#i was gonna do one abt Uhura too but i ran out of time

[defnotcatgrass]

i think one of the many reasons why i like older tv shows and movies (specifically star trek. i stg i have other interests) is because of how the "eye candy" aspect is treated. like, Kirk is the eye candy of the show but he's also just. Some Guy. he's not egregiously swole, hes not a bad boy, he doesn't play hard to get, he's simply a lover. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with anything i just listed, in fact all of that can be just as attractive as anything else if the guy isn't oozing toxicity. and Kirk is beautiful, he's a lot closer to what people actually want in a man. he's kind and quick witted and the more you watch the more you realize that his beauty and hotness comes from how he moves as opposed to what he's moving. Kirk smiles bright and moves with intention and grace, every step he takes is calculated and soft with years of strength. (it takes strength to be kind, to be soft. Kirk is a bleeding heart and oh how he bleeds)

if all that was focused on you, tell me, would it not make you feel more irreparably wanted, loved, then modern Hollywood tv eye candy could?

would the intensity and authenticity not make your bones buzz? would you be able to look him in the eyes, crinkled with a caring smile, and not want connection? if he touches your arm, solid and warm, nothing more then simple affection for him, would you not reach back?

he would walk you home after 5 minutes of conversation, he doesn't want anything more.

he would talk with you for hours, grinning and eyes gleaming, he doesn't want anything more.

he would buy your drinks and flirt but if you didn't push back, he would leave, wanting nothing more.

Jim Kirk is a man of connection, sex and sexuality is a part of that but it is not the only thing he strives for.

so tell me, if you met Jim Kirk, if he reached for you, would you not wish for his friendship? and if you meet, only to move on, would you not keep the memory tucked away like a dream?

Kirk's beauty works because he looks like a real tangible thing, he looks goofy from some angles - but so does everyone! he has flaws and nuances and all of him comes together to form someone pretty, sexy and beautiful. He is someone safe.

and honestly? as an aroace guy, it's a Hell of a lot more attractive to see Kirk, confident and compassionate, with shoulders like mine and eyes like the boys in my dreams, then it is to be affronted by misogyny, said to be charm.