I introduced myself on the general boards but I thought I’d say a bit more here. I think I found this board trying to track down Trip x T’Pol fanfic in particular. Either that or I was trying to find if Hopeful Romantic had posted fic anywhere besides House of Tucker because long-dead sites make me worried they’ll just cease to be.
Like I alluded to in my general intro, I’m a shipper (old school, Mulder x Scully). I was living in Japan when Enterprise originally aired. My sister sent me the theme song on a mix CD. I actually liked it. Somehow I got into Trip x T’Pol shipping without ever watching the show. That’s not that unusual for me. I eventually watched some episodes, like within the last month. I actually liked the episodes I watched from Season 1. There is a real appeal in watching a ship of golden retrievers galumphing through the stars and their Vulcan kitty companion trying her very, very best to keep them from offing themselves (and others?) while entirely grossed out by their doggy “charms.”
I was saddened to see that unlike other Star Trek ships I am all in on, Trip x T’Pol (maybe Enterprise in general?) fanfic is not abundant on AO3. I found relatively little fan content on Tumblr too and most things on YouTube were not showing to their advantage on current technology. I even tried Instagram and Discord. I really looked everywhere. I used x and I used / and I tried to ferret out what amalgamation of names the youth might be using but it’s like, sorry, you weren’t looking back in 2006, it’s all gone. I finally did find several no longer in use websites and even livejournal communities but I am hoping to find real, living, maybe even creating fans here. It’s very nice to meet you all.
