Kirk's meetings, unlike Pike's, were usually informal. He often left his seat to stroll around, as he did while discussing this latest memo from headquarters about the liberating changes in fraternisation policies.
While passing, he gently, unconsciously, dropped a hand on Spock's shoulder.
Spock was stunned. He shivered slightly as his mind felt another mind's softest caress.
Jim's hand slowly dragged from Spock's shoulder and across his back as he moved on.
An unfamiliar sensation. Spock followed with his eyes as Jim circled back to his seat, and a sweet new ache told him his life, also, was now changed.