#gutterson family headcanons

[maraskywalkers]

“At least you got to shoot your father. Mine had the nerve to die before I got back from Basic with skills and a loaded weapon.”

Tim Gutterson

[panevanbuckley]

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Have a random Justified headcanon: Jimmy is big on family; everyone is close (minus his dad) and they spend time together regularly throughout his life. Tim never had that so when he and Jimmy start to get serious and he's invited to the Tolan annual Thanksgiving gathering he's at a loss of how to act. It's not long before he's accepted as an honorary Tolan and grows close with them all too.

Send “📂“ for a random yet completely useless headcanon I have

[deputy-buck]

Childhood headcanons ask game! Tim Gutterson, please: 2, 5, 15, 29.

Thank you so much, Tooks! 💚

CW: Description of childhood sexual assault and possible murder in question&answer #15. If you're uncomfortable with these themes, skip to question&answer #29, thank you.

2. What was their first word?

No one knows. There's no video, it's not written down anywhere, and both his parents are no longer alive. Some of his older neighbors on his childhood street like to say it was "couyon", that's probably just them bein nice though. Cade thinks it was "fucker" but he was nine at the time so he isn't sure, it's highly likely it was some sort of swear, though. Nobody fuckin knows!!

5. What was their favorite toy/s?

He had an old Diecast of Dale Earnhart Sr.'s No.15 "Wrangler" Ventura that he took everywhere with him until he was around ten. NASCAR was a huge part of Tim's childhood, not that he had any particular passion for it, it was just always on and always came up in conversation when he was little.

Tim would squint one eye and hold it up to the truck window and pretend Dale Sr. was racin them, he'd never make the noises out loud, but in his head, it sounded like a real NASCAR tournament.

His maternal grandparents got it for him after his mother died, he doesn't know why they thought a race car was going to help but he appreciates that they thought of him at least. Tim still has the toy car but it lives on a shelf now, not in his left hand bein dragged across any flat surface he gets near. His looks much worse for wear than the photo, but that's the one he has.

15. What is their most traumatic experience as a child?

Probably the whole being molested part- This is sort of answered in this ask.

He was four when it started and it continued till he was eight. It was a family friend, one of his father's coworkers, someone who was supposed to be safe and trusted. Tim felt like it was his fault. Felt like he deserved this punishment because... he didn't know why. He could only blame himself, he couldn't understand how it could be his abuser's fault. Until he learned that some people are sick and cruel. Then he understood what innocence was and how he missed out on it.

Tim finally told Cade one night and three days later their father's coworker Magically ended up in a river, seventeen miles from home, being drug up by the DFW with drag hooks. There was no killer connected to the case, it was filed as a drowning and never reconsidered. Tim used humor to cope, never thought it was a "big enough deal" to get help, and later compartmentalized it and let it rot away on its own. He's doin a lot better now, thanks to good friends and others' stories online.

29. What did they want to be when they grew up?

Ever since he was two he wanted to be a rodeo bull rider... The only hiccup was the fact that he never had the opportunity to try it in competition. Tim doesn't know why but he always thought it looked fun, like it wasn't really a job, but he knows it's a legitimate sport so he has respect for it. He's a fuckin boss at mechanical bulls though! If there's one at a bar, he's gonna talk to the operator and get them to go crazy with the controls, try to out-maneuver him, it doesn't happen often. There's a photo of him on the mechanical bull hung up in his hometown's bar, underneath it is written "Champion Bull Rider of 1998: Timothy Carwood Gutterson (15)" directly on the wallpaper. He may or may not have a cowboy hat in his free hand.

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[maraskywalkers]

also would anyone possibly be interested in hearing about my Tim Gutterson family headcanons?

[maraskywalkers]

haven't figured out how to get it in a fic (yet??) but I've got a scene in my head of Tim & his mom that goes something like

she cups his face, says, "baby don't you ever get tired of all that violence and killing?"

and he responds, quiet, resigned with, "it's the only thing I know how to do" or "I think it might be the only thing I'm good at"

anyway. something something like that

[maraskywalkers]

I got horse books so I can learn about horses so when I spend time daydreaming about my tim gutterson horse whisperer headcanons they'll be more accurate.

[maraskywalkers]

"A kaleidoscope of colours, you can toss her round and round. You can keep her in your vision, but you never keep her down."

[maraskywalkers]

"At least you got to shoot your father. Mine had the nerve to die before I got back from Basic with skills and a loaded weapon."

[maraskywalkers]

ok so my "what if Tim's mom was a Horse Girl ™️" hc has evolved & now she's possibly an equine therapist (yes it's whole journey & no I will not explain myself) so now I'm like does Tim have a canon opinion on horses? lmao bc listen I now decided that he has a way with horses bc of his mom and never really comes up until they're working a case or something & Tim totally calms down a horse & like bonds with it & Raylan tries really hard not to swoon but Tim being all soft & gentle with a scared horse or whatever just does something to his heart okay

[ctoan11]

Um yes. I will follow you just for the possibility of hearing your Tim Gutterson family headcanons.

also would anyone possibly be interested in hearing about my Tim Gutterson family headcanons?