[ He grins at the refill. They may have different domestic objectives, but she's not wrong; they're the same sort of person, beneath. ]
Ah, I'm married to the 'Fleet, [ Jim says with a shrug. It doesn't sound like prevarication - he is what he is, and that's someone unsuited to romantic commitment, for a laundry list of reasons. ] There are fraternization rules given my rank, anyway.
[ Largely unenforced 'common sense' ones that no one would begrudge Captain Kirk flouting in the face of his isolated position, but it's a helpful wall to put off dealing with his reluctance to open himself up to real intimacy. (What would he do with Bones, besides ruin what they have? What would he do with Eurydice, who trusts him with her daughter, but finds herself in trouble every time they're in proximity? No. He's grateful for what he has, and doesn't need more.) ]
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Ah, I'm married to the 'Fleet, [ Jim says with a shrug. It doesn't sound like prevarication - he is what he is, and that's someone unsuited to romantic commitment, for a laundry list of reasons. ] There are fraternization rules given my rank, anyway.
[ Largely unenforced 'common sense' ones that no one would begrudge Captain Kirk flouting in the face of his isolated position, but it's a helpful wall to put off dealing with his reluctance to open himself up to real intimacy. (What would he do with Bones, besides ruin what they have? What would he do with Eurydice, who trusts him with her daughter, but finds herself in trouble every time they're in proximity? No. He's grateful for what he has, and doesn't need more.) ]