#you are Scandalizing That Vulcan

[lichqueenlibrarian]

Mr Spock, notoriously sentimental bag of mush

[bumblingbabooshka]

“I have a home and a spouse on Vulcan.“  - Tuvok, St Voyager: Alter Ego Redraw of this: X Patreon | Ko-fi

[teaboot]

I just found out that one of my siblings- who is nigh-vulcan in their pragmatism to the point thay every pair of pants they own are the same identical pair shipped directly from the factory, and once described their preferred home aesthetic as, "needs a mattress", has been purchasing the same brand of soap in a single annual bulk order in a wildflower scent because they like it

And this is probably meaningless to you, but you must understand. I love this sibling. This sibling is my best friend. But so long have they been a monk-like beacon of simple, straightforward, practical efficiency that I feel like I've learned something scandalous about a beloved public figure

I feel like I just walked into the shittiest strip club in town and saw Bob Ross making it rain, do you understand

Wildflower soap?????

[tossawary]

I wish we saw more casual diversity among Vulcans in regards to... well, everything: fashion, art, history, geography, language, religion and philosophy, occupations, familial units, and logical styles and emotional management, and so on. The monoculture that "Star Trek" tends towards is both unrealistic and kind of boring.

(I think that my ideal "Star Trek" show would have a minimum of two matching non-humans in the main crew who are from opposite sides of their planet; these two alien coworkers have almost NOTHING in common. It immediately creates compelling character dynamics.)

Anyway, even within the specific Surakian Logic sect that Spock and his family seem to belong to, there's still opportunity for fun, divisive hobbies among this particular group of Vulcans. We can have judgey Vulcans looking at other Vulcans' weird, harmless antics and saying, "What illogical behavior," while the other Vulcans are judging them back for being illogical in their own opinion. Let Vulcans be REAL nerds: I think that pre-Surak historical reenactment is not an uncommon hobby, both casual LARPing and hardcore reenactment.

It's educational to spin and weave and sew your own pre-Surakian garments! It's educational to forge your own weaponry! It's grounding, like meditation! It is humbling to truly realize the complicated labor involved in fabrication. Even when they were surrendering to their emotional urges, you know, Vulcan ancestors were not completely illogical: they knew how to fashion a comfortable garment well-suited to the desert. Camping in the wilderness and foraging for food connects oneself to nature, teaches about history, and settles oneself in the present.

Also, it's good physical exercise and emotionally cathartic to beat the shit out of each other with foam-wrapped lirpa, screaming at the top of your lungs. It's very logical. There's a medical team on standby, reading on their pads and drinking tea.

You beam down in the wrong part of the desert at the right time and find a bunch of scantily-clad Vulcan warriors (outfits depend on the chosen time period and location) (of all genders) shrieking and rolling in the dirt, until a timer goes off, and then the scheduled mock-battle is over and everyone helps each other up. (Depends how hardcore the group is, of course.) (Also, yeah, obviously, some of these groups have a hook-up culture attached / embedded.) Two bleeding guys who were previously punching each other in the face salute each other and part ways, one to go write a new archeological paper based on his findings here ("Fascinating") and the other to his low-level government desk job ("Most invigorating exercise").

If this happens anywhere near where people live, then the neighbors are shaking their heads and saying to each other, "I don't know how anyone could come to their conclusions and call it logical. Their foundational premises must be flawed." 😐 Some of them while closely watching the entire scandalous affair through binoculars and telescopes, of course. 🤔

[woman-of-many-fandoms]

My Vulcan/Spock/other head canons and general thoughts:

Vulcans:

With Vulcans being stronger, their utensils are heavier and harder for humans of average strength to use

They have more children than the average human couple but spaced out due to longer life spans and wanting to fully devote themselves to their kids. The emphasis is on properly raising the kids you have. They are considered better parents then human.

Their bond with their babies allows them to know what the baby need before they can speak 

Since they age slower, they are also youths for longer.  An 18-year-old Vulcan is not the same maturity wise as an 18-year-old human. Spock ages like a human

A parent with poorly raised / poorly educated child is judged. Sarek takes this personally.

They have a green tint in the same area humans have a pink tint (corners of eyes, finger beds, tongue, ect) Those with white skin are have a green-ish undertone.

When in space, they can’t have a fully human diet (even without the meat) or they will get iron poisoning, or end up with extremely low copper levels 

While female humans have the hardest time biologically, it the males in Vulcan society. The males are the only ones who go through pon farr. The women don’t have periods.

After the kids are paired up, they generally don’t meet again or ‘date’ until it’s pon farr time. I was not feeling the whole ‘engagement ritual’ with T’pring’s parents

During adolescents before they can fully control their emotion they do act out and have crushes. This is expected to be controlled by their 40s.

Vulcan / non Vulcan hybrid are not fertile unless the other pairing is Romulan 

Vulcans have green lips but it’s their style to wear red

Make up and fancy hair dos are considered meditative

Vulcans have larger ships so they have private spaces to meditate 

Spock:

Spock’s family is basically aristocracy but with content drama that upsets the status quo. I agree with the post that said if Amanda married a random Vulcan farmer they wouldn’t care but she married Sarek.

This is also why Spock Pon Farr was considered scandalous and most people on Vulcan know what happened.

Spock’s a designer baby

Sarek and Amanda tried several times for a child before having success with Spock

Sarek is not a bad dad but doesn’t understand his child and pushes him in ways that are not supportive

Sarek and Spock are both girl dads

TOS Spock never had romantic relationships prior to TOS, he also didn’t have friends on Pikes enterprise 

AOS Spock got with Uhura because T’pring’s family rejected Spock due to Vulcans becoming even more racist after Nero and Spock decided to woo the first woman who seemed interested

The Vulcans in AOS would not match with Spock after Nero because they would want to rebuild the population so even if Spock could have kids, he’d ‘taint’ the bloodline

Spock’s home is one of the oldest in the city and made of stone. Not the Boston style house we saw in DIS

SNW Spock was more emotional rather than less after become human because Vulcans  have an area of the brain they use to control emotions, the Cthia. Spock’s is under developed so he struggles but when it was gone as a human he didn’t know how to function 

Saavik is Spock’s non blood related daughter. She is half Romulan. She doesn’t exist in AOS. She was the traitor. She was never pregnant with spocks or davids kid.

Spock knew how to play the lyre from childhood. Not from being given the instrument from M’banga

TOS Spock was not born in a cave and imminently insulted by Sarek. That was Sybok influencing the narrative 

Spock was the first Vulcan in Starfleet

TOS and SNW Spock have a parental authority kink due to Sarek’s lack of praise and affection.

TOS Spock is more emotional then SNW and AOS. It’s all the sass

Sarek was more strict on Spock after what happened with Sybok

AOS Sarek re marries a Vulcan woman and Spock has a bunch of full Vulcan siblings 

AOS Spock ad Uhura tried to have child though medical intervention but the child was never viable. After the 3rd failed attempt they broke up

Other:

Starfleet is military. Kirk in errand of Mercy “I’m a soldier not a diplomat’

In the future people can decided how long they want to be married for. Ie, 1, 5, 10, or forever years

I will be forever mad that the actor who played Picards son was not chosen to play kirk in SNW instead of Wesley. He was up for the role.

Both kirks cheated on the Kobayashi Maru in the same way but TOS Kirk was such a suck up/teacher’s pet they let him slide

All kirks went to Tarsus

All Kirks would have a hard time dealing with someone with an eating disorder, whether it be binge eating, bulimia or anorexia

AOS SNW and TOS are different timelines

The AOS versions would not get along with the SNW or TOS counterparts

After 09 trek there was a 1-2 year time gap where the rest of the crew finished up their studies and Kirk got practical experience. He was made captain soon after as a moral booster to make the fleet look better after losing Vulcan. Spock prime also pushed for Kirk to be captain. 

AOS McCoy went to Starfleet academy, TOS McCoy did not

TOS McCoy raised is daughter mostly to adulthood. AOS had to leave her as a young child

AOS kirk falls first but Spock falls harder (just barley)

In TOS it’s bottom Spock, in AOS it’s bottom kirk. And with what little info I have I’m learning towards SNW Spock being bottom

McCoy went to Dolly Parton high school

AOS Kirk still got Carol pregnant. He considered leaving so his son would have a dad but something happened and both carol and david died not long after

[indignantlemur]

I need more Shrancher HCs from my fave Andorian whisperer. Also what do you HC for the rest of the commando squad from P’Jem (Tholos, Keval, and Thon)? I know Tholos is a bit mean but I like him and Keval is very shaped to my brain. Thon is just some guy I don’t know 🤣🤣😭 (to me).

-Horta-in-Charge

Hey you! I was asked a bit about the Andorian commandos in a previous ask ages ago, so I'll throw those tidbits in here as well!

SHRANCHER HEADACANONS:

(Emigre specific) Shran's daughter with Jhamel is the result of a rare birth outside of a quad marriage, which would be scandalous enough even without Jhamel being Aenar as well. It's made him something of an awkward almost-pariah amongst other Andorians. On the one hand, he has the rank and prestige of a General of the Imperial Guard... but he also married a pacifist Aenar, produced a child without a quad, and is a staunch supporter of alliances with aliens rather than his previously well-known stance that Andoria needed no one but Andoria to survive. The radical changes he has undergone since meeting with Archer have left some very perturbed indeed.

(Emigre specific) Archer and Shran parted on bad terms at the end of TATV, due to Trip's crippling injuries. Trip survived, which is the only reason Archer and Shran can be civil to one another at all, but our favourite engineer was forced to retire from active duty and move into a consulting position as a result of his wounds. Shran regrets this immensely, but he wouldn't trade anything for his daughter's safety and well-being.

(Emigre specific) Shran and Jhamel have, despite their somewhat dubious reputation, been approached by a number of interested parties to complete their quad. They have declined every time.

(General headcanon) It took Jonathan three weeks after the fact to realize he and Shran were bonded. They're not married (yet) but he'll still announce that they are at official functions, purely because it aggravates Shran. Bless that concussed duck of a man.

(General headcanon) Archer slipped their official marriage paperwork for Starfleet in amongst the forms for the formation of the coalition of planets, since there was at least one official there with the legal authority to recognize it. Soval was absolutely in on it.

(General headcanon) Shran and Archer are absolute terrors at diplomatic dinner parties - mostly because Archer won't stop making gooey calf-eyes at Shran and Shran won't stop threatening anyone who glances too long in Archer's direction. Ambassador Gral has started bringing his wife to these dinners in retaliation. Innocent bystanders are uncertain which couple is worse to be stuck at a table with - the murderous Andorian and his very friendly Human, or the aggressively flirtatious (read: loud and contentious) Tellarite spouses.

(General headcanon) Ambassador Soval periodically sends Archer Vulcan incense, a known allergen for many Andorians, which Archer generally regifts to Trip and T'Pol. Shran has fragrantly spiced meats sent to Soval's office, which are usually immediately regifted to either Archer or Ambassador Gral by a harried Vulcan aide in biohazard gear.

ANDORIAN COMMANDO HEADCANONS:

The Andorians in the Andorian Incident are Commander Thy'lek Shran, Thon, Keval, and Tholos. I don't have a huge amount of headcanons for the commandos, personally, but I'll share what I have.

Tholos

Regarding Tholos' behaviour at P'Jem, I've shared in a previous post why I think Tholos is an asshole but not that kind of asshole, so I'll just link that here rather than retread the same path.

So, Tholos headcanons:

Tholos as Shran's chief of security on the Kumari and holds the rank of lieutenant.

Tholos and Shran have served together for years and trust each other implicitly in the field. They don't necessarily like one another personally, but once the uniform is on and there's a job to be done, both know that they other is very solidly in their corner.

He's very definitely an asshole, and the first to throw hands in a fight.

Tholos is unfailingly loyal to his commander, even when he disagrees with some of Shran's decisions, and he takes his job very seriously.

His idea of flirting is to throw someone in a ring and spar until both parties are bloody. Consensually, of course. He's an asshole, not a monster.

The man doesn't believe in non-contact sports. Or no-contact playing, for that matter. Expect bruises and bites in either context.

He's not actually sure why he is the way he is, nor is he particularly interested in finding out why or changing it. He likes what he likes, and if that's not doing it for you then you can move along.

His personality is such that he has a small, tight-knit circle of friends rather than a broader social network, but that's the price he pays for running roughshod over other people at times.

Even his friends need a break from him at times, which Tholos tries not to take personally.

If you get into his good graces, Tholos is an absolute terror to your enemies and a valuable ally to have in your corner. If you fall into his bad books, you're better off transferring to another ship entirely.

Keval

We only see Keval operating scanners and helping to search the monastery during the Andorian Incident, which makes me think he might be an engineer.

Keval is on the quieter side, as Andorians go, with a thoughtful disposition. He's plenty social, but he's also less quick to leap into action than some of his fellows. He'd rather take a moment to assess first.

When he's not searching Vulcan monasteries for secret lairs, he enjoys tinkering with the systems under his care to improve their yield and efficiency in his spare time.

He's more interested in warp systems and phase canons than politics and alliances. He's rather be left to his own devices in engineering than run around wrangling aliens, but when duty calls he answers regardless.

Absolutely hates sparring with Tholos when it's time to refresh his CQC qualifications, and he wouldn't play with the man for any amount of latinum.

As a child, he was always getting in trouble for taking things apart to see how they worked and forgetting to put them back together again.

Keval is cousins with Thon, though his second mother.

He's pretty sure he could fold Malcolm Reed into all sorts of interesting contortions and be thanked for it by the end of the night, should the opportunity ever arise. Lack of relevant anatomical knowledge will not stop this Andorian from figuring out how to have a (very enthusiastic) good time with a new partner.

Thon

Thon is probably part of the Kumari's security complement under Tholos' command.

He's an easy-going sort of guy, though he's by no means a pushover. If push comes to shove, he can and will lay down the law.

At any given point in time, Thon would rather be hiking or checking out some hole-in-the-wall dive bar.

He joined the Imperial Guard after being pressured by his family.

He doesn't hate the Guard, but he doesn't love it the way Shran and the others seem to. It's just a job for him, rather than a calling.

He does enjoy seeing new planets and meeting new species, most of the time, but he could really take or leave the firefights and the political intrigue.

He can sleep anywhere, if needed. Anywhere.

Is very competent in hand-to-hand and the ushaan-tor, and preferentially fights in melee range when given the chance, but he's equally comfortable at range as well.

Thon doesn't really care about Tholos' attitude. He generally just ignores the lieutenant, outside of following orders and doing his job. He's not entirely sure why so many others can't do the same.

Thon and Tholos played once, after a particularly vicious sparing round ended in a tie. It was alright; a bit bloodier than Thon generally prefers, but to each their own.

He thinks Humans are alright, if nothing special to look at. He'll flirt back on reflex if one ever approaches him for a bit of play, but he's not actually likely to get really invested. He prefers his own species, usually.

[generalkenobee]

okay okay okay. we need to talk about the Vulcan ear sensitivity thing. I think you're onto something in that they wouldnt be able to get their ears pierced, like this is silly but if they pierced their ears taht's probably very scandalous, like nipple piercings for humans?? but also like their ears are probably sensitive in a good way too, like imagine having to touch spock's ears for some reason and he almost moans like um that's hot

AHHH THIS IS MY FIRST STAR TREK REQUEST AND YOURE THE ONLY ONE SO PLEASE SEND MORE!!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

OK so...Spock damn near creams his pants when you even get close to his ears like if you need to whisper something to him he's all😮‍💨💦🫨

AND THE WHOLE PIERCINGS BEING SCANDALOUS?!?!? THATS SUCH A GOOD IDEA WHAT?

"Spock" you called out across the room and he walked over to you "yes lieutenant?" He asked voice calm and collected. You stood up on your tip toes to whisper the question into his ear "Dr. McCoy always asks for Ji-" the sound of Spocks voice interrupted you "aughh..mm" you backed away from him "a-are you alright? I didn't hurt you did I?.." Spocks cheeks flushed green "N-No luitenate..I just Vulcan ears are.. sensitive...." you looked up at him embarrassed "Oh.."

PLEASE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY DONT UNDERSTAND HOW BIG OF A DEAL YOU ARE BC YOURE MY FIRST STAR TREK ASK SOOOO SEND MORE NOW!!😍😍

[spextronaut]

Star Trek has permanently altered how I view people touching hands in media because of yk. The Vulcan ‘hand touch = kiss’ thing. Which can be incredibly annoying especially when I see fanart where two characters are touching hands in any way and I immediately think “ohohohoho so scandalous” when no. it really isn’t.

But it also makes me seem like an incredibly,,, horny? person from like the 1600s when touching hands before marriage was an ‘immediately going to hell’ kind of sin. Anyway all that’s to say is I am SLUT SHAMING every single person who has EVER held hands in a romantic sense before MARRIAGE do you even KNOW what that MEANS /j

[flippyspoon]

Note: Here have a little TOS Spirk ficlet!

Morning Routine

Kirk was already heading to the bridge, having skipped the mess to have a quick breakfast in his quarters, when he saw Spock marching toward him and wearing a smile so subtle anyone else would have missed it completely.

“Nope!" Jim raised his hands either in surrender or defense, he wasn’t sure which. “No, no absolutely not, Spock! Not today!”

Spock stopped short and tilted his head, all innocence. “Captain?”

“I know your game, mister.” Kirk wagged a finger at him as Spock approached. He backed up a few steps, relieved at least that the corridors were still empty this early. “I know what you’re about to do! You’re gonna say something that’s gonna have me blushing and riled up all day on the bridge and I won’t have it! Now you’ve done it twice this week already! Enough’s enough!”

“Captain.” Spock narrowed his eyes. “Jim. I do not know to what you refer?”

“I see.” Kirk leaned against the wall and Spock stepped in yet closer. There was still a whole hour to go before the beginning of their shifts and they were both more than happy to spend it like this. “I see how it is, Mr. Spock. One day we’re necking in your quarters and the next thing I know you’re calling me Jim during work hours-”

“Our shifts do not begin for fifty seven minutes-”

“Giving me your little bedroom eyes-”

“Sir, if one of us is guilty of so-called bedroom eyes, it is certainly you-”

“If things go on like this, soon we’ll be scandalizing poor Chekov right there on the bridge.”

“I am told Chekov won the wager regarding our inevitable coupling. I doubt he would have any serious objections.”

Kirk scowled, but his smile contradicted any ill feeling. “And now your jokes are even getting better. It’s alarming, Spock.”

“Captain, I do not want to cause any embarrassment or, as you have termed it, butterflies this morning. I was simply reading a fascinating Vulcan text after my mediation and I thought you might be interested to hear a recitation. It is verse from the poet T’Pola.” He blinked at Kirk, hands clasped behind his back, looking suspiciously agreeable.

Standing this close to Spock, Kirk was already experiencing the aforesaid “butterflies” and he cleared his throat, crossing his arms in front of him as if he might ward off the inconvenient thrill of Spock leaning in, batting his purple shaded eyes in some mysterious way that seemed utterly guileless. 

“Oh. Hmm.” Kirk nodded, his gaze drifting to Spock’s lips. “Vulcan poetry? Um, well.. Can’t be that saucy, I suppose. Sure. Go ahead. I’d like to hear it.”

Spock spoke in low and purring tones, close enough to kiss Jim’s ear: “T'nash-veh ashaya nam-tor wuh yel…au min-tor na' nash-veh.”

He leaned back and watched Kirk, who blushed scarlet, his mouth hanging open, his eyes blinking slowly. “Uh…ah. Hmm. And um…what…how does that…translate then?”

“My love is the sun,” Spock said softly. “He shines for me.”

“Ah…”

“I will see you on the bridge shortly then, Captain?”

“Mm. Mmhmm.”

Kirk watched Spock walk away which was almost as pleasant to him as watching him walk in his direction, just as Bones approached, looking vaguely concerned. “Jim? What’s the matter with you? You got a fever? You look like a summer tomato.”

“He did it again,” Jim sighed, shaking his head. “He goddamn did it again.”

[branwenjade]

Sequel to

"Go get Spock and Jamie. They went for a walk out in the field."

...

Sam: So you think they are actually on a walk... or do you think they are hooking up?

Sybok: *taking a hit off a joint* They are totally on the kind of walk I'm prone to going on, like this one.

Michael: Oh please, the two biggest nerds we know? They are on a walk doing that weird science twins thing they always do.

Sam: Oh please, those two are totally a thing. The way they stare at each other all the time, and seriously Michael, they hold hands, in public, in front of people.

Sybok: Scandalous.

Michael: At least they're being smart.

Sam & Sybok: *blank stares, unfortunately for the same wrong reason*

Sybok: He's Vulcan. You know that Vulcans can neither get pregnant nor get someone pregnant before their first adult "Time".

Sam: Also, they were both virgins so no STIs.

Michael: *exasperated* That might be true about full blooded Vulcans, Sybok, but Spock is half Human.

All three slightly panic.

...

Winona: Pregnant?!?!? Damnit Jamie, how could you not use protection? Didn't you learn your lesson from Sam's scare with his ex-girlfriend?

Amanda: Spock, I am too damn young to be a grandmother.

Sarek: You should have told us that the two of you finalized your bond so your house could be prepared.

George: I'm disappointed that the two of you felt you had to hide this from me... us.

Spock: In our defense everyone, including myself and Jamie, were under the impression that I was not fertile until my "Time", and as neither of us has had or will have any other partners using condoms were unnecessary.

Jamie: And since I'm allergic to most birth control...

Spock: So you can understand that this is not entirely our fault.

Winona: But... Damnit, Spock, she's 16. You're 19.

Sarek: And they have been legally married since she was seven.

[aprofessionalprotagonist]

Star Trek: Enterprise Ficlet

So I watched Lower Decks, and the cameos got me looking up 20yo ships, and then I wrote a thing. This is an alternate start to "Demons." What is Paxton had been looking to make a scandal, and what if Trip and T'Pol had actually been working on a relationship?

Warnings for implied sex and non-consensual filming.

The man in the image raised his head. “I love you,” Trip’s voice said. The man’s companion pushed on his shoulder, and he rolled onto his back, revealing Trip and T’Pol’s faces to the camera.

“That is fortunate,” T’Pol said, shifting to straddle him, her flowery sundress rippling as she moved. “Because I hold deep affection for you as well.” She leaned down to kiss him. “My th’y’la.”

“What does that mean?”

T’Pol leaned back, idly stroking Trip’s bare chest. “It is complex. It could be translated simply as ‘beloved.’ But it means more than that. Something like ‘the other half of my soul.’”

“Because of this psychic marriage bond thing.” Trip pressed T’Pol’s hand to his heart. 

“Yes, I do not believe many Vulcan couples form a bond this strong. It is certainly not openly discussed. Perhaps it is because of the adversity we have faced together, or my experiments with the psychic techniques of the Kir’Shara, or… other factors. Nonetheless, I feel that you are a part of me, and not just metaphorically.”

“However,” she used her other hand to stroke his cheek, “I deeply regret forcing you into this.”

“Nah, but ya didn’t.”

T’Pol looked skeptical.

“You didn’t know this bond would form any more than I did. And you definitely didn't force me to sleep with you. Whatever this is, we'll deal with it together.”

“Together,” T’Pol agreed. She leaned down to kiss him, and it quickly turned passionate. Trip’s hands moved to the hem of her dress. 

[fxoye2]

the idea of Sarek and Winona being parents in law to jim and Spock in aos makes me crack up so much. I desperately want to know what they think of each other and each other’s kid

OH MY GOD, the potential for absolute chaos here is delicious. Sarek and Winona as in-laws to Jim and Spock in AOS? It’s like the ultimate cosmic sitcom waiting to happen. Imagine the sheer awkwardness of those family dinners, the quiet judgment from Sarek, and Winona’s no-nonsense attitude. I live for it.

Okay, so first off—Sarek and Winona’s dynamic. These two couldn’t be more different if they tried. Sarek, who’s all about logic, diplomacy, and keeping emotions tightly locked down, vs. Winona, who’s a badass Starfleet officer, used to dealing with high-stakes situations and probably way more chill and pragmatic. I imagine Winona looking at Sarek and being like, “I’ve raised two kids by myself, buddy. Logic isn’t getting you out of family obligations.” And Sarek, in turn, probably finds her a bit… brash, but at the same time, he respects her resilience and what she’s been through, especially losing George. They’d have this weird mutual respect, but every conversation would feel like a standoff between human pragmatism and Vulcan logic.

Now, as for Sarek and Jim… Oh man. Sarek’s probably equal parts impressed and bewildered by Jim. Here’s this human who embodies everything Sarek thinks is chaotic—brash, reckless, constantly throwing himself into danger—and yet, he’s undeniably brilliant and has managed to pull off things no one else could, including winning Spock’s heart. I imagine Sarek being low-key scandalized at first. He’s like, “Spock, out of all the logical, disciplined, and reserved individuals in the galaxy, you chose this?” But over time, Sarek would grudgingly admit (because Vulcans don’t like to admit anything) that Jim complements Spock in ways no one else could. Jim challenges Spock, pushes him to embrace his emotions, and at the same time, keeps up with Spock intellectually. Sarek might never fully get Jim, but he can’t deny the impact Jim has on his son’s life.

Winona and Spock, on the other hand? I think she’d find Spock fascinating. Winona’s a scientist, so she’d appreciate his intellect and curiosity, but at the same time, she probably finds his Vulcan demeanor hilarious. You just know Winona’s the type to crack a joke or make some offhand comment about Spock’s serious nature, and Spock’s standing there with one eyebrow raised like, “This is illogical.” And Winona’s like, “Yeah, well, you’re stuck with me now, so get used to it.” She’d tease him gently but also show her appreciation for how deeply Spock cares for Jim, even if Spock’s Vulcan half doesn’t let him express it in the usual human ways.

But let’s not forget that Winona is fiercely protective of Jim. She’s been through a lot, and her relationship with Jim is probably a bit distant due to her career and the loss of George, but she loves her son. So, if Spock ever hurt Jim or made him feel less than (whether intentional or not), you just know Winona would pull Spock aside and be like, “I don’t care if you’re half Vulcan, you make him cry and you’ll have to answer to me.” And Spock, who is all about protecting Jim, would take that seriously. There’s a weird tension there, but it’s rooted in mutual respect.

As for Jim and Spock’s views on their respective in-laws? Oh, it’s gold. Jim is probably terrified of Sarek at first because he knows that Spock’s father is this imposing, logical, almost untouchable figure, but over time, I think he’d relax and probably even start to tease Spock about it. He’d be like, “C’mon, Spock, your dad’s secretly impressed by me, I just know it,” and Spock would respond with some dry comment about Jim’s human delusions. Meanwhile, Spock respects Winona because she’s accomplished and driven, much like his own mother, but the human emotions and human parenting styles probably make him a bit uneasy. He’s like, “This woman brought Captain Kirk into the world… but her methods seem… unusual.”

And then, of course, you have Amanda Grayson in the mix somewhere, being the actual glue that holds this weird in-law situation together. Amanda, who probably loves Jim instantly because she sees how happy he makes Spock, and she knows what it’s like to be in a relationship with a Vulcan. She’s out here giving Jim tips on how to handle Vulcan emotional repression, all while being the bridge between Sarek’s stoicism and Winona’s more relaxed, human approach to family. Amanda would probably be the one making sure no one actually kills each other at the dinner table.

In conclusion: the comedy of errors, the drama, the tension. I’m imagining Jim and Spock rolling their eyes at each other after every family gathering, Jim going, “Your dad is terrifying,” and Spock replying with, “Your mother is… persistent.” It’s the kind of dynamic where, after a few years, they’ve all settled into this odd, begrudging acceptance of each other’s quirks, but those first few encounters? Absolutely priceless.

[immortaljailor]

I have never seen Gigi although I love Vincente Minnelli musicals, I am very interested in your thoughts on a gigi-esque spones au!!!

Oh man, yeah Vincente Minelli had so many fun films didn't he? But hahaha it was just a passing flash I had when seeing your musings about how Spock gets all horrified and protective when he sees Bones being forcibly tempered despite making comments in that vein himself—for it to actually work, I'd have to sit there and think about how to make the setting and scenario fit the characters better 😭😭

That being said! I'm thinking that the broad strokes of a Spones Gigi-esque AU might go something like this:

Spock, the young scion of a wealthy, famous family and the most eligible bachelor in Shi'Kahr, meets McCoy, fresh out of med school and doing his residency on Vulcan, and they become fast friends

Spock is dealing with various pressures from his family and wider Vulcan society, while McCoy is dealing with culture shock and feeling isolated and lonely on a new planet, and both of them find refuge in each other + find someone with which they can just be themselves

But then, some sort of scandal/something** occurs which would prevent Spock from continuing to spend time with McCoy, who he realizes he's falling in love with, so to get around that, he proposes that they start a public relationship in some form

McCoy is reluctant, but eventually agrees because he doesn't want to be without Spock either, even if it means that he's going to have to accompany Spock in public while following a strict set of uncomfortable social rules

But then when Spock's out there, presenting McCoy to Vulcan high society, he is disturbed by how subdued and obedient McCoy is forced to act while being paraded in front of these aristocrats who praise Spock for his choice of new toy, and he consequently grabs McCoy and storms out of there heedless of what anyone has to say

Then they go off to have their relationship on their own terms, becoming mates and living happily ever after. The end 💙

**I'm a little fuzzy on what this scandal could be. Maybe it could be pon farr-related—I'm thinking like, Spock wants to/accidentally did spend his first pon farr with Bones, which creates a huge issue with T'Pring's family due to the still-existing engagement. Unfortunately Spock's family really doesn't want him to just break the engagement off, because it's a key element of an important political alliance between their families, so he's given an ultimatum to either take Bones on as like, a concubine/escort, or else never see him again to avoid causing any more trouble. It takes Spock seeing Bones miserable to stand up to his family's expectations and break off the engagement/brave getting disowned to be with Bones in a way that actually makes them both happy.

Alternatively, I could make this an omegaverse AU of some sort...or perhaps try my hand at one of them "pre-reform" AUs with complicated social rules and power dynamics that could be used to form the main conflict...

...As you can see, there's a lot of specific details that still need to be hashed out 😅 ...smh now you're tempting me into working on something like this when I've still got other things on my plate 😔😔

(Side note: Obviously this would be a fic, not a musical, but can you imagine Gigi!Bones singing his version of "The Parisans", except it's like, "🎵 I don't understand the Vulcans / Thinking logic's so miraculous and grand / But they rave about it / And won't live without it 🎵" XD)

[deepspacedukat]

Postponement

His ears are just so cute in the pic I used below! Something about the shape in this shot in particular is just 😍 *ahem* Anyway, enjoy this little drabble!

Day 20: Orgasm Delay

SoC prompt list here. SoC Masterlist here. Cross-posted to AO3 here.

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Yuris (ST:ENT) x Reader

[A/N: This is smut, so 18+ ONLY, MINORS DNI!!!]

Warnings: Doctor/patient relationship, interspecies sex, Human/Vulcan sex, fingering, fingering wearing medical gloves, oral sex (female receiving), praise kink, mentions of mind melds, he’s giving her a “checkup” iykwim. *winkwink*

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All things considered, his unofficial exile was pleasant. He may no longer be able to practice medicine on the Vulcan homeworld, but Dr. Yuris was not displeased with where his honesty had taken him. Earth was a beautiful planet. He’d hoped to visit one day, and now he had the distinct honor of being allowed to tend to its inhabitants’ health.

At least he was no longer regarded with disgust. The Humans had no reason to believe him unclean or deviant. As such, they’d been cordial, even welcoming to him when he arrived. Yuris did his best to successfully treat and care for every patient who entered his office.

He supposed that was the reason his current actions seemed so scandalous. Being intimate with a patient in his own exam room was already scandalous, but they were even more so given his status.

“Yuris, please,” she breathed as his fingers swirled slowly and precisely around her clit. The Doctor was fully cognizant of the effect he was having on her.

They’d been intimate a few times before, but this was the first instance where they were taking the rather serious risk of doing so here. All it took was one misdirected patient or nurse who required a signature, and Yuris could be banned from practicing medicine altogether.

But he’d wanted to try this. He’d come so very close to begging her to allow him to please her here, but ultimately such an action hadn’t been necessary. His lover shared his desperation...and his desire for taking a risk.

She whimpered so brokenly when he pulled his gloved hand from between her legs that he had to kiss her to keep her quiet - not that such an action was unpleasant for him, of course. Kissing her was never anything but the highest honor and privilege.

“Breathe, ashaya. You have been so patient,” he murmured against her neck. Yuris had delayed her orgasm twice already, but he would not do so again. They had already been there for slightly longer than he’d anticipated, so he needed to make her come quickly. Given how she was trembling in his arms and spreading her legs wider already, he knew it wouldn’t be difficult to get her there.

The Vulcan dropped to his knees, coaxed her to the edge of the medical bed, and kissed his way up her inner thighs.

“Doctor?” He looked up at her seemingly innocent tone, and raised an eyebrow. “Thank you for giving me such a thorough examination. It’s reassuring to know that I have such a consummate professional who’s dedicated to ensuring my continued good health.”

Naughty girl.

“You are very welcome. Patients who actively seek to maintain their health as you do should be commended,” he murmured. “Allow me to reward you.”

She was forced to bite her lip as his mouth met the sweet drips between her thighs. Yuris knew she couldn’t cry out for him, but he would still make sure she was absolutely shattered by the time she walked out of his office.

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[janeykath318]

Five Fake Dates Jim Had And One That Was Real

1.The first time was at the academy with Gaila when she was trying to avoid her mother marrying her off. 

“Please, Jim, you’ve got to help me,” she begged. “I can’t stand the sight of Roi and he’s loathsome. I’ll make it up to you.” 

She batted her eyelashes at him and Jim smiled. 

“Of course I’ll help you, Gaila,” he agreed. What are friends for?” 

“Benefits?” She suggested slyly, giving him a peck on the cheek. Jim grinned. 

2.Two months into his tenure as Captain, another situation arose which called for Jim to be a fake lover: this time with his First Officer. 

“So tell me again why Uhura can’t do this?” He inquired, standing awkwardly close to Spock who looked just as awkward. Sure, they were on good terms now, but not THAT good. Jim really didn’t think this would be in any way believable. 

“Because of the rather complicated cultural customs of the Auronions,” Spock replied, stiffly. “Certain ranks can only marry certain genders and we calculated that this would be the most.....effective.....ruse.” 

“Okay, but let’s hope they aren’t a physically affectionate race, or the game is up,” Jim commented, glancing down at the rigidity of Spock’s posture and the careful foot wide gap he kept between himself and the captain. 

“They are not. I assure you.”

Was that a twitch of Spock’s lip? Jim couldn’t be sure, but he thought his first officer had cracked a smile. 

3.Fake relationship number three happened with Jim and Lieutenant Uhura. This one he was very leery about, and she had to continually remind him to keep up the act. 

“C’mon, Jim. You can do much better,” Uhura urged him, drawing him closer with a possessive arm as a too-interested looking native eyed him—with three eyes. 

“Sorry,” he apologized. “I keep thinking Spock’s gonna choke me out again if I’m not careful.” 

She snorted. “It’s not Spock you would need to worry about if you crossed the line. Anyway, he’s too level headed and logical to get worked up. He knows it’s for the good of our mission. Now, perk up and pretend you adore me.” 

“Yes, ma’am,” Jim said with a grin. Spock sure was one fortunate Vulcan, he thought. 

4.Bones was the next hapless victim of Jim’s streak of pretend spouses and by far the most vocal in his displeasure at the situation. They were both dressed to the nines to attend an elaborate diplomatic event, which was bad enough according to Leonard, but to have to pretend to get all cozy was not his idea of a fun evening. 

“What? You hate the thought of being with me that much? I’m hurt, Bones,” Jim said, feigning a wounded expression. 

Bones glowered, eyebrows unusually fierce. “I’m a Doctor, not an actor, Jim!” He declared. “No, I’m not ashamed to be seen with you, but you know this pretending to be in love thing ain’t my cup of tea.” 

“I know, and I appreciate you for saying yes,” Jim told him. “The media was ready to eat me alive over the whole mess with the supposed Carol scandal. They refuse to believe we were never together. This takes the scrutiny off of her, as well.” 

“Yeah.” Bones’s brow furrowed with worry for Carol. 

“That woman doesn’t deserve this, Jim. I’d do much crazier than this to help her. Just behave and don’t get too handsy.” 

“I’ll try not to, but you’re pretty hot in that dress uniform,” Jim said, eying his CMO appreciatively. Leonard turned red and rolled his eyes. 

“Thanks. I think,” he muttered. 

5.Faking it with Scotty was by far the most hilarious one of all. The engineer was surprisingly chill about it and had no trouble getting cozy with Jim and flirting ridiculously. Jim was having so much fun keeping it going and slinging engineering innuendos back and forth with his good friend that he forgot to be uptight about the treaty that hung in the balance. 

“You’re surprisingly good at this,” he told Scotty later as they shook hands with the beaming hosts after they had the treaty all signed and sealed. 

“Well, after I tried that whiskey you bribed me with, I felt like a proper performance was in order, Jim,” Scotty admitted, eyes twinkling at his captain. “I don’t know how you managed to acquire that stuff, but I’d put up with a lot worse for that. Not that you’re not excellent company on your own merits. The dialogue is quite enjoyable.”

“Thanks, Scotty,” Jim chuckled. “You’re the best.”

+1 The Enterprise crew was attending a welcome home celebration given by Starfleet after the conclusion of the five year mission. There was a lot of snacking, dancing, and buttering up of brass going on and Spock and Uhura were refreshing themselves with a drink while people watching. 

“Jim and Khan are certainly looking awfully cozy over there,” Nyota observed. “I never would have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own two eyes.”

“Nor I,” Spock agreed. “But the alternate universe version of Khan appears to be very amenable to Jim’s affections. They are extremely compatible, much to my surprise.”

Khan had his arm around Jim’s lower back and Jim was laughing at something he said, looking happier than he’d been in a long time. 

“Starfleet thanks you for your actions, Mr. Singh,” Admiral Barnett was saying. “It would have been quite a blow to lose all those souls on the Enterprise.”

“Indeed, Admiral,” Khan agreed. “Your captain pulled off quite the rescue when I should have died.”

“That’s Jim for,” Richard nodded, looking at the captain fondly. “Still don’t believe in no win scenarios, Kirk?”

“No, Sir,” Jim confirmed with a grin. “And this one worked out really well. Thanks for giving him a chance to tell his story. “

When the Admiral had moved on, Jim turned back to his augment. 

“What do you think so far?” he asked.

Khan’s blue eyes gleamed and he gave Jim a very approving once over that made the Captain blush.

“I think that you look extremely enticing in dress uniform, Jim,” he answered. “The party is excellent, but all I can see is you.”

Jim’s face got even redder.

“Smooth talker as ever, Khan,” he managed. “I might have to ask you to escort me outside for a breath of fresh air. You’re looking too damn fine in that suit.”

He winked at his partner and Khan promptly took him by the hand and headed for the door.

“Dammit, Jim!” muttered Bones, watching them leave. “Worse than high schoolers, those two.”

He couldn’t help but smile though, glad that Jim wouldn’t have to get fake dates anymore. 

[malkaleh]

Tell People About Your WIPs

I kind of came up with this one myself + was inspired by others but: make a list of all your WIPs with a brief description of each and then people can ask you questions about them and then tag other people.

So uh, mine are below.

I am tagging: @miabicicletta @onekisstotakewithme @unseenacademic @emilykaldwen @naurielrochnur @doomhamster @dr-dendritic-trees @sarking @bessemerprocess @nocompromise-noregrets and anyone who wants to do it.

The Big Active Ones

Crown Of Ashes: What if you get everything you think you wanted and it Fucking Sucks Actually.

Rewrite The Stars 2.0: What if hot Thomas Cromwell and a bi triad marriage caused the kindest possible world.

Grishaverse Hunger Games: Darkling going to Darkling. Unfortunately for everyone around him. The Grisha-Crows-Nikolai poly found family is extremely real.

Tortall Found Family: Jon of Conte is a man stealing two faced skank says Emperor Ozorne.

The Ones That Are OT3 Verse Ideas

Dance Rehearsal Content:

Unmasked Part I and II fandom reactions

Norwich Fandom Discourse

Tudor Ships + Taylor Swift

English Civil War: AU edition

Some things that will be going into the OT3 verse main story rewrites eventually

Helen Norwich

Robert proposes to Elizabeth

John and Jane Dudley

Gregory Cromwell has some feelings

hot Thomas Boleyn rights

Misc

Tristan Staghorn deserves this workplace frankly

Multifandom Sex Slave AU (aka ‘that is yours, I am not’)

President Joanna Bartlet and her wife Abbey

Robert Dudley Travels Back In Time

TWW Ballet AU

Persian Jewish Sara Crewe

Race Bent LOTR graphics

Jed/Abbey/Leo OT3 where the “scandal” is their relationship being found out rather than the MS

the oh god we are actually dating Leo/John Marbury that might end in an OT4 with Jed and Abbey.

District One in the Hunger Games as inspired by @lorata world building.

Vulcan!Amanda and Human!Sarek

Mirror Verse Girl Saves Boy