I too was surprised by how much I liked Kirk in this one. It took a few viewings, but I think they got the playboy/genius balance just right, and his cockiness seems more of a front, whereas Shatner!Kirk just seems plain arrogant.

I wasn't sure whether I'd like Quinto's Spock, mostly because I thought I wouldn't be able to help seeing him as Sylar, but he ended up being my second favourite part of the film (the first being Spock Prime, of course). Except for the Spock/Uhura stuff, which I just can't bring myself to buy at all (and not only because I'm a slasher).

I do hope you write some fic - I've never read anything of yours!

(This is Rachael btw - I'm on DW these days and don't read LJ, but saw you linked on trek_news and had to squee that we've landed in the same fandom *g*)