Academy Era. Spock and Nyota decide to spend the summer together. They're adults, that's a decision they can make right?
Nyota asks Spock for help finding a hair tie. He sort of helps. Kinda.
Grief and an unexpected visitor complicate Spock and Nyota's already complex relationship.
And this is the story of how Spock, briefly, becomes a cat owner.
There is nothing logical about fear. pre S/U set in Academy era.
Although Spock considers himself meticulous in all aspects of his life he is chagrined to find himself remiss in an important emotional relationship.
Nyota doesn't understand; she put it on the list.