#disovery

McCoy:

Most of us probably remember this scene for their first kiss we see. 

While the last gentle and personal scene between them didn’t have one, this scene starts with Paul grabbing Hugh to kiss him in the middle of the engineering room. Although that is something new since we have seen them being nothing but professional when they’re on duty, this is not out of character for Paul. He went through a lot of changes in these few episodes: from the pressure that Lorca puts him under, to the new adoration for the universe that being the navigator gave him, back to the worries about the side effects and now to the relieve that everything went well.

His priorities changed. In the scene before when he talks to Lorca we saw him (finally) prioritizing his own health and in this scene he promises to prioritize Hugh from now on.

Not only does he promise to spend more time with his partner (which is something that Hugh had been missing according to Wilson Cruz) but he is also planning a date already.

Making this date an evening at the opera is the most romantic thing. It’s a homage to their first meeting and it’s Paul doing something only for Hugh.

I’m still sad that they didn’t get to go, let’s hope they’ll get some free time in Season 3!

-Mod G

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