captain of a starship is that you forget how to break up with people; the starship is a gigantic, unmistakable clue that you're probably not sticking around.



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