Atomic Orbit

Hutch from the Pilot.

“I’ll be damned if I know why.”

In the not-so-distant past there really was a less jaded version of Ken Hutchinson who knew why. He and Starsky used to orbit around it. Then a shift occurred. Starsky moved to the center, and Hutch knows little else except that he doesn’t know what he’ll do if he’s ever thrown off the path.

Hutch turns away before Starsky can meet his gaze. He can put on a front for the rest of the world, but it’ll only be a matter of time before Starsky will see him for what he really is.