So you're saying TJ is being manipulated, lies and torturing Ian mentally for 20 years? Is his sacrificied?? (⊙…⊙)
I’m not saying TJ is perfect but context matters. They grew up on the streets and inside a gang system built on manipulation and violence. Ian certainly lied and manipulated too. I think what matters is the intent or the reasons behind it. Ultimately, TJ stayed and rose through the ranks so Ian wouldn’t have to. Because of that, Ian survived and eventually escaped that life. If TJ had walked away earlier, Ian’s outcome would’ve been far worse. TJ amassed power and money not for himself, but to give Ian a chance at something safer and better.
Did TJ do messed-up things? Absolutely. But calling it intentional torture ignores the larger system at play. I think the harm Ian suffered is the consequence of an organization that brutalized everyone inside it - something he expresses multiple times - and that’s the force that propels him on his tragic journey.
But in the end, TJ walked away from the only life he’d ever known because Ian mattered more.
did Ian tell you he want all that?? what the point of the large sysmtem when someone you love suffer bc of it...please TJ say it himself that he is nothing without the gang...he want all of that and keep Ian with him suffering just bc he dont want to let him go...he has 20 years to do something to fix himself to do better and still choose not too..
"If TJ had walked away earlier, Ian’s outcome would’ve been far worse." how did you know that?? being in jail is not worse enough?? if his life going worse let it be..At least it happen bc he has choose it himself Ian deserve everything...he is caring and selfless that why people like TJ always take advantage of him..he know that and he still care, dont you think he deserve better?? and TJ is deserve some jail time to refect on himself bro fuck up too many time already
You guys are forgetting that this is Jo’s first time experiencing a connection like this with a guy. It’s like meeting your first love in high school when your brain and identity are experiencing all that sexual intensity for first time with nothing to compare it to. The novelty, hormones, and emotional imprinting make it feel singular and eternal, even if it’s really just formative. It’s powerful because it teaches you what love feels like, not because it’s the most accurate or lasting version of it. That’s why Jo is left shocked and confused at his own actions for the sake of someone he actually barely knows. But what Ian and Tj have has stood the test of time. There’s no question to Tj that Ian is his forever one because their feelings have survived past a honeymoon period and continues in spite of the differences and struggles. Tj sacrificed quite literally everything for Ian and he made that choice truly from the heart. Jo is very sweet and idyllic but there are plenty of fish in the sea for him to explore. Ian is the only for Tj and vice versa.