crack_van | In for Repairs by shinychimera and yeomanrand (NC-17/Explicit)

Fandom: STAR TREK REBOOT
Pairing: Kirk/McCoy
Length: 66k
Author on LJ:

shinychimera
Author Website: YeomanRand’s fic list on Google and ShinyChimera’s Master List on LJ
Why this must be read:

Of all the damaged!Jim stories I’ve read, this is one of the very best. I’m not usually a Kirk/McCoy ‘shipper, but, excerpting from the authors’ summary, this one’s “A whole new spin on ‘I want my pain, I need my pain.’" This description was just too fascinating to pass up when I saw it on the

startrekbigbang master list for 2010. I’m so glad I read it.

This is an Academy fic, and is an AU telling of Jim and Bones’ first term at that institution. Bones is surprised to learn that Jim seems addicted to pain on a certain level and, instead of lecturing him or shaming him, he approaches the problem with understanding and friendship - though not without the occasional confusion and missteps. Eventually, his love and patience helps Jim come to terms with the horrors of his childhood as Bones helps Jim approach his kinks in a healthy way.

This is a very finely-wrought Bones – so refreshing from the cranky, cock-blocking caricature he is too often portrayed as – and Jim, while he has many issues, is no victim either.

I’m telling you, this fic kept me up all night on a cross-Atlantic flight – it’s that damn good.

In for Repairs on AO3