“I don’t, personally, as I am not often needed on the actual ‘rescue’ part of missions. Scott keeps a Bugs Bunny keyring inside Thunderbird One, though I do not know the story behind it. There is a very faded squid sticker inside Thunderbird Four, you’ll have to ask Gordon himself about that one, b-but I believe it is of some ‘lucky’ significance to him. Kayo keeps Misbaḥah
– a string of Islamic Prayer beads inside Thunderbird Shadow, though she herself is not a currently practicing Muslim, I b-believe she holds onto it for sentimental reasons rather than religious ones.”
john loves the stars, that much is true, clear, undeniable.
but how could anyone think that they were what he loved above all else?
how could he possibly love them more than the earth?
his love for the earth is what keeps him out there, up where the stars are. the stars are bright, faraway, incredible, but they’re nothing on earth.
earth is beautiful.
below him, it is blue and green, swirled in white with edges aglow and a thousand points of light within to make it shine.
and heaven knows that john has seen the worst of what he world has to offer from up there. there are guns and scorched ground where wars had touched the earth and made it rough, years before he had even come into being.
“but the world is not a cruel place.” his parents tell him, when he’s still little in their arms, and his mother’s voice is something lovely and distant. “i know that it seems that way, and that there is horror and sadness and crime unforgivable, but the earth is kind. it sends rain to wash away the blood and burning – when the skies cry it is all for you. it turns things green and growing up from the earth no matter how much is stripped away. it is always trying to grow to keep you alive.”
she brushes the hair from his forehead as he stares up at the stars in his father’s eyes.
i want to protect the earth, john thinks, in his little brain and his little heart it is already coming together.
when he grows up, the stars are waiting for him. he waves hello – yes, they are even more beautiful from up here.
and so is the earth, his true love, his home and the home of all he loves. the earth is the smiles of his brothers, the strength of his mother and father and everyone else who’s got him this far.
he will watch over the earth, as it had watched over him.
We are about to lose our home. We have nowhere to go. I have a husband and a 5 year old autistic boy. I’m not going to guilt you, or persuade you, or try to win you over with flowery language.
This is my need.
Because I’m not one for charity, all I’m asking is for a favor. I have major depression, Tourettes, a panic disorder, general anxiety, and agoraphobia. it is very difficult for me to function outside of this house. And I will be getting a job if I can.
But I need a favor.
I wrote a book called Shadowhawk, and have another due for release on July 1st called Under the Moon. The premise of the book series, which will have two short stories and one full length book about 30-40,000 words (which I am still working on) is to present the LGBT+ community representation in a normalized setting.
There are asexual, transgender, bisexual, and gay individuals in the book that receive a lot of attention, as nearly everyone in the book is somewhere on the LGBT+ spectrum. There will be autistic individuals as well as plenty of POC (including Native Americans, Hispanics, and others, I’m sorry, I’m very tired and stressed out) and strong female leads.
It’s not much. Nearly everyone I know has ADD or ADHD and can’t sit down for one book, so Shadowhawk is a mere 3,000 words. Under the Moon is around 5,000.
I always liked this TAG promo picture. It struck me as oddly adorable. “Why are we standing here, possibly in the ocean, looking at our island? Shouldn’t we actually be doing something?” “Nah, bro. Just stare.”
imagining your otp doing the forehead touch is literally the most important thing in the whole world. everybody take a second and stop scrolling and imagine your otp doing the forehead touch. okay. you can move on now.
Scott found out about Kayo being the Hood’s niece and got angry, but about the fact she thought they would reject her instead of actually because her uncle is the Hood.
