In case anyone wanted it in a non-submission form here's my mckirk ficlet I wrote for Lauren
Jimās always been a hands-y person. Everyone who knew him could testify to that.Ā
It starts simple. Jim patting Bones on the shoulder during the beginning of their friendship becauseĀ boundaries are a thing and Jim Kirk may not like them but they are there.Ā
From there itās still small things, a handshake or a very manly and non-drunk hug.Ā
By the middle of their second year at the Academy itās sitting so close to each other in the booths of bars that their shoulders are pressed together andĀ holy shit are we holding hands right now because either weāre holding hands on this booth has grown an arm.Ā
They decide not to talk about it because it was weird but kind of nice? In a totalĀ heās my best friend and weāre both comfortable enough with our masculinity that yeah we hold hands. Good bondingĀ exercises.Ā Ā
And if one morning before Bones has his morning classes and Jim, being a goodĀ friend,Ā makes him coffee (black with two sugars which āTechnically Bones, thatās not black.ā āTechnically, I donāt give a shit.ā)Ā is totally friendly because thatās what they are. Friends. He does it because heās already up and not to see the small smile that Bones has after he takes the first sip of it because itās totally not adorable.Ā
And when their hands brush against each otherĀ nope there was no spark between us.Ā
And who knows, maybe when theyāre back in their dorm later that night kissing each other like theyāve got five minutes until the Earth blows up and fumbling with each others clothes like teenagers about to have sex for the first time, they totally do not mention it because platonic sex is a thing right?Ā