#and I mean I can't blame them I also love Jim Kirk

[trashmammal-7]

I love whenever Jim is mentioned post tos and people start fangirling over him. He really is Starfleet's most specialest boy.

[very-bad-poetry-captain]

WIP Wednesday! (though it's Thursday... anyway)

Tagged by @appleofmyonlyeye and @ncc1701ohno thank you both💕

I'm not counting my ongoing wip Headspace in this and also I can't reveal the plot for the McSpirk Big Bang fic I'll write, but these are the star trek fics I've started typing!!

Untitled - "love is blind TV show" AU mcspirk

McCoy arrives at a nice resort on an alien planet for some much needed rest after his messy divorce, and accidentally ends up double booked with the filming of the interplanetary version of dating show "Love is blind". The contestants are all split in two by a mysterious alien and Jim, who produces the show, is more than happy to convince McCoy to join the show. There, he meets Spock while talking in the pods... spones with endgame mcspirk!

Clearing his throat, Jim shifts a bit in his seat. They’re in matching seats, something like a mix of a beanbag and an armchair. Threatening to swallow you whole. “Well, the participants aren’t split up in any traditional way, like gender or sexual orientation or anything like that. Instead we’ve got a couple of Minirians dividing everyone.” He waits for the rest of the explanation, but Jim looks finished. “And these Minirians… How are they dividing people?” Surprise colors Jim’s expression. It makes him look younger. “Interested?” He grins, leaning forwards, elbows resting on his knees. “They refuse to explain it. One half is kanschtaar and the other half is tsiirm. I’ve been trying to figure it out but I gave up, so… It’s a blind date show, you know? Like you get to talk to the other half of participants but not see them or describe appearances. So I’m assuming the Minirians can tell somehow that each half won’t be attracted to their own group.” Maybe it’s the stress of a long space flight, or the weirdness of the whole situation, but McCoy is intrigued. A dating show across species? Then he remembers. His divorce was only months ago. He’s possibly hurtling down the path of alcoholism, is already a workaholic, can’t stop twisting and turning his dad’s death in his mind and�� He feels, honestly, like a failure of a person. “I don’t think I’m date material,” he mutters, sinking lower into the baggy chair. “Whatever they base it on, it can’t be that at least.” Jim rolls his eyes. “It’s a TV show,” he says. “I mean, not to dismiss anyone’s hopes of finding true love, but… You’re good-looking enough for TV if you’re worried about that.”

2. Untitled - aos x tos crossover mckirk

This is inspired by gunstreet's tos Kirk x aos McCoy (endgame tos spirk) fic called Looking for an interruption which I am only slightly obsessed with and I needed to write an aos Jim x tos McCoy version... with endgame aos mckirk

Jim returns to the mess hall to find Leonard still on his own, though he’s smiling and humming to himself. There are several people watching him warily, and Jim can’t blame them. It’s not that Bones is never happy – it’s just rare to see him looking so pleased. “How’s your coffee?” Jim asks as he sits down opposite him. “Not too bad,” he smiles, taking a small sip. “Good to know my taste buds are the same in this universe, at least.” Blinking in confusion, it takes Jim a moment to realize he’d just punched in Bones’ usual order without even asking. Leonard’s smile takes on a teasing note, and Jim’s cheeks redden at the sight. “Well,” he mumbles, coughing a little. “I should have asked.” “Old habits die hard, as they say,” Leonard waves him off with. He eyes Jim like he wants to say more, but ultimately decides against it. The teasing smile remains, though, visible around the edges of the mug. Jim’s heart beats a little too hard in his chest, and he can’t figure out why. Is he nervous? It’s just Bones. Sure, a slightly older, smiley version of him, but still. He usually has to keep careful count of Bones’ smiles, a rare treasure to be memorized. He’s irrationally jealous of his counterpart for having such easy access to them.

3. mcspirk month

So far I have four oneshots started for mcspirk month but they're all untitled so... here are two (slightly nsfw) snippets (the other two are a bit too short yet to add)

Spock and McCoy get trapped together in a shuttle for several days (they are both dating Jim)

A small voice in the back of his head reminds him that he more than tolerates Spock, but that’s on a good day. He’s having a bad day, currently, and so is Spock. Though he’d never admit it, of course. It’s probably logical to stay calm and wait for rescue, and keep your mood bright while you’re at it. If it weren’t for the clipped tone and occasional dark look, and the way he talks back rather than tell McCoy to relax, he’d believe Spock was unaffected. “We should have made Jim go down with us,” he sighs, rubbing at his cheek with a palm. “He’d make the time pass faster, if nothing else.” “It would have been against protocol to send three of the ship’s most senior officers to a planet prone to unpredictable weather, when only two were needed.” “I’m bored, Spock. To hell with protocol!” Spock turns, then, to face him properly. The shuttle doesn’t have beds installed, only emergency sleeping bags, and so they spend most of their time in the pilot and co-pilot’s seats for comfort. The view outside the windscreen is blocked by heavy rain pelting against it, the sound of it an ominous backdrop to the muted lighting from the emergency light strips just barely allowing them to see each other. In profile, Spock had appeared stoic. Now, his face bathed in shadows, he looks more thoughtful, considering. “May I assume, then, that had Jim been present, you would have spent some time engaged in sexual intercourse?” “You bet your pointed ears we would have,” McCoy grumbles back.

Jim, Spock and McCoy have to dress up according to alien culture for diplomacy reasons...

Spock, of course, takes great care with him, easily slipping the gloves on. When he lifts his gaze to Kirk, there’s something heated in them. Oh. Maybe it’s highly intimate for a half-Vulcan, too. He licks his lips, considering him. “You know, I think Bones could use some help with his, too.” “What? I know how to put on a pair of gloves, Jim.” “I believe Jim knows that, Doctor. I also believe that he wishes to see us both engage in an intimate act under Voresebian culture.” Kirk can’t help but chuckle a bit at being caught out. “Alright, you’ve seen through me. I think we can spare a moment for some fun, can’t we?”

[npdclaraoswald]

sympathy for the work, but also Kirk and/or Hawkeye?

Okay, it's been a minute since I've watched tos, but I'll do my best.

Kirk:

Favorite thing: I love the relationships he has with his exes. There's very rarely any bitterness, it's just "we had a good time together and it may not have worked out for whatever reason, but you're still a great person and I love spending time with you" and that's really cool! I love that he (and Riker) have such good relationships and it baffles me that people characterize him as a womanizer since he so clearly cares about them

Least favorite: I think him using David's death as the reasoning for his Klingon racism is kinda bullshit. Like, even ignoring the obvious you can't blame a whole race for the actions of a few thing, he hated Klingons before he ever even met David. Plus, while it is unclear whether Jim knew about David and was keeping his distance in respect for Carol's wishes (and his career) or if he was completely blindsided by it, regardless, it's not like he had a relationship with him. And while I can understand mourning the potential of the relationship, especially if he didn't know about David, that still doesn't ring as a strong enough reason to me for him to say they should just let the whole species die when their moon blows up. And while The Undiscovered Country does force him to confront his racism in general, I do wish there was more exploration as to why his reasons for hating Klingons didn't hold up even without exposure to the "good ones" in the movie. (Disclaimer for this section: I was never actually able to get my hands on copies of the actual tos movies, so all my knowledge of them comes from having read their novelizations, which while they stick pretty close to the movies, it's my understanding that their are some noteworthy differences)

Fandom issue: I mean, obviously, the whole womanizer idea, but also I really hate how the fact that he very frequently is coerced into sex is just glossed over by fans. Like I said, it's been a while since I've watched tos, but even just off the top of my head, he's not in a position to freely consent in Elaan of Troyius, Wink of an Eye, or Bread and Circuses, and most people don't acknowledge it.

Hawkeye:

Favorite thing: his dedication to his patients. There's not really much to elaborate on here, but he just cares so damn much and I love him for it

Least favorite thing: Women are people, asshole, not sexual resources for you to consume! Also, while he is pretty good for being from the 1950's, he is kinda racist

Fandom issue: It's been a while since I've used this word unironically, but he does tend to get woobified. Yes, he's a poor little meow meow, but he's also an asshole! Acknowledge his complexity! And, I feel like this is related, I don't like how fics tend to characterize him as, for lack of a better term, a stereotypical bottom. Like obviously, first of all, your sexual preferences don't dictate your personality, but he tends to be written as demure unless he's specifically written to be bratty (in which case it still feels like he's being a brat, not just the contrary person that he is). And neither of those feel like Hawkeye to me