#likeeee the motif of trust between them is so intense its kinda crazy

[lesbiradshaw]

mason pointing out to liam that “there was a time where we all trusted theo. including you” vs. scott saying “i don’t trust him. do you?” to liam as they’re arguing about sending theo back vs. liam telling theo “we need to trust you” at the sheriff’s station while the riders are taking over vs. liam snapping “scott’s never gonna trust you!” right after theo follows him to the school to keep him from killing gabe vs. mason promising theo he’ll never forget how he hurt them because “a pack is about trust.”

imo all of that really shows the progression of liam and theo’s relationship throughout season 6, because it goes from mason talking about how they trusted theo as a group, to scott asking if liam is on the same page as him about not trusting him, and then it’s liam stating that he needs to trust theo— and theo pushing back because “trust is not important right now.” but that’s not true, because the next time trust is brought up surrounding theo, it’s liam claiming that scott won’t ever trust theo again. not that liam won’t ever trust him, because at that point, i think they both know that’s a lie too. theo has saved liam’s life multiple times and they’ve been working as a team even after the ghost riders left town. that takes trust. the only other person theo gets paired up with is mason, who is very, very clear about not forgiving him no matter who else does, which has the implication that someone else already has. mason is liam’s best friend. he knows him better than anyone and has seen him around theo. he’s talked to him about trusting theo, and has probably heard how theo’s been trying to protect him. liam is the only person that theo has really rekindled a relationship with since coming back, and mason— the closest person in the world to liam— can see that liam’s guard is being let down.