I decided to do the first October Walk With Me from my new work location.
Spock was knocked onto a giant pile of leaves that, fortunately, broke his fall. And normally he would be offended by the action, but since it was Jim who had done it…no, he was still offended. Even as his beautiful, laughing boyfriend lay atop him in the pile of moist, dead leaves of reds, browns, and oranges.
“Gotcha!” Jim exclaimed, gleefully.
“You already had me, Jim,” Spock replied, dryly. “There was no reason for an attack.”
“It’s not an attack, sweetheart.”
“You made a running jump upon my person and knocked me to the ground. How is that not an attack?”
Suddenly Spock felt something wiggle right under his shoulder and he jumped ten feet.
“There is an insect—”
Jim laughed like a maniac. “Spock, sorry, sorry. That was me.”
“What?” Spock’s heart was hammering in his side.
“I wanted to see your reaction.” Jim grinned and leaned down to kiss Spock, who moved his mouth out of range. “Ah, now I made you mad.”
“I am not angry. I just find your behavior childish.” Though perhaps Spock was very vaguely amused. Jim was appealing like this.
“Sorry, sweetheart. I forgot you don’t like to be teased.”
“I am not opposed to being teased as a means of flirtation, however—”
“I know.” Jim kissed his lips, Spock allowed it this time. “I didn’t know you’d jump. You’re so calm, cool and collected most of the time.” Jim moved off Spock and he missed the weight of Jim’s body immediately as Jim turned onto his back to lie beside Spock in the leaves, staring up at the sky. “October was always one of my favorites, you know?”
Spock turned his head to look at Jim. “Why is that?”
“The leaves. They start changing in September, but really, in October they go crazy. And they fall like this and you pile them up. November too. I don’t know. It was different. And it was also light a little bit later than it is in November. It got dark really fast then. But October? I loved lazy days lying around in leaf piles.”
“A strange custom.”
Jim laughed and shook his head. “Not a custom, mostly. Just…I don’t know. Fun. Before Sam left he’d lie here with me in the leaves, like you are. And in the late afternoon we’d watch the clouds float by and decide what they were shaped as.” He sighed. “I loved it.”
“You are sad, Ashayam.”
“Only a little. Memories do that sometimes, I guess. There weren’t a lot of good memories from my childhood, but that was one of them.” Jim sat up. “Ready to go back inside?”
Spock reached for Jim’s hand and drew him back down to him, to lie along Spock’s chest. “Not quite yet. Let’s stay a moment.”
“Yeah?” Jim smiled.
Spock pointed. “That cloud there? It looks like a cat.”
Jim chuckled. “It does. The one behind it? Might be a dog chasing it.”
“Perhaps. But it resembles a duck more to me.”
“A duck? You need glasses!” He snuggled closer to Spock. Spock’s lips twitched. “I love you. And thank you.”
“I love you as well. And it is a duck.”
Things are still looney at work but I guess we are settling in.
In the morning it is hot and stuffy in the office and in the afternoon it’s like a walk-in freezer! LOL. Oh well.
Workmen are all around us making noise as they try to get ready for the next group moving in, which I guess is this coming Monday.
The grounds are beautiful and on Wednesdays they have a bunch of different food booths that come.
There’s no designated smoking area outside though so you get hit with the smokers everywhere. They do have these weird things that look like bus stops but are little plastic enclosures for smokers to use but only a few seem to do so and I can see why. They reek like they have 10 years worth of smoke in them.
Next week both of my co-workers are off that do the same job as me so it will be a bit of a challenge to say the least. Oh well.
In other news, I had made a reservation many months ago to go to Morro Bay for the weekend of October 19th. While there I was going to see the Cambria Scarecrow Festival. Cambria is right next door to Morro Bay and also a favorite place. I was so looking forward to it. But, being broke and poor sucks, let me tell you. I made the difficult decision to cancel. It’s just way more money than I ought to spend at this time. So, hopefully, I can plan something for Spring 2020. Sad though.
Supposed to go to a friend’s party Sunday afternoon that I do NOT want to go to. I agreed though, so whatever. But sigh.
I did write a short song flash that’s up on AO3 today, Can’t Smile Without You. Check it out if you get the chance.
Every Wednesday in October you will get an October themed flash (including Halloweenish, though I will try not to make them too scary. Enjoy!
“Bones hates pumpkin spice.”
Spock looked up from his PADD to eye his captain who had just flopped down across from Spock at the table in the mess room. “While unfortunate considering your obsessive love for it, I hardly think it warrants the alarm in your tone, Captain.”
“Well.” Jim sighed and leaned his chin on his hand. “I’ve known him for, I don’t know, years and years, and you think you know a guy and…then wham. They declare such a blasphemy.”
“You could look at it as an indication that leaves more pumpkin spice for you.”
His captain smiled. “That’s true.”
“And also an indication that the doctor is not entirely right in the head.” Spock paused. “Although I have long suspected that.”
Jim’s smile widened. “Damn, but you do know how to make me feel better.”
“As first officer, it is my duty to do so.”
“Mm. I guess so.” Jim lifted a cup to his lips and Spock gave a sniff.
“Speaking of, is that…”
“Pumpkin spice tea. Yes. Uhura got it for me on Starbase 9. She said she saw it in the store and knew because I was a pumpkin spice nut, I would appreciate it. She was right.”
Spock considered. “It does smell good. But was it a recent gift, Captain?”
“Uh.”
“I wondered as this is the first time in my presence that you have had a cup and I could not imagine you were, perhaps, holding back from me that you had acquired it.”
“Uh.”
“As I recall Nyota returned from Starbase 9 a month ago.”
“Well.”
“The same as the rest of us. And I believe she also found pumpkin spice coffee for you at that time as well.”
Jim bit his lip. “How’d you know that?”
“She was excited to tell me about her findings. This may come as a surprise to you, Jim, but many of the crew think about your preferences when they are at places like the store on Starbase 9. They like to please you.”
“That’s so sweet,” Jim said with a wide smile.
“But you were, in fact, holding back the tea. And I don’t believe Nyota mentioned that purchase to me. Did you convince her not to tell me?”
“Uh.”
Spock shook his head.
“I’ll make you some tonight over chess,” Jim said in a rush. “And, you know…” Jim paused to let his tongue trace over his lips in a deliberate flirtation Spock was well aware of. “Before bed.”
Spock inclined his head. “Very well. And the pumpkin truffles, too.”
“Damn it!” Jim laughed, held his fingers out for Spock, who met them, and then went back to his PADD.
First day at the new office and there’s no cell service inside the building. If I get cell service at all, I have to go outside, so for emails and texts, that’s my choice. And apparently not all of them come through. Grrr. They are supposed to eventually fix but I am not holding my breath.
Anyway, desk is tiny. And everything is a walk but I did get all my FitBit steps for the day quite early. So…
Some of the things I got up to this weekend.
Er…coming up this week…The Mysterious One and The Fling. I think. Tomorrow I am at my new location so not sure how much work I will get done writing-wise first day or so. I’ll play it by ear. I have also heard cell phone service is sketchy there. But you will definitely have at least the flashes. The rest…remains to be seen
Okay so this is sort of inspired by art my mylochkatee here.
But there are some differences so it doesn’t 100% work with what I have in mind.
It’s sort of a mix between a royal story and Sound of Music. With no music.
Prince Spock is a widower with children (don’t know if I would go with as many as from Sound of Music). His wife, a Vulcan, died a while ago.
Prince James Tiberius runs away from home and responsibilities basically. But he is incognito and calls himself Kirk. Somehow he ends up getting hired as a tutor for Spock’s children. At first they try to trick Kirk but eventually the kids begin to accept and love Kirk.
Kirk also learns that Spock is dating a Baroness, Nyota Uhura, who he intends to propose to. The children don’t care for the baroness and they suspect if she marries their father, they will be sent away.
At a celebration Spock holds, the Baroness notices that Kirk catches the eye of Spock. She can see that Spock is smitten with Kirk and she, of course, feels threatened. She makes certain suggestions to Kirk about this and that their relationship wouldn’t work. Kirk agrees and leaves without saying goodbye.
Later the children try to find him but can’t. But Kirk has a change of heart and decides he should go back and finish what he was teaching the children and perhaps tell Spock the truth about his feelings and who he is. When he returns, he learns that Spock and the baroness are now engaged.
And well, if you’ve seen the movie, you kind of know what happens with the Baroness at that point, Spock realized it’s Kirk he loves, etc etc,.
So…what do you think? Should I put it on the canvas of writing for 2020?
Today’s song flash is for Dancing on My Own by Calum Scott. At one time I wanted to do a full story to this song but it’s just not going to work out. So a flash it is. And that concludes my song fics for now.
Spock wasn’t even sure how he had let this happen. It hadn’t been his intention.
Things had been hot and heavy between him and Jim Kirk. Perhaps a little too hot and heavy and so, since Spock worried about appearances, and about Jim passing his tests for the semester at the Academy, he had suggested they take a break. Spock had meant to imply it was temporary, but Jim had gotten that shuttered closed off look he sometimes got and hadn’t spoken to Spock since. Had refused all communications with Spock.
Then Spock had heard through others that Jim was dating someone else. Spock had been…heartbroken. That hadn’t been what he meant to happen at all.
So, when Nyota had suggested they begin spending time together, Spock had seen no reason not to do so.
Until Nyota had invited him to this club, pulled him onto the dance floor, and kissed him.
Startled, Spock pulled her hands down from around his neck, and stepped back. “Nyota, I…”
Her hands went up to her face. “Oh. Spock. I’m sorry.”
“It is I who apologize. I have given you the wrong idea. It was…my error.” Spock looked around, trying to find a place off the dance floor where he could speak to her more privately. It was then that he spotted Jim, looking absolutely devastated, right before he turned and fled the club.
Nyota followed Spock’s gaze. She looked back at Spock. “You’re still in love with Kirk, aren’t you?”
Spock did not reply but he didn’t need to, not really.
“You should go after him, Spock.” She touched his arm. “Before it’s too late and you both regret something.”
He opened his mouth to argue, then nodded, and hurried off the dance floor and to the exit.
There were two directions Jim could have gone and though Spock was unsure which way to choose, he went to the right toward a courtyard. It was later and hardly anyone was around.
By instinct he had chosen this way, and he had been right.
In the middle of the courtyard was a large, old fountain. Jim was next to it but he wasn’t standing or sitting. Instead he was swaying as though dancing to some invisible music.
When Spock approached him, he looked over, but continued his dancing.
“Jim.”
“I…heard you were with her.” Jim gave a little gasp. “I didn’t believe it until I saw you kiss her.”
“She kissed me.”
Jim shook his head. “I knew it was stupid to come there tonight. But-but Sulu said you were there, with her, and I just had to see it.”
“It is not at all what you think you saw.”
“No?” He stopped dancing then. “I was there a while. At the club. You two were so engrossed you didn’t even see me. Is that why you broke up with me?”
“Ashaya, I did not break up with you. That was…I made a mistake. I thought…we spent so much time together I thought I was interfering with your studies.”
“Did I ever say you were?”
“No. But both Dr. McCoy and Captain Pike implied that.”
“What?”
“I thought a short break would benefit you and there had been whisperings about the inappropriateness of our relationship. I did not intend to break up and have-have felt bereft that you thought that was my intention.”
Jim took a step closer to him. “What was all Uhura then?”
“There had been indications you were dating others and Nyota expressed a desire to go out a few times.” Spock paused. “I did not realize until tonight that she meant more than as friends. Jim, my preference is for…males.” He paused again. “My preference is for you.”
Jim laughed then and it sounded a bit hysterical. “Spock, I’ve been…you broke my heart.”
Spock felt an ache in his side as he reached for Jim. “I am sorry.”
Jim kissed him, deeply, thoroughly. “Don’t be sorry. Just mend it.”
Spock pulled Jim close, burying his face in Jim’s throat. “T’hy’la.”
“What does that word mean? You’ve said it before.”
Spock pulled back only far enough to kiss Jim’s jaw. “Come home with me. And I will show you.”
“What about Uhura?”
“She told me to go after you. She knows it is you I love. And always will.”
Jim smiled. It lit up his face. “I love you, too. Yes, Spock. I’ll go home with you.”
“And perhaps, you can stay there. With me.”
Jim took Spock’s hand as they walked out of the courtyard. “You want me to move in?”
“Yes. Jim. What were you doing by the fountain?”
“Dancing. On my own.” He laughed. It was lighter than his earlier laugh. “Never mind. Come on, Professor. I’m dying for you. I’ll beg if you want.”
Spock moistened his lips. “I do want.”
And Jim laughed again. It warmed and loosened Spock’s heart. They quickened their steps for home.
