started voyager recently, this is all i can think about every time i see harry sitting next to tom in a meeting for senior officers
STAR TREK: VOYAGER (1995–2001) ⤷ Prototype
i actually think if there's any character in star trek who functions most as "the star trek fan insert" it's tom paris. he gets to be good at certain star trekky things, like piloting ships and Hot Klingon Wife, but he's also subtly teased by the show for his enthusiasm for all things mid-20th-century; he's A Fan in a fairly universal sense of the term. just because star trek didn't exist in HIS 20th century doesn't mean he wouldn't have been extremely into it if it was, and the show knows this. his transgressions are never so deep that he risks losing credibility as a Really Nice Guy, Actually, and his personality is pleasant and nonspecifically specific enough to reflect a fair portion of the viewers. he's the self-insert, audience surrogate character, but i think the very best thing about tom paris is that if he knew that, he'd be thrilled
SIR??
first communion photoshoot
Threshold Day
Eat this fucking spaghetti
STAR TREK: VOYAGER (1995–2001) ⤷ Eye of the Needle
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001) || 1.01 "Caretaker"
me @ the mutuals with a new fixation
STAR TREK: VOYAGER 6.11 | Fair Haven
B'Elanna Torres realising in real time exactly how autistic her husband is
Janeway + Paris + Reassurance
STAR TREK: VOYAGER 1.04 Time and Again / 1.05 The Cloud / 2.12 Resistance / 6.10 Pathfinder / 7.10 Shattered
Star Trek: Voyager I Caretaker
Forever endeared by Tom Paris being a repeated under-hugger, despite being one of the tallest members of the main Voyager crew.
To be clear, I am talking about this:
Reblogging this again because I watched “Flesh and Blood” (where the bottom left screencap is from) and this is still so dear to me.