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I adore it. Archer is probably my favorite series Captain, but that comes from my love of Scott Bakula & Quantum Leap more than the writing.
I think it's an underrated show, and was mostly dragged down due to it's strange choice of music and intro sequence.
You'd have to do a time skip given the actors' age.
The main focus could be Lorian - the son of T'Pol and Trip. He had appeared in an ENT episode from an alternate timelines.
The background could be that T'Pol used Trip's DNA to get pregnant with Lorian (Dr. Phlox hints some science is required for Humans and Vulcans to reproduce in Lorian's ENT episode, for reference). She always wanted to be a mother and chose Trip as a logical donor.
Since T'Pol and Trip had a psychic link, he appears to her in a form only she can see. Similar to Dr. Balter & Six in BSG. Or Al in Quantum Leap.
T'Pol spends her later career as a science expert, being called from planet to planet solving mysteries.
T'Pol struggles with grief in her own way and questions whether seeing Trip is a sign of mental illness or rather that Trip somehow lives on, truly, through her. They'd even argue about it. She doesn't tell anyone - out of embarrassment or fear. But she'd say it's illogical to discuss it until she understands it better. The show could drop red herring hints. Perhaps Trip reveals something to T'Pol she didn't know, only for the audience to be revealed that information was always accessible, in the background.
Meanwhile, Lorian gets his first commission on Enterprise and climbs the ranks. Because he's mixed race, he deals with a lot of prejudice along the way. The story could get a lot more detailed, revealing separatist movements, even amongst some Starfleet members wishing to leave the Federation. Or rather would prefer a defensive agreement over integration. Lorian balances the idealistic image of a hero Starfleet father he never knew - with the realities of being part of a pluralistic society that's still learning to accepting new cultures and overcome it's biases.
More of a spin-off, really.