( open ) so darling, save the last dance for me

[winscenario]

who: Jim Kirk & YOU!
what: last month Jim asked for some dance lessons on the network, this is a log for said lessons + people randomly walking in on him practicing on his own, and finally the actual date with Victor
when: throughout July
where: various places
warnings: none, will edit if need be

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[winscenario]

[ He brushes his finger across Victor's lips with a fond smile. ]

Then we should dance again.

[ He takes another sip from his champagne, then sets it down on the bar so he can offer a hand to Victor. ]

Another waltz?

[jolting]

[Victor sets down his flute after another sip. He bows to James, offering his hand]

If I may.

[winscenario]

Yes, you may.

[ He winks, fingers curling around Victor's. He slips into a different stance this time around. ]

You lead, now.

[jolting]

[Victor is more than happy to do so. He sweeps them along with the music, daring to go a little faster but still keeping it in the waltz style. He leads James through a few spins and even a small lift-- he has been working out, after all.

Victor leans in to James's ear, fingers lightly brushing the ends of his hair]

How was that for sweeping you off your feet?

[winscenario]

[ He keeps close to Victor while he leads them around the dance floor, clinging a little tighter when he lifts him briefly, letting out an airy laugh.

Tilting his head, he brushes his lips across Victor's temple and cheek. ]

No more than you do every other day already.

[jolting]

[A comment like that earns a blush] You’re always calling me sweet, but I think you’re doing a lot better at that right now.

[winscenario]

Aw, honey... [ He chuckles, swaying a little slower, cheek pressed to cheek. ] Don't worry, it's not a competition.

[jolting]

[He squeezes James gently] No competition needed. We can take turns.

[winscenario]

Sounds perfect. [ He sighs, closing his eyes with a smile. ]

You've always been sweet to me. Can't say why other people don't see that in you, but.... I kinda like that. It's like I get a special side of you all to myself.

[jolting]

[He guided them through a slow swaying dance again]

Maybe it was partly the curse, partly my own actions. None of them knew me before Storybrooke and few of them reached out to me after the first curse was broken.

I didn't really mind. The Charmings liked me well enough, and in that town, that's all you really need to get by.

[winscenario]

Their loss, if you ask me.

[ His gain, absolutely. Although Victor was the one to reach out to him, he won't argue over small technicalities. ]

Well, I'm glad you weren't completely alone.

[jolting]

[He smiles, brushing a light kiss across James's cheek]

I'm trying to imagine what you would've been like in the curse. I think you would've had a boat you were trying to fix up. [His grin widens as he thinks of it]

I can just imagine your face when the Jolly Roger showed up in town.

[winscenario]

The Jolly Roger? [ He pulls back a little, staring at Victor. ]You mean you had a pirate ship in Storybrooke?

[ Jim looks visibly excited about this new piece of information. Plus, considering what kind of place Storybrooke was— and the ship being named Jolly Roger... ]

Please tell me it was actually Captain Hook's ship.

[jolting]

[Victor laughs. That is exactly the reaction he was expecting]

Yep. And it flies, too. The two of you would probably get along great.

[winscenario]

Me and the ship, or me and Hook?

[ It's an important distinction to make!! ]

Isn't he supposed to be a bad guy or something?

[jolting]

The ship, obviously.

[Victor raises an eyebrow] That doesn't really matter. Everyone gets a second chance.

[winscenario]

[ He smiles at Victor, head tipping. ]

Of course they do. [ Jim's always believed that, too. Besides, 'good' or 'bad' is a little too black and white. ] Do you like sea ships? Have you ever been in one?

[jolting]

I haven't been on a boat since I was a kid. Too busy with school, then with work. Then in Storybrooke. I wouldn't mind sailing again, though.

[winscenario]

We should definitely do that together.

[ Jim would have to figure out a way to get a boat beyond the wall, find a corner of sea calm enough for them to enjoy. But he honestly thinks it would be worth it. ]

They have a cute patio garden here, if you wanna go for that walk next.

[jolting]

[It would mos definitely be worth it. Any adventure with James would be. He nods, ending their dance and reaching to twine their fingers together. He wasn't ready to end the evening and go home just yet]

Do you think we would have found each other if I was at your Starfleet academy?

[winscenario]

[ He places a gentle kiss on Victor's cheek, fingers curling through the doctor's as he walks them towards one of the doors leading outside, then heading down a pathway lit with a few candle lamps hanging along the way. ]

I think we'd have found each other no matter where. As long as we were both there. [ He likes to believe that, anyway. Victor's too important for him to think that he'd live his whole life never meeting him, if he were that close to him. ] Would you have joined Starfleet Academy?

[jolting]

[Victor likes that answer. If they defied time and space to find each other in the Quarantine, why wouldn't they meet at the academy or in Victor's world or any number of other places?

His eyes skim over the garden as he considers the question]

I think that would depend on the circumstances. When I was young, I wasn't as in love with the idea of exploring and discovering as I am now. I was pretty narrowly focused on my work. If your academy had what I needed to continue my work, I would have joined.

[winscenario]

Starfleet offers a lot of different opportunities. Not everyone who joins has to go on a starship— a lot of people look for assignments on Earth, or other worlds, starbases or colonies. Scientific research and advancement has always been one of Starfleet's main objectives, so— yeah, I think it'd have suited you.

[ Granted, Jim would've been less likely to run into Victor under those circumstances, unless they met while at the Academy. But at that point he was more interested in hopping from bed to bed, rather than settling down, so. ]

[jolting]

All right, you sold me. I'm joining Starfleet. [He squeezes James's hand] You're pretty good at this recruiting stuff.

[winscenario]

There's a reason why they use me as their poster boy.

[ Figuratively and literally both. He's been no doubt the cause for many of the cadets who joined over the past five years. Or one of the reasons, at the very least.

He falls quiet for a little while, then turns to look at Victor, slightly hesitant at first. ]

If... if you could come through the portal with me, and back to my own world... would you?