Star Trek: Academy: Collision Course | 
'Spock considered that puzzling statement during the short drive back to the Vulcan Embassy. He did not think of himself as lucky. Indeed, if he were not Vulcan, he decided he might envy Kirk for having the interest and attention of his father.
If he were not Vulcan.'
Oof, that hurts
'Spock dutifully held out his right hand.
Kirk grudgingly did the same. "Never saw you before." He said to Spock between clenched teeth. "Don't care if I ever do again."'
Oh Kirk
Kirk you poor naive kid. One day you'll be willing to go to the ends of the universe for this Vulcan, just you watch
Watching these two interact as teenagers is extremely enjoyable. ^-^
so-soNot much Trek and the characters behave too much in a Kelvinline way for my liking. Kirk is a jerk in this.
But if you ignore that it's supposed to be Star Trek and that it mostly seems like an espionage political thriller, the story is not so bad. Not my kind of genre, but good writing, never boring.
And I like the way they pictured Lady Amanda and Sarek.
