By the time his father was standing where Jim Kirk is now, he already had a wife and son. He'd be only months away from making sure Jim was included in that family. While Sam lived with his grandmother, they were out in space. And what has Jim done with that time?

The gift his father died to give him?

He's spent it picking fights and breaking laws. Pissing off his mother's new suitors and polite society alike. Cheated the Kobayashi Maru and ruining every good thing he's ever had. Everything but the Enterprise.

And Felix.

The lights of the lanterns catch on the Imperial's dark hair and eyes, giving his profile a warm glow that Jim allows himself to be swept up in admiring while they make their way to food. He's opened his home to Jim. His family. His way of life. What Jim has done to deserve this, he cannot possibly say. Not when he's hidden things from Felix, lied about his past and so much more. But here they are, all the same.

With Felix's knowledgeable help, Jim soon has a mostly full plate and (more importantly to him) a large mug of beer to enjoy with it. He watches Felix's family and tries his best to put his own from his mind, for now. It's rude to his guests, for one.

"Are we shushing the pissing or the Thalmor part of that sentence? Because regardless, i would pay to see whatever this is."