[ Jim offers him enough respect to listen, not pull any wincing faces, and not try for prevaricating bullshit, now. At that age, would he have taken the opportunity to rip Nero's heart out with his bare hands, if it was given to him? Kodos's?
He almost did, once, over the death of his mentor. He hadn't quite grown up, then. But he still managed to reel it in. Mostly due to the presence of his found-family, though, and thirteen year old Jim Kirk had fuckall in that department. ]
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[ Jim offers him enough respect to listen, not pull any wincing faces, and not try for prevaricating bullshit, now. At that age, would he have taken the opportunity to rip Nero's heart out with his bare hands, if it was given to him? Kodos's?
He almost did, once, over the death of his mentor. He hadn't quite grown up, then. But he still managed to reel it in. Mostly due to the presence of his found-family, though, and thirteen year old Jim Kirk had fuckall in that department. ]