i respect everyone’s opinions… but seeing people say that lesbian spirk just “wouldn’t work” is offending my big fat lesbian heart! and i’ll start this off by saying that i am by no means the smartest person around to be talking about this but whatever. i think it’s easy to forget that women are just as complex as men, especially when female characters in tv are often flat and have little to no nuance. this one’s for all the women of the past (and present) who had to marry men and ended up having illicit emotional affairs with their girl best friends!
yes my takes are 100% biased but just imagine the comphet, their both being women in power who strayed from the paths that were laid out for them, feeling distinctly other than except for when they’re with each other. spock doesn’t mind being an aberration in the eyes of everyone else if (yes im using the name jane leave me alone lmao) jane can see past that and makes her feel like she’s right where she’s meant to be. it’s easy to ignore just what her feelings for her captain mean just like it’s easy to ignore the way she feels sick around men she should find herself compatible with. not wanting to disappoint her father more than she already has, but feeling like she’s already crossed the line of no return… PON FUCKING FARR?! repressed as fuck gay as fuck depressed as fuck pick a struggle omg.
when jim kirk brandished his bare chest to get his way, it sure as hell wasn’t because he felt like he HAD to, but for women the situation is different. something something deeply resenting men but still desiring their validation and wondering which parts of your actions are authentic. yes there’s power in her sexuality, and she gets shit done with or without it, but part of her deep inside wonders if this is all she’s reduced to. every relationship she’s had with men ends up being unfulfilling, especially intellectually. she’s always the smartest person in the room, and men underestimate her, but at least they’re a little fun to play with. she thinks that until she meets spock, someone who finally challenges her, and that rush of endorphins when the smartest vulcan you know values your opinions and thinks you’re intelligent… yeah. she finds her mind constantly drifting back to spock, and thinks that despite her reputation, she’d be fine never sleeping with anyone ever again as long as she had spock to occupy her time. any time she feels flutters in her stomach at the other girls voice or face, she immediately dismisses it. it’s easier that way.
i have so many thoughts about this and honestly i don’t care if people disagree bc my ass is just rambling opinions annoyingly and passionately, i just think that saying lesbian spirk wouldn’t work period is such a lame (and kind of lazy) take. obviously they wouldn’t be the same, they’d be something totally different because duh they’re women not men, but at the core is the same mutual codependency and deep commitment. i just think lesbianism is beautiful! and spirk transcends all of this! they are soulmates in every universe and every timeline!