“How did you find me?”
Spock was somewhat hesitant to answer Jim’s question.
He’d come across Jim that night standing alone by a water function near one of the bridge’s on Yorktown. He’d appeared pensive.
Spock didn’t want to lie. Or even attempt to avoid lying by deflecting the question.
“I have been monitoring your life signs.”
Jim turned away from leaning over the railing to eye Spock. “You have? Since when?”
“The night you were mugged. I put a tracking device on your communicator that allowed me to track your vitals.”
“Sounds almost like you are stalking me.”
“Captain—”
Jim waved that away. “I’m only half-kidding. I know you’re not really a stalker. But why such precautions? We’re on Yorktown. Don’t you think I’m pretty safe here.”
Spock arched a brow. “May I remind you that you were mugged.”
He laughed at that. “Well, yeah. Can’t argue with that.”
Spock moved to stand beside Jim and searched the area to see what prompted Jim to come there.
“Were you meeting someone here?”
Jim smiled and shook his head. “Did you need me for ship’s business?”
“No.”
“Then?”
This was where it could get uncomfortable.
“I wished to spend time with you,” Spock admitted, carefully.
“Me?” Jim’s look was quizzical. As though he couldn’t imagine in a million years what Spock was talking about.
“Yes…I…I’m really not sure how to explain.”
“Try me.”
“Part of the reason my relationship ended with Nyota is because I had an interest of a romantic nature in someone else.” Spock paused. “I believe I did mention it.”
The captain frowned and leaned back against the railing. “Did you? I must have missed that.”
“Apparently. And now perhaps it should occur to me you missed it deliberately.”
“Meaning?”
“I had hoped there was a shared interest between us but if I have miscalculated—”
Spock found himself shutting up due to Jim’s mouth suddenly on his.
He found he did not mind.
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9 responses to “Flash Fic, August 18, 2023”
Heh. I love it when that happens. I love that Spock was keeping close tabs bc I’d worry, which is probably justified with Jim, and the way he admits feelings. I love that Jim pounced. Excellent.
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Yep Jim seems to always find trouble! 😀
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kiss! yay!
And of course, Spock put a tracking device on Jim. Of course. I love it.
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Yes he sure did LOL
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Very canon too. Spock put a tracking device on Jim in Final Frontier too! (Good thing he did!).
Glad Spock finally found his words! And Jim finally found Spock’s lips!
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Yes! Absolutely he did
Probably a few more parts to this (after all we do have a few days left in August)
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And then to AO3, right?
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Yep 🙂
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How did u not comment on this? ??? 🤷🏻♀️ I did read it… maybe I was at work?
Love Spock stalking Jim in the name of monitoring his life signs. Smooth Spock, but logically explained by him.
Jim’s response is perfect. Not wasting anymore time on conversation! Lol!
❤️💚😘🖖
Found one small typo: “ As ((those)) he couldn’t imagine in a million years what Spock was talking about.”
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