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I know one of the newer seasons of power rangers has a CANONICALLY queer power anger, however I will argue they are not the FIRST queer ranger. Not by a long shot
none of these fuckers are straight, because I said so
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Power Rangers RPM has 8, because that's just what happens when you put everyone in leather jackets
What if "Cousin Selek" was a common joke on Vulcan? Like John Smith or Jane Doe, 'Selek' is a common name, so it's not entirely inconceivable that Spock- or any Vulcan- would have a cousin Selek. Or many cousin Seleks.
There are at least three Cousin Seleks at any Vulcan party.
Sarek: I suppose you do bear some family resemblance. Who are you?
Future Spock, panicking: ... Cousin Selek.
Sarek: Ah, yes! Of course! Cousin Selek!
Sarek, internally: My cousin Selek? Spock's cousin Selek? Amanda's cousin-? Amanda doesn't have a cousin Selek... In fact, now that you mention it, I don't have a cousin Selek. Do I? Did T'Parna adopt another child?
Vulcans with their cousins Seleks be like latines with Tias:
"Who is she?" "I heard someone call her Tia Marta" "huh, ok" and now you have a new aunt.
or alternatively: "mum, who is she?" "mi Tia Silvia" "ok" and like are they even related by blood?? is she married to anyone from the family? or was she just someone's neighbour in the 80s and is still being invited for some reason? she was probably friends with grandma right? is this the Silvia that beat grandpa at truco (a cards game)? or Tio Pablo's wife? or another Silvia entirely???
and then when they greet you they talk about how much you've grown and you're like madam this is the first time I've heard of you in my life please don't say that you knew me when I was a kid I don't know how to respond
except that with Cousin Selek there's a 6% chance he's actually you from the future of an alternative reality so he does know you but he's hoping you don't ask him how or when because he can not answer that
Me at family gatherings
Spock has enhanced telepathic abilities (higher then the average Vulcan) he can do things other Vulcans can’t do. He also senses things and say it‘s the tricorder. Or he might not be entirely aware of them.
(Submitted by @colorflash)
I love this so much. We also see a Vulcan giving Sarek telepathic support (and apparently without Sarek really noticing it) without touching him in TNG, too.
If Vulcans get drunk on chocolate, do you think Sybok kept a secret stash of Kit-Kats and Snickers in his room somewhere when he was a teenager?
I LOVE THIS IDEA SO MUCH
And now I can’t help but imagine:
WARNING - UNDERAGE DRINKING (OR THE VULCAN EQUIVALENT)
Years later, when Sybok is in university, Michael finds Sybok’s stash by accident while she’s trying to find a book she’s given to Sybok. Not knowing the effect it has on Vulcans, she decides that it’s her sibling duty to make it disappear as a last hurrah to teen shenanigans, and that it would be even greater to share it with Spock. Spock is around 15 at this point and is also unaware of the effect of chocolate on Vulcans because he doesn’t have an excellent relationship with his peers, so he accepts.
They sneak in Sybok’s room the next time he’s out and proceed to eat the whole stash. When Sybok returns he discovers them because Spock is so drunk he keeps giggling instead of running away. Michael is forced to reveal the truth to Sybok. At that point, it’s almost dinner time, and Sybok and Michael have to revert to 100% teenagers and
- invent excuses to Amanda and Sarek as to why Spock is not coming down for dinner
- actually prevent Spock from coming down to dinner, and generally sneaking out of his room to cause chaos.
They decide that it’s best to set up a constant watch. Dinner consists of the two of them, in turns, finding an excuse to leave the room to go check on Spock. The excuses vary from “I suddenly need to go to the restroom” to “I think I heard I-Chaya growl upstairs” or “I left the window open and it’s bad for my ongoing experiment.”
Amanda and Sarek are extremely suspicious of this sudden behaviour, but both Sybok and Michael are technically adults, so they raise their eyebrows and decide to let it go. Even though some crashes upstairs sound really suspicious... so Sarek stands up to go investigate.
Somehow, Sybok manages to convince Sarek that it was I-Chaya’s fault that all the vases on the upper floor were crashed. Through all of Sybok’s convpluted explanation, I-Chaya happily stays sitting in front of Spock’s door. If he had a tail, it would be wagging. Sarek finds himself deeply unconvinced, but still decides to give them the benefit of the doubt, so he returns downstairs. Behind Spock’s door, Michael is desperately trying to keep Spock silent so they won’t be discovered.
The next morning, Spock wakes up with the mother of all headaches. Also, all siblings have learned their lesson about chocolate, and none is brought into the house ever again.
(They never find out about Sarek’s stash. Sarek hides it better than Sybok)
I love this so much 🤣
On a related note, I submit for your approval: Triumvirate drinking night. Kirk and Bones sharing a bottle of bourbon while Spock drinks a vegan milkshake.
I don’t know why this specific headcanon is giving me so many ideas because I’m not one for drinking, but nevertheless (I hope you won’t mind my adding some more, I love your idea!!!):
The first time Bones and Jim suggest the idea of drinking night, Spock is understandably wary, given his teen experience with chocolate. He is not yet comfortable with letting his control go, so the first few times, he partecipates while staying sober - not unlike the figure of ‘designated driver’ back in the 21st century. He takes care of making sure that Bones and Jim are safe and cared for in their beds after the night has come to an end.
Gradually though he realises that he can let go with these men. They have his back. So one evening, he gets a very small glass of vegan chocolate milkshake, (a shot really), and slowly sips that and only that throughout the evening. It does leave him pleasantly buzzed but still capable of control. Jim and Bones are extremely happy to see Spock comfortable enough with them to let go.
Then one day, after a very exhausting day involving a hard mission and too many condolences letters, Bones declares a medicinal drinking night. Spock basically goes the mental equivalent of ‘fuck it’, replicates a full glass of chocolate milkshake, and promptly gets smashed. The next morning they all wake up in a pile on Bones’ bed, still dressed, eyes bloodshot. Bones doesn’t comment on Spock’s messed hair except for a raised eyebrow. Jim giggles and tries to put it back in some kind of order. Spock raises his eyebrow, amused, as if to ask ‘what are you doing?’. Jim giggles some more.
“It wouldn’t do for the rest of the ship to see your hair in disarray, Mr Spock,” he says. Spock acquiesces. Bones gives them all a hypospray for the hangover, frets over their clearly wrinkled uniforms and tries to straighten them out. When he gets to Spock, again, Spock raises his eyebrow. Bones huffs. “It wouldn’t do for the whole ship to see you with an untidy uniform, now would it, Mr Perfectly In Order All The Time?”. Again, Spock acquiesces.
The next time, Spock has no reason at all to get a whole glass of milkshake, except that he liked waking up with Jim and Bones and having them take care of him. It’s also the first time Jim and Bones hear Spock giggle. They never tell a soul about it, but it becomes their favorite sound in the world.
I love this so much! Omg this is so sweet I can't deal
@mayapleiades Incidentally I don't drink either, but I find this so funny too! Please add as much as you want I loved reading this! 😁🥂🍫
I’m going to humbly add to this theory that “fun drunk mom” Amanda would absolutely eat chocolate with her sons and probably gets it for Sarek so he can save face around the other Vulcans.
I like how none of us drink but we've all written about Spock's hangovers.
