#spock;;

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Spock rarely left his quarters on the transport ship that was taking him to Earth. He was spending much of his time in meditation, when that was possible. When it was not, he studied what he thought might be necessary to prepare for Starfleet Academy. He had already been in contact with administrators at the Academy who assured him that he could finish an accelerated program in two years, given that he had already completed advanced studies on Vulcan. His concerns were less academic and more social. 

He’d visited Earth before, to meet the family of his mother. They had not liked him, and they did not keep contact with him afterwards. He did not wish to repeat that situation when he went to Earth this time, even with strangers.

He had been reading the history of the city San Francisco when he received an alert he was receiving a holographic transmission. He paused for a moment before checking the source of the transmission. It was his mother’s signature.

Something twisted inside of him. She was the only person on Vulcan that he had regretted leaving behind. He was not prepared to see her face again, but he could not ignore her call. He took a deep breath and accepted the transmission.

The person who appeared in front of him was not his mother. He narrowed his eyes and straightened his back, immediately defensive.

“I take it you have received the news,” he said tersely.

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headcanon;; I-Chaya

According to Yesteryear, I-Chaya was Sarek’s pet before he was Spock’s. So, to me, this means:

- Sarek acquired a big fluffy pet for himself????

- Then he had a little tiny baby Spock in his home.

- And as we see with Michael, when he brings a new element into his home, he tries to understand how all the elements will interact.

- So he decided that his big, scary-looking-but-actually-the-sweetest pet should be Spock’s pet. 

- WHAT IS THE LOGICAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN I-CHAYA BEING SAREK’S AND I-CHAYA BEING SPOCK’S WHEN THEY LIVE TOGETHER? Well, if I-Chaya belongs to Spock, he has something to be responsible for, but he also has a companion.

A lot of people kind of... show Spock’s attachment to I-Chaya to be a contrast with Sarek’s high expectations. When Sarek is being extremely Sarek, little Spock has his big ‘teddybear’ for comfort. 

But... I think that’s got to be intentional on Sarek’s part? He knows Spock will have difficulty with friendships and he knows that it will be hard for a half-Human child to have a Vulcan father? He knows he won’t be able to comfort Spock the way that Spock might need him to? So, he decides I-Chaya is Spock’s pet, so there won't be any shame for Spock when he goes to his pet for emotional support.

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Vulcans need very little sleep compared to Humans. Spock had been fortunate enough to inherit that trait from his Vulcan half, although he did tend to require somewhat more sleep than other Vulcans. It was something his father had pointed out more than once throughout his childhood, particularly when the nightmares had first begun.

He thought about it every time he felt the need for sleep. That hot wash of shame he would feel, as a child, whenever his father would notice that he was growing tired and suggest that he should go to bed. Sometimes, he would stay up for days past when he should have slept, just to prove he could.

That was not why he had not slept in several nights this time, however. He had nothing to prove to anyone. In fact, many Starfleet officers--particularly Humans--seemed to find the rarity of his sleep somehow unsettling, and so he only mentioned it when it was relevant. 

He had several options. He could attempt to meditate once more, although that had proved unfruitful thus far. He could go to the sickbay and explain the situation, which was logical enough, but something he would prefer to avoid. He only spoke to the doctor aboard this ship on a very limited basis, and did not wish to share personal information with him.

Which left another option. He could speak to someone who he had already spoken to on a somewhat personal level, who happened to also be the person who would need to know if someone in the crew was… unable to function properly.

It was the most logical choice. 

Yet he still put it off until the situation was becoming completely untenable, when sitting at his station on the bridge he had lost concentration several times, and had even needed the Captain to repeat a command. The Captain had a particularly expressive face… Spock was sure he had noticed. If there were more mistakes, there was a chance he would become concerned, which Spock did not want to risk. Although Captain Pike seemed to have an endless reserve of concern for his crew, Spock did not wish to take up an inappropriate amount of his attention when he should be attempting to resolve the issue himself.

Therefore, when he noticed that the first officer was in the mess hall later that day, he took the opportunity to approach her.

He stopped at her table, hands clasped firmly behind his back. “May I join you, sir?”

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headcanon;; that part in star trek v

I think it’s fairly important that I mention that I don’t consider this scene to be what really happened.

It doesn’t make sense for Sarek’s character, but it makes sense for Sybok to show it and Spock to think it’s true, so that’s what I believe is really going on here. 

Like, I know Sarek’s logic fails him from time to time, but I just don’t see him rejecting a Vulcan princess, marrying a Human woman, having a child with that woman, then saying about the newborn “WHAT? HE’S HALF HUMAN? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?” 

It’s just not reasonable. It’s got to be Spock’s insecurities, because come on. He doesn’t remember his own birth, particularly the first bit where he’s not even OUT OF THE WOMB YET.