#acejuddryder

[lire-casander]

Fluffy 25 for either Grace/Judd or TK/Carlos, whichever you get inspired for, please? And congrats on 400! 💜

my love! i am so grateful for your friendship and your endless support! i wnet with grace/judd, first date kind of fic. i hope you like it!

#25 ~ wet kisses after finding refuge from the rain.

kissing in the rain [780 words] | on ao3

Judd can’t believe his luck. Not only has he tricked Tommy into introducing him to the most beautiful woman on this Earth, but he’s managed to get himself a date with said woman — long curly hair, broad smile, intelligent eyes and a vivacious laugh that has enchanted him from the very first moment he’s got to talk to Grace Williams. And here he is walking her back home under clouded skies and hoping against hope it doesn’t start raining, for that would definitely ruin the whole mood they have going on — but it’d be in sync with what’s happened tonight.

Judd has never had a better night in his life, and he’s also never had a date that’s started as badly as this one.

After Tommy introduced them and he managed to make his throat work long enough to praise Grace’s looks and be as polite as his father had taught him to, Judd had been dying to ask for Grace’s phone number. He’d been dying to ask her out ever since he first laid out on her — that’s why he’d nagged Tommy until she’d introduced them to each other. And, by some sort of lucky spell, Judd had managed to snath both a phone number and a first date at Tommy’s birthday party, so he’d started planning the perfect first date.

Which is about to be tanked again by the weather.

Judd knows it’s not been his finest date. First, he’d wanted to invite Grace to Justine’s, the finest French restaurant in the area, but once he checked the menu and the prices he’d quickly noped out and chose to invite her to the food truck park close to Holt Park. Despite her words reassuring him that it was a perfectly fine choice — and even as he watched her eating her burrito with gusto — Judd can’t help scolding himself. He’s never ever felt worse at not having enough money to woo a girl than in this moment.

However, the rest of the date had gone smoothly. Grace had laughed at all his jokes, and she’s even offered to split the bill, but being a gentleman Judd has snatched it from her fingers and paid for it while Grace teased him about it. “I’m a grown-up woman, Ryder,” she’s said. “And a modern one at that. I can pay for my dinner.”

“And I’m a gentleman,” he’s retaliated. “Just, let me, please?”

“Okay, fine, but next time I’ll choose and I’ll pay,” she’s been quick to reply, leaving Judd’s heart beating hard in his chest, because she’s thinking about next time, as though he’s worthy of a second date.

And now they’re walking slowly, close enough to touch but never touching — Judd’s still a gentleman — with the clouds looming over them like some of that Damocles shit Judd learned back at school. He’s about to say something when all hell breaks loose — or better, the skies give out and they begin pouring on them with the anger of a thousand storms.

“Run!” Grace exclaims, laughing. He’s stuck in place, really unmoving, so she reaches out and grabs his hand, and that’s what sets him into motion. They run under the rain, hand in hand, trying to find shelter in a street that apparently doesn’t have any place to hide from a storm.

Judd finds an alley at their right — one of those short streets covered with parachute cloth to keep the sun from hitting too hard — and tugs Grace into it, finally reaching a place where they’re not getting more soaked. He looks down at her, at her long curls completely ruined under the heavy rain, and he’s sure he’s looking horrible, but she’s laughing up at him, bright smile morphing into something else, and Judd can’t help himself.

He leans in and kisses her, sweet and wet because they’re both dripping from their race under the rain. He’s about to pull away, suddenly aware of what he’s risking — he really likes Grace Williams, he can’t mess this up — when Grace is lifting one hand and cupping his neck, keeping him in place as she kisses him back. Judd has never had such a kiss.

It’s not like fireworks — it feels like coming home.

“Well, Cowboy Judd,” she mutters into the kiss. “About damn time.”

“Was trying to be a gentleman,” he mumbles.

“Keep that for the moment you meet my dad, Ryder,” she teases him.

Judd laughs, already completely smitten with her and sure that he’ll meet her father one day — he plans on asking his permission to marry her, he knows that — and then he dives back forward, capturing her lips again and again until the rain stops.

celebrate this milestone of 400 followers with me!

#acejuddryder #lire's 400 followers celebration #50 kisses #911ls #911ls fic #911 lone star #911 lone star fic #grace ryder #judd ruder #judd ryder/grace ryder #grace ryder/judd ryder #fluff #kissing in the rain

[brightmalcolm]

It's mostly frustrating to me that the show could be cancelled for low ratings because Fox made the decision to put it up against one of the highest rated shows on tv. Prodigal Son was never going to be able to compete with This Is Us. They should've put their highest rated show or something there and kept PSon on Mondays. Like as great as this episode was they think it stands a chance against two of the This Is Us mains getting new babies at the end of a three-parter? It's just unfair.

Fox was really like hmmm should we put our best rated shows up against NBC’s best rated show? Nah let’s just throw one of our middle of the pack shows there and act confused when the ratings aren’t great. 

#y'all literally could have just put the two 911 shows on tuesday and PS on monday...everybody wins! #acejuddryder #answered

[oneawkwardcookie]

What do you most want to see in the new season of 911?

I don’t think I can pick just one thing... so I guess I’ll do it by character!

Hen - a sensible reason why she decides not to go to med school, and then her finding a way to channel those instincts into something in her current job.

Karen - more Karen. That’s it. More hilarity, and more Denny, and Nia, and Denny and Harry and Chris hanging out.

Chim - having a good relationship with Albert and resolving some of his parental issues (maybe more info on his mom?) so that he can be a confident parent

Albert - just something explanation about what he’s doing full time in LA,

Maddie - also resolving some of her parental issues so she can be a good parent (I think mentoring May will tie into that too in some shape or form)

Buck - finding value in something other than his job, and being able to have a healthy relationship with someone that’s present and invested.

Eddie - finding his identity as something other than a father and not seeing Chris’ growing independence as a failing of his (or a reminder that he missed his earlier years)

Athena - learning to call for backup. That’s it. Please Athena - stop running into things by yourself 🥺

Michael - something beyond just hot doctor, but also, having a nice healthy relationship (perpetually glaring at season 1 Henren)

see, this is just me irl talking way too much on one topic, so this is very sleepover realistic!

Sleepover Friday

#ask answered #thanks ac #i talk too much but why the heck not eh? #911 fox #911 season 4 speculation #let's see how much of this comes true! #acejuddryder

[detectivereyes]

@bellakitse @marjansmarwani @reyescarlos @mtnofgrace @reyesstrand @acejuddryder​ - sending all the love right back to you all!! 🥺💗

#i'm super late replying to these but yeah #i appreciate it so much #asked and answered #bellakitse #marjansmarwani #reyescarlos #mtnofgrace #reyesstrand #acejuddryder #the fact that all my fave content creators also love my content?? my brain refuses to accept #i mean seriously stef jillian kim lauren maddie and ac are all the best wtf

[reyescarlos]

1, 7, 19

hey, love!

1) is there a story you’re holding off on writing for some reason?

I have like 2 fics that deal with addiction that I would love to get written but I want to do a bit more research and really outline/take my time with it because it’s such a sensitive matter. I don’t want to write it just for the sake of posting

7) when asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?

It’s always a mix of both. I only talk to a few people about my story ideas as they come to me and I wind up gushing like a lunatic in their DMs. But luckily my friends are always just as excited and supportive. I just feel silly sometimes for the high volume of messages I send but sometimes a plot makes me too pumped and I have to share

19) when it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.?

I’m slowly coming around on the concept of outlining. I have a tendency to just write with reckless abandon, writing things out of order and working my way back to connect scenes. But I jot down ideas on my notes app or I’ll physically write ideas down in a notebook. Sometimes it helps me to concentrate better with actual pen and paper

#ac bby #acejuddryder #message #ask #games #userac

[boykisserbuckley]

dog fic?

it’s my saddest fic yet :( i’m being very mean to my readers this time i think

here’s a lil snip bc i love ya:

The first message is a video, and the second just says: I think I threw his ball a little too far.

Buck props an arm behind his head and clicks through to the video. It's hardly even ten seconds long, but it's enough to make him smile. Front and center, standing chest-deep in the water trough for the horses, is an aging golden retriever. He's got a ball in his mouth, dripping with water, and he's absolutely drenched. The ground around the trough is soaked too, like he'd splashed his way in, and there's a disgruntled looking horse half off screen, snorting and eyeing the dog. Behind the camera Jennifer is giggling, the sound undercut by a happy-sounding woof.

#i do love this fic tho #i'll be finishing it as soon as my finals are done #wip ask game #asks #acejuddryder

[marjansmarwani]

I just spent the last five days reading your Doctor AU, so obviously the first thing that comes to mind is that scene in the storage room between Carlos and TK. But also like the Teacher AU like their first meeting or when TK shows up to keep Carlos company while his students have the SATs or TK's students asking if something's going on between them. For some reason, Marjan and TK stuck in a cave or something together also comes to mind, I think that's from the first fic of yours I read maybe? Anyway, for some reason, that stuck in my mind

And I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you and your comment(s). I saw them earlier and they made my day. I swear I’ll get around to replying to them later but know that they made me so happy 🥰

But, onto the ask! The storage room scene from the Doctor Carlos AU! I also loved that as it was really a pivotal scene for them and the turning point from enemies to friends (lovers).

I also love both the scenes in the teacher au - the first meeting one is from part 1 and the SAT/first “I love you” is from part 2

And the Marjan and TK in a cave scene is actually from one of my first fics! It’s them trapped in a cave in after an explosion in Trouble Will Not Take Me - which is still one of my favs. I love it for the Marjan and TK friendship I started to develop and still really love. Hopefully I can do some more with it in the future.

I can’t say enough how much I appreciate hearing about the parts you liked, thanks for answering 💕

what scene(s) from my fics stand out to you?

#ask game #fic talk #acejuddryder #ac tag

[pragmatic-optimist]

❤️🧡💛💚💜🤎🦄🍷

❤️ You deserve happiness

🧡I care about you

💛 I love seeing you on my dash

💚You sometimes like my stuff and I love you for it

🤎 I want to know you better

🦄 You're one of a kind

🍷 You seem like you would be fun to hang with

AC!! You’re the best! A big thank you for these, but also for being such a welcoming presence in the fandom community. You were one of the first folks I had the privilege of chatting with when I joined this fandom and I have appreciated each of our interactions so far. 😊

Then I discovered you love Prodigal Son as much as I do (🙌🏾) and that you despise Fox as much as I do too (😤)! Lol. I am still in mourning over that cancellation, but I check every day for updates on a possible pickup. Nothing yet, but I am trying to stay hopeful🤞🏽. Time zones and work make it hard for me to keep up with everyone the way I would like, but I look forward to getting to know you better as hiatus draaaaags on. 💗💗

What Do You Think of Me? Ask Game

#ask games #answered asks #acejuddryder #ac tag

[reyesstrand]

Pass the happy! 🧡 When you get this, reply with 5 things that make you happy and send this to the last 10 people in your notifications!

ahhh i always blank when i get these but ummm let’s see!

1) the sunshine—i adore the fall and cooler weather but i have to admit that doing schoolwork and working through my tbr list outside a couple weeks ago really perked me up akdnsks. of course bc it’s canada it literally snowed where i am on friday but hopefully it warms up again soon!!

2) the fact that i have like fifteen days left of my undergrad!

3) she’s staring right at me as i type this, so i have to say my dog akdnsksn (picture a big white great pyrenees with a tiny green stuffed star in her mouth. that’s my dog for you!)

4) writing! i’ve been working on angst week and it’s really getting me out of a bit of writer’s block and that always makes me happy ☺️

5) being in this fandom! everyone’s so nice and talented and warm and it cheers me up everyday getting to interact w people on here 🥺

#answered #acejuddryder #evanbuckos #about me

[tabbytabbytabby]

I want to hear about Sick Day, the title probably says a lot, but I just like the ship 💜

The title is pretty obvious 😆, but it's a fic where Buck and Albert have been pining after each other but are too afraid to say anything. Then one day Buck wakes up sick and Albert takes care of him and feelings start to come out. No real words yet but I'm excited about it.

#answered ask #acejuddryder #my writing

[queerbuckleys]

43, 54, 92

Hii!

43. Describe your dream home

Oooh okay, a small like 1 or 2 bedroom apartment or a loft type place, in a city with elements of an industrial look, filled with plants and has built in bookshelves. It has a cozy homey feel, there are throws and pillows everywhere, and there is definitely a good reading chair. There are flowers in every room.

54. Any tattoos or piercings

Piercings- I have my lobes and a second on my left ear, I do have to get them looked at cause I think they are closing up 😐😤 i also have a nose piercing.

Tattoos- none yet, I was planing on getting my first last September 😐 I want to get a watercolor hydrangea on my arm 😊

92. Who would you switch your life with for a week?

Maybe a cat? Just to have a care free week where I can just eat and sleep and not think about my responsibilities. That’s probably not the answer that the question was going for but uhh that’s what I thought of.

Thanks for asking me things!!

Asks, because why not?

#ask aj and they answer #acejuddryder

[lire-casander]

in a world like this (i’ve got you)

[2,811 words] [teen and up audiences] [beta'ed by @aliceschuyler. thank you so much!] [title from in a world like this by backstreet boys] [judd ryder, tk strand, owen strand, grace ryder, nancy gillian, mateo chavez, marjan marwani, paul strickland, tommy vega] [character’s death as per canon, angst, whump, car accidents, spoilers up to s02e09] [written for @acejuddryder as part of my lire’s 20 for the 20th]

[five times judd ryder finds himself a family, and the one time the family finds him]

[my dear, dear ac, i hope you know how much i love you, even if we don’t talk that much because i suck at social interaction. finding you and getting to keep you in my life are two of the best things to happen to me this past year.]

in a world like this (i’ve got you) | on ao3

one

He doesn't want to go back.

It's not that he hates his job, that is definitely not the issue at hand. It's just that it doesn't feel the same, without his family filling up the space with laughter and jokes and life.

It doesn't feel right.

The first time Judd sets foot in the revamped 126 station, seeing the remnants of the tributes and flowers and messages in the dustbin made his blood boil. All he can think about is how much his Captain would have hated this new look, this new face of a building that used to hold so much history. There’s now open spaces, wide glass windows where there used to be privacy and love, and the whole place seems to be taken out of one of those interior design magazines that Grace used to read when they were looking for a house to become their home.

This isn't his home.

Captain Strand makes him sit down and starts spitballing bullshit about how there's still a place for him in the new team, but he needs to go to therapy. Judd doesn’t need therapy — what he needs is for all these strangers to pack up and leave, so his true family can come back to the place that's rightfully theirs. Judd isn’t about to accept the crumbs of pity that he can see thrown his way — the gleam of fake understanding in this stranger's eyes that tells him how fucked up his own life is, if someone who doesn't know the first thing about how he's truly feeling can sit across a desk from him and tell him all these hurtful things.

But Captain Strand is right about something, Judd realizes when he storms out of the open-plan office and jogs down the stairs two steps at a time. He stops to catch his breath awkwardly against one of the new trucks — shining red and white — and then he looks up and sees it.

His family smiling back at him from a high spot on the wall, the place of honor among the destruction that the explosion had caused.

The first step towards healing is acceptance, the shrink he had to see as part of his mandatory mental health recovery had said. Captain Strand doesn't word it like that, but Judd understands all the same.

They're the same, Owen Strand and Judd Ryder. They're both two ships lost in a sea of faceless strangers, trying to rebuild a soul that got hammered down by ashes and fire and pain. They're both healing.

And neither of them is alone.

two

TK is a pain in the ass most of the time, so Judd's almost used to it by now. He’s reckless, just like the rest of young firefighters that have come from so many different places that he hadn’t thought they'd stick together.

He'd been wrong, but he’s also slowly getting comfortable with that feeling.

Therapy has been helping him relieve the tension in his shoulders, the void in his soul, the ache in his heart whenever he closes his eyes and sees his brothers in fire vanishing in the midst of flames and destruction. Therapy has been helping him to get through his days without the external aid of pills he refused to take straight away. Judd knows he might have needed the chemicals, but he knows what they do to people.

Therapy can't contain his rage when TK Strand chooses to follow chaos during the corn silo rescue. Therapy hasn't given him the tools to confront this situation, as Marwani loses her footing and the Captain's son follows suit, cutting his anchor and diving right into the grain. Therapy doesn't serve him shit when he's sent back to the nightmares just as TK Strand disappears along with Marjan.

Therapy does help him not to kill TK on the spot when he’s being a brat about his stunt inside the silo, when they’re back at the station.

He spits all his hatred and fights back when the jerk has the gall to retaliate, and he has to take a step back when Strickland intervenes. He even takes a deep breath to calm himself — his therapist will be so proud of him when he talks about this particular incident. Grace isn't that happy or proud, though.

His wife is a force to be reckoned with, and she seems to have appointed herself as the bearer of sanity into his life. And she doesn't think calling out the Captain's son has been wise or sensible.

Grace tells him he's doing it all again — he’s deflecting because that's his way of coping with everything. She says that he doesn't want to face the fact that the new 126 is slowly but surely earning his respect, if not his love, and that scares him.

Judd doesn’t want to replace his old family. He doesn't want time to fade their memory and blur their faces and slur their voices. He doesn't want them to vanish.

It breaks his heart to realize that they are already gone.

three

The gunshot reverberates through the hallway, echoing off the walls in a bout of deafening noise. Judd doesn’t know for sure what has happened, but he’s aware that something’s amiss. One moment they're using the battering ram to open a locked door, and the next they're stepping back as TK falters and falls to the ground.

Captain Strand's wail pierces the air, breaking the silence that follows the shot. Michelle starts yelling orders almost immediately, and Judd gets lost in the midst of movement. Images of another disaster — images of another family dissolving in a river of injuries and blood — plague his mind as he helps almost on autopilot, until he's jumping onto the truck and following the ambulance where Captain Strand is riding along TK.

He finds out, later, that the kid coded twice on the ambulance. He learns, later, that his lung had to be inflated. He understands, later, that there are high chances that the kid undergoes severe complications from surgery.

Judd hadn’t been expecting this outcome. No one would have predicted a child brandishing a gun and shooting another child — because that's how he now sees TK. A kid, a hopeful child with his whole life in front of him, ready to be lived. Judd sits down on a chair and clasps his hands together, praying alone until Grace shows up.

He hadn’t been expecting to lose another family member so soon after the first time. He hadn’t even expected to find a new family at all. It kind of just happened — in between the banter and the late-night chats with Captain Strand, the rest of the team have found their way into his heart. Judd can't lose another brother.

So he does the only thing he knows.

He prays.

Praying brings solace to his soul, but it does heal TK’s wounds, so he prays for the doctors to be enlightened and save his brother. He prays for them all, so they are given strength to cope with this uncertain future. He prays to a God he almost stopped believing in when he was twelve, so He sends someone to help them through this pain.

Judd hadn’t been expecting Officer Carlos Reyes to show up, still in uniform and completely devastated. It's shocking, to throw a glimpse at the dark blue and the curls in disarray and understand that this is the presence he'd been asking for.

He might even forgive the kid for choosing a police officer instead of one of their own, but he can live with it as long as the kid survives as well.

four

The solar flares bring with them chaos and death, both in Earth and in space. Judd sags against the side of the truck after saving the lady in the bus, cellphone sloppily clutched in his hand as he hears Grace whispering brokenly about astronauts bidding their farewells to little girls.

Captain Strand tells them to jump back into the truck so they can head back to the station and finish their shift. There’s nothing else they can do, not with the comms down and technology acting up. Judd witnesses as his Captain stares longingly at the ambulance that's on its way to drop off TK once again to the hospital. Judd pats his shoulder awkwardly before sitting inside the truck alongside Mateo, across from Paul and Marjan. TK’s seat remains vacant, as if waiting for him to come back — if he ever comes back.

Judd shakes his head. He's come to see TK as his little brother, so to learn that he's thinking about leaving altogether has rocked Judd's world. The Strand men have been in Austin less than a year now, but they have changed so many things. And most of those changes have been for good. It's almost impossible for Judd to envision a future where one of them isn't part of the team anymore.

His worst fears are mostly confirmed when the truck enters the station and TK is sitting on the bench, paint-splashed hoodie on and legs nervously bouncing up and down. Judd hesitates, not willing to approach him, but Mateo makes the decision for all of them as he greets TK. And TK stands up, all nervous energy and fear in those green eyes, and Judd feels the fear rising in his gut. He knows what those irises hide. He knows what he's going to hear.

He isn’t ready to lose anyone else.

TK surprises him, though. He explains how difficult life in New York City had been in between the lines of a speech that starts with him confessing to being an addict and ends with him stating that Austin, the 126, is his home now. Judd blinks back tears as he engulfs everyone in a group hug that crushes his panic and lifts his soul.

His family is intact, now, despite the grief and tribulations. Despite the curve balls life throws at them, they always survive. And Judd knows a thing or two about surviving. He survived at twelve, but his friend didn't — he’s been living with that burden ever since. He hasn’t allowed anyone close, only Grace, and the rest of the losses mining his life is just a long line of disappointments and devastation. Judd feels like this is the moment when his life begins again, the ticking of the clock signalling the first minutes of the rest of his existence.

five

Turns out they aren't invincible anymore. They need a volcano to engrave that into their souls, because they had been reckless before. They had been dancing a dangerous dance with death, and in the end there's only one possible outcome. He’s tired of always being left behind, of always having to say goodbye to people.

Tim is gone.

Judd sits back against the counter in the kitchen area of the station, facing away from the stairs where the rest of his family disappears to, as they’re being summoned to talk about what happened. As though they weren’t there. As though neither of them were right there watching as the incandescent piece of rock collided against Tim’s chest. As though they hadn’t tried everything to bring him back — as though Tommy hadn’t pushed herself past her own limits to save someone who had been gone the moment the volcano started spitting lava.

So far, Mateo seems to be the one who’s taking it worse, aside from Tommy and Nancy — but that was to be expected. There’s not a moment that Judd can recall where Tim and Nancy hadn’t been together. He can’t even begin to imagine how she must be feeling. Judd knows nothing will ever console Nancy, who’s stubbornly sitting separated from them on that bench, but he still tries.

He knows what it feels like to lose your family over something so unexpected. He knows what it is like to be left alive and wondering the reasons for that. He’s talked to Captain Strand about this for hours on end, both of them having gone through the loss of their entire teams, and they have yet to find a rhyme or reason to who lives and who dies — why families are torn apart by grief and pain in a way that makes it almost impossible to recover.

Judd is the one who passes the pillow and helps them make sense of something so horrid. He’s aware that each of them will have to cope with this loss in their own, personal way. Paul and Marjan will most probably fight it out of their systems, and Mateo will try to outrun his feelings. TK will go to Carlos — and Judd doesn’t want to know what they will be up to — and Captain Strand will just bury himself in paperwork and tequila, in an attempt to escape the ineffable truth that he’s once again defeated death. If Judd were a betting man, he’d wager Owen Strand will be coming back to his lonely house to get hammered. He’d win.

But Judd isn’t a betting man, although he wants to help his Captain now that he seems so lost. Despite the fact that he’s not alone anymore, since Gwyn is still in town, Judd knows Owen still feels like he’s flying on his own.

Judd wants nothing more than to make sure his Captain — and the rest of the team — knows that they’re not alone, not anymore. He isn’t alone anymore. They’re family, with ties that bind them together tighter than blood.

plus one

He wakes up to a horrible headache in a room that he doesn’t recognize. It’s scary, at first, until the flood of memories gets unleashed from a dark corner of his mind and barrels into his brain — the conversation in the truck, the blinding lights, the swerving, the water, and the coldness that sweeps into his bones and takes hold of everything until all he can feel is terror.

He tries to get up, but his arms are hooked on tubes and saline bags, and there’s an incessant beeping that’s getting through his skull, magnifying every sound tenfold. Confused, Judd looks around, squinting his eyes when the white light makes it impossible for him to focus.

Grace isn’t next to him. He panics, his heart rate spiking as he searches around for his wife. Not finding her only makes things worse — Judd feels the prickle of tears in the back of his eyes. He’s about to lose his sanity when a doctor saunters in to fill him in about the circumstances he’s found himself into. The gravity of their injuries doesn’t register at first in his mind, still hazy with all the painkillers he’s hooked up on, but what he does understand is that he’s been lucky. He’s awake.

Grace isn’t. Yet.

Judd wants to wallow in pity after he’s been told that he can’t go visit his wife because of her injuries. He wants to scream and rip those tubes keeping the pain away from his veins. Captain Strand walks in on him trying to get up and out of the room; he makes sure Judd isn’t going to hurt himself further by helping him stand up and walking with him out of the room for a bout of fresh air and some surprises, in the form of the kids milling around the waiting room like they’ve been living there for the past few weeks, displaying what looks like the whole menu of a five-star restaurant.

Judd actually sheds a few tears at the realization that comes with the sight.

When he’s been heartbroken, only wanting to be left alone with his sorrow and his guilt, the new 126 has been there for him — through every loop of hurting fate has thrown his way, there has always been someone there to pick him up when he falls to his knees. He’s been mourning the loss of his old family for so long that he’s almost missed the moment when his heart has started to heal.

And it’s here, now, surrounded by the people who’ve been there for him through everything — who have brought up a bit of everything because they weren’t sure what he’d like, who have set up camp in the waiting room of this hospital for far too long, who have been going to work on caffeine and little to none sleep because they were worrying for them, for him — it’s now that he realizes that he’s never been truly alone.

When he was twelve, he had his memories of what he’d lost. When he turned twenty-eight, he had Grace to help him through the darkness. Almost a decade later, and after surviving both the explosion and the survivor’s guilt that came along, Judd Ryder finally knows what having a real family feels like, once again.

#you say i'm your hero (but you're the one who saved me) #lire's 20 for the 20th #acejuddryder #judd ryder #tk strand #owen strand #grace ryder #nancy gillian #mateo chavez #marjan marwani #paul strickland #tommy vega #character's death as per canon #angst #whump #car accidents #spoilers up to s02e09 #911ls #911ls fic #911 lone star #911 lone star fic

[brightmalcolm]

I'm very excited for everyone who's heard Martin talk about how his children are doing good during that other episode to see Malcolm and maybe realise he is not good. Group therapy has heard Martin's version and I want to see how them actually meeting Malcolm will change their opinion about how much Martin is full of shit

Lmao they’re all like “THIS is your son who is in a good place?????????”

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[pricemarshfield]

Are you watching the Arrowverse like each episodes in order that they aired or just one show at a time? Wondering cause you mentioned total of eps, but also cause when I first caught up I did it in airing order and switched shows constantly, but there were only arrow and flash back then.

airing order! so far i’ve finished three shows (constantine, vixen, and freedom fighters: the ray) and am bouncing between arrow, the flash, black lightning, supergirl, and legends of tomorrow

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[detectivereyes]

Thoughts about how Paul Strickland would've gotten along with the people at firehouse 51, in an alternate universe where he didn't move to Austin and somehow ended up there instead?

ohhhhh solid question ac!! i’m assuming we’re talking current cast? i definitely think he would have a lot of respect for boden, and i guess he would be working under casey for truck 81 (though i guess he could be on engine working under herrman..) but okay we’ll work with the first one. i genuinely think he would get along with everyone at the house! he can see him being closest with stella i think though, and he would definitely be involved in molly’s. he would definitely admire herrman a lot. i feel like he would be above the younger crew schneegans we see with gallo/ritter/mackey, and definitely above when the crew has those c plotlines like we saw with mouch’s prank rivalry in that episode a few weeks ago. so in that sense maybe he would be close with casey and severide, sharing that shaking of the head look lmao. i could totally see him getting some sort of promotion, since it seems like the firefighters there are more likely to move up (training with stella for the lieutenants exam 👀) uhhh yeah this isn’t that well thought out, but i’d love to hear your thoughts, as well as anyone else who watches lone star and chicago fire!!

ask me anything!

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[evanbukley]

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thank you so much love! have a nice sunday! <3

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