hanniloli asked:
Headcanon that, although they never had kids of their own, OMS become honorary parents of a bunch of kids from Starfleet Academy because Spock always somehow ends up as a mentor to some struggling kid in his class (because he has a heart for outsiders) and then Jim will tell Spock to just invite them over for dinner and he cracks jokes all evening and tells stories from their years on the enterprise. The youngsters are always amazed how charming and down to earth the legendary James T. Kirk is
spockoandjimjim Answer:
This is 100% my headcanon for spirk with kids. BC I think both Spock and Jim would be excellent parents but their whole lives are devoted to starfleet and it would be irresponsible and borderline neglectful to have kids when they’re as devoted to their jobs as they are.
I think also the kids that Jim and Spock end up taking in probably grew up hearing stories about Jim and Spock and idolizing them and having posters and model enterprises and then they get to Jim and Spock’s house and there are these two old men arguing about intergalactic foreign policy while making dinner and there’s also all these priceless artifacts all over the house. Like. One time an ambassador gave Jim a painting by their greatest artist and now it’s just hanging in their house, worth millions of credits. Stuff like that. Needless to say, the kids are only in awe of Jim for a moment, and then they realize he’s just a weird old man just like all their grandparents.
They probably end up going to Spock more for emotional support, I think. Spock is calm and collected no matter what, and a surprisingly good shoulder to cry on.
What surprises them most, however, is how much Jim and Spock still flirt. Still. It’s mortifying to be with them in public
