I’m working on some soft Spock because this man is literally my favorite thing right now He looks a lot like what I imagine a young Sarek looking like and I definitely did it on purpose Still got some work to do on this but ah well Edit: the finished drawing is up!! Please go see it!
Request: Can we have a one shot or headcanons (whichever you do) for Spockxreader? Spock discovering the benefits of spooning and realizing that he does not mind being the little spoon
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Fic type: Fluff
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You had been lying in bed awake for the past two hours. You couldn't make yourself fall asleep. You've tried lowering the temperature and adjusting your sleep position a billion times. No luck. You had such a bad day, all you wanted to do was go to sleep and start off on the right foot tomorrow.
Was Spock awake? It was the only option left. You would hate to bother him, but he did say you can come to him when you need something, and right now you needed sleep. You wondered if you could get him to cuddle with you tonight. The two of you never cuddled before, you were always scared to try. You did not want him to be uncomfortable.
You rolled out of bed and went to the bathroom. You used your fingers to brush through your hair and brushed your teeth. You exited and went to your bed and slipped on your boots before heading out the door.
You walked down the hall, taking in all the crew members you came across. It wasn't too late, you tended to go to bed early so you would have a few hours in the morning to yourself before work. People were still mingling at the doors to other's quarters.
"Y/N?" Kirk called.
You turned to see your three favorite people. Jim, Bones, and your boyfriend Spock. You smiled at them, "Hey, I'm headed to Spock's quarters."
"I'm surprised your still up, " Bones said, "Looks like you tried and weren't successful."
"I'm so glad it's obvious, Bones," You said falling into step with them grabbing Spock's arm. "I did try for two hours and decided that I was going to try and see if I could spend the night in Spock's quarters."
"Of course, Y/N," Spock said.
You nuzzled your head against his shoulder. When the four of you made it to Spock's door you detached from him and pulled Bones and Kirk into tight quick hugs. You wished the two men good night's after Bones said he wanted to see you in the morning.
Spock leads you into his quarters with a hand on your upper back. Once the doors closed behind the two of you, he brought you into a hug. You wrapped your arms around his waist and rested your head against his chest as he rubbed your back. You felt his hand brushing the hair from your face and lifting your head by gentle fingers on your chin. You smiled up at him as he flattened his hand against your face and brushed his thumb over your cheekbone. You leaned into his touch and closed your eyes.
"Go ahead and lay down, I will join you in a moment," Spock said after a minute.
You pulled away from him and made your way to your side of his bed. You slipped your boots off and crawled into bed. you listened to him move around in his quarters getting ready for bed and closed your eyes.
You took a deep breath and took in his scent. That is the best part of sleeping in the same bed as him, you get to be around his smell. You heard Spock come closer and you opened your eyes as he walked into the room. He laid down beside you and you rolled onto your side to face him.
"Spock, can I ask you something?" You asked.
"Of course."
"Spock, can you roll and face away from me?" You couldn't have him look at you the very first time you try and cuddle with him. You were not brave enough.
He rolled away on his side, you took a deep breath and rolled over on yours and draped your arm over his side. He stiffened at first, and you paused. You wondered if you had crossed a line.
"Are you trying to initiate cuddling?" He asked turning his head to look at you.
"I might be. . . do you want me to stop?"
He paused for a few long seconds, "No."
"It's called spooning. Typically, it's the female who is where you are but I prefer it this way most times."
"Do you wish to come closer?" He asked.
You did. You scooted closer tucking one of your arms under your head. You rested your forehead against his shoulder and relaxed. He soon relaxed too. "Do you like laying like this?" You asked
"I do. It is quite relaxing," He said leaning back against you a little.
It didn't take much longer for you to fall asleep.
That morning you woke up to Spock still laying in your arms. It was technically still spooning but he was kinda laying on you. You snuggle into his shoulder and glance at the PADD he was reading from.
'The Health Benefits Of Cuddling'
"Learn anything interesting?" you wondered.
"Would you like to hear what I've learned or go back to sleep? it is still early. you start work in 3 hours. You have the time to sleep."
"I want to hear what you've learned, darling."
"Many scientific studies find that physical contact, like kissing, hugging, cuddling, and holding hands, actually can boost your health. The reason is the hormone oxytocin," he explained.
"What are the health benefits?" You already knew but you were going to pretend you didn't know so you could hear him explain it to you.
He leaned away to set his PADD down and then rested back in your arms
"A study found that women who regularly have physical contact with their partners have a lower resting blood pressure than women who do not. The hormone oxytocin also has the ability to regulate sleep patterns." he went on about the health benefits and you listened to the sound of his voice.
"You sure read up a lot on this," You said once he finished talking.
"I was curious about the effects it would have on a human," Spock said, "I want to do anything to keep you happy and healthy."
You perked up at that, "More cuddles?"
"More physical contact in general."
"Spock, I don't want you to force yourself-" You went to sit up but he refused to budge.
"I am not forcing myself to do anything. this is something I want to do. Not to mention, I really do enjoy the physical contact."
you smiled and kissed his shoulder. "I love you, Spock."
"And I, you."
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If this isn’t what you had in mind i apologize. I also apologize for spelling and grammar mistakes.Let me know if there is anything i can do to fix my work.
I got a lot of requests and I don’t want to leave anyone waiting.
Spock waking up in the middle of the night from a night terror so Jim huggs him close singing him songs his mother used to sing him as a child as spock slowly drifts back to sleep.
Spock lays across Jim’s lap after a long day and asks him to tell him stories of what it was like to grow up on Earth because he loves how lost Jim gets when he talks about his rebellious teenage years. They sit there for hours, Jim running his fingers through Spock’s hair until both of them are happily asleep.
Hey y'all! I just got 100 followers, so that's awesome! I wanted to celebrate with some of my spirk(mostly spock) headcanons
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Socks - Spock used to wear boring starfleet issue socks until Jim gives him these really wonky, dorky looking socks. Spock doesn't love them at first, but he wears them for Jim's sake because he just looks so excited to give him something. Spock wears them and actually loves them(because they were Jim's first gift to him and wearing them is like being with Jim) and doesn't take them off for a week. Jim buys him fifty other pairs of dorky unique socks and now Spock wears them every day and Jim buys him a new pair every time he finds a wonky pair.
Shaving - Spock has to shave every day because his hair grows like a beast whereas Jim can barely pull off stubble after like a month. Jim convinces Spock to grow a shortish beard and he does. Suddenly everybody is like hitting on Spock because he looks extra hot with the beard and Jim gets super jealous. He doesn't let Spock grow a beard again, except on shore leaves when it's just them.
Reading - Spock is not a big speech person. Some days he comes home from a long double shift and he's overstimulated and doesn't want to think and he finds Jim reading on the couch. He lays down with his head on Jim's lap and doesn't even have to ask because Jim knows. In the quiet of their shared quarters, Jim reads to Spock in his deep soothing voice while brushing a hand through his hair.
Nightmares - Jim sometimes has nightmares. Well, more often than not. He didn't sleep well and was restless until Spock started sharing a bed with him. At first, Jim would let Spock fall asleep and then slip out of bed because he was so scared that he would freak Spock out if he had a nightmare. Eventually, Spock started picking up on this and one night, Jim was so tired he fell asleep next to Spock and had a nightmare. He woke up screaming, coaxed out of the nightmare by Spock's soothing voice and warm hands around him and Jim is crying but Spock just tells him it's okay and from now on, they sleep together and often in a mind-meld so their dreams are always sweet. Jim has never slept better since.
Sweatshirts - Spock steals Jim's sweatshirts when it gets a lil cold(which is always because Spock is ALWAYS cold) and the sleeves are like three inches too short. Jim starts noticing this and watches Spock unintentionally pull at the too-short sleeves. Jim starts buying oversize sweatshirts so when Spock wears them, they're too big and Spock secretly loves it.
Hugs - Spock maybe tears up the first time Jim hugs him, just a little bit. He's definitely a little touch starved and Jim makes an effort to hug him when they're in private. When they first kiss, Spock cries and Jim asks him what's wrong but Spock just wants to kiss him more and then they lay on the bed and just hold each other for hours after. Spock continues to tear up when Jim praises him or shows him any affection for a while because he grew up on an affectionless planet where he was ostracized and excluded from everything, bullied, and told he was not worthy of love or affection. Here Jim was telling him he was beautiful and clever and sweet and worthy of everything and he couldn't help but cry and he was ashamed and embarrassed for that too but Jim just held him and kissed his tears away, whispering sweet nothings into his ear.
Brags - Jim thinks Spock is so hot, in every outfit, at any time, at any moment. There was one time they came back from a mission covered in mud, drenched in rainwater and Spock looked like the Loch ness monster and Jim just shouted "THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND - HE'S MINE SO KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF". That was the moment Spock also knew that Jim was the love of his life and he would have no one else. Jim, of course, knew that the moment he set eyes on Spock.
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James Kirk is a lonely, unfulfilled farmer. Spock is the alien that lands in his cornfield. When faced with a choice between hitting Spock with a shovel or inviting him in for coffee, Jim picks coffee.
A very soft modern-day AU.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 star: Great fic)
❤❤❤❤❤ (5 hearts: I loved it)
💖 (The illustrious gilded heart: This fic is PRECIOUS, I love both of them)
🔬🔬🔬 (3 microscopes: Level of spocky-ness is good)
☁ (The softest cloud: Spock is so soft and Jim is so loving)