Tropical rain is warm. A series of scenes/fics telling the story of Virgil Tracy and Kayo Kyrano’s relationship over a span of ten years or more. Below is the stories in their correct timeline order for your reference. It includes the subseries ‘Gentle Rain’ which focusses on the relationship of Scott Tracy and Em Harris (OC). Beyond ‘Gentle Rain’, the stories run concurrent, both together and apart. Links to the stories are provided below each title from a variety of archives.
Lug Day
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Scott pokes Virgil into a realisation.
26 Sep 2018 | 1084 words | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Feel the Earth Breathe
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Kayo is injured.
15 – 18 Oct 2018 | 6403 words | Romance, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Road Rash
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Virgil gets a new scar while saving a life.
30 Sep 2018 | 1380 words | Hurt/Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Sharing the Scenery
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Kayo gets an inkling of a realisation (who wouldn’t staring at that? :D)
27 Sep 2018 | 1030 words | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Love & Sacrifice
Tumblr – Prologue & Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four & Epilogue
Ao3 | FF.net
When she is worth everything.
Oct – Dec 2018 | 9984 words | Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Adventure
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Original and deleted scenes from Love & Sacrifice – mostly written before the fic was finally finished
- Made for Heavy Lifting – shortly after Sharing the Scenery. The whole house knows by now. Grandma makes a bet.
- Their first kiss
- The Alphabet Song – not sure if this is actually part of the story, but this is where it belongs in the continuity.
- Virgil goes after her – I don’t know if everything will be included in the main story as this is actually a little too early in their relationship for this, but it felt really good to slot it in for fun when I was writing 😀
- Virgil gets shot saving Kayo – This is the bit you have all asked for more detail on.
- Virgil gets shot saving Kayo – version two.
- Scott lays out some truths for Kayo
- For a Smile – proof that the silly idiot will do anything for her. Their second kiss.
The Question
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Ao3 | FF.net
Virgil asks Kayo out on their first date.
Nov 2018 | 2291 words | Romance, family angst
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Deleted Scene – how do you go on a date with someone you’ve known most of your life?
The First Date (wip)
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Their first date. They take the Lamborghini out for a spin and visit a lighthouse in New Zealand. (very little written)
Nov 2018 | tiny | self indulgent sports car usage
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Her Idiot
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He was a pain in the ass.
5 – 7 Dec 2018 | 2218 words | Romance, Angst
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Beach Symphony
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What can you hear?
13 Mar 2019 | 1467 words | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
To Hurt Us
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He heard the sound of rocket engines over the sonata he was playing and his heart lifted.
9 – 10 Jul 2019 | 5313 words | Romance, Angst
Rating: Explicit | Explicit, please read all warnings.
Virgil & His Harley
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Virgil buys a green Harley Davidson motorcycle. The beginnings of Biker!Virg.
5 – 6 Oct 2018 | tiny | self indulgent Harley riding
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Green Dragon
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Virgil and Kayo go on vacation. They take the bike. Biker!Virg
22 – 23 Oct 2018 | 2880 words | Romance, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Green Dragon Dreaming
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A moment from their vacation in Green Dragon. Biker!Virg
25 Nov 2018 | tiny | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Home
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It had been a horribly long day.
2 Nov 2018 | 1381 words | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Not Your Fault
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Nutty channeling crappy feelings.
17 Nov 2018 | tiny | Angst
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Leather & Ceiling Fans
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Kay admits to dreaming.
1 May 2019 | 1015 words | Drama, Angst
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Prank War
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Ao3 | FF.net – Rainbows | Jello | The Unicorn | You can’t stop the music
It was war. Virgil and Gordon take each other on. Total crack!fic.
6 – 8 Nov 2018 | 5110 words | Humour
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
The Proposal
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Was it worth the risk? Virgil proposes in the strangest of places.
23 – 27 Oct 2018 | 9084 words | Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Halloween Three (wip)
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Ao3 | FF.net
Virgil stared into the mirror and fiddled with his bow tie.
28 Oct/22 Dec 2018 | 2042 words | Humour, Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Roadside Assistance
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It was idyllic, if a little annoying. Virgil needs a little roadside assistance.
11 Jan 2019 | 993 words | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Gentle Rain
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Ao3 | FF.net
Sometimes it is so gentle you don’t realise it is happening.
Scott meets someone new. Virgil faces the aftermath of ‘The Proposal’.
Jan – Mar 2019 | 58,987 words | Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Family, Adventure
Rating: Teen except for Chapter Nine which is explicit | Explicit scene in Chapter Nine, possible trigger warning for a building fire in Chapter Twelve, possible trigger warning for breathing difficulties also in Chapter Twelve.
His Beautiful Kay
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She fought it tooth and nail, and he had to smile.
29 Apr 2019 | tiny | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Sleeping
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She often woke before him.
21 Dec 2018 | tiny | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Scooter
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More than a nickname. Gentle Rain only.
17 Feb 2019 | 1299 words | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Marshmallow Fluff
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“You’re not actually going to eat that are you?” Gentle Rain only.
7 Apr 2019 | 1176 words | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Bad Days
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Em Harris has bad days. Gentle Rain only.
8 Apr 2019 | 2064 words | Hurt/Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Lost in Space
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From his initial random comment regarding a visit to Thunderbird Five, this moment was inevitable. Gentle Rain only.
21 Jul 2019 | 2149 words | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Green Dragons Ride Again
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He took her back to California. Biker!Virg
5 Jan 2019 | tiny | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Meanwhile in Thunderbird Two’s hangar…
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Em has some questions for Virgil.
4 Apr 2019 | tiny | Family
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
A Little Distraction & A Little Too Much Attention
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Virgil and Kayo attempt to distract the media from Scott and Em.
15 Mar – 3 Apr 2019 | 9215 words | Romance, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Tree
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Betty snarled, her tyres biting dust. Biker!Virg
18 Mar 2019 | tiny | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
A Little Chaos (wip)
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Ao3 | FF.net
A little conversation in less than optimal conditions.
May 2019 | 10,017 words | Action/Adventure, Family, Romance, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
The Visitor (wip)
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Virgil receives an unexpected visitor.
23 Dec 2018 | 1147 words | Family
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
A Little Warm Rain at Christmas
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A few nights before Christmas.
2 Dec 2018 | tiny | Romance
Rating: Teen | This is likely to become a deleted scene as the events in Gentle Rain altered the timeline
Never Have I Ever
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It was a very bad idea.
19 Apr 2019 | 1359 words | Humour, Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Green Dragonstone
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“You’re kidding.”
“N-No, I’m n-not.”
“Forty-three?”
“Exactly.”
“Brains, I’m sorry, but why?”
18 Jul 2019 | 1337 words | Humour, Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
The Balcony
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She came out here sometimes to pretend to read. She came with alcohol and she came with anger.
30 Dec 2018 | tiny | Argument
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
What is Your Dream Vacation?
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There was hay in her hair.
2 May 2019 | 1125 words| Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Give & Take (wip)
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Not yet written. Events related to ‘Love & Sacrifice’.
ongoing | ongoing | Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Family, Adventure, Suspense
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
- Goodbye– They are married, but Virgil is still a self sacrificing idiot. Warning: explicit content.
- Deleted scene – after Goodbye.
- Sooty Green Dragons
- Getting out of bed was hard
Cold Rain
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He stood on top of the cliff and let the rain hit his face.
9 Aug 2019 | tiny | Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Random Scene (wip)
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There was noise.
16 Apr 2019 | tiny | Hurt/Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
A Ride with Pumpernickel
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Within a moment she was wrapped around him like an octopus crossed with a limpet.
7 Sep 2019 | 1159 words | Fluff
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Fallen Angel
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It took everything Scott had to hold his brother back.
14 Jan 2019 | tiny | Angst/Comfort
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings
Warm Rain
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Where this all started. This scene is about ten years into their future (from ‘Lug Day’). They have their own house on the island on the other side of the mountain that houses Thunderbird Two.
19/24 Sep 2018 | tiny | Romance
Rating: Teen | No spoilers or warnings