#tom paris headcanons

[make-me-imagine]

Headcanons: How Tom Paris would comfort you after a nightmare

Headcanons: How Tom Paris would comfort you after a nightmare

Pairing: Tom Paris x Gn!Reader

Requested By: Anonymous

Warnings: Nothing really, except general nightmare related topics

A/N: I have not watched Voyager for quite some time, so sorry this is a bit short.

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Before you and Tom were in a relationship, he knew vaguely that you occasionally suffered from nightmares.

He would offer some advice of how he would deal with nightmares on the uncommon occasion he would have them.

One evening when he couldn't sleep that he wandered into the mess hall and saw you sitting alone, clearly tired, and a bit shaken.

He came to talk to you and listened to you talk about your nightmares.

Tom felt bad that he wasn't aware of how much they effected you, and told you if you ever needed an ear, or someone to bring you back from the fear and adrenaline, to come to his room.

You thanked him, but weren't sure if you really wanted to worry him with your problems

But one night, you were having bad nightmares you couldn't seem to shake. You felt anxious, like you couldn't get out of your own head.

So you found yourself wandering down the corridors, and instead of ending up in the mess hall, you ended up outside his room.

It was the middle of the night, so you were worried he would be annoyed, but he welcomed you with a soft smile and kind voice and comforted you, talking to you until the thoughts of your nightmare faded.

Eventually you fell asleep in his bed, and he didn't dare wake you.

He ended up watching you for a while before falling asleep on his couch.

Any movement he would wake up, fearing you were having another nightmare.

He wouldn't tell you about this, because he knew you'd feel guilty, but he didn't mind, he kind of enjoyed having you around, and caring for you.

It became a sort of routine for you when you had bad nightmares to go to his room, or message him that you couldn't sleep.

He would often come to your room to see if you were alright, even if you told him he did not have to.

This was a catalyst to what would lead to your relationship.

He would help you find teas, treatments, other forms of sleep aid, that would help you sleep better at night.

But of course they didn't always work.

When you eventually moved into the same room once your relationship became more serious, he was very aware of when you were having a nightmare.

He would never force you awake, but would gently caress your face, hair or arms soothing you softly until the nightmare faded, or you gently woke up.

He would hold you in his arms, pressing soft kisses to your head an cheeks.

Tom would talk to you, often about nothing in particular as he just wanted to sooth and distract you until you drifted back to a comfortable sleep.

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[aquamonstra]

Tom Paris has neon inflatable furniture in his quarters.

*actual picture of Tom's livingroom

[grissomesque]

1956 television set this, 1936 Ford that, Tom Paris would rock out to 80's music and no force on earth will convince me otherwise. Never Let Me Down Again, Talk Talk, Burning Down The House. You can hear it all the way to the turbolift so the entire deck pools their replicator rations to install soundproofing.

[hauntedmoonchaos]

Voyager Headcanons

Tom and B'Elanna spent three months building a phaser that could cause mild stinging pain on a Hologram. It shoots out Hologram apples. After using it on the Doctor a bunch of times while saying "An apple a day keeps the Doctor away," Janeway confiscated it from them.

[bad-girl-coven]

Silly Voyager Trends

There’s a throwaway line in one of Voyager’s episodes where Captain Janeway remarks that Tom had been behind a lot of fads on Voyager, so here are my silly headcanons for some of them :)

Fidget Spinners (Janeway and Tuvok are especially into these but Chakotay takes Janeway’s away because she keeps trying to do tricks she’s seen Tom do and failing and the sound of it constantly dropping gets on his nerves.)

Heelys (Janeway is really excited about these, but Tuvok points out that her heeled boots are too tall to include wheels and she pouts. Seven spends a ridiculous amount of time drawing up plans for high heeled heelys that would not lead to Kathryn breaking her ankles and enlists Harry to help. They give them to Kathryn for her birthday. She is delighted but Tuvok and the Doctor are not convinced of their safety. Tuvok decides to let it go, but the Doctor is angry that Janeway isn’t taking his advice, so he keeps coming up with schemes to take them away. He tries to convince Kes to help him but she refuses because the Captain looks like she’s having so much fun. All is well until the Captain stumbles and is unable to stop as she barrels down a very slanted street while making first contact. Seven has to pick her up and carry her to the sick bay because she refuses to go because she knows the Doctor is going to be infuriatingly smug. He makes Kes take a picture of him with a very disgruntled Kathryn Janeway and it hangs above his desk)

Among Us (The trend starts out relatively harmless, but Tuvok declares it a security risk and bans it after Harry and B'elanna get into a physical fight in the mess hall because Harry claimed B’elanna was peeking at his screen. Tom takes advantage of this and starts selling bootleg copies of the game for replicator rations. Chakotay finds out and tries desperately to get Janeway to throw him in the brig, but Janeway refuses)

Silly Bandz (Neelix’s food is more popular than ever after everyone uses up their replicator rations on collecting as many Silly Bandz as they can. Tuvok is infuriated by the bandz not being up to Starfleet uniform standards. The trend dies out after everyone gets sick of Neelix’s cooking. Naomi Wildman is overjoyed after everyone gives their leftover Silly Bandz to her. Tom Paris approaches her and tries to convince her to help him restart the trend so she and him can trade all of her bandz for replicator rations and split the profits. She pretends to agree, but takes all the rations for herself. Tom complains to Janeway, but Naomi tells him that their contract doesn’t count because she’s a minor. Tom regrets teaching her too well.

Stress Balls (This trend was mostly harmless. It briefly got out of hand when some of the engineering ensigns started tossing them at each other and a couple ended up in the warp core. They were banned from engineering and most people forgot about them. However, Tuvok still uses his, he finds it helps with his intrusive thoughts.)

Jigsaw Puzzles (The Doctor, Kes, and B’elanna take a shine to the puzzles and spend hours in the mess hall on a 3,000 piece Voyager schematic puzzle. Everytime they’re about to finish, Voyager gets caught up in some anomaly or space fight and their puzzle is dashed to pieces. They finally give up when five tries in, the Doctor is about to place the final piece when the ship lurches and the whole thing falls off the table. Kes burns the whole thing with her powers and they refuse to ever mention it again.)

Tamagotchis (Tom learns about them from one of his history books on 1990s Earth culture and is immediately obsessed. Everyone has a good time until Tuvok points out to Kathryn that nothing is getting done because people keep stopping to feed their tamagotchis. Janeway bans them for use outside of quarters but Seven keeps hers hidden with her in the Astrometrics lab. She finds taking care of something calms her down. Naomi knows about her hidden tamagotchi but has sworn to secrecy.) 

Slime (A short lived trend after a distracted Neelix accidentally puts slime in the food and the Doctor demands it be banned after pumping the stomachs of a dozen ensigns unlucky enough to eat the slime. One of the victims, Vorik, refuses to talk to Neelix for a week.)

[shittystartrekheadcanons]

Tom Paris listens to REM

[warpfive]

MOMENTS THAT MAKE THEM SOFT FOR YOU

times when the voy crew got hearteyes for the reader

CW: gn! reader

CREW: kathryn janeway, chakotay, the doctor, b'elanna torres, tom paris, harry kim, seven of nine

KATHRYN - it was very, very late at night (early in the morning?) and kathryn clearly decided that work was more important than sleep. it wasn’t a surprise to find her still up with an almost-empty cup of coffee in arm’s reach - it would’ve been more surprising if she’d gone to bed, in all honesty. you were groggy, half-asleep, dragging yourself out of bed wrapped in a sheet and stumbling in the direction of the soft noises of the computer. kathryn didn’t register your presence until you spoke up, voice hoarse when you ask if she knows what time it is. she answers, you correct her - to kathryn’s credit, she did look shocked upon learning the time. but instead of scolding her or proving yourself right with the pounding ache behind her eyes, you walk up beside her. softly pulling a PADD from her grasp and mumbling that you want her to come to bed. kathryn’s been a captain for some time now, but she knows an order when she hears one, and follows it with a sloppy smile.

CHAKOTAY - ever since he was a boy, chakotay’s found it hard to really let down his walls around the people he loves. he’s naturally introverted - a strong and commanding presence but intensely private and thoughtful. and though he prefers to keep much of himself to himself, chakotay does enjoy a bit of people-watching, especially when it comes to you. one time, you dragged him into the holodeck for some program that’s been making rounds on the ship. chakotay had no interest in it, but you seemed excited and he couldn’t bear to kill that smile. away from the gray bulkheads and threat of delta quadrant mysteries, you had this light about you, brighter and warmer than the holographic sun and chakotay really couldn’t take his eyes off you. a moment when you were so purely, genuinely you had become one of his favorite memories.

THE DOCTOR - his first time having a “meal” in the mess hall had been with you. it wasn’t a particularly special night - the doctor had been getting used to wearing his emitter more domestically. walks around the ship, visiting the bridge, watching kes work in the hydroponics bay. he never had much reason to go to the mess hall before, but the doctor ran into you on the way and you asked him to join you in the most natural way ever. as if you were talking to a flesh and blood man. the doctor didn’t eat, and you picked at neelix’s dinner while talking about a problem you and harry have been working on and it really struck the doctor how easy it was for you to treat him like any other member of the crew. eventually, you asked him why he was smiling. he said it was the best meal he’s ever had.

B’ELANNA - it did take quite a while for b’elanna to get used to the idea of somebody simply knowing her. she knows she isn’t exactly enigmatic - if she’s angry, you’ll hear about it. still, she prefers to keep people at arm’s length. the less they know, the less they can hurt her. but b’elanna didn’t even realize you’d been observing and learning her until a long, stressful day in the jefferies tube had made her snippy and frustrated. you gave her space, allowed her to vent, silently offered her tea to relax. feeling that hot ball in her belly begin to cool down, she was a surprised - when was the last time somebody stuck around during one of her fits without telling her to relax or leaving? she couldn’t recall. and when you kissed her cheek and told her to get some rest, b’elanna almost asked you to stay. it wouldn’t be logical - you both needed to be up early in the morning. but that night, her quarters felt much less restrictive than usual. and b’elanna went to bed that night wondering if she truly was that easy to read.

TOM - he had no ulterior motives for offering flying lessons - plenty of people on the ship may say otherwise, but in all honesty, tom didn’t care all that much. in his eyes, there was nothing wrong with two people who enjoyed each other’s company to practice something that could come in handy in a crunch. he taught you the basics first (though, tom kinda breezed past them - he knew you were smart enough to catch on). asteroid fields, ion storms, enemy ships, he threw everything at you to teach you the best ways to overcome each obstacle and you did with flying colors. though, you were never very good at landing the shuttle. crash after crash discouraged you up until the one lucky landing but you were so happy, you threw your arms around him with laughter and he didn’t want to burst your bubble by telling you the holographic planet had a lower gravity than even earth. nah, he wanted you to enjoy your little victory, and selfishly, wanted to enjoy your smile.

HARRY - honestly, it’s not hard to make harry super soft - a nice smile and a gleam in your eye is enough to make him fall head-over-heels again. but if there’s one moment to choose from, it’s gotta be when you two were jammed together in the jefferies tubes trying to repair a broken relay. you were talking, throwing jokes around, laughing despite how much it echoes through the tubes. harry, admittedly, lost his focus and accidentally grazed his hand against a live current. with a flash of sparks and the faint smell of burnt circuits, harry let out a little yelp and yanked his hand back. instantly, you were on him, inspecting the damage and asking if he needed to go to sick bay. harry refused, you kept pushing it, but honestly? with the way you cradled his hand in yours and looked so concerned, he barely even felt the pain. he had a stern talking to from the doctor for waiting so long, but harry really didn’t want to leave that tube unless he was dying.

SEVEN - it was during the birthday party of a lower deck engineer when seven realized…she really didn’t know how to socialize at parties. the doctor had given her his own articles he read years ago, and the captain even gave her a bit of advice. but try as she might, seven couldn’t carry a conversation that wasn’t about ship’s functions or laugh at the jokes that tom told and made the whole room bust a gut. she thought about leaving until you came up to her, offering a drink, and asking how she’s enjoying the party. seven figured you would continue circling the room after a small conversation, but no, you stayed right with seven. sometimes bringing her into the fray of a larger discussion, but most times just hanging back and being casual. your motivations? she was unsure. maybe pity for someone unable to be social if her life depended on it. or maybe (and this was harder to grasp) you wanted to spend time with her at a birthday party… seven is going to have to research more on this.

[clementine-kesh]

sometimes i think about the week when borg semen happened and completely broke everyone’s brain. what a time

[greencheekconure27]

Idea: one of the salamander babies from Threshold grows up to join Starfleet and becomes an admiral.His grandfather is so proud (sorry Tom Paris lol).

[catgirljaneway]

Voyager Love Languages Headcanons

Kathryn Janeway - Physical Touch

Seven of Nine - Acts of Service

Kes - Quality Time

Chakotay - Physical Touch

Tuvok - Quality Time + Acts of Service

Neelix - Gift Giving

Tom Paris - Words of Affirmation

The Doctor - Quality Time

Harry Kim - Words of Affirmation

B'elanna Torres - Physical Touch and Words of Affirmation

[serinmatheson1]

Once the mission logs are declassified, there is a set of Tom and Kathryn where they turn into salamanders with babies. It sold pretty well but they had to pull it early on. Tom and Kathryn were pretty okay with it but it made Owen Paris *deeply* uncomfortable

Which didn't stop B'Elanna from getting her hands on a set and encouraging Miral to bring it out every time Grandpa came over

[zero-way-out]

Was rewatching the first few episodes of Voyager and noticed that Tom's ears look slightly pointed in some shots. I know its just a coincidence of the actors anatomy but it had me thinking about a headcanon of Tom being part Vulcan a few generations removed.

In this light, i actually like Tom and B'elanna's relationship more. Two people being confronted with extreme emotions they don't know how to control because they are removed from the culture that teaches you how to express them, finding comfort in eachother.

[grissomesque]

Star Trek: Voyager 2x21: "Deadlock" vs 1x03: "Time and Again"

[pilots-and-protons]

Back on my autism-hyper-focus-bullshit, thinking about Tom Paris’s potential character age in Voyager.

I can’t decide if I should post my rather long and rambling Thoughts™ about this or not....

[shittystartrekheadcanons]

So I did it

[make-me-imagine]

Hello Mera! May I please request some headcanons about how Tom Paris (Star Trek) would comfort you after a nightmare, please? Thank you so much for your beautiful writing <3

Posted!

Sorry they didn't come out very long, but I hope you like them.

Headcanons: How Tom would comfort you after a nightmare

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