so like i get that vulcans already have affectionate nicknames (ashayam, k’diwa, etc) but i was thinking like. what would the vulcan equivalent of like. “honey” or something be?
and i had the WEIRD thought like “what if spock just straight up called jim ‘water’ or some very logical and bland shit like that”
but then i was thinking. and like. that would actually… kinda??? make sense??
because water is one of the necessities for all life (okay not ALL, but most) and spock comes from VULCAN, which is a fucking. DESERT PLANET. so water is something that’s probably pretty cherished? and also in pon farr, vulcans are like “i burn” and all that dramatic shit. and like. water…… puts out fire?
so basically if a vulcan called you “water” they would be calling you
- a necessity in their life
- highly cherished and valuable
- soothing to the mind and body
this got me looking at VLD. here are my proposed Vulcan pet-names:
- Mon-masu - Potable Water (”masu” is water)
- Savas - Fruit (generic)
- Yem-tanek - Nutrient
- Kap-yar - Wheat
- Kap - Bread
- Sazh - Vegetable (generic)
- Rau-nol - Shelter/refuge
more along the lines of “honey”:
- Slor-tukh - Sugar
- Kasa - Fruit (specific)
- Tufeen Hushani - A wedding cake similar to carrot cake. I can’t find another word for “cake” - but I’m just going to pretend that Hushani is.
- Prusah Kisan - Fruit Custard Pie (Tart) - Same hat. I’m going with Kisan for pie.
- K'vass - A non-alcoholic drink that intoxicates Vulcans.
- Bar-kas - Spice (generic)
- Pir mah - Strawberry toast
- Kreyla / Kreila / Krei'la - Biscuit (eaten for breakfast)
- Ameelah - Fried bananas (dessert)
and the closest I could find to honey:
- Khlup - Jelly
Chiming in to plug this amazing fanfic which has a similar concept.
wait wait hang on…. vulcan insults:
