TK-Owen (relationship)

## TK & Owen

**TK and Owen** is the father-son relationship from 9-1-1: Lone Star between TK Strand and Owen Strand.

## History

Owen and his former wife Gwyneth Morgan had a son named TK. Having been estranged from his own father, Owen does his best to have a good relationship with his own son. For that, Owen frequently supports him in everything from being gay and offering fatherly advice.

They both were firefighters in the same crew in New York and Owen was the one who found him on the floor after TK overdosed. Owen revived him and later, father and son have a talk about what happened and Owen tells TK that he now needs to go to therapy and attend meetings. Once they moved to Austin, Owen tells TK that they're going to live together and that his first priority is that TK lives, and he needs to keep a close eye on him.

### Season 1

At the end of "Pilot", they're at the bar with the rest of their crew where TK tells Owen that they're going to be "just okay." Then, Owen tries to tell TK about his cancer but stopped and tells TK that he loves him. When he learn about Owen's cancer, TK is first angry that Owen hide it from him and wonder if it was because Owen thought TK was too weak to handle the news. Once Owen told him that it wasn't the case, the two men hugged. Then, TK started going to Owen's chemo sessions to support him.

When TK is hurt and is in a coma, Owen talks to him about what the doctors said and begs him to tighten his hand to show him that he heard him. When he wakes up, TK asks his father what happened and when Owen tells him, he asks him how the little boy is doing. Once he's back home, Owen keeps a close eye on TK and TK almost has to force him to go to work, assuring him that he will be fine. Owen tells him that TK will be back to work soon but TK is not sure about that. Then, TK goes to the station to talk to Owen where he's welcomed by the rest of the 126. Once in Owen's office, TK asks Owen how he knew that he wanted to be a firefighter. Owen explains it to him and TK tells him that he has doubts on being a firefighter and that maybe he only wanted to have a father after Owen spent less time with his family after 9/11. Later that day, TK and Owen go to visit Colt, the little boy who shot TK by protecting his family and after TK reassured him that he was fine, once they're out of the house, Owen tells TK that he's never been more proud of him. After TK tells the crew that he wants to stay here with them, as a firefighter, Owen asks him if he's sure and TK said yes. The two men share a hug.

### Season 2

TK and Owen share another hug in "Back in the Saddle. TK orders a cake for Owen's remission party in "2100°" and they share another hug. In "Hold the Line", TK decides with Buck to go look for Owen and Hen after they crashed, with the help of the 126 and Eddie. In "Everyone and Their Brother", Owen gives his power of attorney to TK because he decided to do the surgery to remove his lung cancer because "he's going to be a father" which bring TK's mood down as he forgot he was already a father to him. When Owen goes to see TK to tells him that he learns about his desire to become a paramedic and TK tells him that it's what he wants and that it's not a tantrum for something Owen might have said. Then, TK tells him that while Owen is overwhelmed with joy with the pregnancy, TK is just overwhelmed and he was feeling overwhelmed in the past, he'd cope with these feelings in an unhealthy way so instead of calling a paramedic, he's thinking about becoming one. Owen tells him that their future baby is going to be lucky to have TK as a big brother and TK answers by saying that this kid will be lucky to have him and Gwyn as parents. Later, TK is present when Gwyn and Owen learn they're having a boy.

In "Bad Call", when TK disappears along with Tommy and Nancy, Carlos comes to ask Owen if he and Gwyn saw him and when they realise that he's been gone for hours and haven't check in with dispatch, Owen helps Carlos finding them. Later, Owen is present for TK in his hospital room after he got admitted for concussion. In "A Little Help From My Friends", Owen helps TK and Carlos move in together and after the 126 and Carlos organise an intervention for Owen, he decides to reschedule his surgery. In "Slow Burn", TK is at Owen's bedside after his surgery and he gave him a puzzle that he and Carlos bought together to occupy him during his recovery. Later that week, TK invite Owen over for dinner at his and Carlos' place along with Carlos' parents, Gabriel and Andrea. Owen is late for dinner but arrive in "The Big Heat". At the end of the same episode, Owen is the one who saves TK and Carlos' lives when they're stuck in a fire at their place. In “In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency” Owen finds TK in the Ambulance holding fentanyl, during the ride back to the airport TK lied to Owen saying that he was just doing inventory, when TK and Owen a plane to New york to go to Gwyns grave, they treated a women who get sucked into a window that broke during a plane accident. after that, TK admitted to Owen that he lied about doing inventory and said that he would’ve taken the fentanyl if Owen haven't found him in time. TK admitted that he was going to take the fentanyl and get so high that nothing mattered. He starts crying and apologizes to Owen, Owen says that everything was going to be ok and they hold hands until they finally reached the ground.

### Season 3

In season three, TK and Owen aren't as close as they were before and it's shown in "Shift-Less" where Owen does not bring TK with him to visit his dying grandfather. Owen later calls and apologizes for keeping less in touch with TK during those last months. He also states that he loves him and he's proud of him.

### Season 4

In the fourth season, after being occupied by the FBI and the Honor Dogs, Owen goes to TK and Carlos' loft to talk to TK and tells him that he's proud of him.

Later, he takes over the wedding planning even bringing in Carlos' mother. When TK confronts him on his controlling nature, Owen reveals this was because he thinks it's the last thing TK will need from him now that he's getting married. Touched, TK tells him that he'll still need him to help him be an amazing father and because Owen is his best friend.