
“You are going to the fall festival with the doctor?” Spock asked.
Jim didn’t even look up from his PADD. “Uh-huh.”
They were seated outside under an umbrella. Spock had hot tea and Jim had something called a Pumpkin Chai Latte over ice.
They had both removed their Academy attire for the day. Jim wore obscenely tight jeans and a T-shirt that declared Happy Fall Y’all, which Spock had pointed out many times was grammatically incorrect, and Spock wore much looser denim trousers and a burgundy sweater.
“But why?”
“Because he asked me.” Jim looked up at Spock at last. “If you remember, you said you had—and I’m quoting here—’zero interest in attending such a festivity’.”
“I thought we had agreed not to go.”
Jim gave Spock one of those smiles he generally reserved for those he thought were idiots. Spock was somewhat surprised to be on the receiving end of one.
“No, Spock. You agreed not to go. I did no such thing. Bones asked and I said yes.”
“But…you and I are…” And here Spock floundered for the proper term. Neither ‘dating’ nor ‘seeing each other’ quite seemed right. For that matter ‘sleeping together’ wasn’t quite it either.
At least this time, Jim helped him out.
“Right, I know. But that has nothing to do with this.”
“It does not?”
“No. Bones and I are going together as friends who want to go. No big deal.”
“Then I will go as well.”
Jim stuck the straw of his drink into his mouth, but not before Spock caught a hint of that same smile.
“Why?” Jim asked.
“Because if you are going, I should go.”
“We’re not joined at the hip, sweetheart.”
And Spock warmed at the endearment even though he tried not to. He liked it when Jim used such terms for him. Illogical nonsense but there it was.
“I realize but…”
Jim was now tilting his head this way and that as he peered at Spock. “Oh. I get it.”
“Get what?”
He laughed. “You’re jealous.”
Spock was affronted. “I most certainly am not.”
“Yeah you are. You don’t like me doing things with Bones that don’t include you. It’s silly. I’m not interested in Bones. I’m interested in you. I would think my screaming your name last night would have convinced you.” He shrugged.
“Jim.”
Jim laughed again. “We’re friends only. Just like you and…” He wrinkled his nose in the same way he did when he smelled Spock cooking broccoli.
“Nyota,” Spock supplied.
“Yeah her. Anyway, there’s no need for you to go to the fall festival. Stay home and do whatever it is Vulcans do when their mates aren’t with them.”
Spock sniffed. “Most Vulcan mates don’t date others.”
“Spock.”
“Very well.” Spock paused. “What time are we leaving for the festival?”
Jim rolled his eyes but sighed. “Ten tomorrow morning.”
Spock nodded. “I will be ready.”
“Swell.” Jim laughed. “No, I mean that. I do.” He held his drink out for Spock to try, who did so.
“Not terrible.”
“There you see. Finish up and let’s go home.”
Spock did and as they walked to their apartment, he wondered how he got manipulated into going to the fall festival. Because he was certain that somehow…he was.
November 5, 2021 at 4:09 am
I like it when he uses terms of endearment too!
And I don’t know Spock. Manipulated? You were the one that was jealous (which come on awesome but not needed). You just can’t bear to be parted.
I love it. Adorable on every level. Perfection in a fic!
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November 5, 2021 at 6:39 am
Well in Spock’s point of view he is certain that Jim manipulated him into being jealous lol and yes Spock doesn’t want to be left out!
Thank you!
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November 5, 2021 at 7:25 am
Spock sniffed. “Most Vulcan mates don’t date others.”
Haha I love that
And I loved this, especially Spock thinking he was somehow manipulated into going. Kudos to Jim if he did though as he was successful lol
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November 5, 2021 at 8:03 am
LOL yes I liked that line too! If I do say so myself
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November 5, 2021 at 8:21 am
Spock Spock Spock. In what universe is “Happy Fall Y’all” grammatically incorrect? Dude, I’ve never seen you make….very many mistakes, man, but Y’all is a perfectly acceptable contraction of you all. Seriously. Snooty Vulcans.
Plus it rhymes. It is ALWAYS acceptable for poets to take…well…it’s called “poetic license” for a reason. Mostly making $$ from t-shirt sales, but still……it may not be Busta Rhymes but still legit!!
“Jim gave Spock one of those smiles he generally reserved for those he thought were idiots.”
Seriously, I snorted as I laughed at this one. How astute of Spock to know that smile. Never aimed at him before. (That he’s ever been allowed to observe anyway! 😜😜)
““We’re not joined at the hip, sweetheart.” Says who the hell???? You’re gonna be MUCH more than that. Joined at the brain bond, sweetheart! 💚❤️
“Just like you and…” He wrinkled his nose in the same way he did when he smelled Spock cooking broccoli.”
BEST LINE OF THE YEAR AWARD. MAYBE DECADE…..MAYBE CENTURY!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (You captured exactly what I do when anyone mentions “spuhura.” Ick.)
OK, this is absolutely one of your all-time best flashes E V E R!! (IMO, I get it). It absolutely deserves a spot on AO3 please. In the IvanW Hall of Fame.
The banter here is top shelf. Cleverest wittiest! You continue to outdo yourself!
I LOVE Jealousy month!! I love Friday flashes!!
(and FTR, heck no I don’t know anything about Busta Rhymes or their ….rap. I just remember hearing the name! :P)
(oh, and also FTR – gentle kick in the butt – PLEASE 1. Put your blog link on your tumblr profile. 2. Put your blog link in notes on every AO3 story post 3. And this is purely selfish but also my attempt to get you to start promoting yourself more, consider putting a tease for this in a tumblr post. Like the first few paragraphs to hook ’em in and back here, and then add the link to your blog. Seriously, it’s time to start promoting yourself more!! You can’t let aos start fading away. And yeah, when we get ST 4-5-6, which they swear we are at least 4 in 2023, aos will kick back up, but the legends go with their heart unstoppably. And if you’re not a bona fide legend, NOBODY is.)
(and I’m free to be your agent. I have lots of free time. But I can’t afford to pay you to let me assume those duties. Sorry!)
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November 5, 2021 at 9:13 am
I’d say “You’re killing me, Smalls” again but you didn’t get it last time 😀
Okay we’ll see what I can do to do at least SOME of your suggestions.
And thank you, I thought this one was pretty adorable! ❤️
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November 5, 2021 at 9:43 am
Fine, I went and watched the clip. I get it now. I need to watch the movie. I have no idea why this caught on, but I’ll go with the rest of the universe with it, as long as everyone goes with me on Hotshots (Lookin’ good – the tower says to charlie who keeps report he’s lost his tail, wings, engine and they keep telling him it’s all good. And finally just a cigar shaped plane fuselage plops down on the aircraft carrier and he’s fine and everyone cheers) and Hotshots part deux (bad guy torturer says – I can see you’re no stranger to pain. And the torturee says, I’ve been married…twice.)
And literally EVERY SINGLE line from Airplane! and most from the first Star Wars movie (laugh it up, fuzzball).
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November 5, 2021 at 9:56 am
Yes who knows where American lexicons of modern society come from or where it starts but it definitely does!
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November 5, 2021 at 11:12 am
I have now added the blog to my tumbler and several ends of fics on AO3 (not all yet but several)
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November 5, 2021 at 11:37 am
Awesome. I think you’ll love the results. I just want you to invest into yourself and your own joy. You deserve it.
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November 5, 2021 at 11:40 am
Still would love to see you tease this flash on your tumblr. I can’t do anything to reblog if you don’t blog blog to start with, and then you know who, who has all those followers, will reblog it from there, and then….storm!
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November 5, 2021 at 11:51 am
LOL I doubt that she will but let me see if I can figure it out
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November 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Not sure I did it right but I tried!
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November 5, 2021 at 12:20 pm
You did and I’m absolutely, totally, giddy. Ok, not quite as giddy as I was accused of being 2 Christmases ago when my family decided it would be a Chris Pine Christmas for me and they showered me with so many items CP that I was opening presents for like 15 minutes, giddier with each opening. Not THAT giddy. But a close 2nd.
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November 5, 2021 at 12:46 pm
No one can compete with Chris
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November 5, 2021 at 6:42 pm
Spock sniffed. “Most Vulcan mates don’t date others.” That line made me LOL! Touché Spock! Spock’s thoughts on the situation also made me LOL. He
“wondered how he got manipulated into going to the fall festival. Because he was certain that somehow…he was”. Yep, Jim certainly did manipulate you into going with him!
❤️💚😘🖖🎁
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November 5, 2021 at 7:21 pm
Yep that’s a great line outta Spock!
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