I got a Spock/La’an idea if you’re interested. How about one where the crew having become acutely aware of Spock and La’an mutual infatuation that they take bets on when they’ll finally admit it/hook up and maybe even some of the senior staff try to covertly set the two up.
Here you go! I hope you like it. I chose the 5+1 style of post for this particular drabble.
They thought they were being sneaky, Chris could tell. They were delusional, in his humble oppinion.
As if Chris didn't notice the stolen glances across the bridge concealed in a witty banter and snarky remarks. Like he was oblivious to the way Spock would lean over her station to "look at the phaser alignments" and not actually brush his fingers against her's in what he obviously, and rather foolishly, thought was a discrete fashion.
Not to mention the way his eyes would hungrily follow La'an's form as she strutted across the bridge confidently. Or the way La'an would look Spock up and down and almost drool. Chris wasn't foolhardy enough to actually offer her a napkin to wipe her mouth. He was pretty sure there was some under-the-table action that one time in his quarters when La'an almost choked on her food while Spock turned green when they turned to look at them.
They couldn't have been any more obvious had they hung a neon sign above their heads that said "we are fucking" in bold capital letters.
When he first noticed the bubbling attraction and sizzling tension between the two, he thought there was nothing but sex there. An orgasm for orgasm. Purely beneficial on both sides. He wasn't an expert on Vulcan relationships but he was pretty sure Vulcans didn't do casual and for a moment Chris wondered about T'Pring before he chased that thought away. It wasn't his business.
But as he watched Spock's eyes soften when La'an spoke about her time in the academy and how La'an pretended not to look at Spock as he washed the dishes in his quarters, he wondered how deep that relationship actually went and if he was wrong to assume the true nature of their relationship.
Una knew relationships didn't come easy to La'an. Poor thing has been traumatized one too many times to be trusting blindly to anyone that comes along.
She knew she didn't have many partners at the academy, instead focusing on her studies and working her butt off to climb the ranks.
Spock was another piece of work. The Vulcan was hot, even in her own opinion, and she wasn't oblivious to the fact. She has been very aware of it from the moment she first met him in that transporter room. He was obviously cocky and confident if the way his hands immediately went to her hips when she asked him to give her a boost was anything to go by.
He wasn't tender, with anyone, really. In fact, she has observed him and made a conclusion he even went above and beyond his way to appear slightly cruel to some newer Ensigns or those who he didn't know. He was cold and calculating.
Which is why it shocked her so much, almost punched the breath out of her, when she stumbled upon him and La'an talking in the hallway that one time. There wasn't anything wrong with that, she was perfectly aware, but what ticked her off was the way Spock was standing closer to her than he would to anyone, even Chris. And La'an... she seemed content with it. Una saw the way smile tugged at the edge of her lip and she gasped when Spock raised his hand and removed a strand of hair from her face that has come undone.
So that's why they seemed weird to her. Una suddenly had flashback of that one time La'an was having breakfast with her, which was an unusual occurrence in on itself because La'an liked eating alone. But what really made a difference was the way La'an was smiling at her PADD as she typed something on it. It was only now that Una was able to connect the dots she was probably texting Spock that was sitting few tables to the left.
Chapel liked Spock... a bit more than a friend.
She denied it even to herself, but ever since that kiss they shared in front of Angel in order to throw them off their game, Spock never really left her mind.
And of course, as such, she always noticed little things about him. Which was probably the reason she noticed something was going on with him and Chief of Security straight away.
She watched, in stunned silence, as Spock rushed into sickbay, La'an's almost unconscious and limp form cradled in his arms. She moved on autopilot, following M'Benga as he rushed to assess the situation, noticing the deep wounds in La'an's stomach as blood seeped out and stained Spock's science blue uniform. She grabbed her scissors as Spock set her on the bed, a painful groan flying out of her mouth, as Chapel moved to cut away her uniform shirt in order to get a better look at the lacerations while M'Benga rushed to power up surgical ward.
She worked to stop the bleeding as much as possible, Spock now the last thing on her mind, but considering her close proximity, she couldn't avoid seeing the way La'an's hand dropped onto Spock's arm and his fingers squeezed her bloody digits tightly. Chapel's eyes snapped to Spock's face, noticing the way his teeth were clenched together so hard the muscles in his jaw were twitching.
It hit her like a punch to the gut when Spock bent down to La'an's level, his other hand cradling her head almost lovingly in order to whisper something, she couldn't hear, in her ear.
She had no time to think about what happened just in front of her eyes as M'Benga barked orders left and right and they were both wisked away to scrub up while they wheeled La'an away into surgery.
She still remembers the haunted look on Spock's face as he watched the bed disappear.
Uhura marveled the way La'an lead the team of Ensigns down onto the planet with almost surgical precision and commanded attention with her presence alone.
She also admired Mr. Spock's ability to excel in almost anything he put his mind onto and if being La'an's second in command at an away mission was one of those things, then he would do it with absolute success.
She always assumed they were nothing more but good colleagues with the highest amounts of respect for one another, ocassional bickering across the bridge notwithstanding, and that's why they worked so well as a team.
But she couldn't help but think she has been slightly biased when she heard very distinctive word coming out of La'an's mouth at one of those away missions.
"Adun," Uhura almost dropped her stylus but composed herself and remained turned with their back to them, not letting them know she has overheard. "Sorry. Lt. Spock, there is a member of your science team that is asking for assistance."
She waited for the ball to drop and for Spock to either say something along the lines of inappropriate behaviour on an away mission or just walk away, but almost got a stroke when she heard him speak affirmative and then quietly, "Kahs'khiori." Which, if her Vulcan studies served her well, meant "shooting star".
She really hated when Ensigns messed up.
She didn't blame them, she was an ensign once as well, but how hard was it to just bring up the PADD from engineering without compromising the information she needed.
She walked down the empty corridor as the sound of laughter that sounded ridiculously similar to La'an's voice reached her ears along with a deep masculine voice. She frowned. Since when did La'an hang out with anyone, let alone a guy.
Too curious for her own good, she rounded the corner but stayed hidden just in case as she moved towards the Jefferies tube. There was another sudden chuckle echoing around the metal walls, but this one belonged to the man and if Ortegas's hearing was serving her well, it sounded suspiciously like Spock.
She peeked behind the corner, prepared to see almost anything... only to be blown away as she spotted two figures, definitely La'an and Spock (she's recognise those braids and pointed ears anywhere) tinkering with controls in Jefferies tubes. That wasn't unusual, Spock was usually sent to fix minor glitches in certain areas since he required no guidance on how to do it. But what really surprised Ortegas was the way La'an was smiling and laughing at something Spock was saying. She only managed to catch glimpses of it.
"I am ashamed to admit I fell into the mud. And since it was rainy season, I had to walk the distance on foot back to my home. My mother was not pleased. She insisted I leave my clothes outside since the mud will stain her white carpets."
La'an bursted into another fit of laughter, holding onto Spock for balance. Ortegas watched in astonishment as Spock cradled La'an's hip while Lt. threw her arms around his neck, still chuckling. She saw corners of Spock's mouth lift up in a half-smirk as he bent down and took La'an's grinning lips into a kiss.
Ortegas ducked out of the hallway, blushing as red as her uniform.
+1. The one where Spock and La'an are taken by surprise
Spock and La'an stood, both of them quite shocked, as they watched the way their friends looked at them with almost flat expressions on their faces.
Chris broke the silence. "Fucking finally."
Una nodded next to him. "I agree. It was a goddamn time."
"Yeah, you guys really weren't that slick." They watched as everyone in the room nodded, amused grins on their faces.
La'an looked at Spock who was standing next to her, his arm around her waist. She flung her arms out. "Whoa hold up! You knew about us?" She gestured between herself and him. Spock was sporting an equally confused look.
It was Chapel who nodded. " Yeah.... I mean we're not blind and you guys are as subtle as a plane crash."
"She's right. Kind of hard to ignore all the eye-fucking across the bridge."
"Wait... They were doing That?" Una turned to Chris and he nodded.
"Well yeah. Wait, how did you find out?"
"I saw Spock tuck a strand of hair behind her ear."
"That gave it away? I caught them making out in the Jefferies tube!"
"And I head them speak in Vulcan to one another at an away mission."
Spock and La'an only stood with their mouths opened as their friends continued exchanging stories of what they've affectionately named "finding out moment". They were kind of perplexed the crew noticed it so much but also slightly unnerved they weren't as good at hiding it as they've originally thought.
But at the same time they couldn't help but to be proud their family on board was accepting of their relationship. Despite the fact they've tried to hide it from them.
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