partvulcan:

Favorite TOS Spock mannerisms

  • steepled fingers
  • dramatically turning around in the swivel chair on the bridge
  • curling his lip when he’s uncomfortable or indecisive
  • folding his hands behind him
  • holding on to the back of the captain’s chair whenever possible
  • crinkled eyes instead of a smile
  • meticulously selecting either β€œcaptain,” β€œjim,” or β€œsir” to suit the sentence
  • scientific head tilt
  • staring at the floor before gazing up at kirk from beneath his eyelashes like some kind of femme fatale
  • putting his hands on his hips when he’s frustrated
  • touching kirk’s forearm constantly
  • folding his arms while pacing
  • randomly saying β€œβ€¦β€¦β€¦Jim………”
  • parting his lips when he’s startled
  • hanging his head while kirk is gripping his shoulders. they do this in every episode what does it mean
  • gazing deep into kirk’s eyes even in the midst of a life-threatening emergency
  • subconsciously altering his posture to be more eye level with kirk despite the height difference