With Careful Hands

This story was written for K/S Advent 2016. Please read some of the other wonderful stories here: http://ksadvent.livejournal.com

Original Prompt: Abrams 'verse: Though it isn't a fact widely known, Christmas is a special time for Spock because he has fond memories of the festival as a child (perhaps Amanda wished that her sons be exposed to her human heritage as well as their Vulcan one), and feels comfort in the crew's happiness as they celebrate. Kirk, however, has pretty rubbish memories and prefers to keep a low profile, hanging about only as long as necessary. Even McCoy and Pike know to leave him alone but someone forgot to tell Spock about this. Bonus: Spock gets Kirk a gift (out of deference to human custom) and Kirk's never actually gotten his gifts on Christmas because his friends give him a wide berth on that day, preferring to give him presents in more innocuous ways later.