#Tuvok says he also was...conflicted. about what opinion he held of his own father for many years.

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I just think this should have been brought up at least one time in canon

#bee doodles #uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah #Tom and Tuvok both being pressured into joining Starfleet has angst bonding potential #Tuvok admits to understanding Tom's father issues in a moment of vulnerability but saying that he's been able to move past them since then #'How?' / 'We had the benefit of time.' #Tom hates his dad he doesn't want him in his life but he also wants him to be proud of him - 'isn't that fucked up?' / 'I do not think so.' #Tuvok says he also was...conflicted. about what opinion he held of his own father for many years. #Tuvok's rebellious teenagehood made him eager to please him but that was not enough for him to be able to endure being in starfleet - living #according to how his father wanted to him to live...it was stifling. #Tom nods. He understands that. He pauses. He says he wishes he could have said /any/ of this to his own dad. #Tuvok just looks at him as Tom begins to cry. 'He used to tell me not to cry you know.' #Tuvok is curious about that. He thought humans encouraged emotions within each other? Tom laughs. 'Yeah. Not my dad' #Tuvok says that the release of negative emotions through non-violent physicality can be euphoric in humans. #'Are you telling me it's okay to cry??' / 'In so many words.' #Tom laughs and Tuvok goes quiet - it's a nice moment #I also think Tom could come to Tuvok with worries about how he'll be able to be a dad when he had no good role model for it #Tom thanks Tuvok and says he's sure he's a great dad #'A baseless assumption considering you have never met my children.' / 'I can just tell :)' #Tom Paris #Tom Paris art #teen Tom Paris #teen Tuvok #Tuvok art #Tuvok #st voyager