[ and bones knows that most of all, having spend the better part of his starfleet career by jim's side and seeing how the gears in his head works firsthand, both professionally and personally. for bones, it's always been a hard-fought battle to balance out the two halves of his lives, the doctor in him winning the wars more often than not, but jim works differently: casual in a way that irks many, professional in all the ways that matter, approachable at all times - distant when needed. jim is the very definition of how a captain works, both on and off duty, and if he were the kind, he'd say he's a fascinating study.
but no, bones just thinks he's an idiot who forgets that people worry for him just as much as he worries for the rest of them. perhaps he'll never understand the duties of a captain, but he's jim's best friend, and he'll be damned before he let the guy forget that. ]
From what I managed to wrangle out of him, he spent some time with the guy wearing my face.
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but no, bones just thinks he's an idiot who forgets that people worry for him just as much as he worries for the rest of them. perhaps he'll never understand the duties of a captain, but he's jim's best friend, and he'll be damned before he let the guy forget that. ]
From what I managed to wrangle out of him, he spent some time with the guy wearing my face.