there’s a scene in stid during which jim and spock stand so still while looking into each other’s eyes for thirty seconds that I can’t make it into a gif because it would look like a screencap. the only way you can tell it’s not is uhura blinking in the background
Your aptitude tests are off the charts, so what is it? You like being the only genius level repeat offender in the Midwest? So your Dad dies. You can settle for a less than ordinary life, or do you feel like you were meant for something better? Something special? Enlist in Starfleet. If you’re half the man your father was, Jim, Starfleet could use you. You understand what the Federation is, don’t you? It’s important. It’s a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada… - Star Trek
