“That’s probably the ugliest Jack o’ Lantern I’ve ever seen.”
“Shut up, Bones. It has character.”
Bones frowned. He tilted his head this way and that as he studied the carved pumpkin on the dining room table of the apartment that Jim shared with Spock and their son, Satok.
“I’m surprised that Satok carved this. I thought he’d be far more careful.”
“Satok didn’t carve it.”
“Oh.” Bones nodded. “I assumed a child had so—”
“You’re just hilarious. You know it was me.”
Bones chuckled. “You never stop making me laugh. Don’t ever change.”
Jim grinned. “Oh, go home, would you? They’ll be here any moment and I’m making butternut squash soup and Kreyla.”
“You’re so domesticated.”
“Yeah yeah. I’ll see you in the morning for breakfast.” Jim walked Bones to the door. He grabbed a chocolate bar and thrust it at his best friend. “Trick or treat. Bye.”’
As soon as Bones was gone, Jim went to the kitchen to finish making dinner. About thirty minutes later, he heard the door to the apartment open and then footsteps as his family arrived home.
“Dad, I thought you were going to wait for me for the squash.”
“All I had to do was bake it and then puree it,” Jim called.
“I meant for the carveable one.”
Jim left the kitchen and saw Satok looking at the Jack O Lantern.
“Well, uh, I left another one for you to do.” He picked up another medium sized pumpkin and set it on the table.
Spock leaned over and kissed him. “It does have character, Jim.”
He grinned. “Yeah?”
“It is…interesting,” Satok said diplomatically.
“How was school?”
“Acceptable.” He put his books down and sat at the table. “But now I am anxious to begin cutting up the squash.”
“Mm. Pumpkin. Dinner will be ready in thirty.”
Satok nodded. “I calculate I can be finished by then.”
Jim kissed the top of his son’s head, laughing at his scowl, and then went back into the kitchen. Spock followed him.
“How were your classes today?” Jim asked as Spock began making himself tea. “Acceptable?” he teased.
“Indeed.” Spock’s lips twitched. “And your time at headquarters?”
“Annoying. Sometimes I want to smash Barker’s face in. I didn’t, of course.”
“Of course.”
There was a knock on the door.
“I’ll get it,” Satok called.
A moment later,
“Trick or Treat.”
Spock shook his head. “An illogical tradition.”
“Probably,” Jim agreed. “But I’ve saved some chocolate out for you.” He winked.
Spock pulled him close. “You are still, technically, of childbearing years.”
Jim laughed. “Er, yeah, maybe. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.”
“Satok might desire a younger brother or even a sister.”
Jim pulled back and gave him a look. “Spock.”
“I realize the last time was during Pon Farr,” Spock acknowledged. “Satok is nearing seven.”
Jim’s eyes widened.
“Do not worry. We still have some time.”
“I hope so. Go help our son carve his squash, will ya?”
Spock kissed him. “Very well. Happy Halloween.”
“Happy Halloween.”

And that’s a wrap on October Flashes. Thank you!
October 29, 2021 at 4:15 am
Listen. The domesticity of this made me happy sigh. I love seeing them like this. Don’t get me wrong, I love it when you break my heart. But the warmth and love here makes me so melty.
Lovely!
Happy Halloween!!
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October 29, 2021 at 7:16 am
Yes this definitely domestic lol
😀
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October 29, 2021 at 7:37 am
“Shut up Bones” could pretty well start every fanfic, every episode, every movie, and everyone would pretty much agree, yeah, that fits perfectly! LOL
Of course I love this. You hit every button I own. They’re together. A child. A Vulcan participating in a Human tradition, and unlike humans throwing caution to the wind (as Kirk plays chess spontaneously yet geniusly – and apparently carves) he carefully calculates every move and creates perfection. Though nowhere near as whimsical and fun. But that’s not a Vulcan’s goal, logically. Love. Pon Farr. More kids. Widened eyes. 7 years. Spock owning Jim. Jim topping from the bottom – by that I mean, owning Spock, too, just as possessively and intensely. And grouchy Bones no matter where, when, or age, but it’s a firm, resolute, forever loyal grouchiness.
Yeah, this is like the perfect country song with trucks and trains and mama and prison.
Yep, THIS is the perfect Halloween fic, October fic, and the perfect pièce de résistance to conclude what has been a joyful, fun, scary and delightfully perfect month of writing. You always outdo yourself. You constantly grow. Every time you think to yourself, yeah, I’m winding down, running out of ideas, dare you say to yourself in the dark – “stale”. Then without warning, you come up with a zillion new ideas even fresher, newer, more creative – and more detailed for pure excellence. You don’t run with the big dogs. You ARE the alpha big dog.
Yeah, I think you’re here to stay. We’re here to stay. Viva more spirk.
Miramanee said, each one is as the first. Where’s the fun in that? To be Human is to grow, improve, reach beyond where you’ve been, surprise everyone. So for you, each fic, each week, each month, and now each year is MUCH better than the first! Each fic, no matter the length or entwining involvement, is a gift to us. And dare I say, to you, yourself.
And the first was dam great! So what does THAT say for your writing?
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October 29, 2021 at 8:20 am
Wow thank you. I love your comment and appreciate it so much. You know how many times I consider, this is the end. But yet I still have an idea for a fic I want to do sometime in 2022 but need others to be finished first. And even though I know I am no doubt repeating ideas I already wrote myself, it’s still fun for me to write them, so I continue to do so even though even I recognize, yeah you wrote that already dummy. I sometimes feel like I single-handedly have to continue AOS Spirk or it will just disappear on AO3 because so many just right TOS these days and while TOS is great I also feel like it’s been done to death and I don’t have that much to add there, so I keep up my love of the beautiful Pinto who play the Spirk of my stories. Who wouldn’t want to write about two such attractive guys falling in love over and over?
This little fic here was fun and I loved concluding Spooktober with a less spooky yet Halloweenie tale. And as I was writing it I threw in, hell, why not make it Mpreg?
*hint* my Christmas story for A03 only might also have Mpreg elements LOL
Anyway now I am rambling. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 🎃 👻 🧛
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October 29, 2021 at 8:27 am
Oh no! Not…..gasp!….whispered….mpreg……
Hey – Christmas is all about pregnancy and birth and miracles. I can’t wait!
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October 29, 2021 at 7:41 am
Now, all that aside, how is your mouth/gums? Are the holes almost totally closed over and healed? Now when is the bridge planned? All the pain totally gone and all that work just a long gone, bad memory?
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October 29, 2021 at 8:12 am
The gums are closed I think but very pink and tender still, they are baby gums, something like that and I have to be careful not to brush them or get food near them or chew near them etc
As for a bridge, I am supposed to wait like 6 months I guess for everything to fully heal before undergoing more major surgery. That’s what I’m told anyway. The oral surgeon did a bone graft in anticipation of that future happening for the first molar (not for the three wisdom). Not much pain anymore just tenderness if I chew something I probably shouldn’t have. I’m not supposed to chew crunchy things like popcorn and chips until at least the end of November.
Oh and some of my stitches haven’t dissolved quite yet either
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October 29, 2021 at 7:45 am
Also, I wish you’d just make a folder on ao3 for all your theme month fics here. An October 2021 folder. Particularly Christmas. Christmas in July. I know you want to keep it special here for people who follow your blog. But seriously, you notice all the fics you read that the final note always tells people their tumblr url? I seriously wish on every fic – even WIPs – you’d put in your 1st chapter notes the URL of this blog and to find more content. It’s just for a long time, people don’t know this is here. They just need the map coordinates.
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October 29, 2021 at 8:09 am
Perhaps perhaps perhaps
I’ll consider it for 2022 if we’re all still around 😀
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October 29, 2021 at 8:03 pm
🙂
You know I love when they have babies lol
And Satok sounds like a cutie patootie that I hope we see more of.
This was a wonderful end to the Halloween flashes!
I need to carve my pumpkin tomorrow.
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November 1, 2021 at 8:14 am
Love this cute domestic story. Spock wanting to have another baby with Jim is sweet. Jim’s not all that certain and “hold my beer”… Pon Farr will be returning soon!! They are a cute family.
Hugs to you and them.
Sorry I didn’t comment sooner. I read this during the weekend, but it was crazy… my weekend,that is.
Friday night I went in to work at the nursing home early after having only 3 hours of sleep, only to have an 84 year old women take the window pane out of the frame and be seen by a nurses aide, who heard the noise….kicking out the screen and doing a barrel roll jump out her ground floor window! Kirk-fu style. Of course it was almost midnight, pitch black there and raining and temperature in the 50’s. It took several of us about 15 minutes to locate her. OMG!!
I had my cellphone and the supervisor’s cellphone with me. I called 911 and the director of nurses (who I had relieved, as she was the evening supervisor that day. ) on both phones simultaneously. The Director of nursing turned around on the road and got to us just after we located the woman, and before 911 showed up. Pure insanity!
Saturday I spent shopping for supplies for my oldest, who fractured her ankle the previous weekend. Then my husband and I drove to Brooklyn with the groceries and supplies for her.
Sunday I was just mentally exhausted.
So here I am and it’s now Monday. Hope you enjoyed your Halloween. We had 44 kids at our door. A decent amount, but not like when my three kids were little and we’d have over 100!
Now I’m just rambling!
Your stories make me happy in this crazy life. 😘😘
❤️💚😘🖖
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November 1, 2021 at 8:28 am
I thought you were starting a new job, did that fall through?
No kids, but that’s been the way it has been at our condo complex since we bought it in 2006, alas
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November 1, 2021 at 8:52 am
🤗
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November 1, 2021 at 2:14 pm
I stayed with my current job because they begged me and offered more money!!! And made me a promise that in the future I could get Monday through Friday…. That has no exact date as of yet. The other job was such a different role with more responsibility that I chickened out. With the higher salary my old job is giving me, the pay is the same, with less responsibility. So I’m staying put. 🤞🤞
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November 1, 2021 at 2:54 pm
I hope for your sake they keep their promise ❤
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