#James t Kirk is a nerd

[myidic]

"Kirk is the unpredictable daredevil with the logical Vulcan sidekick."

Hahaha! Nah. That’s backwards.

Kirk may be a tactical genius, but he’s also a major nerd who collects antique books and is a chess Grandmaster. He was so focused on excelling academically at the Academy he was called a stack of book with legs. Kirk is the steadfastly moral, kind, bleeding heart who wears his heart on his sleeve. He’s compassionate to a fault. He may throw himself headfirst into the fray, but only because he’d rather sacrifice himself than others, and has the faith that Spock will always rescue him, and Bones will be there to piece him back together.

On the other hand, Spock is a REBEL of the highest order. He’s a thrill seeking adrenaline junkie, who dives head first into danger.

People hear Spock say that he is too “emotional” for Vulcans, and think it’s just because he gets into fights defending his and his mother’s humanity. Maybe he’s considered too emotional because he cries, or struggles to hide that he’s overly sensitive, or that he lashes out at bullies instead of suppressing his reactions, but really, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Spock craves adventure and exploration. He may look like the model buttoned up Vulcan to the nakedly emotional humans, but to Vulcans he’s the kid who undertook the kahs-wan at 7, three years early. He’s the kid who questions everything around him. He’s a scientist who craves discovery, to be the first to prove the unprovable.

He responds to slander against his mother with violence, and defied his father’s wishes and broke generations of family tradition by saying a giant “Fuck You” to the VSA and refused admittance when they insulted his and his mother’s humanity, and left Vulcan for Earth and humans without looking back.

He may be the great grandson of Solkar, and the heir to the clan of Surak, but the other Vulcans see him as the human son of the illogical Ambassador who defied logic and Vulcan precepts to marry an even more illogical human. They see him as the first Vulcan to officially join a human led, militaristic armada that explores the deep recesses of space, deliberately putting himself in situations that force him to respond with violence and emotion.

Spock isn’t the calm, collected, logical exterior he projects. Spock is a BAMF, and don’t you forget it.

[hornyverymuch]

I love how the scene of Jim slutting himself for the mission instantly cuts to worried Spock, lmao

I remember somebody saying that Kirk is basically the bard of the group and I think it's really accurate. He uses his maxed-out charisma to whore himself all over beautiful women just to get the information he needs.

Too bad he usually leaves Spock, or anyone really, out of these plans and makes him worried. Poor pookie.

[spirk-trek]

📍Riverside, Iowa: Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk

[greengoddesssmoothie]

Gentle reminder that while Kirk is shown to be a bit reckless with his own life if it means saving his crew, he isn’t dumb. The man is canonically a tactical genius and a nerd. His sweet and caring side shouldn’t be conflated with naivety.

[nerds-yearbook]

After three seasons, the last episode of Star Trek (TOS) aired on June 3, 1969. The series ran for 80 episodes. The episode was originally meant to air on March 28, but was pushed back due to coverage of the death of Dwight D Eisenhower. In the episode, Captain Kirk's (William Shatner) ex-lover Doctor Janice Lester (Sandra Smith) not only took over control of the USS Enterprise but took over his body as well. The events took place in the year 2269. In 2016, fans of the show voted it the 4th worst episode of the entire franchise. ("Turnabout Intruder", Star Trek TOS, TV, Event)

[spellwing777]

Kirk and his new bff, snabe the stuffed para For my Everybody do the dinosaur fic

[ughhhdavid]

They're the same picture

[spritehealingpotion]

Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James T. Kirk/Spock Characters: James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek) Additional Tags: Smut, Female James T. Kirk, Female Spock (Star Trek), Alternate Universe - Gender Changes, Lesbians in Space, Oral Sex, First Time Summary:

Spock and Jim have lesbian sex because I'm a lesbian and I want them to. There is minor angst in Spock being doubtful of whether she can go through with it because of her guilt and anxiety around sex but it gets resolved and Jim is very respectful :)

title from glory box by Portishead. get it. because. give me a reason to be a woman. I think I'm funny.

[pinazee]

Now that ive seen the promo (not just the synopsis and pics) i really hope Uhura is hallucinating Kirk

Everyone should get their own personalized limited edition James T. Kirk action figure.

[andy-888]

I like to think that AOS Spock has his jock vibes so high that he has actually told Jim the "You are such a nerd" phrase in their enemies/rivals era

[lejoursobre]

Dump of star trek doodles ✨🌌✨ (I might have already posted some but I can't find them sooo maybe I forgot?)

[merrysithmas]

playing chess in his mind while sitting at a bar across the room drinking is actually peak jim kirk honestly

[c0smic-coral]

Me rn

Also someone has to make a Qcard edit with Jay Smith’s version of Bad Romance

[spirk-trek]

Some excerpts from the rejected Star Trek episode "Tomorrow the Universe" by Paul Schneider, who also wrote "Balance of Terror" and "The Squire of Gothos." These pieces of the script may be lighthearted, however the episode itself was the precursor to "Patterns of Force." Both plots are centered around WWII, and ultimately "Patterns of Force" was chosen for production.

[more info here- seriously, check Peter's site out!]

[nerds-yearbook]

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premiered on November 26, 1986. It was the second Star Trek film directed by Leonard Nimoy. The film completed the story arc started with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The movie marked the 20th anniversary of Star Trek. The movie was the first of the Trek movies to take on a more humorous tone. The bridge crew (Captain Kirk - William Shatner, Bones McCoy - DeForest Kelley, Scotty - James Doohan, Sulu - George Takei, Chekov - Walter Koenig, and Uhura - Nichelle Nichols) of the destroyed Enterprise with the resurrected Spock (Nimoy) travelled from 2286 to 1986 in a stolen Klingon bird of prey. Their mission was to get two whales and bring them back to the future to prevent an apocalypse from a whale loving probe. It was the first version of Star Trek to present a female Star Fleet Captain (Madge Sinclair) and established there was no currency anymore in the Federation. The movie had cameos from Star Trek TOS characters Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett) and Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney). The movie was released around the time that Paramount announced they were branching the Star Trek franchise into Star Trek the Next Generation. ("Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", Movie, Event)

[philon-awards]

Philon Awards 2024 Shortlist

(in alphabetical order of the title; shortlist based on the results of the nominations phase)

Short fic (word count under 10K):

And Filled With Tomorrows by Android_And_Ale

A Perfect Fit by ThereBeWhalesHere

Cherubim by vanilla_extract

Engineering a Fantasy by CampySpaceSlime

Fly Over My Grave Again by gunstreet

Harrekh t'Harrekhi by CampySpaceSlime

How to Win Plants and Influence Lizards by indeedcaptain

Seeing, Unseeing by Jenna Hilary Sinclair (JennaHilary)

The Mess Hall Incident (or why Bones really wants to eat his salad alone, thank you) by discorporating

The Sight of a Touch, or the Scent of a Sound by Moreta1848

Long fic (word count 10K-50K):

All Things Fall and Are Built Again by spaceisgay (ChancellorGriffin)

DESK JOBS by WerewolvesAreReal

How Do I Know He's Mine by HDDrabble

Hurt by ThereBeWhalesHere

Please Don't Take Him Just Because You Can by spaceisgay (ChancellorGriffin)

Space age country girl, stone cold miracle by thembonesthembones

the fine print, and other things james t. kirk doesn't read by onlyafterhours

the yeomen of the garden (and laundry) by cicak

Way from Within by gunstreet

Novella/novel (word count over 50K):

Bodyguard by BurningAmber

Grief as a four-dimensional figure by Moreta1848

I Shall Do Neither by onwhatcaptain

It's Not An Illusion by Borealisblue

mol-kur by uhuraprime

Quell the Cosmic Tides by Plus3Charisma

Regulatory Relations by indeedcaptain

The Exiles by Moreta1848

The rebel and the nerd by Moreta1848

The recitation of names by Moreta1848

Podfic:

Blood Fever (written by T'Lara) by 1lostone

I must confess (written by USS_Queertastic) by 1lostone

milk and honey (written by spaceisgay) by foundbyjohndoe

milk and honey (written by spaceisgay) by cookiemom6067

The 1,000 Hour Sleep (written by spqr) by cookiemom6067

Traditional art:

Alright mr Spock by knezidon

kiss by vanilla-phantoms

Parading with Pride by Purple_Enma

Spock's Tattoo by SButler (Shelley Butler)

Tender Hands by Purple_Enma (Tumblr post)

The Ritual by Purple_Enma (Tumblr post)

Digital art:

(untitled Spock nude) by spirk-my-love (Florian Gray)

By the Fireplace by lorvee

Captains' Gambit (comic) by lorvee (Tumblr post)

Commission for BurningAmber's fic "Bodyguard" by asyncamestel

Harrekh t'Harrekhi by Purple_Enma (Tumblr post)

Mess by eldar_of_zemlya

Morning Sex by nightcrawler1

TALKING TO GHOSTS by emilinqa

Vulcan's Forge by CelestialVoyeur (Tumblr post)

Poetry:

all of me, unguarded by indeedcaptain

blanket me by USS_Queertastic (BoldlyQueertastic)

Shared Space by CelestialVoyeur (poem is chapter 6 in a collection of poems)

The Curious Case of Captain Kirk by CelestialVoyeur (poem is chapter 5 in a collection of poems)

to have and to hold by CateAdams

Zines:

KiScon 2023 Official Zine (editor: 1lostone) (download link)

Wild Heart – A NSFW AOS Spirk zine (editors: borbtrek, remylebae, nicbutnasty) (download link)

You can also see the shortlist on this Google spreadsheet. Make a copy to have your own spreadsheet to keep track of what you've already read and how you liked it.

Voting will open on 10 September 2024! Stay tuned for the announcement. You can also find this shortlist plus the rules and explanations concerning the voting process on the KiScon website.