#autistic tommy kinard

[magniloquent-raven]

I keep having thoughts about what might've happened to Tommy to get him that spooked about the moving in conversation, and I figure maybe the last place he lived was an ex's house, but that's not the whole story.

And the place he's in now, it's important to him. There's a lot of reasons he freaked out that night talking to Buck, and a big one is the thought of giving up that little space he carved out for himself after the last time he got his heart broken. Because it wasn't just a breakup, it blew up his life. Maybe he came home to find his ex with someone else, maybe the guy just kicked him out with no warning and no explanation. Tommy spent weeks, months, trying to figure out why he wasn't good enough, throwing himself into work and not telling anybody he was living out of his truck.

He didn't really think of it as being homeless. He had his stuff, his job, he showered in the locker room and spent his weekends at the laundromat combing through realty websites and apartment listings. It wasn't like he was sleeping in a cardboard box or anything, he was...fine. Mostly.

He doesn't realize how Not Fine it was until he's three months settled into his new place, and he just spent four hours looking everywhere for a charging cable he's only now remembering got stolen out of his truck the day after his ex dumped him. It all hits him at once, and he breaks down.

The next few years are spent building. Turning the house into something that feels like his own. But using it to isolate himself. It's his, and no one else's. And that's what it will always be.

[hellion-child]

i would love some funny little moments of buck and tommy that show that theyre picking up on each others lil mannerisms and habits,, the way couples do

like chim makes another movie reference that he expects to fly over bucks head (hes resigned by now lmao) but buck not only recognises it, he replies w the rest of the quote or something. bcos him and tommy been having movie night dates

and like hen nd eddie are chatting w tommy when he pulls out a bunch of random facts about this topic theyre discussing, that they didnt know tommy was so knowledgeable about. and he isnt, not really, its just that one time buck had gone down the rabbithole on this exact thing and told tommy all about it lmao

idk not to be neurodivergent on main.. but love is stored in the shared movie references and remembered infodumps

[half-oz-eddie]

The autism of the coffee date

[louisferrignojr]

from a neurodivergent perspective. coddling the person you are romantically interested in is, in one word, unnecessary. i'm not going to lie and say i like the coffee, you don't know how i like my coffee, you didn't do anything wrong. if i'm going out of my way to show up to your themed event where i can't even drink because i might get called into work at any moment, you know, to go fight a wildfire, and i can't be wearing a ridiculous outfit when that happens. what are we doing here. this is me, if you like me, then you like me. i have no time to put on a show or play games. it's actually really fucking refreshing to me that tommy was unapologetically himself during the entire intricate rituals courtship between the two of them. and even better that buck likes him exactly as he is. yeah no wonder I'm insane about them.

[jacki-daytona]

Tommy strikes me as that cool guy who doesn’t actually know he’s cool. He’s never once thought he was cool. Like, growing up, he learnt to keep quiet - and you know his pretty face just spoke to people instead. People said he was charismatic back then and now they call it rizz and Tommy is just…unsure why?

In his head he’s the weirdest guy around, and then you get Evan Buckley and his brand of weird and from the outside it’s like, oh sunshine and rain cloud huh?

Nuh. They’re two strange peas in a pod. Tommy’s a swan all graceful on the surface and legs racing underneath, and Buck is a whirlwind with a quiet eye in the middle of his storm.

I mean, picture a swan in a hurricane and tell me that’s not them.

[a7david]

Can we make the "adhd+autistic boyfriends" canon? I feel like it should be canon

[breathe-2am]

[kinardsboy]

Autistic Buck learning from an early age to mask because his parents weren’t gonna help and he sure as hell didnt want to put another burden on Maddie, he doesnt bring it up to the 118, he loves them and is sure they wouldnt care, but theres a lingering fear of being treated differently, more gently, given easier tasks, babied..

So when Buck comes home, so exhausted from masking all day, frustrated and on edge he’s so overwhelmed that he doesn’t know Tommy is home.

He sinks to the floor, hands in his hair as he taps his head against the wall, muttering to himself; until something breaks the silence.

“Hey there.”

Tommy. Shit.

“Oh- Oh hey Tommy sorry I just.. just am tired you know?” Evan immediately looked up, seeing his boyfriend standing over him. Damn it this was the last thing he wanted right now- he was so exhausted, so overstimulated, he could hear the buzzing of electricity from the lights, and whatever kitchen appliance Tommy had on.

“Evan.” Tommy’s voice grounded him from his spiraling thoughts and he looked back down at the floor.

“Yeah?”

“I know.”

Oh.

Evan didn’t say anything, he just pulled his knees closer to his chest and squeezed his eyes shut, preparing for the worst.

“I-..” Tommy began “I suppose, it.. takes one to know one, right?” He asked, and Buck suddenly realized Tommy was sitting on the floor next to him, noice canceling headphones in hand.

That’s right, with Tommy.. Evan was free.

[asraindarkness]

we as a society don’t talk about how autism coded tommy kinard is! WE MUST DO BETTER!!!

[honestlynervousnut]

Tommy with sensory issues fidgeting with Buck's curls my beloved ♡

[titanlord231]

"- and did you know that a group of sea otters is called a raft, while a group of river otters is called a romp!" Buck said as he enthusiastically continued walking down the aquarium hallway while staring at the otters swimming about.

While he and Eddie were practicing Muay Thai, Tommy had gotten a notification letting him know that the shark exhibit at the aquarium was reopening after repairs. Eddie saw the message over his shoulder and recommended that he take Buck since Buck loves the otters there. That is how Tommy had ended up on a date with Buck at the aquarium while he was ranting about different otter facts.

"You are adorable when you get going about something you care about Evan." Tommy said catching up.

Buck starting blushing " Otters are awesome. Did you know that sea otters have the bite force of a black bear, and that river otters can form packs that can take down jaguars and crocodiles!!!"

"That's pretty cool, not as cool as sharks, but pretty cool."

" Oh yeah, well sea otters have fur so dense they have it can reach around 1-2 million furs per square inch."

"Yeah, but Sharks have sandpaper skin that scratches anything that touches them. And they have special organs on their noses called Ampullae de Lorenzini that let them detect electrical signals."

"That means that sharks are much harder to pet, I think that's point for Otters Tommy."

"Okay how about we agree both are cool, and watch the otters for a little longer before heading to the shark exhibit Evan?"

" Sounds great."

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A little ficlet based on a prompt that @autisticbuckley gave me about Autistic Buck talking to Tommy about his special interest of Otters. I of course had to bring in Autistic Tommy to talk about sharks because I love them (Both Bucktommy and Sharks). Everyone please remember to take your favorite autistic friend to the aquarium for some enrichment every once in a while!

[tedious-waffle]

Okay but the henren shovel talk has so much autistic!tommy coding lmao. Like yes dry humor but also dry humor stemming from being like “uhh? Im literally eating cake wdym?”

[daddykinkkinard]

autistic tommy i hope you have an awesome night my sweet pea whatever you say handsome

audhd buck i also hope you have a great life my honey bun i will do whatever you ask me to

[half-oz-eddie]

It's my birthday so please enjoy this "Tommy can be read as Autistic" compilation I made (and an explanation below the cut)

One thing that was discussed with some others privately but I don’t see mentioned openly is how people find certain traits about Tommy unlikable that can be read as neurodivergent traits.

There are many people that read Tommy as autistic/neurodivergent and relate to him. There are people that read bucktommy as a neurodivergent queer relationship. (ADHD Buck and Autistic Tommy) I am def one of those people because of my AuDHD.

Tommy should smile more, Tommy is too serious, Tommy is insensitive, Tommy’s too blunt, Tommy didn’t dress up for the party, Tommy says things when he shouldn’t say them

Well. I dunno. I feel like I get everything about Tommy.

Dark/Deadpan humor. His bluntness. Taking things literally. Movie dialogue in the middle of a conversation. I like that he will say something about himself, mention how he’s jealous to relate to Buck and show that he’s listening/understands him. I like how he’s a little awkward and doesn’t get things sometimes. Constant "???" face. Finger guns. Finger guns.

Even down to the copying shitty personality traits from other people to navigate how to fit in their space.

He is autistic to ME.

[bi-james-barnes]

maybe I’m just autistic but all of the buddies talking about how Tommy doesn’t show enough emotion towards buck or doesn’t sound interested enough makes no sense to me. His “weird“ mannerisms are day-to-day things for me. His tone, not understanding a joke, not being able to fake over the top interest in something… It’s just fucking autism. And the more the buddies put that down it sounds like ableism to me. You don’t have to like him, I don’t. I have characters that I love to hate but for a reason. Homophobia and ableism is not, what I’m here for 

[autisticbucktommy]

obsessed w the idea of Tommy never dressing up for events outside of work. he’s not dressing up for the themed bachelor party, not a halloween costume guy, you’re lucky if he shows up to a wedding in anything more than beach shorts and sandals.

inspired this post and 7x06 obvs