okay help

i think i just lost some brain cells typinf this out but tj finally decided to get his shit together and realized what he rly wants (to be with ian) does he rly deserve that tho? i mean they been through thick and thin like ian’s addiction, the gang, and sm more.. but ian has BEEN sober and “left” the gang. ik he’s heavily affiliated bc of tj and bc he himself is unable to leave tj, but unlike him, tj was the only one who refused to face realiy which is why they been stuck for so long. he talked abt beinf a loser or a nobody and whatnot but ian wpuld stayed with him regardless.. i think it also touched on the homophobia in asian gangs iirc but again he could’ve left with ian so long ago. tj went and did things for power and money and at some point he prob would’ve maybe gotten married to that girl if it meant more power and money.. which would’ve meant completely tossing ian aside and ian knew that. ian feels like he “needs” to be with tj bc he blames himself for everything but he “wants” to be with jo to get away from everything. i think he should just bealone.. but maybe he needs that support from jo. jo is just.. weird idk

i don’t hate tj and i know leaving the gang after gaining all said power and money is easier said than done (bc in the end tj killed them all bc he knew nothinf would change even if he was atvthe top) and ik both have sm trauma but they both made their choices so lets just see where they end up and hold hands heh.. imNOT a sociology major

Lemme just say in simple TJ- relapse, JO- recovery. That's all.

yeah i agree on the jo part. he definitely has his own issues and i feel like both are pretty bad options for ian. but i definitely think that ian should NOT go back to tj.. i know they are trauma bonded and all but the cycle has to stop. i just feel like if ian goes back to tj, he’ll eventually fall into bad habits. with jo.. idk he’s the second best option to being alone

def agree but ian just needs to go on his independent growth journey at this point