#I also low key forgot about his whole thing in tng until the moment after I posted the original lol

[spockstims]

That’s exactly what I think happened tbh. He grew into it. He mellowed out so much between tos and the later stuff so it adds up

(On an angstier note, what if Kirk’s disappearance had something to do with Spock’s change in priorities)

AOS: Spock became an ambassador

TOS Spock: it seems we are going to have to use d🤢🤢 we are going to have to use dipl🤢🤢🤢🤮 diplomac🤢🤮🤮🤮 I can’t even say it