"Want of a Nail" by Blackn'blue Comments

[Elessar]

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[Silverbullet]

Want of a nail?

Typical BnB great writing.

I could read his stories all day if he did nothing but write Fanfics.

I want to write just like him when I grow up.

[WarpGirl]

Dang! I wrote this whole nice PM about the whole darn series, but he never got it, and I stupidly earased it. Well basically I said I love his style he's just about one of the best I've ever seen, but I did have some minor quibbles. First of all, for most of the tales T'Pol isn't very likeable. She's too manipulative, and very imature, and the fact that she seems to go out of her way to not tell Trip things is annoying. I don't see T'Pol as so weak and devious that she's absolutely convinced Trip would leave her for her mistakes. Especially considering they have a child. Hey I agree with the idea of a husband being a head of the household, but that doesn't mean I like women who are too weak and insecure that they end up sabatouging their marriages. Another thing was I can see Trip knowing HOW to hunt and kill vicious pedators I can't see him enjoying it. That's Malcolm's thing. Watch "Rouge Planet" for proof. Also bond or no bond I can't understand why Trip flys into a bloodlust at a moments notice. Since he IS human he should be able to control these impulses better. Well, that's the critisim now for the fun stuff... Lady T'Para is the MOST AWSOME female Vulcan I've ever seen in a Fanfic. I love this woman and I wish I could steal her. Please don't kill me BnB I won't actually do it. Malcolm's Vulcan lady friend is very good too, I love when she was helping T'Pol with the baby. Now I still prefer Hoshi for Malcolm but I can accept this. And finally he'd better keep on writing Archer the way he is. IT'S PERFECT! OK ending rambling.

[panyasan]

I like the way the finale is fixed. Normally, I am not a fan for timeline stories or Daniels (with the exception of a Voyager episode where Voyager is stranded in ice and we see handsome, mature ensign Kim and finally acting like a officer Chayote).
Without any technobabble and sentimentals, time is rewritten. T'Pol, how has made the mistake of her life by running away, to Gol (very orginal to use this in a story) gets a second change. Trip - who kicked her out and rightly so - and T'Pol start a whole different life - with their little one. Their daughter is the most charming one of the whole story. I can just picture her before me and laugh when I read she is exploring things or streching her legs and arms with T'Pol as worrying mother, because Vulcan childern don't have that habit. Great story!

[evcake]

hee hee - I like the scene where she holds her bottle with hands and feet, like a monkey child.

Hottest fic to hit the scene in '06, IMO

[Asso]

"Want of a Nail" reconciled me with world.
And, frankly, I think it's difficult for me that I can find another writer so right for my taste as BnB.