i want spock to give someone the vulcan salute and have that person misunderstand and give him a jubilous high five and spock just stares at his hand in confusion as an awkward silence ensues
What if that’s part of the basic sexual harassment training Starfleet gives at the academy like “do not highfive the Vulcans. Don’t do it. They look like they want highfives. They do not want highfives.”
imagine spock trying to understand terran social media and downloading snapchat on his padd so he can see what all the fuss is about
jim and bones spend the majority of their free time during their shifts sending wacky and often inappropriate pictures to spock who merely replies with completely stoic selfies of his emotionless expression
until one day as an experiment he sends this picture
and watches in fascination as mccoy quite literally falls out of his chair in surprise across the mess hall while jim starts weeping from laughing so hard
Model Miles McMillan, Designer Alber Elbaz, and Actor Zachary Quinto attend The FGI 32nd Annual Night Of Stars at Cipriani, Wall Street on October 22, 2015 in New York City.
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He still has the Spock eyebrows, and now I’m envisioning Spock being dragged off to a black tie event and being told specifically not to wear a uniform… and being surprisingly natural about it all.
Well, here we are for AOS Spock. Shy, vulnerable, angst-ridden, young Spock. My favorite part of the AOS movies… None of these GIFS are mine, I just love Spock and want to share him!
^ Spock’s not-so-subtle stare of longing. I love this idea that the rules of eye contact are still unclear to Spock with his Vulcan upbringing, so he’s kind of trying to figure it out as he goes.
^ The downwards-upwards glance. There’s something very shy and avoidant about that.
^ This expression is tremendously sad in my opinion, because Pike was Spock’s mentor as well and while Jim can openly express his emotion about Pike’s death, Spock just bottles it up, and never speaks of it.
^ I imagine this is how Spock acts in social environments that aren’t strictly work-related.
^ that look hurts my soul. There’s such loss in those eyes.
^ I think Spock really struggles to understand the value of his life to Jim and the emotions surrounding that. He’s not trying to freeze anyone out; he just can’t comprehend why people care about him.
^ @sunfell, here’s that swallow you were talking about! You’re absolutely right that this is a characteristic of Spock’s that is so subtle and vulnerable. Also, this pic really captures the loneliness and pain that Spock endures. He doesn’t feel like he fits in anywhere…
^ I love the way Spock tilts his head slightly.
^ Spock risks his life and his command of the Enterprise in this moment to save the family he’s likely been estranged from.
^ me too. I think this is a really intense thing about Spock. He CAN’T control his emotions at times, and he feels so ashamed about that. Imagine carrying around all this grief and anger and loneliness and struggling with this idea that you’ve betrayed your culture in expressing what hurts you inside.
^ Instructor Spock. Always apart from others, always different from the rest.
^ NO. DON’T DO THIS TO ME.
^ You can see the fear in Spock’s eyes. He can’t say it, but he desperately wants Jim to stay, to remain safe beside him.
^ when Spock has to face his fears of being replaced and unwanted. 😥
^ It is always a struggle to restrain his emotion, to try to meet that compromise between Vulcan expectations and Human desires, to deal with the fallout of his own soul.
I know there are more GIFs out there than this, but I didn’t want to keep you guys waiting too long for more angst Spock. Spock is so vulnerable; it’s what drew me into this fandom. I’m glad so many people feel similarly. LLAP! Or, you know, go cry over Spock’s need for hugs. That’s probably what I’m going to do now…
I’ve been so jammin on Sad Spock lately… this gif set is perfect!
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