#vulcan children

[tricorderreading]

Star Trek: Vulcan Academy Murders

Short King Kirk moments

[sweetsourteeth]

Oc again

My baby,,., Verick,, ,.

[dilithiumkristal]

I also thought there were some great moments that showed Tuvok running up against other crewmembers' assumptions about his care and connection with them, even as those assumptions could be countered with a different frame of reference.

I figured that dynamic, alongside Tuvok's backstory regarding his early years in Starfleet (revealed in s3 ep2 "Flashback"), might be a good explanation for the relatively low proportion of Vulcans we see in Starfleet. If other Vulcans had similar sentiments and experiences as Tuvok when he first joined Starfleet, that makes for some very interesting commentary on interspecies social interaction, particularly Human-Vulcan dynamics. (It is hard to judge that sort of thing based on Spock alone, when the experience of being mixed-species has enough unique implications that it warrants its own dedicated discussion.)

voyager definitely had its issues with how it treated tuvok but it was so awesome how they decided to make their vulcan character one of the most kind and loving father figures in all of star trek. not only to his own kids but to so many of the other people around him who desperately needed that kind of person in their life. it’s such a good way of showing how the logic of vulcans does not come at the expense of love

[daftmooncretin]

me: so apparently all vulcans get mind melded as children and have this weird marriage or death ceremony when their mating season hits and we see this in amok time when spock reveals he has a “wife”?? that he’s like legally bonded to??? and he has to go to vulcan or he’s gonna die of horniness or some shit????

my poor father: ..right

me: but then how did amanda and sarek happen??? surely sarek was vulcan engaged too??? did he ditch it to elope with his girlfriend? if he did why does fanfiction always make out that sarek is really ashamed of spock for ditching his vulcan engagement when he did the same thing! why are vulcans even getting engaged at like eight? thats weird right dad? i just know the divorce rate on vulcan is through the roof.

my poor father: yeah that sounds rough for spock. so did you want milk in your tea or….?

[cookiemom6067]

Podfic of "Now the Sons Look For Their Fathers/But Their Fathers Are All Gone" by @straight-outta-hobbiton

Leonard is exhausted, and there is a crying kid in front of him with a bowl-cut and pointed ears. Of course he picks him up.

"Now the Sons Look For Their Fathers/But Their Fathers Are All Gone" on AO3

[starship-squalleater]

This is an ongoing discussion but GOD strange new worlds pisses me off with their depictions of Vulcan. I’ve been watching a lot of TNG episodes about Klingons so the differences in the depictions are really striking.

SNW posits that all that makes Vulcans “Vulcan” is their biology. If you turn into a biological Vulcan, congrats, you perfectly understand logic and somehow know all the teachings of Surak. If you somehow become fully human (yea I’m looking at you Spock amok), everything about the Vulcan teachings you’ve been following your whole life gets erased.

If a Vulcan child were raised with only human parents and not exposed to any aspect of Vulcan culture at all, then they would not act like a Vulcan. They would have to learn how to control their emotions on their own. They would have to learn logic on their own, but only if they sought it out. It’s like a Klingon child- we’ve seen time and time again that though Klingon children do express more aggressiveness than other children, they don’t have an intrinsic belief in honor or in becoming warriors. It’s cultural! It is taught!

Strange New Worlds has a big problem with this bio-essentialist view of race. It’s weird. It’s usually in the interest of humor, but even if you find it funny it really doesn’t make sense and raises more questions about how biology actually works than doing anything good or useful. I really like this show, too! Or I have. I’m a bit worried about them continuing to do this in the new season.

[that1overthere]

My star trek ocs I revamped

[bumblingbabooshka]

The part in 'innocence' where Tuvok hands a scared 8 year old a gun and leaves after giving her instructions which are literally JUST "aim like this and press here to fire" is so interesting for his characterization because it isn't ILLOGICAL (she needs protection from a potentially life-threatening entity and he needs to leave for a moment) but it's also something that I don't think most other characters would think to do because. You know. It's giving a phaser to a child.

[spiders-notagain]

Vulcan Education

I haven't seen much else on what Vulcan Schools are suppossed to look like so I came up with my own. Intermixed are some bits I like from Memory Beta. Im ignoring all the parts from 20 yrs and after because it may only be applicable to the Lyr Zor clan and isnt compatible with Alpha canon anyway.

kan-tuihal-shi'oren (Nursery School): Ages 3-5

Its not a necessary prerequisite for primary school but many parents consider it to be important in the schooling process anyway. Benefits include the fundamentals in most every subject for primary school, peer socialization, and a variety of new ideas (er well vulcan-filtered ideas). A bigger emphasis is made on the arts in this school than in later schools. Students learn and perform dances for their parents and community.

Vulcan toddlers are capable of a great deal of self sufficiency when well taught, however not all parents have the time to cover all the basics and can't afford the multiple tutors some clans spring for (or just choose not to).

Newborn children til the age of four were known to take part in visual mathematics, basical calculation as well as beginning the neurological organization of their brains which was followed by an identity meld. By the time they were four, they began mathematics and species identification as well as began to coordinate the use of their physical bodies. Furthermore, algebra, geometry and physics dominated their study life at this time.

During their early education, Vulcan children took part in a curriculum where they learnt the most rudimentary telesper skills to better control their innate telepathic abilities.

nenik-shi'oren (Primary School): Ages 6-14

Schooling is largely made up of lectures and frequent homework, intermixed with regular progress testing via skill domes. Skill domes also serve a part in final exams. With the exception of certain classes, in-classwork is rare. Schoolwork is done mostly through padds. It's more reminiscent of a college with a few differences: 1. Youre not allowed to skip lectures 2. More classes are required as per graduation. In some classes, resources are provided and learning is mostly self directed. There are multiple education paths that come more into play by graduation but primary school is generally understood to be non-specific. By the graduation of this school, children would have the education equivalent up to 14th grade. Classes are separated by skill level rather than age, although most classes happen to be made up of children around the same age anyway. Many 'fun' events (like crafts or holiday parties) that would be common in schools of other species do not exist in vulcan schools. Although some teachers of alien cultures include a sampler of such activities in their lesson plans. Because they are young, children are permitted frequent mental breaks as a sort of vulcan pomodoro technique to increase productivity. As they get older they will be expected to train their mind to do this naturally.

While most schools go over the basics of psychic training, the bulk of it is expected to be handled by family. Usually by a parent but some clans have someone who specializes in it. This is also the kind of thing some families get a tutor for.

An informal social heirarchy forms between students as they hit certain milestones, with these students being admired as older and more mature. At 7, their kan-telan (bonding ceremony). And at 10, their kahs-wan. The latter being more important and noticable. (The kahs-wan can be taken as early as 7 but not often)

When they were eight, children began preliminary telepathic communication and were taught etiquette as well as their clans history along with Vulcan anthropology, calculus and quantum physics. When the child was ten, they learn to suppress cortical stimuli in the dominant hemisphere as well as learn of their races cultural history and began a study of Vulcan rites of passage. By the time they were eleven, they learn of the pressure points needed for mind melding in addition to learning memory accuracy and internal time counting. Furthermore, they were introduced to logic and definition, the principles of analysis, concreteness of thought and physical deportment. These early years of study were expected to continue til the child was between the age of thirteen to fifteen after which their formal training began.

dahrik-shi'oren (Secondary School): Ages 14-20+

Schools at this stage are often specialized and considered precursors to advanced academies such as:

Vulcan Science Academy (VSA)

Vulcan Medical Institute

Vulcan Institute of Defense Arts (VIDA)

Vulcan School of Diplomacy

Studies here aren't as fast paced and ruthless as full colleges. And unlike primary school they have no government standard learning criteria to meet. Most students would be either in the direct midst of puberty or finishing out its second stages. In some areas they have just one school which contains the pathways necessary for whichever trade schools are popular in the region (more like a skills center).

In more isolated areas this is where students would have either moved to the city to pursue higher education or found a job locally to help out at home (likely picking up an apprenticeship).

For those that choose to take it, the Rite of Taloth is commonly undergone around this time. While it is an acknowledged accomplishment among peers, a social heiarchy is not formed around it as that is now viewed as childish.

When formal training began, the first rite conducted was Tal T'Lee where they were assisted in their meditation by an adept of their clan council. They learn to control their subdominant cortices which was followed by Dwemish Hi-An where identity isolation was learnt along with brain control with numbers systems and equations. They also learn multiplication left to right whereupon they took part in Enok-Kal Fi Lar which was the processes of definition and the concepts of given. Once this was complete, the child took part in An-Prele between the age of sixteen to nineteen where they learn pain control meditation from a clan council adept. They were also expected to read Essays of Discipline and Analysis of Pseudodoxy as well as was expected to learn to segregate the lobes of their brains.

*I came up with the names through stuff on VLD and VLI but if anyone wants to consolidate it to sound catchier go ahead.

[tpuckerupbaby]

Summary:

On the cusp of adulthood, Spock must make a decision. Marry T’Pring and be the man his father wants him to be – or join Starfleet and explore the galaxy. A hundred years earlier, Elizabeth T’Les Tucker’s parents decide it’s time to leave the ship where she’s grown up and settle on a home world – Earth. Separated by a century of experience, Spock and Elizabeth set off on parallel journeys, navigating the anomalies of life in their quest to solve the most elusive mystery of all – who they really are. * Written so you can follow it even if you haven't watched both TOS and Enterprise. Fic is fully planned. *

Chapter 1 Preview:

Spock looked down at his PADD. In truth, his peers rarely commented on his human heritage anymore. Like him, they’d learned to control how they expressed their views. But that didn’t mean they didn’t harbour the same biases they had as children. Beneath the surface, nothing had changed.

His teacher gazed out at the garden again. ‘It is very beautiful here.’

The forbidden word made Spock’s breath catch.

Hearing it – or perhaps sensing the accompanying tumult of emotions – Silv turned back to him. ‘There is no shame in acknowledging such things. The garden was designed to be stimulating. It is only logical that we notice its delights.’

This made sense – yet Spock held his tongue, sensing a trap.

‘Tell me, Spock.’ His teacher’s mouth lifted at the corners. ‘What do you find delightful about the garden?’

The way the light bounces off the stones and sand, blinding and illuminating at once.

The arid air on my skin, and the sweet surprise of rain when it falls.

The tenacity of life, defying all rationality.

Against his will, images took shape in his mind, threatening to become fully fledged fantasies. Of jumping to his feet and dancing across the sand. Of retrieving his lyre and letting his heart and the landscape guide his notes.

But he couldn’t share any of this. Not without proving he was everything he’d spent so many years insisting he wasn’t.

Tags:

Parallel Stories

POV Alternating

Vulcan Culture (Star Trek)

Vulcan Mind Melds (Star Trek)

Vulcan Bond (Star Trek)

Interspecies Romance

Developing Friendships

Self-Discovery

Coming of Age

Bad Parenting

great parenting

Asexual Character

Character Death

Grief/Mourning

Healing

Personal Growth

Wilderness Survival

Alien Cultural Differences

Alien/Human Relationships

References to Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Angst with a Happy Ending

Emotional Hurt/Comfort

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[tossawary]

I just know in my heart of hearts that in "Star Trek" at one point, there was some moral panic somewhere on Vulcan (among the uppity sorts) because Human culture was "infecting" the local youth with their overly emotional, destructive, unproductive, frivolous, and uneducational ways.

And what was actually happening was that a bunch of Vulcan kids got really into 23rd-century "Minecraft" or something.

Small Vulcan child @ another Vulcan child: (in a tone that sounds flat to Humans but angry as hell to Vulcans) "You have compromised the optimization of my fortress. I am having an emotional urge to blow up your house... in Minecraft."

[theshadowrealmitself]

Vulcan child: I know Humans are illogical, but I can keep my composure around them-

Human child: *shoves something that is definitely not food into their mouth to prevent the Vulcan child from getting it*

Vulcan child: -What the fuck

[sweetsourteeth]

I’m obsessed with Vulcan kids if anyone has any fic recs about them…

[radishrainbowfarm]

My dad is a trekkie, always has been, he has gone to conventions, knows some klingon, taught his children the vulcan salute, would try introducing star trek to us through all of ours childhoods and has been constantly rewatching all the star trek series

All that to say that I recently decided that I would get into star trek for real, I've always enjoyed what i saw with my dad, so yeah it makes sense, but i am a fandom person, i am a very online person, things my dad is not and so it can be kinda funny to talk star trek with him because i am seeing a great amount of gay jokes and interpretations about amok time and then i have my dad asking if i have watched it yet because it's one of his favorites episodes and one of the greatest and this is just the kind of thing i dont talk about with my parents so i feel giggly

[girlkisser13]

hephaestus cabin headcanons

children of hephaestus

• OIL, SOOT, and GREASE STAINS EVERYWHERE.

• the have the most intense games of hide-and-seek in bunker 9.

• a lot of them lose limbs, become disabled in some way, or are born that way, and they often use it as a reason to build themselves cool robot prostheses and other tools to help them get around.

• along with the athena cabin, they come up with weapons and armory specifically for disabled demigods.

• they build advanced prosthetics for campers who have lost limbs in battle.

• they’re warmer than most demigods, even if they don’t have fire powers.

• they always know when someone is in need of a weapon and they just create it without thinking about it. like they just know when someone needs a weapon before they ask for it.

• they're the only ones who can pick out stuff from hephaestus's junkyard without getting hurt.

• everything, the cabin, the forge, the bunker, is 100% handicap accessible.

• they worked with the athena and hecate cabins to upgrade bunker 9 to allow better lighting, safer rooms, new areas to test weapons, etc. they wanted it to feel like an underground space station.

• they name each of their tools and inventions.

• on birthdays, they give each other personalized gadgets that solve everyday problems, like a self-tying shoelace or a self-stirring spoon.

• they design and wear fireproof clothing.

• they actually have numerous secret hideouts and mini-workshops hidden around camp half-blood (bunker 9 is the only one we know about).

• they keep detailed journals filled with sketches, ideas, and notes about their inventions, passing them down through generations of hephaestus kids.

• they build small, mechanical pets or companions that help them with tasks around the forge, each one with a unique personality programmed in.

• they all have a set of personalized tools that they've crafted themselves, often with special engravings or modifications to suit their style.

• they have made so many modifications to their cabin over the years that none of the original material is still there, and there’s a constant debate at camp as to weather it’s still the same cabin.

cabin exterior

• the cabin has an industrial look, with a mix of metals like iron, copper, and steel. rivets, bolts, and exposed beams are prominent features.

• life-sized metal automatons, resembling ancient greek warriors and mythical creatures, stand guard at the entrance.

• they have created intricate metal sculptures that decorate the cabin’s exterior. these range from small, detailed pieces to larger, more abstract art.

• the entrance has large, reinforced double doors, that are automated.

• these doors swing open smoothly despite their weight.

• they have a pulley system for lifting heavy materials, a retractable awning for shade, and a mechanical clock tower that chimes periodically.

cabin interior

• the floor is covered in spare parts and tools that never get picked up (unless somebody wants to use them for something).

• they have underground bunkers for bedrooms.

• the walls are adorned with gears, cogs, and blueprints of various inventions. some of the gears are part of intricate mechanisms that move or serve as storage spaces.

• their cabin has several fire extinguishers and a state-of-the-art ventilation system to manage the smoke and fumes from the forges.

• emergency buttons are strategically placed around the cabin to shut down all machinery in case of accidents.

cabin traditions

• every month they hold a competition to see who can make a device that fits a certain theme.

• they’re judged by a panel of five consisting of the head counselors of hephaestus, athena, hecate, and a volunteer counselor, as well as chiron.

• each judge judges something different on a scale of 1-5: safety and usefulness, ease of use and functionality, utilization of magic, presentation/looks, and on-theme-ness. chiron calculates and delivers the final score, which is the total points given by the counselors.

• the winner receives a medal and bragging rights (until the next competition), as well as first pick when it comes to tools each morning.

• anyone in camp is allowed to participate (though it’s mostly just the hephaestus and athena kids) and contestants have a week to create their contraptions, during which they have access to all the tools and spare materials in the hephaestus workshop (and later bunker 9) that nobody has yet claimed (whether for the competition or not).

• the event is taken very seriously by everyone involved, and even athena and hephaestus have been known to show up from time to time to watch from the shadows, but they always watch from olympus.

divider by @anitalenia

[cookiemom6067]

Podfic of "I Am Very Proud of My Daddy's Name/All Though His Kind of Music and Mine Ain't Exactly the Same" by @straight-outta-hobbiton

Part 2 of "Children Will Look To You/For Which Way To Tun/To Learn What To Be"

Bones' Vulcans have been brought home to Georgia, where they are introduced to the extended McCoy Clan and all the family shenanigans that happen when you have seventy cousins eager to help you acclimate to Humans. That, along with the rest of the Enterprise Alpha crew fleeing the paparazzi.

"I Am Very Proud Of My Daddy's Name..." on AO3