bucktommy week 2024
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He shouldn’t be here. He’s hardly talked to Howie or Hen since he left the 118 months ago; they’ve all been so busy, settling into their new lives, trying to put their pieces into new puzzles in the hopes they’ll finally fit right. Or, at least Tommy has. Howie and Hen made the 118 work to fit around them. Tommy knew, instinctively, that no matter how much the place had changed after Gerrard, the 118 had no room for him.
And yet, he’s here. At the hospital, standing in the lobby, staring down at the text on his phone.
It’s Howie, he’s been hurt real bad Tommy. You should be here.
Day one: Date night
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- Part 1 of bucktommy week 2024
- Part 32 of 9-1-1
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Tommy had always thought that when the time finally came, he’d be the one who went first. Mostly because he was older, sure, but he just couldn’t fathom losing Evan. It had never been a consideration in his mind. It had always been a given that they’d ride out the golden years of their retirement together, two old men in love, graying hair and wrinkles and lives well-lived. It was the dream.
It might have been an unobtainable one, as it turns out.
Tommy stares at the jagged piece of metal that’s currently jutting out of his belly and bangs a fist on the dusty ground beneath him. When he drags in a ragged breath, he chokes on the thick plumes of dust and debris still lingering in the air from the collapse.
He’d told Evan “Forever,” and he meant it. He’s not going to let a piece of metal make a liar out of him, goddammit. He’s not.
Day two: Emergency
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- Part 2 of bucktommy week 2024
- Part 33 of 9-1-1
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“Hey, Tommy?” he calls out.
His voice ricochets off gleaming stainless steel.
Tommy’s place feels almost as empty as a tomb.
A thin trickle of fear shivers its way down Buck’s spine. His apartment feels empty, unlived in—it never feels empty. Even if Tommy isn’t physically present, there’s some familiar warmth left over, whether it’s the scent of marinara, bubbling in a pot on the stove, or the low sound of Dean Martin crooning from Tommy’s wall-mounted speakers.
Something isn’t right.
Day 3: Bad weather day
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- Part 3 of bucktommy week 2024
- Part 34 of 9-1-1