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Starlight

buck/eddie | rated: G | 4K | complete | ao3

Summary: On a rare, starry summer night, Buck and Eddie discuss what ifs and make decisions about their future.

“Do you,” Buck says very quietly, so quiet Eddie probably wouldn’t even be able to hear it were they not inches away from being pressed together. It’s too hot out to be pressed together. Too sweaty, soggy, smelly, and their skin would chafe and stick together and probably hurt.

Eddie’s not sure he would care though.

“Do you ever think about,” Buck continues, his question also sticky and meandering and not meant to come out in anything but the secluded darkness of midsummer. “About you and me?”

Eddie swallows hard and doesn’t move. He breathes but there’s no air, no movement. He knows the question. He knows what Buck is asking. He doesn’t stop searching for the stars and all the shapes and figures drawn in connecting lines between them.

There are no lines for real. It’s all made up by people who have brilliant creative imaginations. People like Chris and Buck and Shannon. They’re the kind of people who see the lines, the animals, the heroes, the stories, and invent constellations.

Eddie just sees starlight. Raw, unconnected, faraway stars that were lost a long time ago. “What about you and me?”

Buck breathes slowly, soft inhale and exhale that sounds so loud, and why is it the only sound Eddie can hear? The city is hardly quiet even at this time of night. It’s not that late. But it’s still only the wafting air in and out of Buck’s lungs. The only sound that reaches him. “Eddie. You and me. Dating. Being together. Seeing if it works, if it fits. Do you ever think about it?”

Does the ocean think of tides? Does the forest think of collecting rain and sun? Does the fire know what it consumes? Do the stars know they’re dying, they’re phantoms, they’re already dead?

Something was left in a graveyard and it wasn’t a body. It wasn’t a person. Maybe it was a life though. A life together.

How could he ever believe things left in a graveyard could still be alive?

Buck didn’t even know. Buck never knew. They never got that far. Death and lightning have a way of shocking the system. But everything grows quiet afterward and locked back up once danger has passed. Eddie never said anything. Eddie cut out his thoughts, his feelings, and forced himself to move on and forget. Even though nothing could ever compare. Nothing else could ever fit.

Eddie can’t move, can’t look at him, but he wets his lips and asks, “Do you?”

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for @daisyssousa and @tizniz

#this fic made me SOB like you wouldn't believe 😭 #you should read it if you haven't already 🍦🫎 #iykyk

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Tsunami arc be like: let's talk about how we don't want more kids, how we want kids someday, and how we already have a kid, respectively, all while wearing red and blue.

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Seven Sentences Sunday

Nobody tagged me but I've finally been writing in the buddie longfic and wanted to share. This isn't the last thing I wrote in it but whatever

Eddie knocks on Buck’s door for the third time, waits for a few seconds, then shakes his head. Still no answer.

“That’s it.” He says, then fishes out his keys from his jeans pocket. He shows them to Christopher, who in turn gives him a bright grin. “He did give me this for emergencies and his low mental health is an emergency.”

Chris nods seriously.

After learning more about mental health issues with Shannon and Christopher going to their own personal therapies and the three of them having their own family therapy, Eddie was worried about Buck’s decline since he heard that he had wholed himself inside his apartment after quitting the fire department. At first Eddie wasn’t gonna tell his son, worried about Chris already dealing with a lot with the divorce being finalized soon, the baby coming, and watching Buck puke up blood and almost die. But Chris had been worried about him already since he didn’t show up for movie night, so Eddie had told him and they hatched this plan together.

After all, what’s better at beating darkness than a burst of sunshine?

“Can I do it?” Christopher asks, giddily.

Once they open the door, his son loudly exclaims, “Buck! We’re here!”

They’re answered with a noise coming from upstairs.

Chris giggles. “He snores loudly.” He then sniffs. “And something smells funny.”

All around the kitchen island are takeout boxes with leftover food and drinks while the sink is filled to the brim with dishes. Yikes. It’s worse than he thought.

Another snore reverberates throughout the entire apartment.

Looks like he’s going to have to do some tough love.

Tagging: @wh0re-behavi0r @honestlydarkprincess @saybiwithme @bidisasterevankinard @watchyourbuck @monsterrae1 @wildlife4life @hoodie-buck @eddiediazisascorpio @parva-noctua @steadfastsaturnsrings @insecuregodcomplex @confetti-cupcake and anyone else who wants to do this!

#eddie trying to get buck's spirits up with an assist from christopher is my favorite 🥹 #this sounds adorable and i cannot wait

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#eddie wanted him there so bad #eddie looks at chimney in that scene like “what is this sorcery you have over buck and can you please teach me your ways”

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‘fuck it if i can't have him.

fuck it if i can't have us.’

down bad—taylor swift

tagging squad below, just lmk if you wanna be added or removed <3

tags: @loserdiaz @redlightsandicedtea @loveyourownsmiilee @monsterrae1 @bi-buckrights @swiftiebuckleyhan @honestlydarkprincess @queerbuckleys @spotsandsocks @justsmilestuffhappens @bibuckbuckley @djdangerlove @eddiebabygirldiaz @elvensorceress @jacksadventuresinwriting @stanningsky @wh0re-behavi0r @ronordmann @spaceprincessem @transbuck @giddyupbuck @wildlife4life @betty-boom @hippolotamus @thewolvesof1998 @watchyourbuck @underwaterninja13 @pirrusstuff @nmcggg @theotherbuckley @louis-tenn @the-gayest-wug @buckley-diaz-rules @muppetbuddie @gamer-kai @blorbodiaz @saybiwithme @trashbaget @steadfastsaturnsrings @bibuckbuckgoose @wikiangela @hobbitnarwhal @shortsighted-owl @pirrusstuff @goldencherrymooon @kinardbuckley @daffi-990 @greenfairrryy @mattsire

#<captain Holt voice> PAAAAAAAIIINNNNNN

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♡ countdown to the madney wedding ♡ (7 days) ↳ 2.18: this life we choose

#and now i'm crying again 😭

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✨Madney in their own world✨

This is my gift for @maygrantgf as part of the @911discord gift exchange ♥️

I really hope you enjoy this little piece of madney at their wedding, complettly in their own little world under Maddie's veil.

#😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #it's crying at my desk over madney hours

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Q: When you first met that character, and you seemed a little standoffish and maybe threatened, and not a big fan. Do you think it's because deep down you had these... something there brewing, but you didn't know what it was?

#oh oliver the gift that you are

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u know. i don't think we appreciated this enough when it happened

#i just.... #i just need a minute #*runs off and SOBS* 😭

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Okay. I'm about to say something that's probably going to get me run out of the fandom, but.

I don't actually think Tommy leaving their date early had anything to do with him not wanting to pressure Buck (regardless of what he claimed later). Instead, I think it had everything to do with Tommy being annoyed and no longer into it that evening, and I think that is both okay AND significantly more interesting than taking him at his word later and framing it as some selfless act by a sanitized elder gay shepherd just trying to do right by Buck.

#anyway let characters have nuance #<- yes!!! #loved this analysis #this is exactly how i read the situation too #and honestly this read makes all their scenes that episode that much more layered and interesting #tommy was absolutely hurt by the way buck acted—and that is not a character flaw!

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who's gonna hold you?

me.

who's gonna know you?

me.

ttpd-—taylor swift

tagging squad below, lmk if you wanna be added or removed <3

tags: tags: @loserdiaz @redlightsandicedtea @loveyourownsmiilee @monsterrae1 @bi-buckrights @swiftiebuckleyhan @honestlydarkprincess @queerbuckleys @spotsandsocks @justsmilestuffhappens @bibuckbuckley @djdangerlove @eddiebabygirldiaz @elvensorceress @jacksadventuresinwriting @stanningsky @wh0re-behavi0r @ronordmann @spaceprincessem @transbuck @bidisasterevankinard @giddyupbuck @wildlife4life @betty-boom @hippolotamus @thewolvesof1998 @watchyourbuck @underwaterninja13 @pirrusstuff @nmcggg @theotherbuckley @louis-tenn @the-gayest-wug @buckley-diaz-rules @muppetbuddie @gamer-kai @blorbodiaz @saybiwithme @trashbaget @steadfastsaturnsrings @bibuckbuckgoose @wikiangela @hobbitnarwhal @shortsighted-owl @pirrusstuff @goldencherrymooon @kinardbuckley @daffi-990 @greenfairrryy @mattsire

#😭😭😭😭😭 #literally had just finished listening to this song before seeing this and now i'm crying 😭

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—wrote this for my beloved wife april bday a few weeks ago and thought i’d share it with the rest of ya’ll 🫶🏼 it’s also part of my rainy day theater series for those of you who enjoy that one!

rated: m | words: 6.9k | read on ao3

summary:

Why the hell was Buck calling him so late?

“Buck?”

There was some static and shuffling on the other end, Eddie wondering if Buck had butt dialed him or something.

“Buck?” Eddie tried again, the man’s voice finally greeting him.

“EDDIE!”

It was way too loud and excitable for the time of the night, but Eddie found himself smiling for it all the same.

“How much have you had to drink?”

“Where are you?” was the excited response he got, Eddie’s heart aching a little for it.

“I’m at home, in bed, where you should probably be.”

“I’d like to be in your bed.”

Eddie swallowed thickly. Buck sounded cocky, flirty.

Thankfully Buck spoke again, Eddie unable to come up with anything coherent.

“S’no-no fun w’out you.”

Buck sounded pouty, Eddie all but seeing his lower lip stuck out over the phone.

“No fun without me, huh? What ah, what would we be doing if I was there?”

—or—

Drunk Buck calls Eddie, Eddie picks him up. There's pining, with a hint of angst, and soft slutty shenanigans

tagging squad bowl, just lmk if you wanna be added or removed <3

tags: @loserdiaz @redlightsandicedtea @loveyourownsmiilee @monsterrae1 @bi-buckrights @swiftiebuckleyhan @honestlydarkprincess @queerbuckleys @spotsandsocks @justsmilestuffhappens @bibuckbuckley @djdangerlove @eddiebabygirldiaz @elvensorceress @jacksadventuresinwriting @stanningsky @wh0re-behavi0r @ronordmann @spaceprincessem @transbuck @bidisasterevankinard @giddyupbuck @wildlife4life @betty-boom @hippolotamus @thewolvesof1998 @watchyourbuck @underwaterninja13 @pirrusstuff @nmcggg @theotherbuckley @louis-tenn @the-gayest-wug @buckley-diaz-rules @muppetbuddie @gamer-kai @blorbodiaz @saybiwithme @trashbaget @steadfastsaturnsrings @bibuckbuckgoose @wikiangela @hobbitnarwhal @shortsighted-owl @pirrusstuff @goldencherrymooon @kinardbuckley @daffi-990 @greenfairrryy @mattsire

#ooooh 👀 #i know what i'm reading tonight!!

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Re: the bucktommy endgame tags. I agree it could potentially be a Travis/Emmett type break up and get back together thing. Though hopefully not as toxic as they have been lol

Yeah! Tbh I don't watch nearly enough Station 19 to be able to comment much on the nuances of Travis and Emmett's relationship, but yeah, if BuckTommy were endgame I think it would probably happen a little like that. Idk, the vibe I get from Tim et. al is that he was bored of what was going on with Buck's romantic life and wanted to inject new life into it through this storyline. Buck being attracted to men opens up a brand new avenue for Tim to be creative, and I don't think he'd want to cut off all those future possibilities for Buck by sticking them together in Buck's only relationship for the rest of the series so fast.

But I do think in a world where Buck and Tommy's first go-around ended amicably (which is sort of what I'd foresee for them anyway) and the show didn't intend to go forward with making Eddie the endgame, Tommy could definitely come back around later to become the endgame relationship for a lot of the reasons you mentioned in your tags. I don't think it would be very narratively satisfying for Buck to end up with someone who's not a first responder and doesn't have firsthand experience with that life, and I think Tommy would be a really good option that would make Buck's endgame LI fit seamlessly into the world around them through his connections with the other mains instead of just something on the side to tide Buck over in his own singular storylines. Very interested to see where they go from here with them, and I do hope we at least get the rest of this season with BuckTommy, if not more!

#ask box #wolvesofinnistrad #bucktommy #tevan #tommy kinard #evan buckley

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A few choice words can sometimes be the life raft that gets you home. To be seen... to be found. Isn't that what we're all searching for?

9-1-1 » 3x03 // 7x05

#these scenes will both live rent-free in my head 'til the end of time 😭

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I wonder if Tim is regretting/really feeling the effects of killing off Shannon yet, because the ONLY way a non-Buddie endgame would work is if Buck got with [x], let's say Tommy, in this example, and Eddie got back together with Shannon. That's the only way this would work. But in killing her, they took away the only exit strategy that would make sense and do the characters justice. So without her, anything but Endgame Buck/Eddie is just narratively weaker for Eddie especially. But. Anyways.

#yeah #this is honestly my biggest fear when it comes to eddie #that every main character ends up in a narratively satisfying relationship except for him #because they decide not to go for the only remaining option that makes sense anymore for whatever reason #eddie ending up with another generic doll they created purely to smash together with him would be my villain origin story actually

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this is NO judgement. you can explain in the tags or you don't have to. i just want to hear what everyone has to say.

please reblog this so it leaves the buddie side of the fandom !! i want opinions as long as they're respectful !!!!!

#it helps that its a character already enmeshed in the story and been around and has connections to other people #<- i agree with this #i think out of all of buck's canon LIs this one has the best chance of working and would feel the most natural #they wouldn't have the problem of buck's LI being “siloed off” as tim said #and he could have relevant emergencies/storylines of his own given that he's also a first responder #and they are very sweet together! i'm really excited to see where they go (ignore the fact I've watched the kiss eleventy billion times) #that being said...it's been two episodes 🫠 #there's still SO much of their relationship we haven't seen for me to be able to make this judgment #also if they are endgame i don't think it would be one continuous relationship #i feel like bc of the timing and 911 still having a lot of long-term viability that buck still has 1 or 2 more LIs before “the one” #so i could see a situation where they part ways for a bit and come back to each other at the end but that's it #idk ymmv on my last point but idk if they want to set buck's endgame in stone just quite yet or if they're even looking that far in advance #ALL THAT TO SAY 'maybe' is my answer for now 😂

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Ha ha.

#oliver you're right and you should say it! 😈 #i mean i think we all kinda knew this but good to hear one of the actor's opinions on it #tim please stay forever i'm BEGGING 🙏