TOS s1e29 “The City on the Edge of Forever”
“She’s on to us.”

Spock literally, constantly friendzones Jim. EVEN IN THE QUOTE YOU CHANGED.
“I have been… and always shall be… your friend.”

Sure, but the fun of it is that for almost as long as Trek has existed, others have had fun speculating the “what if” between them.
hey, by all means rub the dolls together and make kissy sounds, doesn’t change anything for me, I already made the joke at your expense
Pike: Am I and my hair a joke to you?
Fabulous hair aside, he and Spock didn’t get enough time in that era to “hit it off” like Kirk/Spock.

I mean, slash fiction exists because of those 2.
And honestly, that early Spock was a very different character. He came off as way more “alien.”

They still had to work out a few kinks early on, if you know what I mean.
I do appreciate how SNW gave added dimension to the TOS episode with Pike in the chair. You really get why Spock was willing to disobey orders and risk his career for him.





