🖖🏻 I’m watching the episode where Worf joins the crew of DS9. When the camera panned up from his feet to his face, I thought, “Oh, it’s my buddy Worf! I want to hug him.”

Happy First Contact Day, y’all! Only 39 years until warp flight & meeting Vulcans! 🖖🏻

Now I’m thinking about Odo’s maintenance of his humanoid form and how it can be read as an analog for neurodivergent masking. Like, he’s really trying to give back what he’s getting but it’s hard, okay? Faces are difficult. 🖖🏻

🖖🏻 Odo is DS9!Data. (And I know, Data is TNG!Spock.)