thedisturberofthepeace said to trivmvirates: Heyo! Got any mcspirk headcannons about how they get each other to take breaks because they’re workaholics? Lol
holy shit i just realized they’re literally workaholics
jim kirk is the Queen of Distraction™️
bones is so submissive to it, damn it
usually jim gets bones to take a break when he has to be in med bay for a check-up, shots, nearly dying again, etc.
so bones psychs himself up for it before jim has to come in, like, not this time not this time not this time
sometimes he doesn’t get to prepare because “he did what?! again? is he alive??”
anyways, it usually starts with bones nagging him about his injuries again and taking care of himself, and then it gets eerily quiet and thats when bones knows
ex: “hey, when was the last time we had a drink? heard scotty smuggled in some of that andorian moonshine stuff.”
bones is tempted, then, because he’d been wanting to try some for ages but not this time
and then jim pulls out the big guns: that damn smirk
bones is w e a k but doesn’t submit without some protests (”jim, i’m a doctor, not a taste tester” “okay but your wound needs time to heal, sit down damn it”) that jim easily casts away because he’s so damn pretty stubborn
then jim drags them to his room where he has whatever alcohol it is stashed away and they drink until bones forgives him for pulling him away from work long enough to get drunk and maybe cuddle a little until he falls asleep (jim wakes him up the next morning with a kiss on the nose, but bones is a grump when he’s hung over and tiredly shoots jim and himself with a hypospray and jim knows the fun is over)
jim’s method with spock is slightly different
because, of course, breaks are illogical™️ and he didn’t go through all that starfleet training crap with dumb humans to take breaks
the first time jim tries it’s just “captain, are you attempting to sway me from my duties as first officer” and jim has been trying for the past three hours so he just,, gives up
the next time, he’s got a game plan…sorta
spock is a slut for chess
the hardest part was jim trying to get him away from the main deck long enough to move a single pawn
once he’d gotten that down, he was golden
spock starts having this obsession with trying to beat jim
because somehow this guy just…wins every time?
spock thinks he’s cheating at one point, like he did with the kobayashi maru test (they don’t like to bring that up)
this vulcan gets sO frustrated and confused when jim seems to win almost effortlessly every time
so thats when he starts practicing on his own time
when he’s not first-officering, of course
usually he plays against scotty, but sometimes chekov and sulu too, if they’re around
bones refuses to play but likes to watch spock and jim go at it sometimes
sometimes spock starts asking jim to play…you know…when it’s logically convenient
the first time he wins, it’s super intense and practically the entire crew is crowded around them and they erupt into cheers and jim can’t help a proud smile because finallY
after that its just a habit to play chess if they can pull away long enough
getting jim to stop for a breath is a wee bit more difficult
(unless it’s him initiating it,, obviously)
sometimes bones will call him in for a check up when there’s no need for one, just so he can wind down for a bit and talk
jim catches on–bones tends to do it when jim’s stressed
bones usually knows it’ll lead to jim offering them a drink
if it’s particularly bad, he’ll offer
spock sees when jim tires; sees it in his muffled yawns as they play chess or his tired smile when spock tries to say something specifically vulcan-like to lift jim’s mood
sometimes he’ll simply rest a hand on jim’s shoulder and tell him he’s got the chair for the next few hours (his way of saying to go get some rest)
other times he initiates playful conversation just to see him crack a smile, cause sometimes that’s all jim really needs
bones and spock’s way of getting each other to relax a bit is by bickering
(weird, i know, just hear me out)
spock’s incessant need to be right and bones’ stubbornness leads to particularly fascinating conversation, as much as either of them would hate to admit
after a stressful day compiled of injuries from away missions and not following the prime directive, both of them could definitely use a break
on the rare occasion that they agree about something, the outcome is more fascinating than the bickering
because, despite their differences, they’re both science officers
occasionally bones humors spock with a story about a patient he’d gotten that day and their peculiar injury
or he feeds spock’s inquiries about earth people and things they say or do (lol mostly its about jim)
spock also can be a good conversationalist, although the beginning may be a bit rocky
he likes talking about space and the stars and planets and maybe he’ll tell bones about the odd and fascinating creature he saw on the away mission today and basiCally their talks can be calming if they’re tired enough
the best part is when it turns into a comfortable silence, and the silence turns into soft breathing because bones has his head on spock’s shoulder and the vulcan is quite okay with it
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