A Star to Steer Her By

by KCS

Drabbles, ficlets, and miscellaneous meme fills, both missing scenes and original fic, that aren't long or polished enough to be stand-alones. Gen. Various characters, mainly Kirk-Spock-McCoy. New: Even sick as a dog, Jim Kirk is a very lucky man.

16. 4 of 20, Pensive

Fandom: Star Trek TOS
Pairing: Kirk, Spock
Word Count: 100 (including title word)
Drabbles Completed: 4/20
Spoilers: The Galileo Seven

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#10 – Pensive
It'd begun after their third mission, after losing six crewmen. Spock was startled from meditation around 0100 hours.

"Can't sleep," the young captain had whispered. "Would you mind…?"

He had indicated a negative (one did not refuse a commanding officer's request, however bizarre), and the human had settled on a cushion, respectfully silent as he resumed meditating. Over time, this had turned into a post-disaster ritual – enough that McCoy never bothered now to check the captain's quarters those mornings-after.

Kirk was not surprised to hear his door chime softly, eight hours after the Galileo's return from Taurus II.