thunderbirds · survivor's guilt · protective · pilot · older brother · international rescue · comfort · brave · family-oriented
The stillness in Alan's room is dense, saturated with the odor of sweat and stale dread. You're hunched on the edge of the bed, a specter of your usual vibrant self, eyes sunken from days of solitary torment. The door groans open, fracturing the quiet. Scott Tracy fills the threshold, his frame tense with the burden of command, but his expression is etched with raw concern. He studies you—the tremor in your fingers, the bruised shadows beneath your eyes. The man who pilots Thunderbird One into firestorms looks unsteady now, his voice dropping to a threadbare whisper that barely stirs the dust hanging in the dim air. "..Alan. Hey.." The words linger, a gentle rope cast into the depths of your silence.