I do think that a good amount of the story Jim should be normal. I like the possible contrast of Jim acting invincible while he is so delicate (play up allergies, maybe some history of illness, etc) and Bones being practically immortal and being so fearful (not the right word, careful? I don't know). Also, I think that having Reaper being very overprotective of Jim would make more sense. Here he is, taking a chance, falling in love, with a boy who seems to have a death wish.
If you go into the movie, as wonderfully suggested, with Jim being superhuman, that could be AWESOME! There Jim is, getting into trouble for cheating, and he has Reaper, the REAPER, stand up for him. He might be just a stowaway, but he is one of the most influential people in the Federation (son of a hero, lover of the leader of Starfleet). That somewhere in the plot of the movie, Captain Pike listens to a command from Doctor McCoy. DUN DUN DA!
Any way you go with this, it is important to depict Reaper/Bones well. He may be trying to avoid "leadership" while he is being McCoy, but when push comes to shove, he is the Reaper and will save the day. At first he should be overprotective of Jim the way he was with Sam in the movie Doom, and when romance gets thrown in there, he just becomes VERY possesive.
I like the idea of playing with the dynamics of their relationship. Bones treats Jim like a child, but they are romantically involved, and Reaper respects Jim, even if he belittle him, etc. Their friendship/romance is basically an oxymoron. Also, you should deal with the fact that they are BOTH alpha males and both want to be in charge. (If you go into the movie, or even just have an epilouge, the idea that Captain Kirk may be the leader of the Enterprise, but Reaper is his leader could be an interesting topic to address).
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If you go into the movie, as wonderfully suggested, with Jim being superhuman, that could be AWESOME! There Jim is, getting into trouble for cheating, and he has Reaper, the REAPER, stand up for him.
He might be just a stowaway, but he is one of the most influential people in the Federation (son of a hero, lover of the leader of Starfleet). That somewhere in the plot of the movie, Captain Pike listens to a command from Doctor McCoy. DUN DUN DA!
Any way you go with this, it is important to depict Reaper/Bones well. He may be trying to avoid "leadership" while he is being McCoy, but when push comes to shove, he is the Reaper and will save the day. At first he should be overprotective of Jim the way he was with Sam in the movie Doom, and when romance gets thrown in there, he just becomes VERY possesive.
I like the idea of playing with the dynamics of their relationship. Bones treats Jim like a child, but they are romantically involved, and Reaper respects Jim, even if he belittle him, etc. Their friendship/romance is basically an oxymoron. Also, you should deal with the fact that they are BOTH alpha males and both want to be in charge. (If you go into the movie, or even just have an epilouge, the idea that Captain Kirk may be the leader of the Enterprise, but Reaper is his leader could be an interesting topic to address).