sorry love i couldn't be bothered to explain it myself but this comment made a good list of how tj sabotaged ian so he could stay with him:
MC's athlete career sabotaged, MC going to jail, MC going into debt. And so MC beimg stuck with the gang activities (which resulted in him becoming an addict amd getting raped).
ultimately its not all tjs fault obviously but anytime tj gets involved with stuff things go downhill im noticing. and honestly idc if ian forgave him, the man was in love and coping with his situation linked to tj, so just because he forgave him doesn't mean everything is justified.
i agree its not like he's bothered ian since he left, i only left that comment because as he gets more screen time i felt that in future chaps they will end up meeting again and things are going to get worse as they always do with tj and i wanted to voice my anxiety.
sorry for the yap, just wanted to make sure i made sense ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭

guys how do yall like tj im being so fr, every time he appears i feel bells of doom ringing, he literally destroyed ians life, whether ian was willingly letting him or not, and i honestly don't think he ever loved him more than his gang lifestyle. and even that just seems so unstable, like i feel like he's walking into a trap in most recent chap and the moment he's in trouble its gonna mess things up for everyone related to him, like ian and therefore jo. idk man the guy just literally feels like trouble incarnate to me. he's sexy tho thats fosho.