No 75 on my Bring on the Fluff prompt list (available on Tumblr: CG29)
World: TAG.
Radiant
Sea bubbles frothing on the waves of change. Tossing themselves back and forth in a flurry of anticipation before crashing enthusiastically upon orange sands crisp from the afternoon sun. Further out in the vast ocean, waves of various sizes battled for dominance. Each one determined to reach the shoreline. The tiniest ripples kept battling against the bigger ones, unfortunately some perished and faded away. Nevertheless, others who had become buried beneath the currents refused to give in. Returning with hope they pushed themselves back out into the midst of those ferocious swells that had gobbled up so many of their predecessors, and this time they did not come alone.
Behind them, ready to fight, had emerged waves of encouragement. Collectively they worked, and no matter how many mishaps or failures occurred, no matter how small they still were compared to the giants that surrounded them, they continued on. They adapted. They blossomed. Eventually they discovered how to triumph over adversity and reached the hallows of the shoreline. Gloriously they began basking themselves upon the sands successful from the campaign that they had fought. Simultaneously glistening underneath the rising moonlight.
He had come so far, and Gordon knew from watching these waves that just like them he could also adapt and go beyond the limitations that he was expected to reach. No, he wouldn't be the person he once was, he had a zigzag of scars scattered across his back that would never fade, and many wounds that were hidden deep within. However, these he could heal. Especially with his wonderful family by his side. With them he could become a new stronger version of the man he used to be and just like those waves he would vividly sparkle, luminescent, for all to see.