Tevan is the romantic relationship from 9-1-1 between Evan Buckley and Tommy Kinard.
History[]
Buck and Tommy first meet when he, Hen, Chimney, and Eddie need an LAFD helicopter to help with Bobby and Athena's rescue. Tommy covers for them and pilots the helicopter.[1]
Following this rescue, Buck visits Tommy at the Harbor Station, and Tommy gives him a tour of the station and of Air Operations One. Tommy asks Buck if he's thinking of changing things up, and Buck tells Tommy the helicopter rescue was the most fun he'd had "since being struck by lightning." After Tommy offers to give Buck flying lessons, Buck invites Tommy for a beer, but then Eddie arrives to go with Tommy to watch a fight in Vegas. When Buck realizes how much Tommy and Eddie are hanging out and how well they getting along, he grows jealous. Even though Buck hates basketball, he invites Chimney to go to the same pick up game that Eddie and Tommy are going to. During the pickup game, Buck grows increasingly frustrated watching Eddie and Tommy play together, and in a burst of frustration, shoves Eddie too hard, injuring him. Buck offers to take Eddie to urgent care, but Tommy takes Eddie instead.[2]
Later on, Tommy shows up at Buck's apartment to tell him he didn't mean to cause "bad blood" between Buck and Eddie. Buck responds that he was the one behaving poorly, that Eddie and Tommy didn't do anything wrong. Buck tells Tommy he wanted the Harbor Station tour because he thought Tommy was cool and wanted to get to know him. As they talk, they move closer to one another, and after Buck tells Tommy he was trying to get Tommy's attention, Tommy kisses him. After they kiss, Tommy asks Buck if kissing him was okay. When Buck says it was, Tommy asks Buck out on a date, and Buck says yes.[2]
The men go on an awkward first date, Buck feeling flustered as this is his first date with another man. He gets nervous when Eddie and Marisol show up to the same restaurant and lies to him that he was just "hanging out" with Tommy. While Eddie shrugs it off, the men head out to see a movie but Tommy decides to skip it and tells Buck he doesn't think he's ready. Tommy then leaves Buck at the restaurant.
After talking it out with Maddie, Buck decides to confront his fear and come out to Eddie, who supports him, tells him it changes nothing between them, and encourages Buck to call Tommy to try again.
Buck calls Tommy a couple days later and apologizes about his behavior on the date. However, Tommy says his behavior wasn't the problem, it was that he was worried about pressuring Buck. Buck explains he doesn’t know what he’s ready for, but is maybe ready to be with Tommy. He invites him to Maddie’s wedding as his date since Tommy knows half of the people there and Maddie wants to meet him.
Tommy isn’t able to stay at the bachelor party Buck throws for Chimney because of work, but shows up after his shift for the impromptu hospital wedding they have after Chimney is rescued. Tommy is covered in soot, but Buck kisses him anyway. This is how Buck unintentionally comes out to the rest of his family and friends, when Buck and Tommy walk in together to Chimney’s hospital room and Buck’s face is covered in soot.
Buck and Tommy continue to date, with Tommy showing up as a recurring character up until the episode Confessions. On their six-month anniversary, Tommy reveals he was engaged to Buck's ex-girlfriend, Abby Clark. Tommy unknowingly refers to Buck as the "himbo half her age" when talking about the guy Abby dated after they broke up. Tommy gifts Buck Lakers tickets, unaware that Buck hates basketball, and jokes about Buck taking Eddie. Later Tommy comes to Buck's loft for a movie date, where Buck confesses he was the himbo who dated Abby. Buck asks Tommy to move in, but is rejected. Tommy says he is afraid of getting his heart broken, because he most likely won’t be Buck's soulmate and Buck is still figuring things out with his sexuality. This ultimately ends their relationship.[3]
Buck spends the next episodes resisting the urge to call Tommy, with the other characters even having to take his phone away from him. Buck also takes up baking to an almost obsessive extent to distract himself from thinking about Tommy.
When Buck takes Ravi out for drinks in an effort to make more friends, the latter goes to get beers and finds Tommy. In order to get out of drinking with Buck, Ravi reunites the exes and flees. The two of them catch up, where Tommy learns Eddie went back to Texas and he also reveals they haven't spoke since the breakup. Tommy tells Buck he thought about calling and has drove past the loft a couple times, but Buck had started subletting Eddie's house. Buck cheekily invites him to see it. The two go there and hook up and the next morning they discuss the possibility of giving their relationship another go. Tommy jokes about how the "competition" has been eliminated, referring to Eddie and insinuates Buck has a crush on him. Buck gets defensive and snaps at Tommy, saying he doesn't have feelings for Tommy just because he slept with him. Buck regrets his words immediately, but Tommy is still hurt and leaves. Later on, Buck talks to Maddie about the confrontation and concludes that he should call Tommy to apologize, but this call is never seen to happen.[4]
Tommy isn't seen again until Lab Rats. When the FBI and military are closing in on them, Buck calls Tommy for help in creating a diversion so that they can bring the only existing dose of the antidote to the lab to save Chimney's life. When Tommy shows up in his helicopter, Athena remarks "You called your boyfriend?", to which Buck clarifies "Ex-boyfriend." In the helicopter, Buck thanks Tommy for doing this for him and Tommy replies that he's doing it for Chimney (who had previously saved Tommy's life in Chimney Begins), which leaves Buck disappointed but understanding. After a beat, Tommy adds "And for you." and Buck smiles at him. Later on in the lab, once Chimney has been given the antidote, Buck goes in to help the 118 evacuate while Tommy stays behind watching from a monitor. This leads to one last shot of Tommy crying as he watches Buck break down in sobs, alone in a hallway, after the major twist of the episode occurs.
Trivia[]
- Buck replaced Tommy at the 118 when Tommy transferred to the 217.[5]
- Tommy is one of the few individuals that doesn’t call Buck by his nickname "Buck", and instead always calls him by his first name, "Evan".[2]
- Tommy calls him "Buck" for the first time in his goodbye after their breakup.[3]
- Tommy was still unaware that Buck hates basketball when the relationship ended.
- This is Buck's fifth relationship.
- His first relationship since coming out.
- His first same-sex relationship.
- They both dated Abby Clark.[3]
- Their relationship lasted 6 months.[3]
References[]
- ↑ "Capsized"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Buck, Bothered and Bewildered"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Confessions"
- ↑ "Holy Mother of God"
- ↑ "Bobby Begins Again"