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===Portrayed in Star Trek===

===Portrayed in Star Trek===

This [[pairing]] is often used and referenced in Kirk and Spock fiction and art, both [[m/m]] and [[gen]]. From a 1976 letter by Beverly C in ''[[The Halkan Council]]'' #22:  

This [[pairing]] is often used and referenced in Kirk and Spock fiction and art, both [[m/m]] and [[gen]]. From a 1976 letter by Beverly C in ''[[The Halkan Council]]'' #22:  

{{Quotation|True, Kirk insists on the dominant part in everything, friendship and love as well as career; this is not unprecedented, nor is it impossible for such a man to find a lasting relationship. Take the case of Alexander, which is an excellent parallel. Alexander the Great was also a dynamic leader, who settled for nothing less than the top position, yet he managed to maintain for nearly twenty years a love relationship - with Hephaistion, one of his chief generals. The parallel is so good because the similarity between Spock and Kirk is so apparent, Spock is a man content to remain in his present position,  Hephaistion was also a capable, intelligent man who preferred to remain subordinate to Alexander - as long as he could be near Alexander. Yet he was not passive or "feminine" any more than Spock is. As [[Gerry Downes|Gerry]] points out, Spock is as masculine and strong as Kirk is; it is reflected in different ways, part temperamental, part cultural.<ref>Beverly C., quoted in [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Halkan_Council/Issues_20-27#Issue_22_.28September_1976.29 The Halkan Council 22]], September 1976.</ref>}}

{{Quotation|True, Kirk insists on the dominant part in everything, friendship and love as well as career; this is not unprecedented, nor is it impossible for such a man to find a lasting relationship. Take the case of Alexander, which is an excellent parallel. Alexander the Great was also a dynamic leader, who settled for nothing less than the top position, yet he managed to maintain for nearly twenty years a love relationship - with Hephaistion, one of his chief generals. The parallel is so good because the similarity between Spock and Kirk is so apparent, Spock is a man content to remain in his present position,  Hephaistion was also a capable, intelligent man who preferred to remain subordinate to Alexander - as long as he could be near Alexander. Yet he was not passive or "feminine" any more than Spock is. As [[Gerry Downes|Gerry]] points out, Spock is as masculine and strong as Kirk is; it is reflected in different ways, part temperamental, part cultural.<ref>Beverly C., quoted in [[The Halkan Council/Issues 20-27#Issue 22 (September 1976)|The Halkan Council 22]], September 1976.</ref>}}

===Some Fanwork Examples===

===Some Fanwork Examples===