#this was supposed to be just a basic idea

There’s a lot I’m hoping for out of season two of Star Trek Discovery but near the top of my list is that Michael and Tyler get back together. Why? Well, other than that I think they’re a great couple, I need them to reach that stage in their relationship where she takes him home to meet her family.

I mean, he’s gonna start out nervous anyway. Her father is a freaking Vulcan Ambassador. He only sort of met him once and he was very, very intimidating, seeing him in a domestic setting alone would be odd but especially since he’s dating his daughter. Michael keeps telling him not to worry, that it’s no big deal, and pointing out that he’s not going to make him angry, he’s Vulcan. It doesn’t really help.

So when this, say family dinner, begins Tyler gets seated right next to Sarek and across from Amanda. Amanda is so warm and charming, very easy to be around. Problem is, every time he feels a little relaxed Sarek has some serious question he poses without any warning.

After Sarek abruptly interrupts the laughter of Michael and Tyler after Amanda told them some amusing story with yet another question, Amanda kindly tells him that she would like him to accompany her to the kitchen to check on dessert, Michael volunteers to go as well. There they inform him that they invited Tyler over for dinner, not an interrogation, Sarek gives them some sort of speech about how it’s “the Vulcan way”. 

So with Sarek gone from beside him Tyler finally feels like he can breathe a little. He starts thinking about just how much longer this night can be when he hears a voice from across the table. It’s Spock who is informing him in a very vague yet threatening manor of what might befall him should any harm ever come to his sister. He had been so quiet before Tyler nearly forgot he was there. He tells Spock he understands and promises that he’ll never have to worry about that and then the two resume sitting in silence. It’s a little uncomfortable.

When the others come back Amanda and Michael are all smiles. Sarek is not. The rest of the evening is just like that. Amanda and Michael cheerful with infectious laughter, Sarek and Spock unsettlingly somber and quiet, save a few more of Sarek’s mood killing questions. This is a weirdfamily.

After they leave dinner Michael is thrilled. Tyler can’t imagine why. Yeah, Amanda seemed to like him well enough but he’s pretty sure Sarek hates him and as for Spock, well he has no idea what Spock thinks of him. He’s shocked when Michael tells him that the whole thing went really well and she believes Sarek finds him to be “sufficient” and even Spock considers him to be “adequate”. That’s supposed to be taken as a compliment apparently… Good to know. Weird family? Absolutely, but Tyler thinks maybe, just maybe, he can fit in.