never not thinking about kiriona gaia. john renaming someone after resurrection is par for the course but... gaia the feminine gaius, literally the earth - the māori atua mother earth is papatūānuku, if you were wondering - it's greek, classical. on theme. but kiriona. john resurrecting his child, reclaiming her, renaming her. in te reo. nothing else he names as such. the phonetic translation of gideon - his best friends name, the name he chose for g-
it's such a violation, to take someone's name. to john, though, what does it mean? is it an act of love? penance? rememberance?














