There's a child in Jim's arms, small fingers digging in to the fabric of his uniform and a sniffle in his ear and suddenly all the panic, fear, and reasoning flies somewhere out the window as Jim Kirk pulls Alex into a hug to hold the kid steady. Everyone's families are different but all Jim can think of is how he never had anyone to do this for him growing up and how if he could help it this kid wasn't going to feel the way he did all those years ago.
"Well, your dad might know a lot more than I do about you and your conditions. But I don't....really...believe in no-win scenarios. There's got to be something you can do that's still in your field of interest when you're my age." His chest aches for the emotions he can hear in Alex's voice. Kids, man.
Jim really does like them.
"It's a bad habit of mine. Too stubborn to be told no or that something's impossible."
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There's a child in Jim's arms, small fingers digging in to the fabric of his uniform and a sniffle in his ear and suddenly all the panic, fear, and reasoning flies somewhere out the window as Jim Kirk pulls Alex into a hug to hold the kid steady. Everyone's families are different but all Jim can think of is how he never had anyone to do this for him growing up and how if he could help it this kid wasn't going to feel the way he did all those years ago.
"Well, your dad might know a lot more than I do about you and your conditions. But I don't....really...believe in no-win scenarios. There's got to be something you can do that's still in your field of interest when you're my age." His chest aches for the emotions he can hear in Alex's voice. Kids, man.
Jim really does like them.
"It's a bad habit of mine. Too stubborn to be told no or that something's impossible."