I read somewhere that “Kirk doesn’t kiss, he gets kissed” everyone loves him, but he’s married to his job. It’s super convenient for the main character with the great hair.

It’s the kind of bit that’s more likely played for laughs today via an unreliable narrator trope. “Sure Kirk, they kissed you. We believe you.”

Captain Pike, of even more powerful hair, seems to have the same thing going, only with smouldering meaningful glances.