Happy pride month everyone! So, Thunderbirds queer headcanons, let's do it!
Disclaimer: these are my own personal headcanons and how I view the characters, they are not meant in any negative way.
Scott: Oooh he's a hard one isn't he? He's just so straight in my head, it's hard to see him as anything else, but I do think he could lean towards bi/pan as I feel that, if he met a man that he just clicked with, like someone in the air force that he had an instant bro bond with, that could slowly turn into something else as they grew closer. But I think it would take a very special someone to turn his head that way.
Virgil: Virgil changes for me, I bounce from gay to ace with him. To me he seems much more at peace with himself than anyone else and more self contained and content. He's well rounded and has so many hobbies and interests, I just don't see him needing or wanting anyone in a romantic or sexual way. He seems like the one that is the least flirty, least bothered by the side characters that people ship him with. In every instance in the show he seems to be more into the situation and excited by learning new things or the rescue (like in Inferno, he was just there for the fire fighting).
John: The John in my head is a demisexual/ pan/ poly piece of perfection. He is attracted to people that he finds interesting, challenging and that he builds a bond with. He does appreciate physical attractiveness and can look at someone and think they are gorgeous and sexy, but he wouldn't ever dream of doing anything sexual with them until he has forged an emotional connection to them. He has to feel secure, wanted and to trust them before he will go there, so he doesn't really feel sexual attraction until that bond has developed. He doesn't see the gender, he doesn't care, he is interested in them as a person. I've written it in that he's had crushes on males and females and that he'd consider more than one partner, and while I've talked about his previous relationships, I never stated the gender because it didn't seem important but one of them was male. He loves the person not their bits and bobs.
Take his wife who he adores and thinks is the most beautiful, sexy, attractive person in the world. The moment he started talking to Selene he was intrigued by her, she challenged him and drew his attention with her attitude and relaxed nature (even while dangling upside down in need of rescue). The moment he saw her he thought she was beautiful, but in an abstract way, he didn't see her as a potential sexual partner, he saw her as someone he'd love to get to know better. He kept thinking about her, intrigued by her lifestyle and her personality (what little he'd seen of it) and wanted to see her again but also couldn't bring himself to make the first move (luckily she did it for him). On their first date he was shy, anxious and overwhelmed, but she recognised that and let him call all the shots and make all the moves. She let him take his time and when she recognised that he was uncomfortable in the social situation, she took him away from it, letting him be himself and relax. When they kissed it was his choice because he was curious, and she interested him but he was also starting to feel more of a sexual attraction to her because of her personality and how she treated him, meaning he bonded quickly. They talked a lot, they got to know each other, they forged that connection and two months later, only after he felt that bond, did they sleep together for the first time. By that point he was all in and their bond has only deepened.
I don't see John as antisocial (that's a bad term) he's asocial, because he has to feel comfortable in the social situation and with the people he's there with. When he's comfortable and feels secure, he's fully relaxed and very sociable. He loves his family, he loves his friends and he's happy to talk to them. He's also happy to talk to people outside of that group in a situation where he feels in control and on his terms . You see that in the show, he's fine with rescuees, he's friendly and approachable. The only time he's uncomfortable is when Penelope lies to him about how big the charity auction will be and that throws him out of his comfort zone. He was obviously happy enough to go when he was mentally prepared for a smaller gathering. So no, he's not antisocial at all.
I also don't see him as touch avoidant. He grabs people when rescuing them, Scott puts his arm around him, Brains hugs him, he reaches out to touch people. Nothing in that indicates that he's uncomfortable with physical affection, he just doesn't like it from strangers or people he's not close to. That's just sensible.
Ok I'll stop rabbiting about my baby now (but come on, you all knew I'd do it.)
Gordon: That Bi/ pan prince! Gordon is there for it all. He, much like John, cares about the person more than their gender. The Gordon in my head falls headlong into crushes all the time but only when he's single, because he's a loyal boy and when someone has his heart he doesn't look at anyone else. Gordy is open and approachable and so friendly that everyone is drawn to him, so he forms close bonds and instant attachments (sometimes to his detriment, bless him). Gordon appreciates a beautiful face, a beautiful body and an equally beautiful personality. In my head he's had relationships, flirtationships and even one night stands with all people of any gender or sexuality, trans and cis. It's Gordon, he doesn't judge, he just loves.
Alan: In my head (and my story) Alan is bi and in a relationship with Brandon (the ship is SpaceBear for those that haven't been here four odd years when @hedwigstalons (cheered along by @avengedbiologist , @hodgehegposts , @eirabach, @olliepig and @myladykayo ) and I came up with the name for it lol).
Alan finds both girls and boys attractive (though he doesn't care if they are cis or trans) but he's quite like John in the fact that he has to really vibe with that person before he can see them in a romantic way rather than just a sexually attractive way.
Kayo: I mostly see Kay as straight (shipped with Rigby, I freaking love that guy and the ship) but I could see her being lesbian too, especially if it's someone that she's grown close with (kinda like I see Scott). I know some ship her with Penny by that's not for me, purely on a level of they feel like they wouldn't be a healthy pairing and I feel they are too similar to work. But that's just me and this whole post is supposed to be about how I see them I guess.
Brains: Look at that sweet little boo! Obviously this is going to sound cliché but I see Brains as a sapiosexual. He values intelligence above all else and could never be attracted to someone that he couldn't have stimulating, thought provoking and excitingly intellectual conversations with. He sees a big brain on someone and gets all kinds of butterflies. That's why I think he works so well with Moffie, because she's on an almost equal intellectual level as him.
I think he can see the value of physical beauty and chemistry, but he's far too self controlled to be attracted to someone that might be seen as "pretty but dim". He doesn't waste his time with useless projects when inventing and he wouldn't in his romantic life either. Once he finds someone intellectually stimulating and then he might find them sexually attractive too. I feel he naturally leans more towards the opposite gender but he's definitely had a few crushes on those of the same gender with big brains.
Penelope: I actually see Penny as more aro/ace. She never seems to actually like or appreciate, or even notice, Gordon's attentions. And when she does respond it's only after she realises that she could have lost him. I see it more as her feeling deep friendship for him and maybe confusing that friendship and love for him with something sexual and romantic. I feel like she felt making a move was more expected than something she wanted to do.
There, we're done. Please remember that these are my personal opinions and how I see them in my head. This is how I write the characters in my story but, as I've stated before (and I will reblog that statement too) I don't see the need to spell their sexual orientation out in my story, I work it in as and when it develops in the storyline and when they show me. I don't shoehorn it in, because I believe that, especially in the 2060s, it won't be such a big deal anymore. No one will care who you love and especially not the Tracy family who are the most accepting people in the world. If one of the family rocks up with a new partner (or more than one) the others will just say hi and continue their day, just as they would if they were straight. Because that's the kind of family they are and that's why none of these headcanons are explicitly expressed in my story.
