STAR. TREK.

plaidshirtjimkirk Answer:

It’s not overwhelming him, but he can feel it underneath the surface. So the first time Spock visits his captain in the late evening since the five year mission, Jim smiles and lets him inside.

Spock clears his throat and presses his hands to his sides, to stop them from shaking ever so slightly. But Jim notices, of course he does and he can easily do the math.

“Seven years?” He asks softly and Spock can just nod.

“I would wish for the circumstances to be different. The fever is not my reason to be here. Jim, you have to know that I hold you in my highest regard. I…”

Jim’s smile brightens, the flecks of light reflecting his eyes let them appear to glow. Golden, so golden. Even now after all this years. A shudder runs along the back of Spock’s spine, when Jim takes his hand between his own and places a kiss on the knuckles.

Every movement seems so careful and slow, paced with gentleness and the all too present fear of destroying something so fragile. When they sink into the sheets it’s almost agonizing, but they don’t let themselves be rushed. They need to get to know each other again, and this time it’s more than stolen glances and tentative touches.

As Jim traces the contours of the sinewy body underneath him with his lips and Spock caresses his scalp, sending sparks of unnamed emotions and memories through with every touch, they forget time. Empirically Spock knows that his days of sanity are limited. Already every touch of those hands ignite him. But tonight he is himself and whatever may happen tomorrow, this is how he wants to remember their reunion.

plaidshirtjimkirk Answer:

(cont by anon:) that there’s nothing shameful about sex even though it’s leading to spock being more vulnerable and open and that that’s OKAY and just generally showing spock that he’s there. um I can’t word it right but this has been in my head for ages do you know what I mean at all? I like thinking about that because I love thinking about how loving and caring jim would be to his partner no matter what they were doing and who was doing what you know?

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Jim would literally be the nicest, most caring and attentive partner ever. It’s just in his nature. I also headcanon Spock never had sex before for the exact same reason… I just don’t see it being in his character to do that. Vulcan has a really closed, judgmental society unfortunately. I don’t see strict traditionalists fucking for the fun of it.

That’s not to say all Vulcans are like that. I’m sure the majority of them pull closed the curtains of their large bedroom windows and bang, but these aren’t the people Spock wanted to emulate. He was so obsessed with being this perfect Vulcan capable of pushing out all emotion and need to the barest minimum.

So I feel it’s not that he never got laid because he couldn’t find someone. I think he didn’t allow himself to feel the desire of arousal. His only exposure to it was finding out what happens during pon farr–which is a thing that clearly disturbed him.

That being said! To your point, yes, I believe he would need a lot of guidance and encouragement, a lot of reassurance. And I believe Jim would give all of that to him fully. As usual, it’s just my interpretation of his character. I know some others prefer that he slept around. Whatever pitches your tent, bruh.

On that note, have you read Plucked by IAmCEM? She wrote exactly what you described–except Jim is the one pitching and Spock is catching, ya feel? That story is amazing.