Number 4 for the Buck/Tommy ask game 💙
Honestly, I think they are both ready to ask, but both freak out about it for a while, thinking they're jumping in way too quick. They're both more cautious and deliberate with the relationship this time around.
But Buck has been trying to figure out the perfect plan for a while now. He doesn't want to propose while they're out for dinner-- he's got bad connotations with restaurants now, to the point where he refuses to ever dine at Miceli's again-- plus he's seen how badly public proposals can go. He's thought about asking at some scenic vista while they're out for a hike, but he doesn't really the memory to be of them hot and sweaty and dressed in workout clothes.
Buck is also slightly worried that if he gets down on one knee, his bad leg will act up when he tries to get back up again, and the last thing he wants is to look weak right after he asks Tommy to tie their lives together.
In the end, none of his worrying and planning matters, anyways.
Because he's standing at the stove one evening, sautéing the veggies for primavera, when Tommy walks up behind him, slides his arms around Evan's waist, and flips open the ring box he's holding in one hand, and says "Hey, babe? D'you want to? Because I really, really want to spend the rest of my life with you", pressing the words and gentle kisses directly into the side of Evan's neck.