I have a HUGE theory…so you know how “Spirk”(Spock x Kirk) has been denied by literally every major Star Trek creator and/or actor? Well, I think since it’s Star Trek’s 60th anniversary, they might do something special 🥹 My theory is that after all of these years, they WILL make Spirk canon in some way. Now, that may be a stretch, but I have lots of evidence. First of all, in the novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (I think lol), Spock calls Jim his “T’hy’la”, meaning friend, brother, or LOVER. But Gene Roddenberry had to write a note in the book, in Captain Kirk’s perspective, of how Spock used the word to only call him friend and brother…I just don’t get it though. Why would Spock be the first to canonically use that word but only meaning friend or brother (to put it simply, why give a word a romantic meaning only for its first usage to not mean that)? The second evidence, I’ve been watching a lot of the movies recently and noticed that Spock and Kirk stand VERY close to each other. I know I might be overthinking this, but let me cook guys 🫡 I’ve seen that these two are basically joined at the hip all the time. I first noticed this during in Star Trek IV (I think it’s because Jim missed Spock 🥺). If you pay attention enough, their shoulders are constantly touching or there’s the smallest gap between them (I will put some pictures for proof lol). And the scene in Star Trek V where Kirk tries to hug Spock and he says “Not in front of the Klingons”??? LIKE…William Shatner directed that movie, made the choice to add that scene, and he’s somehow the biggest Spirk hater in the world 😭 Last of all, we have seen that Jim would literally die for Spock. That was the whole point of the third movie. He went all the way back to Genesis to save him. But did he ever go back to save any of his “red-shirts”? No. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t care, of course 😌 And the very last scene in that movie just had so much romantic tension! Trust me, me and my friend were grabbing onto each other going, “THEY’RE GAY!!! THEY’RE GAY!!!” So, I believe that in SNW (or I guess in any Star Trek media), they might make Spirk Canon in some way (emphasis on “some way”, because this can become canon through a full on relationship or even something small like a kiss). Anyway, I’m sorry for all of the yap, but I hope you liked my theory, SPIRK FOREVERRRRRR!!!! 💛 💙