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1. A Matter of Appearances by brassraspberrytoad

   Fandoms: Star Trek: Enterprise  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   16 Mar 2026

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   • Malcolm Reed/Original Male Character(s)
   • Malcolm Reed & Charles "Trip" Tucker III
   • Malcolm Reed
   • Charles "Trip" Tucker III
   • Original Characters
   • Admiral Gardner (Star Trek)
   • Espionage
   • Corruption
   • Misunderstandings
   • Human Trafficking (referenced)
   • Power Imbalance
   • Malcolm Reed Is Trying His Best
   • Trip Tucker Has Feelings
   • Recreational Drug Use
   • Organized Crime
   • Investigations
   • Post-Season/Series 04
   • Substance Abuse

   Summary

   Trip follows Malcolm out into the crowded streets of San Francisco, hoping to fix a fight.
   What he finds instead is a world of corruption, powerful admirals, and a version of Malcolm he doesn't recognize at all.
   Some things, once seen, can never be unseen.
   And sometimes, appearances are dangerously convincing.
    

   Set on Earth post–Season 4 on January 19, 2156, the one-year anniversary of the founding of the Coalition of Planets.

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   English

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