The flashbacks are so obvious.

Because "he's sooo hot so it's okay that he's a toxic POS"

And he's not even hot lol he looks like he's tripled in age

I think its less about rooting for him and more empathizing with him. Its the desperation of wanting to keep someone you love close no matter how selfish it is. The lengths he would take to keep ian around and safe. ^__^ i think people prefer tj because his route is/was emotionally charged. Im pretty sure joseph is endgame though so theres nothing to worry about LOL

"safe" is CRAZY

is he not doing that ? LOL idk i feel like even if his methods are extreme (sending him to prison, forbidding him from going to gang hotspots, etc) he still keeps him relatively safe..?. lmk your thoughts though i might be wrong lol

He’s not thinking that him putting himself in the gang world, he’s also dragging Ian with him so no, not safe. Especially when he knows Ian feels guilty and tries to be by his side 100%.

And let’s not forget that TJ also had sex with Ian in the hotel room where Ian has trauma with due to Ian killing a subordinate there. He doesn’t seem to gaf ngl.

So yeah idk about it being safe.

Fun fact ppl miss. Yes its the same hotel (the author confirm in a space talk in 2022) and its exactly across the room Ian use to live in where he killed his subordinate. Tj is disgusting and Ian let's him get away with too much due to his guilt. Tj calling Ian for a booty call knowing very well it's across the room where Ian kill someone. A regret Ian has that traumatized him. The room where for the first time Ian had a suicide thought, pointing the gun at himself. That same room which tj decided to stay across from. Disgusting.

wooaahhhh I did not know that. Could it be that he chose that specific room to guilt trip Ian everytime he called him ?

Most likely. And there's a theory that it's possible tj is the one when sent the subordinate. Because during the scene Ian questions why would the 2nd one guy. Knowing that Ian himself is strong and when tj walks in he has little to no reaction regarding what happen but is shock to hear there's a witness. Again this one is just a theory but it makes sense especially by how he's stay in the exactly hotel and floor the incident happen.

My bad, horrible wording. Let me rephrase. Ian questions why the ones that put a hit on him didn't send a group of 3. Since one guy is weak, especially for a pro like him.

Trash dude.