Fan fiction is what literature might look like if it were reinvented from scratch after a nuclear apocalypse by a band of brilliant pop-culture junkies trapped in a sealed bunker. They don't do it for money. That's not what it's about. The writers write it and put it up online just for the satisfaction. They're fans, but they're not silent, couchbound consumers of media. The culture talks to them, and they talk back to the culture in its own language.

So, a few weeks ago my friends offered me free advance tickets to see Star Trek . I laughed and refused: I had never been able to get through a whole episode of Star Trek . But I kept hearing about how awesome the new movie was, and so I thought, well, I could use a break from restoring my …

Title: Where No One Had Slashed Before
Characters: Kirk/Spock
Author: Killa
Spoilers: Lots. The series, the movies, etc.
Website: Adventures in Melodrama