He woke exhausted, his brain foggy and not responding. He was in an unfamiliar room. He was fully dressed. There was a woman in his arms. Scott Tracy startled as his brain finally came fully online.
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Some of you expressed concern for Virgil due to the last scene I posted. At the time that was pretty much all I had written of that scene. I finished it in the early hours of this morning, many thanks to @scribbles97 for interrupting her food preparation to answer my desperate squawk of ‘does ths work?????’ I mentioned in the comments of that post that Virg was in good hands. I feel I have gained a repuation (deservedly) because that apparently sounded ominous. So here is the entire scene for your reassurance ::hugs you all:: @the-lady-razorsharp @vegetacide There had been no sleep. The ceiling tiles had morphed into a maze of torture, his eyes sketching and re-sketching out shapes made by the holes and the squares, annoying him to no end. He wanted Kay. He wanted to hold her, to make sure she was alright, to reassure her that he was quitting IR, that he had chosen her. But he was also scared. International Rescue had been everything for so long. Sure there was plenty of other stuff he could do, but could he watch his brothers go out, leaving him behind? It hadn’t been easy saying those words to […]
There had been no sleep. The ceiling tiles had morphed into a maze of torture, his eyes sketching and re-sketching out shapes made by the holes and the squares, annoying him to no end. He wanted Kay. He wanted to hold her, to make sure she was alright, to reassure her that he was quitting IR, that he had chosen her. But he was also scared. International Rescue had been everything for so long. Sure there was plenty of other stuff he could do, but could he watch his brothers go out, leaving him behind? It hadn’t been easy saying those words to Scott, but it was going to be even harder to enact them. And there was pain, no matter what medication they put him on. He could feel the fog clogging his mind, yet breathing still hurt. Perhaps he should ask for something stronger, something that could finally knock him out and end the pain on all fronts. By the time the sun peeked over the horizon and lit up edges of the window, he was ready to take anything to make it all go away.
He couldn’t let her go. She had done something to him. Whether she was smiling or calling him on his shit, there was something in her voice, in her face, in her…that he needed. Something he had to have. The thought of losing her hurt.
Title: Gentle Rain Warm Rain Series Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five | Part Six | Part Seven | Part Eight | Part Nine | Part Ten | Part Eleven | Part Twelve | Part Thirteen | Part Fourteen Author: Gumnut 13 – 19 Feb 2019 Fandom: Thunderbirds Are Go 2015/ Thunderbirds TOS Rating: Teen Summary: Sometimes it is so gentle, you don’t realise it is happening. Word count: 2574 Spoilers & warnings: Virgil/Kayo, Scott/OC, Gordon/Penelope, spoilers for Warm Rain up to this point in the timeline. Timeline: Six months after ‘The Proposal’, almost a sequel. Author’s note: For @scribbles97 ::runs around in circles screaming madly:: My characters have it in for me. ::wails:: Hurts! Disclaimer: Mine? You’ve got to be kidding. Money? Don’t have any, don’t bother. -o-o-o- The moment Scott left, Kay’s glare returned to Virgil. He held up his hands in exasperation. “What the hell was I supposed to do? If Brains dies, International Rescue dies with him!” Kayo straightened in her chair. “And what do you think would happen to International Rescue without you?” “I-“ “Virgil, you can’t keep doing this.” “Doing what? You think I did this […]
http://the-lady-razorsharp.tumblr.com/post/182849054277/makes-me-think-of-scott-and-em-gumnut-logic Okay, this is entirely @the-lady-razorsharp ‘s fault. I should be writing the end of Gentle Rain, but no, I’m writing Tales of Gentle Rain instead ::headdesk:: This has no plot and is little more than a scene that goes nowhere. It is set somewhere after the not finished Gentle Rain fic. It is entirely based on the above post, Lady R tagged me in. And there is only Scott and Em in this, so no Virg ::misses him terribly:: This is pure Gentle Rain. Oh, and apologies for my brief disappearance over the last day or so, Nutty wasn’t well for a bit and was reduced to just watching TAG rather than writing it…and on my birthday no less ::pouts:: But I’m better now and writing again, even if it isn’t what I’m supposed to be writing ::glares at Lady R:: At the end of this week I am finally on three weeks holiday…so hanging out for it. Work is heavy duty at the moment and I’m drowning. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this fic. Don’t expect too much, then you might enjoy it 😀 Nutty(found the edge again, flexing my wings) Title: Scooter Gentle Rain Series Within the Warm […]
Nutty Day Today is Nutty Day. I hereby declare it, because I can. The day after Gordon’s and six months before Virgil’s. Today is the day to leap off the metaphorical edge and test those wings. Fly, friends, fly! That and to escape from work, sit in a park on a gorgeous sunny day, eat fish and chips, and read fanfic. Cos I can! ::is randomly nuts:: Cos I can. And yes, there is a bottle of Coca-Cola sitting beside me and it may need to take some blame in this. Nutty (And cos I was feeling like crap and needed a little insanity to feel better) PS: while walking from the chip shop to the park I was daydreaming the climax scene to Gentle Rain….I am soooo looking forward to it. It is getting closer. Suddenly she was surrounded by blue fabric. Warm, strong, breathing and, oh god, so familiar. She gasped and it came out a sob. “It’s okay…okay, I’ve got you.” She looked up and there were those eyes. Those gorgeous blue eyes that haunted her dreams. Furrowed in fear. “Scott?” He didn’t answer, just pulling her in closer as if he was clinging to her as […]
Title: Gentle Rain Warm Rain Series Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five | Part Six | Part Seven | Part Eight | Part Nine | Part Ten | Part Eleven | Part Twelve | Part Thirteen Author: Gumnut 9 – 13 Feb 2019 Fandom: Thunderbirds Are Go 2015/ Thunderbirds TOS Rating: Teen Summary: Sometimes it is so gentle, you don’t realise it is happening. Word count: 4107 Spoilers & warnings: Virgil/Kayo, Scott/OC, Gordon/Penelope, spoilers for Warm Rain up to this point in the timeline. Timeline: Six months after ‘The Proposal’, almost a sequel. Author’s note: For @scribbles97 And here is your cliffhanger resolution. Many apologies for that. Thank you for not killing me 😀 I hope you enjoy this and thankyou for all your wonderful support. Disclaimer: Mine? You’ve got to be kidding. Money? Don’t have any, don’t bother. -o-o-o- Gordon Tracy adored his brother Virgil. Ever ask him and he’d deny it through his teeth. Did he understand how the man’s brain worked? Not a clue. Did they argue on a regular basis? All the time. But did he love him? More than life itself. So, to first have to catch […]
A revelation Did this happen every time they went out? Was death always this close? Would she have to sit here and watch Scott risk his life day after day? The future stretched out before her in a roadmap of pain. And it hurt. His blue eyes glanced in her direction, caught her stare and frowned. “Em?” She bit her lip and realised she loved him. A blink and a wave of fear. She hardly knew him, yet… “Are you okay?” Bloody hell. She found her voice. “I’m…I’m fine. I want to see Virgil as soon as he gets back.” “You will. Even if I have to hog tie him.” It should be noted that Nutty drank a can of Coke with her dinner tonight and is now high as a kite…this is why I don’t drink coffee ::spins around, arms spread out wide and laughing:: Now let’s do some writing, yeah!
Cliffhanger relief Here’s the first part of Part Thirteen of Gentle Rain. It hurt to write. ::wails:: Many thanks to @scribbles97 for the moral support and for listening to my whining. Gordon Tracy adored his brother Virgil. Ever ask him and he’d deny it through his teeth. Did he understand how the man’s brain worked? Not a clue. Did they argue on a regular basis? All the time. But did he love him? More than life itself. So to first have to catch the man as he fell, then watch helpless as he struggled and failed to breathe, his hands desperately scrabbling at Gordon’s uniform, and to see him ultimately lose the fight and slip away… “John!” Virgil’s lips were turning blue. “JOHN!” He checked his brother’s vitals. No breath, heart-rate struggling, but at speed. What the hell was wrong? “Gordon?” “Virgil’s collapsed. I need vitals now. Advise Kayo, I’m going to need help.” John rattled off numbers. The engineer was still wearing his fire suit minus the helmet. Gordon tore at his clothes, shoving the zip down as far as it would go, freeing up the man’s chest. He positioned him ready for CPR, tipping his head back, checking […]
Random Gentle Rain scene written in bed this morning Yes, I typed it with one finger. Many thanks to @scribbles97 for sorting the ending out. I can be pathetically dramatic and soppy at times. This version is much better 😀 “What the hell was I supposed to do? If Brains dies, International Rescue dies with him!” Kayo had tears in her eyes. “And what do you think would happen to International Rescue without you?” His heart stuttered and it had nothing to do with his injury. He reached out to touch her but she stepped away. That hurt even more. “Kay? Please?” “No, Virgil, you have to understand this.” A tear rolled down her cheek. “Without you, there is no International Rescue.” She swallowed and another tear drifted across her beautiful skin. He so wanted to touch her. “It shouldn’t be that way. I can’t share you that much. I want to share your life, you…you can’t give it all to iR. Please, Virgil.” He reached for her again, desperate to touch her. “Kay!” She took another step back. Her head was shaking ‘no’, tears running freely. “Kay, no, don’t, please don’t!” “It has to change. Things have to change. […]
Title: Gentle Rain Warm Rain Series Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five | Part Six | Part Seven | Part Eight | Part Nine | Part Ten | Part Eleven | Part Twelve Author: Gumnut 8 – 9 Feb 2019 Fandom: Thunderbirds Are Go 2015/ Thunderbirds TOS Rating: Teen Summary: Sometimes it is so gentle, you don’t realise it is happening. Word count: 3614 Spoilers & warnings: Virgil/Kayo, Scott/OC, Gordon/Penelope, spoilers for Warm Rain up to this point in the timeline. Possible trigger warning for tall building fires. Timeline: Six months after ‘The Proposal’, almost a sequel. Author’s note: For @scribbles97 It is amazing what a day off work can do 😀 We’re out of Christmas Eve and things are moving. Many thanks again to @scribbles97 for some extensive help on this. I hope you all enjoy it 😀 Disclaimer: Mine? You’ve got to be kidding. Money? Don’t have any, don’t bother. -o-o-o- “You did what?!” Em entered the comms room and immediately wished she hadn’t. Virgil stood glaring at John, tension in every line of his body. Only the two of them were in the room, both looked tired, John worried […]
Scott’s Thunderbird “We will discuss this later.” Virgil’s baritone had dropped to a threat. The man turned and strode across the room in her direction. She slipped further into the shadows, but he turned and approached the wall beside the portraits. Turning around, he reached up and grabbed onto two light fixtures. She heard him mutter something about having to fly the tin can and then the wall ate him. A rumble of machinery echoed through the panelling. She blinked. “Doctor Harris?” Okay, that made her jump and not a little guilty. John was looking in her direction, so she slipped out of hiding and ‘scooted into the room. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude.” John sighed. “You didn’t. Please excuse Virgil, he is not really approachable before his morning coffee.” “Where is he going?” Another sigh. “There was an incident in a Brazilian skyscraper early this morning. A fire. Thunderbird Two attended with Alan and Gordon along with Brains for engineering advice.” What? She’d slept through that? John must have read her expression. “The villa is well soundproofed for most of our launches. Only one really disturbs the main house enough to wake those deeply asleep.” As if […]
Title: Gentle Rain Warm Rain Series Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five | Part Six | Part Seven | Part Eight | Part Nine | Part Ten | Part Eleven Author: Gumnut 3 – 7 Feb 2019 Fandom: Thunderbirds Are Go 2015/ Thunderbirds TOS Rating: Teen Summary: Sometimes it is so gentle, you don’t realise it is happening. Word count: 3218 Spoilers & warnings: Virgil/Kayo, Scott/OC, Gordon/Penelope, spoilers for Warm Rain up to this point in the timeline. Timeline: Six months after ‘The Proposal’, almost a sequel. Author’s note: For @scribbles97 I have been staring at this forever. RL has been kicking my butt and I keep finding myself falling asleep while trying to write only having written a paragraph or two. So basically I’ve been staring at this for far too long. I hope you enjoy it anyway. Many thanks for all your wonderful support. This fandom and its fans are amazing. Disclaimer: Mine? You’ve got to be kidding. Money? Don’t have any, don’t bother. -o-o-o- If it hadn’t been Christmas Eve, Kayo would have been inclined to stay in their rooms. She would have most definitely preferred Virgil to sleep […]
Worked all day, so now I have no energy to write again ::headdesk:: So here is the little I have managed. ::hugs you all:: “Virgil?” Scott. “Before anyone asks, I’m fine, I just need coffee.” And she watched as her fiancé scanned the room, looking for that fabled pot. “Here you go, sir. Just as you like it.” Parker appeared as if from nowhere and Virgil pounced on the mug of liquid ecstasy in his hand. Kayo turned away, refusing to be baited by her lover’s relationship with coffee. Em was pale, sitting in her hoverscoot beside Scott. Her brother caught her eye and suddenly she was pinned. Scott was not happy. No doubt there would be hell to pay later. The man hated not knowing and the Kip Harris and Em Harris surprise would likely have royally pissed him off. “But tell me, honey, are you okay?” Kip’s attention was narrowed on his niece. Em held up a hand. “I’m fine, Uncle. I promise. Scott has me well in hand.” And she forced a smile. “Oh, he does, does he?” That narrow beam attention hit the eldest Tracy brother between the eyes. “Yes, sir, I do.” And those blue […]
Gentle Rain thoughts I can see the climax of this story! I can see the protagonist’s challenges, the arguments, the settings….yay! Scott, you are so screwed ::cackles madly:: Poor Virg 🙁 And Em? You’re in for the ride if your frickin’ life. I just need to get out of Christmas Eve! ::tears hair out:: Soooo much talking in this fic. Where the hell is the action ::runs around in crazy circles:: And RL! Stop cramping my style! Only another 10,000 words (at a guess) ::wilts and falls over dead:: Bear with me 😁 It’s all your fault anyway 😁 Nutty (Buried under client work and painting)
Title: Gentle Rain Warm Rain Series Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five | Part Six | Part Seven | Part Eight | Part Nine | Part Ten Author: Gumnut 30 Jan – 3 Feb 2019 Fandom: Thunderbirds Are Go 2015/ Thunderbirds TOS Rating: Teen Summary: Sometimes it is so gentle, you don’t realise it is happening. Word count: 2555 Spoilers & warnings: Virgil/Kayo, Scott/OC, spoilers for Warm Rain up to this point in the timeline. Timeline: Six months after ‘The Proposal’, almost a sequel. Author’s note: For @scribbles97 Well, anyone reading my Tumblr will know this part set me kicking and screaming and multiple headdesking. I got stuck and it wouldn’t write and I didn’t have a fun time. However last night I broke the first dam and this morning the second one kicked over and hooray, here be Part Ten. It should also be noted that somehow, Virgil is completely absent from this part. Please don’t hate me. This may have been why it was so hard to write – it may be my only fic bit without Virg ever. But he will be back, cos I have evil plans! Many thanks to both @scribbles97 and @the-lady-razorsharp for putting up with my extensive wailing and moaning and also […]
The beep was soft, barely loud enough to hear, but it woke Kayo without a problem. It was designed to do that. Beside her, Virgil slept on, the same beep equally designed not to wake him. In fact, he didn’t even know of its existence. Kayo planned to keep it that way. Slipping out of bed, she padded naked and barefoot out of the room and closed the door behind her. Secure in the knowledge of the room’s soundproofing she grabbed her comms and, keeping both her voice and the volume low, answered John’s summons. The clock on the wall said 3.26am. “Kayo?” “This better not be a rescue, John.” The pause at the other end of the line confirmed her suspicions. “No, I’m sorry. He is not going out.” “Kayo, you know I wouldn’t ask if I had a choice.” “There is no choice involved. You can’t ask him this.” “Honestly, I don’t want to, but his engineering knowledge and equipment are needed.” “Send Brains.” He fell silent. “John, he is exhausted and in pain. He is not going.” Final word. “Copy that.” The line went dead. She sighed. Virgil would not be happy, but he would just have […]
Gentle Rain – Chapter 9 – Gumnut – Thunderbirds [Archive of Our Own] For the full version of this chapter, please see above. Please note the rating. For an abridged version, with the usual Teen rating, please see below (and read the author notes) Title: Gentle Rain Warm Rain Series Part Nine (abridged) Author: Gumnut 28 – 30 Jan 2019 Fandom: Thunderbirds Are Go 2015/ Thunderbirds TOS Rating: Teen Summary: Sometimes it is so gentle, you don’t realise it is happening. Word count: 1529 (abridged version) Spoilers & warnings: Virgil/Kayo, Scott/OC, spoilers for Warm Rain up to this point in the timeline. Timeline: Six months after ‘The Proposal’, almost a sequel. Author’s note: For @scribbles97 There are two versions of this chapter. In the first scene a character decided he wanted to up the rating, so I have archived the full chapter on Ao3 and nowhere else. All other versions have the first scene removed. Personally, I would recommend reading the full version, as there is a great deal of emotional content in that scene, however for those who are not of the age for that rating or prefer not to read such content, please see this version. Again many thanks […]