#17

Welcome to the Tara&Jax Appreciation Thread

ღ Jackson "Jax" Teller ღ Played by Charlie Hunnam
Jax Teller is the Vice President of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Redwood Original (SAMCRO) chapter based in Charming, California. Jax met Tara Knowles in high school and the two fell madly in love. Their relationship is described by Jax as being "Crazy ****. That I-gotta-be-with-you-every-minute-or-I’m-gonna-kill-myself type of crazy". At 19 Tara chose to leave Charming and Jax chose to stay and focus on the club. Jax married Wendy, but after limited periods of sobriety, he finally left her. Jax and Tara's paths cross again when Tara becomes the attending physician when his son, Abel, is born. Jax never forgot Tara and admits that he married Wendy because he was tired of the endless disconnect and that her face was the only face he saw when he was with other women. Before long, tentative flirting gave way to feelings that had never gone away.

ღ The Reasons We <3 Them ღ
Because a true outlaw finds the balance between the passion in his heart and the reason in his mind
Because Jax would never turn on his club or his family
Because Tara calls him baby and he calls her babe
Because he promises to tell her everything
Because he's always trying to protect her
Because Tara is his constant
Because the only way they sleep is wrapped in each others arms
Because they've loved each other since they were sixteen
Because she's his favorite place to be
Because Abel's gonna have a little brother
Because Tara's gonna wanna have a baby... or two
Because he didn't forget his first priority
Because trespassers will be stabbed and violators will be shot... twice
Because they had ****ty bathroom sex!
Because their s**t was crazy
Because no matter what happens, Tara promises to be there
Because Tara is his Old Lady
Because Abel is her son too and she wants to be with her family
Because when he's hurt, she's always there
Because when he's trying to scare her, she kisses him and says she'll see him later
Because we don't know who we are until we're connected to someone else
Because we're just better human beings when with the person we're supposed to be with
Because Tara wasn't supposed to leave... she belongs there
Because Tara stepped up and is "the best thing that's happened to Jax" -- Clay
Because he barely see's the faces of other women
Because he married his ex-wife because he was lonely and was tired of the endless disconnect
Because his first marriage was just a sad time out
Because when he's inside someone, there's only one face he see's
Because when Tara came home, it was like some kind of sign to Jax
Because Tara coming back to Charming gave Jax another shot to do this different
Because she believes he's a good man with a good heart
Because they were high school sweethearts and their love survived a 10 year seperation
Because when Jax is with Abel, Tara see's a father who loves his son
Because with Tara, Jax has no fear of being vulnerable or of letting someone in
Because Tara realises it might be same cut, but it's not the same guy
Because Jax admits that with Tara it was First Love
Because he's not afraid to ask her if she loves him
Because his feelings for Tara hasnt changed
Because with Tara, Jax is willing to have relationship chats
Because he asks her not to go anywhere and she promises not to
Because you love the man, you learn to love the club
Because if she's going to stay, Jax needs to tell her the whole truth. And he does
Because if she sticks with Jax, he promises she will find her place
Because Tara isnt just any crow eater, Jax loves her -- Gemma
Because he hasnt been with anyone since they started
Because his SAMCRO T-Shirt is a good look for her
Because its become clear to her that the noise doesn't matter.
Because she didn't come back to Charming because she was afraid of Kohn. And she didn't stay because of what they did to him.
Because "When I'm with you, I never ask myself what im doing here"
Because JT said there's only two ways an old lady makes it. Either you tell them everything, or you tell them nothing. Jax chooses to tell Tara everything
Because when she was kidnapped, Jax traded himself for her
Because when she was taken, Jax vowed to find her
Because they took his "Old Lady"
Because he blows her kisses
Because they're having a baby
Because he has grabby hands with no one but her
Because they have effortless intimacy
Because Tara was the youngest woman to ever receive the Crow tattoo
Because she knows he's the only man who loves her enough to protect her

ღ The FanVids ღ
In My Veins
It Is What It Is
You Changed The World
I Wish I Could Be
Bad Romance
Absolute
In Love With A Girl
Love The Way You Lie
Hold On Don't Be Scared
YouTube - To the only man she knows loves her enough to protect her | Jax & Tara (SoA)
YouTube - Jax & Tara | Ring My Bells
I Will Love You
All I need
Everything Changes
Wake Up Call
Kissing You
Everything
Colorblind - a Jaxcentric vid
Run This Town (SoA Tribute)

ღ The Quotes ღ

The New York Times' series-premiere review of SoA remarked on the "chemistry" between Jax and Tara, and described the character as "beautiful, refined and book-smart."

"I think Jax is not running away, and he is committed to Tara, and he's not looking for something outside of the life" - Kurt Sutter

Entertainment Weekly described Tara as "in smoldering love with Jax..."

"Jax's pledge to Tara is what has been driving him all season" - Kurt Sutter

"I think that the whole thing that played out with Tara, in the first half of the season...that was him needing to distance himself from her, because he didn't want the responsibility of potentially hurting somebody else the way he felt he hurt Abel. That fear is why he pushed her away and ultimately why—whether consciously or unconsciously—he went to the deal breaker, which was somebody else. And got his wish. But when he finds out she's pregnant, [together with] the consequences that she goes through and the changes that happen with her [because of the pregnancy and kidnapping], ultimately those dire circumstances bring them back together. He feels like, 'I'm not going to let anything like what happened to Abel happen again,' which is why I think he's consciously making those darker, life-altering decisions that he makes in the finale — so that nothing like that happens again." - Kurt Sutter

On Tara's pregnancy: "Seriously, if Jax Teller's seed finds purchase in the rocky place that is your womb, just go with it, gurl" - Jennifer Arrow

Maggie Siff on "What do you like most about Tara?"
"The thing that she shares with the rest of the world is the thing I like – she’s fiercely loyal. She’s passionately in love with this man and her attraction to the people in this family – which is really the only family she knows – is very, very strong. She ends up going to great lengths for them even she knows it’s against her better judgment some of the time. She’s also really smart, so when push comes to shove, she manages to navigate complicated situations. When I get to engage her passion and intelligence at the same time is when Tara is at her best.

ღ The Shippers ღ
01. mylu 02. Flame.of.love 03. Nightlife_Eyes
04. jules166 05. Evil Poptart 06. locketlove
07. Angelax 08. Denise 09. MsDelusional
10. prettytinydots 11. marmuzetka 12. Dingbat
13. Heddan 14. OliviaR 15. fall like stars
16. bklynbella 17. AudreytheQueen 18. Zoie85
19. Nessa_V 20. blair4eva 21. AmandaB
22. messy_redhead 23. memory91 24. skje
25. CaseyCappie 26. - Nina - 27. niam
28. ryanforever 29. Mavonne 30. AragornsQueen
31. luckynori 32. Jax527 33. Liliya
34. Laurababora 35. phoenix_2011 36. Eve Levine
37. Aurelia 38. VDStar 39. Vengeance_n_luv
40. ScarlettOHara 41. star77 42. Bella Cullen
43. candycane13 44. lizzy13132003 45. tvchick1191
46. Kitty230 47. <Marina> 48. Something More
49. NaleyChick101 50. B. Chambers 51. Palmer0510
52. swadde 53. heavenly_vixen

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