ext_8965 ([identity profile] carolinecrane.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2003-12-05 02:26 pm

Icing by Ana (PG)

Fandom: Enterprise
Pairing: Reed/Mayweather
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Ana's Fan Fiction
Why this must be read:

Okay, I admit that I have a bit of a weakness for Reed/Mayweather. It started way back in season one with the Snow Vulcan. You can hardly blame a girl. It's very difficult to find Reed/Mayweather, however, and even more difficult to find R/M written in character. "Icing" is a quiet little fic, short and sweet and almost pre-slash, which takes advantage of the brief obsession the fandom went through with the pineapple birthday cake. So really it's a good example of one of the early canon details that make the show sort of hokey but sweet at the same time, and it's a good Reed character sketch as well.

There is a sequel, "Viable", which takes us into NC17 territory, but the ending of "Icing" is so perfect that I really prefer it as a stand-alone. I've linked to the sequel as well, however (there's also a link at the bottom of the fic), so you can decide for yourself.

Icing

and the sequel:

Viable