i absolutely believe that Kirk went into space looking for love -- and somehow the universe let him stumble onto the Enterprise and he fell for her immediately. then later, with the crew, and it's no wonder that Starfleet can't seem to keep him on the ground. he'll always go back to her and back to them. his heart beats through her decks and throughout the warmth of her core. (don't mind me just waxing poetic about James T. Kirk)
Actually !!! I was thinking about this but never got to the post stage of thinking.
Cause he is like a Lonely Ass Man. It’s possible being in a starship/in the fleet just suits him really well cause there’d be people around him all the time. Or maybe he’s like I need to keep going out there cause I haven’t found what I need on Earth (If I keep my body moving, and my mind occupied at all times, I will avoid falling into a bottomless pit of despair)
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