#tommy when the most interesting part about the breakup (and tommy tbh) is that tommy at buck's misstep showed his claws

[epiphainie]

literally makes me sick how bluntly tommy dumps buck... the "buck" at the end is so cruel. reverting to the worst version of yourself because you're confronted with your insecurities without even making that conscious choice, it coming out like instinct and breaking both hearts in the process. it's so juicy delicious gorgeous

[buckevantommy]

https://www.tumblr.com/buckevantommy/757890506300784640/httpswwwtumblrcombuckevantommy75787865775687

a point raised by the anon in this post made me think. the GA potentially losing interest with Buck's cycle of getting a partner- together for a short while- breaking up.

The GA (and fandom) are also likely lose interest if they don't stop the "off screen break up between seasons" narrative with Buck's LI's.

It's happened three times before. Abby, Ali, Natalia.

I don't want bucktommy to break up, it's endgame to me. But it would be nice to have closure on the relationship if they do break up. Show the break up and the aftermath. Rather than the break up just being waved away in the early episodes of the next season.

I respect an off-screen breakup for brief or uninteresting characters, but their sudden absence from the storyline has to benefit the character they were with in terms of story development and/or allowing for positive personal growth - as we've seen with buck and natalia allowing for bi!buck and bucktommy to blossom.

i think ali could've been more interesting tbh, and although i would've liked to see what they could've done with their relationship i think her leaving buck when he was injured was the best choice bc it was an emotional blow necessary for his growth - just like chim with tatiana, the story was allowing them to be free of someone ill-suited to them and vice versa.

i liked what they did with abby's absence in season 2: focusing on buck's mindset and perception and wants, the way he worked through this abandonment/breakup and how he talked to others about it. i also liked the closure he eventually got when abby briefly returned. he matured so much through their relationship and over those 2 seasons (i haven't watched s5-6 yet so i can't really speak to taylor or natalia, but i appreciate what the writers did with buck and abby's relationship bc it was such an integral part in helping him grow and realise what he wants and is capable of and deserves).

i think, since we're 7 seasons into buck's storyline, that it's high time he gets to be with someone who is a good fit for him (and the rest of the 118) and who he is a good fit for in return. tim seems to know this, and he picked well with tommy. it wouldn't make sense for them to break up in 8a given they're just now getting serious, but i think there's a possibility 8b will end with some kind of question about their future - maybe they answer it, like they move in together, or tommy accepts a job out of state, or maybe they leave it open-ended and let season 9 open with a time jump with this new or absent dynamic.

but i don't think we need to worry about them breaking up before the end of season 8, bc putting aside shippers and the GA who don't pay close attention to things: remembers this is buck's storyline, and with the abc being a fresh start for him and tim wanting as you mention to get buck off that hamster wheel, what makes the most sense for his character is to explore this relationship with tommy, explore this part of himself through that relationship, not chop it down before it has a chance to grow.

[bonesandthebees]

Bee... help... I'm reading a fic and it turns out it's a lot sadder than I thought. And I'm only on chap 6 out of 18... sad hours open. Do you know any happier ones?? Halp...

On a lighter note, constellations and SoC are wonderful!

I was so excited when I saw that constellations was apart of the Stars Universe (one of my favorites). It was kinda funny seeing Phil go from "he's just a pawn, I can use this" to "huh, he's got guts and some smarts, how interesting" to the beginnings of "if anything happens to him, I will kill everyone in this room". My favorite part of Stars was when after the Breakdown and it suddenly becomes official that Phil's favorite is Wilbur and he shows that I the best ways possible for a king/Ruler, ei a room in the private quarters was the biggest one as well as a seat at Phil's table, unlimited access to his audience, and being able to speak casually with him. The Breakdown and everything afterwards is Phil expressing how much he genuinely cares about Wilbur, which speaks volumes to not just Wilbur and Tommy, but EVERYONE else in the palace. One more thing that I loved was that when Phil moved Wilbur to the private room, he though to keep Jack as Wilburs guard, most likely because he saw or heard from Jack himself that Wilbur was more comfortable with him than anyone else. Stars is definitely a favorite of mine and if you do end up doing more in Phil's or anyone's POV for that matter, I will more than eager to see what you come up with.

I plan on doing another ask soon about SoC soon, but I gtg.

I hope you had a happy Memorial Day!

-AlterEgo

uhh if you want fic recs from me you might need to be a little more specific lol (also I don't read a TON of fics so. not the best person to ask probably oops)

god yeah I love phil's slow development in stars as he shifts from having fun toying with wilbur and scaring the shit out of him, to wanting to mentor him and seeing him as a tool, to growing to fully care and love him as his own son. they make me so aaaaaaa

one of the reasons I was so excited to write the Breakdown was because of how it would shift the phil and wilbur dynamic. I was so ready for phil to just fully claim wilbur as his favorite while wilbur was still losing his mind in the corner bc of his paranoia

jack didn't say shit to phil, but phil was able to figure out that jack and wilbur were very close just through noticing their interactions. I like to think that at some point he overheard jack call him wilbur instead of orpheus and realized there was no way he'd do that unless wilbur gave him permission to use his personal name, which could only mean the two were close. then he decided "alright wilbur gets jack in the brother breakup"

ty alterego tbh I had a stressful memorial day weekend just bc i had a lot of personal stuff to do but we're good now!