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I am living my best life right now
Hello Buck in a white (I think might be super light grey marl but it looks white) hoodie - sitting in the same chair he sat in in s5 wearing a white hoodie when the beginning of the end for bt1.0 began 👀👀👀 parallels are paralleling
Costume department got my back always!
Hello medic Eddie in olive khaki green and light tan chinos with buck in navy blue.
Note how they’re both in long sleeves - making them paired up!!
And also note that the red parasol is in between them 👀👀👀
Because Tommy with no sleeves - showing him as different to Buck and Eddie - thus separating him further than just the table does!
But also he’s in red - just like that parasol! He’s literally a red flag coming between Buck and Eddie!!
Costume department got my back - always!
#costume things#colour theory#green/blue buddie#red flag tommy#this scene is gonna slap#white hoodie that brings an end to bucks romantic relationships#911 spoilers#eddie diaz#evan buckley#911 abc#anti bucktommy#anti tommy kinard
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Just read a fic where Tommy gets with someone right after buck and him break up and whoever wrote that i want you to know I out loud went “is this fucking play about us”
cos do you know how I’ve been making jokes about my grudge against Thomases (and all variations) and me having just dated and been done dirty by a queer dark-blonde tall man with light eyes who’s name was a variation of the name Thomas when 7x04 aired?
Guess what caused a bunch of drama between us and our mutual friends? He dated the girl he was pining for the entire time THE DAY AFTER I ENDED IT WITH HIM
So dear author I can’t find the fic now but I found it a very funny coincidence so had to share with the class
#anti tommy kinard#but hypothetical fanfic Tommy#also anti men who’s name is Thomas#cos y’all keep doing us dirty#for realsies a red flag name#jk jk#or am i#buddie#911 fox#evan buck buckley#911#911onfox#evan buckley#911 abc#eddie diaz
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For those who didn't hear it the first time, I'll say it again. Sexualizing the trauma brought on by neglectful fathers is gross. Combining sex and a pseudo-father relationship is also messed up. The age gap becomes a bit questionable when they put this into the relationship.
For real, go back and watch season 4 and all the pain that Buck went through when his parents showed back up. Now tell me that it's cool if an older man comes along and sexualizes that hurt. That's not a thing to portray as sexy, it's twisted.
Buck may not be real, but if you weren't born yesterday, you know that media does not exist in a vacuum. What these stories portray and promote affect people.
So Ryan Murphy and the others are not off the hook. They're gonna have to answer to every young woman and man who is tired of seeing their pain and family trauma played off as "kinky" or desirable by older men.
#911 abc#911#ryan murphy#bucktommy#tommy kinard#evan buckley#kinkley#tevan#will the show do better regarding that#i don't know#but they could#so that's why I'll put this out there#I'm not even anti the couple#I'm just anti that dynamic#it's a red flag#and not sure how they would fix it now because they'll probably never mention it again#but it's poisoned the well#😮💨
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Im gonna ramble on here but I know what happens with Tommy and Buck so yeah but there is something that honestly annoys me about Tommy. So I am now upto the point where they are dating....
Why does he not call him Buck?
Like heck if my partner had a preferred name or nickname -- he'll im using it.
Thanks for letting me ramble.
Ps he sounds like he is being scolded everytime I here 'Evan'
#ooc#stupid ramblings#911 abc#911#evan buckley#tommy kinard#Ahh red flags man before anything happened
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I’d like to thank screen rant for indirectly providing a handy dandy block list.
#weewoo#disk horse#my spec: buck spirals thinking gerrard liking him says something about buck himself#like some kind of red flag that he’s secretly a bad person or smth#and tommy (rightly) thinks that’s an insane take actually
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tommy’s vibes grow more and more rancid with every 30 second scene! if I’m audibly saying “ew” to an empty room, something’s very much off!
#were we supposed to take that daddy issues joke as a red flag?#or as an actual joke on the part of the writers?#if it’s the latter i’m significantly more disappointed than i already am#911 abc#911 on abc#anti tommy kinard
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a non-exhaustive ranking of f1 podcasts that I listen to:
1. The Red Flags Podcast 🚩🚩🚩
I have to listen to this podcast on solitary walks because I laugh so hard that people stare at me weird in public. I like the fact that they have funny opinions (even the ones I disagree with). being self aware about f1 as a funny sport gives major points. This pod was my gateway drug into f1 too so it has get points there (Intern Jeni you will always be famous). If you listen to any episode, listen to the formula 101, but imo the funniest episode ever recorded was the coverage of the Bahrain GP in 2022.
2. Two Girls One Formula
Also very funny! in a different way though which is cool. Love the deep dives and the manifest minute and the general good energy that I get from these two extremely funny women. Love this show!! Ash Vandelay was a very cool guest too.
3. Fan Behavior Pod
A recent addition to my repertoire, but very solid , funny f1 content with cool special guests, and cool segments. Pop culture crossover moment is a personal fave.
4. Late Braking Podcast
You might be noticing by now that I rank the podcasts that are funny higher. This is true and I don’t apologize. These guys are funny, and I tend to learn something about the cars/the drivers/the sport when I listen.
5. Missed Apex Pod
More informative, still good, great special guests. Feel like an f1 intellectual catching up on these eps.
6. The Race
The most technical by far, and I only follow about half. Still have some very interesting episodes and compelling discussions.
Honorable mention: P1 with Matt and Tommy (too new to rank but great so far!)
#f1#podcast#trf#the red flags podcast#missed apex podcast#late braking podcast#fan behavior podcast#missed apex#late braking#fan behavior#ranking#p1 with Matt and tommy#the race#formula one
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#Tbh i'm not feeling great today#And the drama just Made me sick on My stomach out of stress#i do believe Tommy that dream was inmature in their fights and i feel sorry for him#But Phil and Jack and him going “we always knew he was a shit and all the adult thought he was a red flag” it's just a bit shitty#First if all the adults thought that then why tommy's mom and+#+ Jack and Phil were so positive on public about dream before middle 2023??#And why Phil as the grown adult he is didn't try to talk to dream directly about his behaviour???#Just going to dream's dms and be “ey dream what did You meant on this tweet?” “I don't think the way You treated this situation was right f#The “we always hated him and knew he was wrong” would meant the adults hanged out and made content with someone they thought was a Bad pers#Knowingly so and that makes them shitty people#I also don't like they're just bringing this up when it's not something we should know?#There wasn't a crime being comminted it was just a stupid inmature young adult#It's been years why being it up now? I hate when Dream did this too bc why?#I respect tubbo and ranboo and Q for keeping why they stopped talking to dream on private#Bc unless there's a crime comited we shouldn't have to know bc being a bitch it's not a crime#I feel bad for Tommy for being in that situation and not having someone mature to guide him throught it and feeling hurt#And i do feel Bad for dream bc none of the adults talked to him about it#That's also a being a shitty friend from the adults part bc a friend should call You out when You fuck up#Not shut up about it for years and just call it out after so long (about Phil)#It seems both Tommy and Dream ended their friendship for the Best for both which it's good and valid#I wish them happiness#Phil mostly can fuck off for not doing anything to actually help anyone and act like a moral knight#And i'm just gonna leave for today#negativity#Sorry but like why we treat dream whose worse crime is being an annoying inmature bitch sometimes as the evil itself#And not the real abusers and criminals on the community?#I'm just tired
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Billford Bill Cipher & Stanford Pines, Gravity Falls
Farcille Falin Touden & Marcille Donato, Dungeon Meshi
Poolverine Wade Wilson & Logan Howlett, the Marvel universe
Ineffable Husbands -3 Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens
Destiel -2 Dean Winchester & Castiel, Supernatural
Radioapple Lucifer Morningstar & Alastor, Hazbin Hotel
Buddie +3 Evan Buckley & Edmundo Diaz, 9-1-1
Phan Daniel Howell & Phil Lester, YouTubers
Polin Penelope Featherington & Colin Bridgerton, Bridgerton
Satosugu +16 Gojo Satoru & Geto Suguru, Jujutsu Kaisen
Percabeth +76 Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase, the Percy Jackson universe
Bucktommy Evan Buckley & Tommy Kinard, 9-1-1
Hannigram -4 Hannibal Lecter & Will Graham, Hannibal
Labru Laios Touden & Kabru, Dungeon Meshi
Zosan +18 Roronoa Zoro & Vinsmoke Sanji, One Piece
Narilamb Narinder & the Lamb, Cult of the Lamb
Huskerdust Husk & Angel Dust, Hazbin Hotel
Steddie -16 Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Stranger Things
Sonadow +27 Sonic & Shadow, Sonic the Hedgehog
Ghostsoap -6 Simon “Ghost” Riley & John “Soap” MacTavish, the Call of Duty franchise
Jegulus -3 James Potter & Regulus Black, the Harry Potter universe
Fiddauthor Fiddleford McGucket & Stanford Pines, Gravity Falls
Byler -19 Will Byers & Mike Wheeler, Stranger Things
Wolfstar -8 Remus Lupin & Sirius Black, the Harry Potter universe
Soukoku -3 Nakahara Chuuya & Dazai Osamu, Bungou Stray Dogs
Bakudeku -6 Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku, Boku no Hero Academia
Loustat +5 Louis de Pointe du Lac & Lestat de Lioncourt, Interview with the Vampire
Hualian +30 Hua Cheng & Xie Lian, Tian Guan Ci Fu
Chaggie Charlie Morningstar & Vaggie, Hazbin Hotel
Lestappen +37 Charles Leclerc & Max Verstappen, Formula 1 drivers
Hilson James Wilson & Gregory House, House
Narumitsu +13 Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney
Spirk +15 Spock & James T. Kirk, Star Trek
Stolitz Stolas & Blitzo, Helluva Boss
Lokius +43 Loki Laufeyson & Mobius M. Mobius, Loki
Merthur -19 Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Merlin
Payneland Edwin Payne & Charles Rowland, Dead Boy Detectives
Chilshi Chilchuck Tims & Senshi, Dungeon Meshi
Rhaenicent +61 Rhaenyra Targaryen & Alicent Hightower, House of the Dragon
Astarion x Tav +48 Astarion & Tav, Baldur's Gate 3
Armandaniel Armand & Daniel Molloy, Interview with the Vampire
Griddlehark -2 Gideon Nav & Harrowhark Nonagesimus, The Locked Tomb series
Superbat +12 Superman & Batman, the DC universe
Zolu Roronoa Zoro & Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece
Zelink -33 Zelda & Link, The Legend of Zelda
Jonmartin +5 Jonathan Sims & Martin Blackwood, The Magnus Archives
Vashwood -36 Vash the Stampede & Nicholas D. Wolfwood, Trigun
Zukka +20 Zuko & Sokka, Avatar: The Last Airbender
Staticradio Alastor & Vox, Hazbin Hotel
Ratiorine Dr. Ratio & Aventurine, Honkai: Star Rail
Blackbonnet -36 Edward "Blackbeard" Teach & Stede Bonnet, Our Flag Means Death
Hanamusa -9 Jessie & Delia Ketchum, the Pokémon franchise
Wangxian -28 Lan Wangji & Wei Wuxian, Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pearlina Pearl Houzuki & Marina Ida, Splatoon
Firstprince -32 Alex Claremont-Diaz & Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Red, White & Royal Blue
Shuake Kurusu Akira & Goro Akechi, Persona 5
Drarry +6 Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter, the Harry Potter universe
Landoscar Lando Norris & Oscar Piastri, Formula 1 drivers
Bingqiu Luo Binghe & Shen Qingqiu, The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Shadowpeach +2 Sun Wukong & the Six-Eared Macaque, Lego Monkie Kid
Zutara Zuko & Katara, Avatar: The Last Airbender
Itafushi Itadori Yuji & Fushiguro Megumi, Jujustu Kaisen
Loumand Louis de Pointe du Lac & Armand, Interview with the Vampire
Timkon +25 Tim Drake & Conner Kent, Young Justice
Klance +18 Keith & Lance, Voltron: Legendary Defender
Nuzi N & Uzi Doorman, Murder Drones
Durgetash The Dark Urge & Enver Gortash, Baldur's Gate 3
Cherik Charles Xavier & Erik Lehnsherr, the Marvel universe
Kathony Kate Sharma & Anthony Bridgerton, Bridgerton
Staticmoth Vox & Valentino, Hazbin Hotel
Shin Soukoku Akutagawa Ryunnosuke & Nakajima Atsushi, Bungou Stray Dogs
Huntlow -65 Hunter & Willow Park, The Owl House
Haikaveh Kaveh & Alhaitham, Genshin Impact
Chainshipping Lawrence Gordon & Adam Stanheight, Saw
ButtonBlossom Ragatha & Pomni, The Amazing Digital Circus
Agathario Agatha Harkness & Rio Vidal, the Marvel universe
Broppy Branch & Poppy, the Trolls franchise
Lumity -65 Luz Noceda & Amity Blight, The Owl House
Radiorose Alastor & Rosie, Hazbin Hotel
Imodna -53 Imogen Temult & Laudna, Critical Role
Rosekiller Barty Crouch Jr. & Evan Rosier, the Harry Potter universe
Everlark Katniss Everdeen & Peeta Mellark, The Hunger Games
Wenclair -78 Wednesday Addams & Enid Sinclair, Wednesday
Kataang Katara & Aang, Avatar: The Last Airbender
Caitvi -5 Caitlyn Kiramman & Vi, Arcane
Adrienette -50 Adrien Agreste & Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Davekat +3 Dave Strider & Karkat Vantas, Homestuck
Adamsapple Adam & Lucifer Morningstar, Hazbin Hotel
Twiyor -58 Loid Forger & Yor Forger, SPY x FAMILY
Shuggy Shanks & Buggy, One Piece
Scollace Scott Pilgrim & Wallace Wells, the Scott Pilgrim franchise
Madohomu Kaname Madoka & Homura Akemi, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Solangelo -23 Will Solace & Nico di Angelo, the Percy Jackson universe
Kimharry Kim Kitsuragi & Harry Du Bois, Disco Elysium
Klapollo -2 Apollo Justice & Klavier Gavin, Ace Attorney
Maxley Max Goof & Bradley Uppercrust III, An Extremely Goofy Movie
Megop Megatron & Optimus Prime, Transformers
Wilmon -34 Prince Wilhelm & Simon Eriksson, Young Royals
Johnshi Johnny Cage & Kenshi Takahashi, Mortal Kombat
Korrasami -5 Korra & Asami Sato, The Legend of Korra
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I was gonna ask if you saw how much red was in that one still and you did. The umbrella, the first aid kit. I wonder if Tommy is still in red when Eddie arrives… the color theory is alive!
I never miss a chance to spot some colour theory at play 😎🤓
All the red flags are red flagging and I’m very much here for it! I very much expect tommy to be wearing the same red shirt when Eddie’s there, but we’ll have to wait and see - from the tiny bit of arm we can see in the still it doesn’t look like he’s got a sweater on or anything - but he could have the arms pushed up - we’ll find out soon enough - but even if he does cover up the tank top - that could be symbolic of him hiding himself (masking if you will) which would also be interesting - we just need to see how the scene plays out!
All I know is I’m bouncing with excitement - we’re gonna be winning big I just know it!
#kym answers things#shammers86 asks#911 spoilers#Red flags are flying and they’re all connnecting to Tommy right now!!#anti bucktommy#anti tommy kinard#911 abc
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going through a sebastian stan phase in 2024 has been so humbling
#and a bit humiliating lbr#caring about celebrity at all is humiliating and i do feel like im regressing as a person but we move#im going through it but that's not what this post is about#in many ways he's a middle aged white man#but in other ways he's real as hell#sometimes he'll say things in interviews n im like did that just jump out of my brain and into ur mouth#what he said about tom hiddleston and taylor swift was so fucking funny and REAL as hell.... ahead of his time. a perfect response really#i need to gossip with him i know he'd love a gossip sesh#have we moved past problematic faves (yes)#the pam and tommy thing really cant be ignored along with some other stuff that u only know about if ur nosy as hell like me#getting papped with tommy lee was so fucking egregious and gross n that's not even the worst of it#his fatal flaw is being a leo i fear....... why did you need to be SEEN doing that#let me sit down with him for like 45 mins i'll get to the bottom of it#i already have the questions planned#another downside is how many interviews he shares with anthony mackie YUCK!!!!! EW!!!#if anthony mackie has no haters im dead ect#but tbh i'd hate from beyond the grave#them being friends is another BRIGHT red flag#i think seb is like meg in the sense that they'll hang out with ANYBODY. girl where is ur discernment#this post is getting away from me. sebastian let me interview you#give me a few months i'll have him on my podcast. i just need to start the podcast#aiyonna SPEAKS
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not keeping up w 911 currently but from what i understand of the discourse. introducing the concept of gay daddy kink on network television is apparently the peak of the gay rights movement and to say otherwise is violently homophobic. got it 👍
#ive seen the clip i think it was just another case of “the dialogue on this show is frequently stilted and uncomfortable”#anyways. i think its in bad faith to see someone say “hm sexualizing someones childhood trauma is a red flag” and assume they hate gay men#and want them to die. but its also probably a bad faith reqding of tommy to see that and assume he was 100% serious#well. just bc he dates men now buck will NOT be escaping the Cycles
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I might have some change but-
C!Tom for the Dogwarts
At least this time his uniform is not oversized-
I make this at 4 am bc can’t sleep
Curse au concept for me and me only-
As I am an inniter first and Martyn lore enjoyer second
Curse in as if c!Tom join third life and join Dogwarts kind of curse-
I don’t think c!Tubbo, c!Ranboo, or c!Techno will get their appear, but I just want to draw how much ridiculous of height difference is-
#yes the shoes meant to look like Lmanburg flag-#decided if his ‘raccoon mask’ to be red or blue from lapis#the back side is 90% have a disc shape-#I still fear of tagging the whatever this is#so I’m just gonna do it in the confine of my none existent of this damn thing#I am very normal especially Tommy’s alt stream too
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ngl, it's kind of amusing to see people talking about all the red flags in buck and tommy's relationship while tim's just like "tommy makes buck feel safe" and "buck's in a romcom"
#bucktommy#buck x tommy#kinkley#tevan#etc etc etc#911 abc#911 on abc#911#1k#911 spoilers#text#exQUEUEse me
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hi hello so for any people curious bout the dream beef i am talking about im gon chronicle it all here in a hopefully fully contextual way for both longterm weirdos and new people who dont know bout my parasocial beef w dream. ill try to keep my biases out of it somewhat but anyways,
this began with a podcast Tommyinnit and Jack Manifold have together in which they had philza as a guest. Episode 9 is currently behind a paywall on their patreon but they have a youtube channel where they post them publically as well. Not sure if they make all their episodes public eventually or not but i digress.
Twitter user _constel_ has posted 5 clips from the podcast in question that contain their discussion about dream. I have downloaded the videos but tumblr doesnt want me to put them in this post so i will try and sum up each clip as I go.
Clip 1: Phil starts talking about how once the dsmp was done people would joke about how their 'contracts' would be over and they would be allowed to talk about things behind the scenes. philza mentions the infamous philza tweet in response to dream.
for context, the main discussion is around this exchange from around february 2021, where dream 'jokingly' argues that he is responsible to tommy's high viewership on youtube:
Most of it the tweets are deleted by both parties but it was very much a whole thing. Phil has apparently joked about revealing the context of his reply 'when he retires' (mentioned clip 1).
Jack Manifold had apparently been in a call with tommyinnit when the exchange was happening and recalls tommy being extremely stressed. The context philza gives is that he was texted by tommy to look at the thread while he was going on a walk and tommy was panicking over if dream was genuine (mentioned clip 2). Philza says "I'll find out if he's fucking joking' and that he essentially vibe checked dream. Tommy also states that after the twitter exchange he legitimately wrote in his diary to never be rude to dream: "never be horrible to dream. It's not worth it. It makes me too sad". Additionally jack manifold establishes that he hated dream from the beginning, they hate each other, and that, although he acknowledges dream aided him through the dream smp, he hates how dream 'takes ownership of other people and their accomplishments because he was a guiding hand' (mentioned clip 3).
Jack manifold mentions that tommy was 16 during this exchange and philza additionally says it was out of line (Clip 4). Philza more openly talks about there being 'reds flag after red flags' with dream in clip 5.
OKAY thats honestly a vague description and theres a LOT more so watch the clips if u want. Heres another tweet 'summarizing' it as well. But anyways this of course had people talking about dream again, some people (accidentally?) acting like this is about dream smp lore, and a lot of people concerned about how tommy was afraid to upset dream and would blame himself when dream picked fights with him.
Dream's response on dreamwastaken was to tweet about how he appreciated everyone who was on the server dispite differences, as well as a zip file to download the dsmp server/world file.
Worth noting there is a limitation on how many people can download the file within 24 hours so now people are only getting an error message when trying to access it which is fucking funny. On his private he also tweeted "love and appreciate you guys <3 very happy to be uploading again :) hope to keep it rolling" (Im not cropping out the reply its funny)
Thats all hes said so far, I havent seen tommy or jack manifold talking about it either. technically it isnt outright in response to their podcast but obviously everyone is taking it as such.
final stuff/my thoughts: dream has obviously had a tendency to kinda 'take credit' for 'making' the streamers who were on the dsmp and its notable that in his tweet he still acts like his server was the reason for people's fame and relationships. Saying 'a group of creators most of which would never have collaborated under any other circumstance got together and made something really cool' is just his thinly veiled way of still taking credit for tommy's fame and the relationships he and others have made and its moronic. Not to mention dsmp was very much NOT the server that got these specific people together, i mean techno and phil met through minecraft mondays, tommy and jack manifold met both of them through smp earth i believe. Even if the dsmp wasnt a thing they probably would have collaborated with other members through mcc eventually. the idea that the dsmp was what brought them together and a bunch of minecraft clowns would 'never have collaborated under any other circumstance' is stupid.
anyways sorry this is long as shit. im going to pray dream doesnt let this go for at least 3 to 5 business days as per usual
#fuckit im tagging things#dsmp#dream smp#jack manifold#tommyinnit#philza#dream hate#spent way too much time on this.#if more happens ill add it in rbs. might try n post the clips seperately too#philza says some goodass shit
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08x06 Delulu
Tevan are at the Italian restaurant. The Hot Waiter flirts with Buck. Buck's kinda oblivious. He unintentionally flirts back. Buck pays this time, and inside the folder with his card and receipt is Hot Waiter's phone number. Buck is a little weirded out because he feels like it's obvious he and Tommy are on a date.
For the most part, Tommy watches Buck and Hot Waiter's interaction in amusement. He jokes whether Buck is he's going to call him, and Buck is taken aback. Then Tommy gets serious.
"We haven't really talked about the kind of relationship you want."
Buck's confused. "What does that mean?"
"Just that there's more than one way to be in a relationship. I've been in a couple that were open."
"Open?"
"We were allowed to sleep with other people."
"I know what it means, Tommy. Is that what you want?"
"I want you to be happy. I want you to know I'm amenable to that if you're interested. Truth be told, Evan, the most important thing is that you're in my life, whether we’re together or not.
Suddenly, the Ironside siren goes off in Buck’s head, and he’s spiraling.
Tommy clasps his hand and looks at him like he’s the goddamn sun, moon, and stars. “Think about it. It’s not like it’s something you have to decide today.”
Cue Buck, going to Bobby. “I don’t know what to tell you, Buck, but I’ve seen you two together. I don’t think breaking up is something Tommy is even thinking about. The other stuff...you should talk to Tommy. Be upfront. Be honest.
Cue Buck, going to Maddie. “Buck, he kissed you while you were still covered in boils. I saw that with my own eyes and wished I hadn’t. I don’t want to put words in his mouth, but he does seem very committed to you. And to be perfectly honest, the open relationship doesn’t sound like something he’d suggest out of thin air. Maybe you said something...”
“You’re blaming me? Come on, Maddie! You know damn well that’s not how I roll. I slept around, yeah, but not while I was in a relationship - and don’t you dare bring up Taylor! Besides, an agreed upon “open” means consensual. I just - how did I miss that this was something he was interested in? Why would he wait six months to bring it up?”
A sound of disgust emanates from the corner of the call center's breakroom, and the Buckley siblings' heads swivel to its location. Josh is sitting at a table, sipping his coffee and rolling his eyes. “You sweet naive baby bi.” He gets up from his chair, sidles up to Buck, and eyes the donuts he brought for Maddie. “I don’t suppose there's a Bavarian cream in there?”
“There’s a jelly,” Buck says.
“But jellies are my favorite,” Maddie complains.
“Too bad. I’m about to help your chaotic brother out, so I deserve it.” Josh bites into the donut and gives an appreciative moan. “Oh god, I haven’t had refined sugar in three days. How I missed you.”
“Back to me, please,” Buck says with a whine.
“Look, it’s pretty simple. There are only two types of guys who want to open up a relationship after the six-month mark. Assholes carrying multiple red flags or..”
“Tommy’s not an asshole,” Buck tells him firmly.
“Considering he’d whittle a rocking chair if you asked him to, I’d agree. Buck, my guess is he’s scared. He's worried that if he doesn't give you a free pass, that you'll get bored with him and leave.”
“That’s so stupid,” Buck cries in dismay.
Maddie lays a supportive hand on his bicep.
“It is,” Josh agrees. “But just because your man is a solid L.A. nine doesn’t mean he’s not carrying around a lot of insecurities. Talk to him. Tell him. And hey, if it all blows up on you, send him my way. I’d love to be that man’s shoulder to cry on.”
Buck shows up at Tommy’s door. Tommy is supposed to come to his after finishing his laundry, but Buck doesn’t want to wait that long. “Hey,” Tommy greets him with that scrunchy smile Buck loves so much.
“I don’t want to have sex with anyone else,” Buck tells him as he barges through the door.
“Oh-kay,” Tommy says, closing the door behind Buck.
“Do you want to have sex with other men?”
Tommy crosses his arms, and his head tilts towards the ground. “No. I’ve come to learn that’s not an ideal situation for me.”
Buck scoffs. “Then why suggest it?”
The buzzer on the washer goes off, and Tommy moves towards it to switch out the load. “I don’t know. I’m pretty used to you flirting with everyone.”
“You think I flirt?”
“Evan, you told the waiter you liked his chinos while eyeing his ass. Most of the time, I think it’s cute how you rile people up without realizing it, but then I have a thought like, what if Hot Waiter would be a better match for you? So I panicked and threw out that suggestion.”
“Jesus, Tommy. For the past six months, my brain has been consumed by nothing but you. Yet you think I can be swayed by some guy in a comfortable pair of pants? I only want you.”
“I know. I do. You prove that to me every day. I didn’t suggest it because I don’t trust you.” Tommy tosses one of Buck’s hoodies into the dryer and starts it. He can’t keep eye contact with Buck for more than a few seconds, and he looks paler than when Buck first arrived. Tommy’s also picking his middle fingernail with his thumb, and that’s Tommy’s tell that he’s feeling overwhelmed. “Uh, so like, I’m in this for the long haul. I think you’re it for me, Evan, and I don’t want you to ever feel like you’ve settled or...”
“I love you,” Buck tells him with a certainty he doesn’t think he felt even eight hours ago, but it’s the god’s honest truth. “Just seeing you makes me feel so full I could combust. ”
Tommy’s eyes are glossy and he blinks rapidly to keep the tears at bay. He finally locks eyes with Buck. “Loving you has been living in the back of my mind since...I honestly don’t know how long. I’ve been trying to temper my expectations because I haven’t been super successful in relationships. But then you started leaving clothes here, and suddenly you’ve infiltrated my life like no one else has been willing to. Next thing I know, I’m at a funeral for a long dead cowboy. I watched you embrace the memory of a forgotten man, and I realized I couldn’t love you more, Evan. Boils and all.”
Aaaaand that’s it. I’m tapped out.
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