Author's Note: For Team Blonde Ambition as part of livejournal's Ship Olympics at st_respect. Set post-film. Unbeta'd.
Prompt: Jim decided that taking on the Klingons hadn't been such a bad idea, after all.
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Worth It
Every part of Jim Kirk's body ached. Even parts like his ears and toes, which was, honestly, pretty damn weird. Bones wanted him in Sickbay but Jim just wanted to collapse into bed.
Ignoring everyone, he dragged himself out of the transporter room and back to his quarters. Jim wasn't sure how he did it, but he was pretty sure he deserved a medal for it.
Instead of finding his quarters empty, though, he was greeted by his yeoman—who immediately threw herself at him. Jim decided that taking on the Klingons hadn't been such a bad idea, after all.