this: he'd need a month's worth of vacation time once they were back on the Enterprise. He'd spend all of it with Jim, playing chess and listening to Jim make bad jokes about inappropriate topics, and at the end of it they'd both be warm and he'd be sure Jim was safe. Then he'd make sure Jim stayed far away from ice planets for the rest of their lives.

was absolutely adorable... spock has got it bad

also... previous novel?? autistic!kirk?? where can i find these treasures??