Jim was a beach bum, or at least, he was while he was on Risa. He spend as much time as he could in the sun on the beach, spread out in the sand and nuzzled into a towel or ignoring wet sand against his back from a swim in the ocean. It was like trying to rapidly get as much as possible, soaking it up into his skin so it would last as long as ( Read more... )

Jim's body was nearing the end of its limits. He knew Bones wasn't doing much better, despite them patching each other up. Trying to get proper food in both of them had been less than easy - no replicators in the house. Sleep kept getting interrupted, and Spock was anything but gentle each time as the bond was getting tighter and tighter ( Read more... )

(OOC: Listen to this while reading this and your heart will shatter just that bit more.)

The sound of the ocean filled his ears. It was familiar and beautiful, etched with the cries of sea birds in the distance. A slow deep breath filled his nose with the scents of saltwater and sand, of sun and Bones. The last one made him open his eyes, ( Read more... )

After Harold woke him up way too early, Kirk had a plan going in his head. He brushed a kiss on Bones' forehead before he left the warmth of the bed and their cabin.

He left a simple note for Bones.

Bones,

Go shower.

-JTK

Kirk was holding the grin back from his face in a near-Vulcan level of control as he walked beside Bones, heading back from the reception where everyone was still celebrating. "Hmm, Bones, need to make a pit stop." He didn't even give his lover time to complain or counter before he said, "Come on, let's go." And headed straight for the turbolift ( Read more... )

Kirk came back from the beach still damp but uncaring. He pulled up to the cabin, hesitating only long enough to make sure the leather seat of the cycle was dried before he went to find Bones. There was a lot they needed to talk about. More then he thought he wanted to, but knew he had to.

"Bones?"

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Kirk knew just how much his friend hated flying, and knew this trip was going to be a nauseous blur for Bones. The planet evidently needed Bones in the worst way, needed a doctor that could manage a cure for this plague that an enemy had unleashed upon them, and there was no one better then Bones ( Read more... )