Cuddling became nuzzling

"Women wrote fan fics in which Spock comforted Kirk whenever Kirk was injured and had his shirt torn off, which was often. Comfort became cuddling. Cuddling became nuzzling. You get the picture".

Neva Chonin: "Spock Does Mulder/Woman-written 'slash' fiction couples male characters from film and TV". In: SF Gate, 30. September 1999.