#tk and his dads!

[pameluke]

Oops. I like Enzo, despite the white collar crime. He's so messy!! It's obvous he loves TK and it's obvious he was there when TK grew up. I love that he spent winters practicing softball with TK. I love that he came to support TK at his games and I loved that he loved that TK has a soft heart and wanted to rescue bugs (instead of falling into the trap of being too invested in the sport and not seeing the kid anymore so many parents do).

But I loved him most for everything he said about Owen to TK while TK was growing up. Despite their obviously confrontational relationship, telling TK to show Owen grace and explaining the well of pain after 9/11. Especially the grace part is a powerful thing to teach a young person, and it's been a huge part of TK's relationship with Owen these past five seasons. He's shown Owen so much grace and forgiveness and patience!

(As a sidenote I thought it was interesting that Owen felt Enzo was responsible for a big part of his pain, by which I assume the pain caused by Gwyn leaving him. I always thought it was implied the divorce was about Owen not coping well with 9/11 and not being there for his family, and that Enzo only came into the picture after the divorce.

Or was it the pain of losing Gwyn a second time? Even if she and Enzo didn't get together.)

White collar crime isn't victimless and I have no doubt Enzo did all the things. But I kinda hope TK can extend him some grace now in turn. He can take Jonah out for dim sum and then throw baseballs in the park after.

[guardian-angle22]

I can see TK being the typical sports dad if Jonah ever does sports as he grows up. He'll be so supportive and passionate to the point, he's embarrassing Jonah.

Jonah better buckle up.

Not only would he have a passionate whistle-loving TK...

He'd also have Carlos.

Just imagine the amount of loud, rambunctious, wonderful love and support these two would absolutely shower Jonah with from the stands. They would be The Most Embarrassing by miles and that kid would be so lucky.

[reyesstrand]

i’m so here for the complicated feelings that are gonna arise. i’m so here for enzo being vastly different from owen and them butting heads but putting that aside for their love for tk. i’m so here for tk getting to see this dynamic with a fresh set of eyes. i’m so here for him to be both the kiddo and the thirty-year old man who’s life vastly changed for the better since enzo last saw him and what that means for their dynamic, his dynamic with jonah, and his dynamic with his dad.

[introspectivememories]

911 lone star fandom be honest with me, do y'all think owen strand and billy tyson have explored each other's bodies? cause me personally, i think they've done it multiple times before. i think it starts out as a series of drunken hookups and then as the hookups progress they become less drunk until they've done like the last 5 hookups sober and all of sudden they can't look at each other anymore.

[williexmercer]

don’t think about the finale and instead think of Henren taking Buck for his first pride being out (this man is an ally he’s been to pride before giving out free hugs)

And Buck is so happy with a bi flag on his face being with his family. Hen and Karen have lesbian flag capes and all of them mock the protesters. Bucktommy kisses in front of the protesters and they are all so happy

[theghostofashton]

thinking about how tk reacts to being called the coach's son, how upset he is, how he turns to recounting his accomplishments, trying to create that distance between them, and thinking about how many times he's done this before. what it must've been like to grow up as owen strand's son in the aftermath of 9/11. the boy whose dad saved so many people and lost his entire crew, then rebuilt his entire firehouse. thinking about how many times tk's been called the coach's son, accused of being favored because of who his dad is, unable to exist outside of owen's shadow for all incredible, wonderful, heroic reasons that somehow don't feel that way. the tension between loving his dad and being so proud of him and resenting him a little for all of it.

[pimento-playing-hopscotch]

I was a dreamer before you went and let me down, season five 😭😭😭😭😭

[sweettkstrand]

Did anyone else just love Owen’s reaction when he opened the door to TK? I mean he practically squealed. The way he said his name was so cute. I love that we’re getting back to season 1 Strand Boys.

[eddiegettingshot]

didn’t they also refer to sex as sexy time or something like that? immediate ick. you’re like 30.

yes.

[guardian-angle22]

Can you please gif Jonah smiling at Enzo and calling him ‘daddy’ with that toothy smile of his ? 🥹 Thank you 💟

[crispyliza]

You've heard of mansplaining, now get ready for: dadsplaining!

Example: you're filling out paperwork and your dad sits next to you and tells you the answers to questions like: what is your name and last name (he also helps you spell it), when is your birthday, when did you graduate high scool etc.

[lonestardust]

9-1-1 : LONE STAR I 1x08 ‘Monster Inside’ : Owen and TK have a heart to heart.

[introspectivememories]

TYLER KENNEDY STRAND YOU SLAG!!!! THAT SHOULD BE ME CARLOS REYES COMES HOME TO!!!! THAT SHOULD BE ME HE HOLDS IN HIS THICK BEEFY ARMS!!!!! THAT SHOULD BE ME!!!!!

[lovecolibri]

Anyway,

[theghostofashton]

rewatched 1x09 and one of the things that hit hardest for me was owen and tk's conversation, with the added context of 3x16. because we now know that owen was talking about not having left physically, the way his dad did, while tk was talking about owen leaving emotionally, choosing the family he rebuilt at the 252 over gwyn and tk. and i think what gets me about this is the 3x16 of it all, the way owen was determined not to repeat his dad's mistakes, but how he inadvertently did (for reasons mostly beyond his control). the way we can accidentally hurt our loved ones without meaning to, the way that hurt isn't intentional and isn't malicious but is painful, nonetheless. owen didn't set out to leave but tk felt like he grew up without a dad. owen did the best he could but tk still has to deal with the ramifications. it's so incredibly human and one of the things this show does really well, imo, how complicated and messy relationships often are. people not realizing, not knowing, causing pain nonetheless, but it never being out of a lack of love.

[bibewilderedandbuck]

I am genuinely having trouble watching carlos be held hostage. Hes just??? I’m gonna fucking have HEART PALPITATIONS