Buck had had nightmares about this. About seeing Tommy with someone else. The universe was out to get him, it was only a matter of time.

The time was now.

Buck watched as some an older man kissed the living daylights out of Tommy.

The queue he was standing in wasn't hiding him that well, so he shuffled closer to the building he was trying to get into, while still keeping an eye on the proceedings on the other side of the street.

He watched as the older man brushed Tommy's cheekbone. They laughed. Tommy ducked his head. A car pulled up and they kissed a final time, before Tommy got in. The man waved as the car pulled out, then turned and went inside a bar.

Alright, alright. @buffaluff twisted my arm to write something based off this picture:

So enjoy. It doesn't really have a title yet.

Picturing Lou prior to the pitt trailer coming out, having the year from hell, maybe not working as much, getting further and further away from the role that brought him so much attention on 911:

"I wonder if those crazy bitches (affectionate) from social media who loved Tommy still remember me"

Those (us) crazy bitches on Tumblr over a year and counting since seeing new Tommy, the minute we see a nano second of Lou in the trailer for an unrelated tv show:

And

The excitement of spotting Lou in the Pitt trailer yesterday felt a bit like the early BuckTommy days. And we can only hope he gets screen time and a bit of a backstory because we know he’ll act his ass off, because he’s fucking good and he belongs in a good show.

They didn’t have to put Lou in the trailer, not even for the split second he was there. But they did. And they knew what they were doing by including him. I love them even more for showing us that sneak peek.

Park the shark being back means so much to me

We’re getting Park the Shark in season three “Alexa, play Daddy’s Home.”

He’s going to come be a bitch to more of the Ed staff, my crops are watered, my skin is clear

HE POSTED!!

just a few of the many reactions to park on twitter

Preface: I still enjoy 9-1-1 very much and I'm loving what they are doing with Buck actually - his arc is enjoyable to me, because he's the reason I watch the show. I also like that he's very clearly and obviously bisexual and is shown fucking men and women and going on dates with them. I'm also a multi shipper, so I don't need a single character to be there to enjoy the show or Buck.

That being said.

The way that people are gushing over Park the Shark and LFJ and the the enthusiasm both have received on The Pitt ... really does show how very badly this show fumbled Tommy, who could have easily have been an endgame and a long term character.

Scrubs instead of a jumpsuit, the color remains the same. Slick back hair instead of curls. Doctor instead of pilot. Dr. Brendon Park vs. Tommy Kinard.

@verschlimmbesserung "They have perfected the art of hynding each other just the thing the other one is looking for. Keys, coffee mug, socks remote... as soon as one of them stops and does that searching gaze, the other one hands him just the thing"

And

"They love that the other falls asleep on then watching romcons/random dokus"

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It starts off in the garage. Buck is not a car person the way Tommy is, but they have discovered that it is a great place for them to get into deep, vulnerable conversations. Most of this is a Tommy issue, which he admits freely. It's hard for him to bare his heart and make eye contact at the same time.

Buck doesn't mind. He gets to spend time with his favorite person. So what if he has to sit in the garage for a couple hours on the old red plastic stool with the toolbox within reach so he can hand whatever sized wrench Tommy needs? In exchange, they can talk about their first losses, Abby, the first person they kissed, parents, Sal, worst injuries, biggest fears...

Somehow, over the course of a few weeks of soul-baring in the garage, he learns to read Tommy's mind. When Tommy says he wants "the doohickey for that bit that's loose", Buck hands over the 3/8 ratchet wordlessly. When he wants "a look at the thingy", Buck grabs the correct micrometer. After a while, Tommy just has to reach out a hand and Buck can hand him the tool he needs, and neither of them breaks the flow of their conversation.

The garage is where they use their words to fix what needed fixing before. Clean up what needs cleaning. Put it all back together, better.

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Tommy learns to follow Evan's lead in the kitchen once Evan moves in. "Thingamajig" is the veggie peeler, "the clack clack" turns out to be the salad tongs, "that doodad by the whatchamacallit" is the whisk. Over time, Tommy figures out which prep bowl his boyfriend is asking for when he holds out his hand, and that a glance at the oven means he needs a fork to test doneness.

They love to work together, Tommy a very competent sous chef, and as dishes are put together into meals they are reminded just how well they fit together.

In the kitchen, they don't talk much. They don't have to. They dance to music after they put away the dishes, they always leave a note on the fridge for each other, they kiss by the sink when they can share breakfast. Everything comes together in the kitchen, reminders of warmth and comfort and home.

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If you go back and look at it it’s really fascinating how little 911 will work to resolve conflicts if they think they can get away with a cheap montage and/or cheesy voiceover. I’m still not over the detox being breezed right past right after 1) Chris tells Buck he can’t be trusted on his own so it’s fine his family is treating him like a criminal and tearing his house apart looking for drugs after he already said that the reason he was thinking of stealing was because he got abruptly cut off without so much as a brochure to a methadone clinic 2) Maddie and Chimney agree that Buck can’t go to a real facility because… reasons? It’s never actually said if this was Buck’s decision or one made for it IIRC 3) Eddie and Hen converse about how they’re all completely blameless for not noticing something was up as if Buck wasn’t walking around the station looking like death itself and the most Eddie could muster was being worried that Chris might have food poisoning too because Addicts Be Lying and then the only person to really and truly empathize with Buck and Bobby grief of it all while the rest of them have a cookout is Athena.

You had a whole half-season of content right there and we got a montage and moved on to Surprise Baby so Buck would shut up about “being sad his pseudo-dad died” or “missing his ex boyfriend” or “wanting to feel seen by his peers” or whatever.

make no mistake, lou earned this. both his role on the pitt in the first place, and being asked back because he was loved by the people.

there were thousands of watchers talking about him after 1 minute in season 2!!!! and seeing a .5 second glimpse of him in the season 3 trailer has people who barely know lou as an actor happy that he’s back, just because of how well he did in season 2.

may this next appearance showcase even more of the love people have for him 🥺 our lou on one of the most watched and popular shows in the entire world rn.

lou mention in this article!