[Image ID:] Digital Fanart of Star Trek: The Original Series. The first image shows Uhura in her red uniform, standing in a blank void beside her chair from the bridge. She is surrounded by multicoloured text which reads “well done, knew it, bonjour, hello, hello! (exclamation point), six green exclamation points, kokero te reira, Hujambo hello in Chinese script, and Klingon script. The second image shows Uhura and Spock in the same blank void. Spock is in uniform, Uhura is in a purple off the shoulder dress, which falls to her knees, with matching silvery-purple heels. They both look into a swimming pool, where an image of Uhura is mirrored, looking up at them. The water is choppy and turbulent. The third image shows a pink room, with a wall to wall mattress. Uhura is wearing a grey tank top and red drawstring trousers, tied with a bow. She is sitting back on her hands with her face to the side, in profile., looking to the left. Christine Chapel is lying beside her, with her head rested on one hand. There are two large pink pillows behind them, and a stack of pink and magenta pillows behind Uhura. Christine is wearing a light pink spaghetti strap top, and a blanket is draped over both womens’ legs. They are mid-conversation. The fourth image shows Kirk and Uhura dressed in the clothes from “Plato’s Stepchildren.” They are having a discussion on a purple fainting couch and surrounded by greco-roman architecture. Kirk looks concerned as Uhura tilts her head to the side, midway through talking. The fifth and final image shows Uhura back on the bridge, her surroundings returned to normal, as she holds hands with Sulu and Chekhov. Spock stands behind the three of them, smiling slightly, and the rest of them are grinning. They all look jubilant and triumphant, and are dressed in their usual uniforms. [End Image ID.]

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explicit TW: implied childhood sexual abuse aos, kirk/spock kid fic, fake marriage, getting together, first time words: 64,624 'When Jim gets it in his head to adopt an eight year old Vulcan, Spock presents a logical solution to the issue of Jim's humanity: marriage to a Vulcan citizen.'

explicit tos, kirk/spock, au canon divergence slow burn, mutual pining, hurt/comfort, falling in love words: 180,505 'The year is 2258. Jim Kirk is a Lieutenant on the U.S.S. Farragut, Spock the science officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise. When the ships come together for a priority landing party, these two strangers find themselves fighting against the odds for a chance at life in an alien world, and the only way they'll make it through is by relying on each other.'

teen tos, kirk/spock mind melds, hurt/comfort, episode: amok time words: 22,296 'Kirk contracts a condition that makes him feel perpetually cold. Spock has to perform mind melds to convince Kirk he’s warm.'

explicit tos, kirk/spock angst with a happy ending, mind melds, episode: plato's stepchildren 'When they had first met, Jim had known not to touch his hand.'

teen tos, kirk/spock, post-canon getting together, fluff, humour, post-five year mission, starfleet academy words: 5,454 '“So, why haven't you settled down with some lucky lady yet?” the interviewer asks. Maybe it's the blinding set-lights, or the fact that he hasn't slept in thirty-five hours. But for some reason Kirk blurts, “Honestly, they all end up getting jealous of Spock.”'

mature tos, kirk/spock, post-canon getting together, fake/pretend marriage, slow burn, unresolved sexual tension words: 45,791 'If marrying Spock is what it’s going to take to get them both back on Enterprise for another five-year mission, then Jim Kirk damn well is going to marry Spock.'

explicit tos, tos movies, kirk/spock, kirk/others post-series, TMP, post-TMP, slow burn, realllly slow burn, angst with a happy ending, getting together, getting back together, mutual pining words: 276,553 'It’s a question of biology. Vulcan biology. The problem with falling in love with a member of an insanely private species is that it just might take you the best part of a five year mission to work out that the feelings are requited. And then you might discover that he’s already decided that the two of you can never be together. And what are you supposed to do if he won’t tell you why?'

teen tos, kirk/spock fluff, getting together, accidental ashayam, misunderstandings words: 5,017 '“Ashayam, I must disagree.” There’s silence for a moment, and it takes Spock less than a second to realise the mistake he’s made. He allows himself a single moment to close his eyes, before opening them to face his fate.'

teen CW: mild descriptions of violence tos, kirk/spock t'hy'la, tarsus iv, drunkeness, fluff, angst with a happy ending, 5+1 '“If even in dreams, Jim lacked the courage to say the words, when would he ever say it?” Or 5 times Jim Kirk stopped himself from saying I love you + 1 time he didn’t.'

mature tos, kirk/spock, au spock didn't join starfleet slow burn, soulmates, bonding, mutual pining, vulcan culture, vulcan kisses, mind melds, first kiss, falling in love, slash words: 135,649 'The Captain of the USS Enterprise is sent to Vulcan on behalf of the Federation to assist in the discovery of some ancient ruins. The ruins' very existence may be a threat to Vulcanian Society because they hint at a mythical bond long ago lost. But before their select team is able to seek them out, they must first study up on the old culture within the ancient libraries of ShiKahr city, accompanied under the supervision and tutelage of a professor from the local Vulcan Science Academy, a Mr. Spock.'