#*sighs

[skelemi]

Oh to study under a microscope the intergalactic relationship between an evil genius convicted criminal and the earth expert agent who defends endangered species of mosquitos

[thejudeduarte]

Being part of a small fandom is liking every single post you see about it because on tumblr little to no people have actually read the books 😭

I'm totally not talking about powerless and legendborn

[qwordavoider]

The implications of Buck taking over Eddie’s lease could actually be so interesting (but we all know the writers aren't likely to do it justice).

In my mind, there’s two sides to why he’s taking over Eddie’s lease:

He’s helping Eddie out, yes. But also he’s clinging to the main thing left in LA that is his connection with Eddie (outside of the 118). He’s trying to hold on to their friendship in any way he can. And he’s giving Eddie somewhere to return to. This is the more obvious one in my opinion.

Buck is also running from the good memories of Tommy in the loft. When he tried to get Tommy to move in with him, that was him trying to cling to Tommy. But after that rejection, (and lots of depression/denial baking) he’s done trying to hold on. He wants to forget about all of the good/bad memories he had with Tommy as a misguided attempt at moving on. It would be putting a bandaid on the wound instead of trying to figure out what went wrong or to get actual closure with Tommy. Plus the loft is wrapped up in the Ali and Taylor breakups too. So maybe instead of a “let Buck fuck” era, we see Buck focusing on himself and his friendships instead. But this whole second idea is probably just a delusional headcanon.

I think overall though, this could be a good time for an arc where Buck (FINALLY) figures out his identity outside of who he is to other people, like Tommy and the 118. We started to get a self-discovery arc with 6a and the lightning strike where he felt unsettled, but it was never resolved satisfyingly in my opinion. We got a part of it with Buck kissing Tommy, but again we haven't seen Buck sit with the impacts of his sexuality on his identity as a person.

To be clear, I don't think he needs to have a long drawn-out deep dive into queer history and labels or anything like that. If they do, great, but also labels aren't important for some people. In my mind, as an ally, he already did that anyway and that's why we haven't seen his typical research dive. But just have some kind of conversation with SOMEONE (Hen, Josh, or heck, maybe a therapist?) about how accepting his attraction (dare I say love) for Tommy has changed Buck and his perception of himself. Have him focus on the transition from ally to member of the LGBTQIA+ community.

I think Buck deserves a chance to think about what HE wants. In a partner, in his other relationships, and for himself objectively without input from others. I want him to get back with Tommy, obviously, but some healing and self-reflection on BOTH their parts first would be good too. Maybe also a chance to bring back Buck wanting to advance in the LAFD in some way? We don't talk about his career aspirations enough.

[brianakane]

Sel's humour is so dry I cant-

[dragonplated]

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[smol-stardust]

Googles: how to stop reading books in one sitting

[feelmyskin]

Con O’Neill and his long hair -- sometimes that’s the only reason you need to make gifs. (x)