#gresley clan

A very late contribution to Flying Scotsman's 100th birthday celebrations with his design. I might change it going forward slightly, but the jist is there!

A little bit of bio to go with it:

Scott "Flying Scotsman" Gresley is the second legitimate Gresley sibling after Gordon. The third sibling, if you count half-brother Henry, but more on that later.

Scott is the celebrity of the family, being famous all around the world for breaking the 100 miles an hour record. He has travelled to all corners of the world and has been the subject of many books and television programming, rivalled only by his older brother and half-brother. However, he only really considers his hated cousin, Mallard, as a true rival. His relationship with Mallard is similar to the one Gordon has with Spencer, if you were to take the familial bond and replace it with malice. The two loathe one another completely, though Scott and Spencer get along famously.

As for Gordon, Scott actually loves his surviving brother dearly and even looks up to him. He envies his brother's marriage and recent fatherhood, all but worshipping his niece and nephew on his increasingly frequent visits.

Scott makes a great show of being friendly to the other engines on Sodor, the exceptions of Henry and Rebecca.

Scott absolutely resents Henry for the relationship he and Gordon share, despitenot being a 'real' brother. He refuses to acknowledge Henry as a member of his family, even trying to 'correct' Gordon's assertions that he is, and is openly hostile to Henry while being frustrated by the elder's refusal to react. This feeling has made him maliciously friendly to Gordon's wife, James, in the hope of spiting her first husband, even if he always forgets her name.

The Little Engine with a Big Name

Here's my design for everybody's favourite Gresley tank engine, Ryan. Ryan is the friendly, optimistic goods engine on the Harwick Branch Line, where he works with Daisy. He is the younger cousin of Gordon, Henry, Flying Scotsman, Spencer, and Mallard, and the first cousin, once removed, to Rebecca. He is also transmasc, currently in the middle of his transition.

Born Rhianna Gresley, Ryan eventually realised he was trans as a teenager, coming out to his favourite cousin, Spencer. By the time he arrived on Sodor, Spencer had quietly had a word with Gordon and prepared him for the shock. (Ryan having been an extremely girly girl growing up)

Having found not only acceptance but also support on Sodor, Ryan has begun to flourish and blossom. Having none of the sizeist arrogance displayed by his bigger cousins, Ryan is popular among steam engines and diesels alike. A part of this is due to his working relationship with Daisy, who has made it clear among the diesels on Sodor that things will go very badly indeed with anyone who upsets "Little Rhee."

Ryan has decided not to change his name legally until his transition is completed, so he is still technically Rhianna, but he is happy that everyone is using his new name (which was the name he would have been given if born a boy). He still likes his childhood nickname, "Rhee," and still allows a few people to use it: Spencer, Gordon, Daisy, Lady, Judy, Jerome, Percy, and Edward.