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BUCKTOMMY: last first kiss

can't believe it's been two months since i last edited them 😭

also crossposted on tiktok insta

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Lou, I know you want to post something with #iykyk so bad, that hints at you being on set.

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If this doesn’t happen it’d be one of the biggest fumbles on network television. The chemistry between Oliver and Lou is incredible. Wonderful scene partners with great characterisation and nuance. That’s lightning in a bottle. You don’t let that slip through your fingers if you’re a producer

Just letting everyone know: BuckTommy are endgame and Lou is staying on the show. And need proof: Oliver said he was excited to see where BT go in S9 and the main account is still following Lou 🙂‍↕️

FACTS

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9-1-1 Rant

Every time I see some dumbass Buddie fan calling Tarlos a "Discount Buddie" I want to reach through the screen and punch them in nose. Tarlos is NOT discount anything. Get the ship name, the actors and the character's names out your fucking mouth, moron's.

The difference between Tarlos and Buddie is simple: Tarlos is a CANON ship. And Buddie is a bunch of bullshit fanon fantasy shit that a few hundred people ship, that is NEVER going to happen.

Eddie is STRAIGHT. Eddie is NOT gay, bi, or anything else, no matter how much you want him to be. Eddie will ALWAYS BE STRAIGHT. It doesn't matter what YOU headcanon, or how much alike Eddie seems compared to you or what you think.

RG has NO interest in playing a gay character. He sees Buck and Eddie as best friends and has LITERALLY been saying that since he joined the show in season 2.

RG is a homophobic, transphobic, misogynist, racist, piece of shit. Stop supporting this piece of trash person and move on from this stupid ship ("Buddie") that's NEVER going to happen.

Eddie as a character, is also a shitty person. He always does or says bad shit and his "fans" handwave it away and act like it's no big deal. REALLY? If Eddie was a real person, he would've gotten his ass kicked for how shitty he treats Buck and the women he dates. Anyone else would've put this asshole in his place, but because Buck is afraid of being alone, and because he's a nice guy, he puts up with Eddie's bullshit.

Eddie, the character, traumatized his fucking kid because he saw a woman that looks like his dead wife, and he just HAD to fuck her. Who the hell does that shit? Especially if you have a kid who could possibly see this woman who looks JUST LIKE HIS DEAD MOTHER, and be triggered or traumatized all because his Dad is thinking with his DICK?!

Stop saying that Tommy is a discount Eddie. Tommy is better than Eddie by a thousandfold, get it right, idiots.

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Anirudh Pisharody

Photography by Jei Romanes

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anirudh pisharody and ravi pannikar, you are the people’s princess 💕

ravi pannikar warm-up drawing!! i’ve been getting back into fanart and started a new art ig so if you wanna see more of this stuff feel free to check me out at @ourswordz over on there!

okay love you bye!!

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Do you guys ever think about how Buck's so ready to love while Tommy's so scared to be loved?

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Rafaele Silva / Carlos Reyes is everything Buddie fans wish Ryan Guzman / Eddie Diaz were.

He’s the Hispanic queer rep we deserve — complex, loving, layered, loyal, most importantly, he can actually act.

But instead, y’all stay obsessed with toxic Eddie Diaz, a man who treats women terribly and shuts down every chance at emotional growth.

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Tommy tried to move on but Buck is still stuck in that night at the loft

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Think about it, Drink about it

Tommy gets incredibly drunk at Sal's bachelor party, trying to drink away the thoughts of what could've been with Evan, only to end up shamelessly texting him everything on his mind.

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So the thing is,

I need Tommy to get hurt in some capacity (crash the helicopter, explode a building, sink a station etc etc). I need it to be enough that he has to take an extended leave from work, three weeks, even a month. Enough that he could use help, but not so bad that he couldn’t, very technically, get by without it.

I need Buck to throw all of his accumulated PTO at his captain and bolt. I need Buck to show up at the hospital and take Tommy home, tell him that he’s staying off work to look after Tommy until he’s fully recovered.

I need Tommy to get that worried little crease in his brow, not because he feels unworthy of the attention, or is still scared that Buck will get taken away by something better, but because he knows how important being a firefighter is to him. How even after a week of vacation he’s bursting at the seams to get back to work.

I need Tommy to tell him that, propped up on the sofa with Buck sat on the floor next to him. To be trailing his fingers through Buck’s hair while he explains that some days off would be helpful but taking the entire month wasn’t totally necessary, that he wants Buck to be able to do the thing that is most important to him.

I need Buck to twist around to face Tommy, thread their fingers together and tell him “being a firefighter used to be the only good thing in my life, but thats not true now. It is still important, but it’s just not the most important thing anymore.”

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me watching 9x01 to see that over the summer buck and tommy secretly eloped, moved into a four bedroom house, adopted 3 dogs, 2 cats and a baby

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buck is definitely a biter and tommy thinks it's endearing <3

original pic

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Tommy tried to move on but Buck is still stuck in that night at the loft

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buck moved into eddie’s house, fucked tommy in it, and left. an icon.

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❌ What Should Not Happen Between Buck and Tommy in Season 9

(And why it’s harmful if it does)

⚠️ Disclaimer:

This isn’t about policing queer identity. People explore. People learn. People fall in love late. That’s all valid. But this is about how media frames queerness — and how 9-1-1 risks reinforcing damaging tropes that queer audiences are exhausted by. When straight love stories are treated as stable and romantic, but queer ones are messy, painful, or never quite “enough,” it stops being representation and starts being a pattern. Especially in 9-1-1, where Buck and Tommy had a chance at something emotionally grounded and real — and the show chose to throw it away. What happens next matters. Not trying to overstep— — just putting into words what I don’t want to see happen.

TL;DR: Stop treating queerness like a detour. Buck doesn’t need to date around to realize he loved Tommy. Tommy isn’t a placeholder. And if Buck won’t talk to him now, don’t pretend he’ll magically be ready for someone else. Growth means honesty. Not avoidance.

🚫 What Should NOT Happen:

1. Buck “explores” queerness by dating multiple men or women before realizing Tommy was “the one” → Bisexuality doesn’t need to be proven through hookups. Tommy is not a test run.

2. Tommy stays emotionally stuck, waiting for Buck to figure himself out → That’s not love. That’s sidelining. Tommy deserves a story that isn’t on pause.

3. Buck returns with no growth, just longing → Love isn’t a Band-Aid for what you refused to confront. Do the work or stay away.

4. Tommy is framed as Buck’s “first but not true” queer love → This is the starter-boyfriend trope. It’s outdated, demeaning, and Tommy deserves better.

5. Tommy starts dating someone else, but they’re just filler before Buck returns → New relationships aren’t fake just because they’re not with the protagonist.

6. Tommy is punished by the narrative for moving on → Moving on is not betrayal. Stop treating emotional survival like a character flaw.

7. Buck’s queerness is only shown through hookups or heartbreak → Being queer doesn’t mean suffering has to be your default love language.

8. Tommy’s new partner is written as toxic just to make Buck look good → That’s not drama. That’s manipulation dressed as plot. Let Tommy choose well.

9. Buck dates someone awful just to realize Tommy was “the good one” → Let Buck grow — not get traumatized into appreciation. Regret isn’t a love story.

10. Buck avoids accountability, hoping time will “solve” things instead of talking to Tommy → You don’t magically become ready in the next relationship if you never faced the last one. Passivity is not a personality. It's avoidance.

If Buck truly loves Tommy — he should talk to him. Be direct. Be honest. If he doesn’t love him — then he should stay away.

✨ Bonus Tropes to Watch Out For in Season 9:

(Because Sometimes Writers Can’t Help Themselves)

11. “Now that he’s queer, Buck must suffer more than anyone else” → Buck has already carried a mountain of emotional pain. Queerness shouldn’t mean more punishment.

12. “Tommy should forgive anything, because Buck’s figuring it out” → This is the same trap Hen/Karen fell into. Hen cheated, Karen had to be “understanding.” Emotional labor ≠ love.

13. “Now that Buck is bi, he becomes hypersexual or ‘confused’ by everyone” → Being bi doesn’t mean you lose your emotional depth or loyalty.

14. “Queer love is always tragic; straight love is stable” → Hen/Karen? Nearly broken up. Buck/Tommy? Already broken.

15. “One queer character is deep, the other becomes a plot device” → Tommy should not become “the guy Buck almost texts.” He deserves his own arc, not ghost-status.

16. Buck’s queerness is “proven,” then erased by pairing him with a woman → Bisexuality isn’t a checkbox or a detour. If Buck dates a woman just to “balance” the narrative, that’s not representation — that’s quiet erasure.

🛑 For contrast: Lone Star handled queerness with more care. (not perfect or that they didn't frustrate with lazy writing)

TK and Carlos already knew they were gay — and their story began with clarity, not confusion. Buck’s journey is different. That’s valid.

But Lone Star gave its queer characters stability, love, and respect, even while showing their flaws.

Carlos’s past marriage to a woman was treated with emotional honesty — not used to erase his queerness.

Neither of them needed to “sleep around” to prove their identity or seriousness about each other.

And their pain (drug abuse, deaths, etc ) didn’t define their queerness — their commitment did.

Mainline 9-1-1 could — and should — learn from that.

💬 Before You Write the Next Chapter:

Buck doesn’t need to date more men or women to figure out if he loves Tommy. Either he does, or he doesn’t. What he doesn’t get to do is use other people as stepping stones to decide. Queerness isn’t a test you pass by hurting people. And love isn’t something you discover by leaving a trail of emotional casualties. If Buck loves Tommy — let him show up. If he doesn’t — let him leave him alone. But don’t make someone else suffer just so he can answer a question he’s too scared to ask.

💬 Final Thought:

If Buck and Tommy reunite, let it be because they choose each other again — from a place of growth, honesty, and mutual readiness. Not because everyone else failed. Not because one waited while the other wandered. And not because the show needed one more tortured queer arc.

If they don’t reunite — then let that be a choice that respects them both. No more tropes. No more lessons. No more ghosts. Just grown-ups. Talking. Feeling. Choosing.

Let’s just walk away from using tired tropes to avoid doing the emotional work — in writing and in love. and using stereotypes to compensate for a lack of storytelling courage. Show some heart in the stories.