"Yeah, I--" Of course he was. Jim is just having a hell of a time believing what he's seeing.
He looks back at Number One, as if to be sure that he's definitely not dreaming this up or something, and then back at Pike. He could feel his shoulder. Feel warmth radiating off of him. Alive.
"How long?"
But then Pike's moving in and hugging him, and Jim tenses for all of a second before hesitantly wrapping his arms around his shoulders. He buries his face in the other man's shoulder, hugging him tightly, and even surprising himself with the soft, choked noise that escapes him. He was alive, he was here.
that icon is not from trek and idgaf
He looks back at Number One, as if to be sure that he's definitely not dreaming this up or something, and then back at Pike. He could feel his shoulder. Feel warmth radiating off of him. Alive.
"How long?"
But then Pike's moving in and hugging him, and Jim tenses for all of a second before hesitantly wrapping his arms around his shoulders. He buries his face in the other man's shoulder, hugging him tightly, and even surprising himself with the soft, choked noise that escapes him. He was alive, he was here.