STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) DIR. ROBERT WISE

Kirk and Spock’s inner dialogue during their reunion in ST:TMP as written by Gene Roddenberry

“There was much to put out of his mind … Kirk! The mere name made Spock groan inwardly as he remembered what it had cost him to turn away from that welcome. T'hy'la!” – Roddenberry, Gene (1979) Star Trek The Motion Picture: A Novel, pp.127-128.

“(Kirk was) reminded so powerfully and unexpectedly of his friendship and affection for Spock—theirs had been the touching of two minds which the old poets of Spock’s home planet had proclaimed as superior even to the wild physical love which affected Vulcans every seventh year during pon farr.” – Roddenberry, Gene (1979) Star Trek The Motion Picture: A Novel, pp.120. 

he’s doing his best

1701% accurate

Tone it down, Kirk

He’s given up on being subtle and going all out

Happy Kirk/Spock Day! “Amok Time” premiered fifty years ago today on September 15, 1967.

High School Yearbook ➔ Best Couple: Spock & Jim Kirk

- five things you know and the one thing you don’t by eposet-ties

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Fun fact, this is canon! Okay maybe not the flower crowns but in the movie novelization (which I must remind you was written by Gene Roddenberry himself), right as Spock is being mindmelded by High Master T’Sai here, he hears Kirk like they share the same radio frequency gotdamn thinking “I wish Spock was here to help me understand” when Kirk was back on Earth, which is 16 light years away. So yes, this photoset is an accurate representation of a Vulcan high master noping and telling Spock his answer lies elsewhere (possibly on a bed.)

Also fun fact, if you watch this scene in the film carefully, pay attention to Spock’s mouth. As soon as T’Sai touches his face, I kid you not, his lips form Jim’s name. HE IS LITERALLY MOUTHING OUT HIS NAME! It’s so subtle, but it’s there. So yes, I also agree that this post is an accurate representation of Spock’s meld with T’Sai.

Okay, I actually had to make gifs. Whether intentional or not, it does looks like it! Thank you!!

Oh wow!!!! He is definitely saying something! His Adam Apple visibly moves.

Honestly it really looks like he is saying, “Jim” or just “HIM”.

I am in shock. The happy kind.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

@lady-silverbird thank you for pointing this out! and you @mightymads for giffing this!!!!

can we talk about how in the motion picture novelisation kirk was literally asked “are you and spock fucking” and instead of just saying “haha nah we’re just friends :)” he went on a paragraph-long weird-ass ramble about spock’s refusal to address to those rumours, the nature of love vs gratification, completely avoids answering the question or even, like addressing it, and uses blatantly comparative language to describe sex with women indicating that he also has sex with people who aren’t women

all I can see is kirk going back to spock like “I PANICKED” and spock with his head in his hands like “…that is evident”

the first ever pride flag (1978) versus the TMP movie poster (1979)

happy pride month!

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Spot the difference

cause everytime we touch i get *spock voice* this simple feeling

@slightly-oblivvyous