Goose's Completed Fics
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Three small words.
How hard could it be to say three words?
For Eddie Diaz, it was like climbing a mountain with a summit that always felt out of reach no matter how far he walked. He would get within reach, close enough for relief to fill his chest, but with the next step, he was back at the bottom, staring at the jagged path ahead of him. It was a battle that he knew he couldn’t win. A fight that never ended.
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- Part 1 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Luck had never been on Evan Buckley’s side.
From the moment he was born, some greater force or the entire universe decided to conspire against him no matter what. So, when he woke up on Christmas Eve in a cold sweat with a pounding headache, dry throat, and what felt like a horse sitting on his chest, he wasn’t all that surprised.
It had been building for a while; a small headache on shift, a tickle at the back of his throat, and a lethargic feeling in his muscles that he couldn’t shake. Buck had just hoped it would have kept its distance until after Christmas.
The universe laughed and held up its middle finger.
Typical.
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- Part 2 of Goose's Completed Fics
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It wasn’t that Buck hated his birthday.
At least, that was what he told himself.
He just never had much of a reason to celebrate. Instead, it became another day for him to drag himself through and hope he made it to the other side unscathed. With his luck, it was always easier said than done.
Somehow, every time his birthday rolled around, the universe decided he needed a slap to the face. A reality check. He never fought back and, after a while, came to accept that his birthday would never be anything other than a painful memory.
So, no, he didn’t hate his birthday.
His birthday hated him.
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Or 5 times Buck didn't celebrate his birthday and the 1 time he did
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- Part 1 of 5+1 Fics
- Part 3 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Home is any four walls that enclose the right person by Spruce_Goose
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
14 Mar 2025
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If someone ever asked Buck if he’d had a real home, he’d say no.
Not really.
He had a series of buildings, of places that held memories he’d rather forget and nightmares he desperately tried to escape from. They were places he went back to out of necessity, somewhere he could crawl back to after a long shift and get a few hours of undisturbed sleep.
They were never anything special.
They were just buildings.
That was all they’d ever be.
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OR 5 times Buck had a house and the 1 time he had a home.Series
- Part 2 of 5+1 Fics
- Part 4 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Buck is fine.
Sure, Bobby — the only man who had been like a dad to him — is dead.
Sure, his best friend is heading back to Texas to take a job at the El Paso Fire Department and didn’t tell him.
Despite that, Buck’s fine.
OR Buck's grief during 8x17
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- Part 5 of Goose's Completed Fics
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With the lawsuit hanging over his head, Evan "Buck" Buckley decides to pack his things and leave L.A. behind. He resigns from the LAFD, clears out his apartment, and drops a stack of letters off at the firehouse before disappearing into the comfort of Oregon's National Parks.
The 118 are left reeling by his sudden departure with nothing but a stack of letters explaining why he left and unsure whether he'll ever return. They struggle to pick up the pieces left behind with new feelings and realizations dragging themselves out of the woodwork.
Or, Buck leaves L.A. to clear his head and the 118 falls apart.
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- Part 1 of Live Again
- Part 6 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Living with the Diaz’s is easy.
There’s a lightness to it, a comforting familiarity in those walls that Buck never manages to find back at the loft. A warmth that feels like a hug fills each room, even on the dampest days L.A. has to offer them. To Buck, it’s the only place that’s ever felt like home.
Except he knows it’s not.
It’s all just temporary — until Eddie is back on his feet again and no longer at the mercy of his pain meds.
Buck intends to embrace it for all its worth when he has it, though. It’s easier that way.
OR Buck temporary moves in with Eddie after the shooting.
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- Part 7 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Buck watches the way the sunlight streams in through the window, bathing the room in warmth. A single beam cuts across the bed and illuminates Eddie’s skin in its golden light. To Buck, he looks ethereal, otherworldly, as if he were Apollo himself who has been plucked from Olympus itself. A single strand of hair settles on his forehead in a slight curl; his usual pinched expression has been replaced with soft, relaxed eyebrows and a small smile resting on his lips.
OR Buck and Eddie share a soft morning together.
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- Part 1 of Perfectly Imperfect
- Part 8 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Buck’s breath caught in his throat.
He tugged at the rope around his wrists, twisting and contorting himself in an attempt to wrench himself out of the restraints. The rope burned against his skin. Buck wasn’t sure if it was sweat or water running down his face, but he didn’t care. He needed to get out of the rope.
The more he struggled, the more the rope cut into his skin until the burning sensation on his wrists rivaled that of the throbbing in his head.
“That’s not going to work,” a soft, familiar voice said behind him.
Buck’s blood ran cold. “Chase?”
“Nice to see you, Buckley.” Footsteps echoed around him until Chase Mackey’s smug face appeared before him. “I have to say, you’ve looked better.”
“What’s going on?” Buck tugged against the restraints. “Where am I?”
“We’re going to play a game.” Mackey reached into the front pocket of his suit — did he only own suits? — and pulled something out.
Buck’s phone.
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OR After Buck drops the lawsuit, Mackey comes looking for revenge.
Bad Things Happen prompt - Blood from the Mouth
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- Part 1 of Bad Things Happen Bingo
- Part 9 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Curling his fingers around the cold porcelain of the bathroom sink, Buck stares at his distorted reflection in the water-stained mirror.
He takes in his appearance piece by piece. His dark blond hair sits in loose curls on his forehead, each one precisely placed after he spent almost an hour styling it in the same mirror only a few hours before. Buck’s eyes track the barely-there acne marks on his pale cheeks, the small scar on his chin from the ladder truck incident, and the splattering of freckles across his nose. His eyes meet through the glass, darting back and forth until they land on the side of his face.
On his birthmark.
Buck stares at the red mark. It stands out against his pale skin, drawing attention away from everything else. If his piercing blue eyes catch someone’s attention, the birthmark is always where they end up looking.
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OR Tommy makes a comment during dinner that sends Buck spiralling, but Eddie is there to pick up the pieces.
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- Part 10 of Goose's Completed Fics
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“Just taking a trip down memory lane.” Buck holds up the photo album. “Ballroom dancer Eddie Diaz!”
Eddie groans, his face turning red. He pushes himself off the wall and drops to the floor beside Buck, stretching his legs out. “Why did I let you pack the living room?”
“Because you wanted to pack the linen cupboard yourself.”
“I have a system.”
“And I now have your embarrassing childhood photos.”
With another groan, Eddie buries himself into the warmth of Buck’s neck, inhaling the sweet vanilla scent of his boyfriend's body wash. Buck laughs, his shoulders shaking. He presses a light kiss to Eddie’s forehead, letting a comfortable silence settle over them.
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OR Whilst packing up their house, Buck and Eddie make an interesting discovery...
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- Part 11 of Goose's Completed Fics
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There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief by Spruce_Goose
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
11 Nov 2025
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He can’t look at Bobby’s handwriting without being reminded of everything he’s lost. The thought of smelling Bobby’s cooking again has his stomach clenching, and the nausea pushing itself to the surface.
It hurts too much.
An ache settles in his chest when he looks at the firehouse kitchen and remembers the afternoons spent with Bobby. Those quiet shifts where he’d talk Buck through his favorite recipes step by step, showing him secret ingredients that weren’t written down. Spending hours perfecting a recipe.
The first time Bobby let him cook for everyone had been one of the best days of Buck’s life. It gave him a strength he’d never felt before, a confidence in what he was capable of doing.
All it gives him now is pain.
Memories of things he’ll never get back.
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OR --- After Bobby dies, Buck loses his interest in cooking
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- Part 1 of A Recipe Legacy
- Part 12 of Goose's Completed Fics
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To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides by Spruce_Goose
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
25 Nov 2025
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“Tilt your head back,” Eddie says, his voice barely audible over the running water.
Buck does as he was told, tilting his head back and closing his eyes to the spray of water dripping onto his face. Eddie’s hands go to Buck’s hair, lightly scratching and massaging his scalp. The familiar smell of his shampoo fills the shower.
He relaxes into Eddie’s touch, a small hum escaping his lips as Eddie works the shampoo into his curls with slow, methodical movement. Given the chance, Buck would fall asleep in the shower just from the sensation of Eddie’s fingertips against his head. The touch is light, delicate, intimate in a way he hadn’t expected. The butterflies continue to flutter in his stomach.
“Enjoying yourself?”
“Uh-huh,” Buck says, all other words failing him.
“Good.” Eddie laughs, moving to wash the shampoo out of Buck’s curls. “You just relax, I’ve got you.”
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OR Buck is hurt, but Eddie takes care of him
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- Part 13 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Eddie has always been a light sleeper.
Between the Army, Chris, and his job as a firefighter, the smallest noise or creak of a floorboard has him shooting out of bed on high alert. Usually, it’s nothing; a branch falling outside his window, a bird flapping its wings, or the floorboards settling back into place. Once or twice, he caught Chris sneaking around long after Eddie had put him to bed.
It’s something he’s come to recognise as a face of life.
The sky is blue, the grass is green, and Eddie Diaz can get woken up by a falling leaf.
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OR Chris is sick, Eddie watches over him, with a smidge of Buddie at the end.
Bad Things Happen Bingo - Stomach Flu
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- Part 2 of Bad Things Happen Bingo
- Part 14 of Goose's Completed Fics
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“Here we go,” Eddie said. He held out a white mug to Buck, steam curling off the top in thin tendrils.
“Thanks.” Buck accepted the mug and wrapped his fingers around it. Warmth seeped into his skin, the smell of peppermint filling the air.
Eddie dropped into the seat beside him. He threw his legs up onto the coffee table and relaxed against the couch with his fingers curled around the mug. A single strand of dark hair curled against his forehead. The warm light illuminated his skin in a way that always left Buck breathless, a new type of warmth flowing through his chest.
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OR A soft Christmas evening at the Diaz house.
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- Part 15 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now? by Spruce_Goose
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
19 Jan 2026
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Any slight noise can tug Eddie out of the depths of sleep, no matter how comfortable he might be.
Which is why he lies awake now, staring up at the shadows dancing across his bedroom ceiling. He holds his breath, listening for a creaking floorboard or a rustling leaf outside his window.
Instead, he hears a choked sob coming from somewhere in the house.
The sound is muffled, quiet, but to Eddie, it’s like a gunshot. Eddie’s first thought would usually be Chris, but he dropped him off at Hen’s earlier in the day for some video game tournament they were taking part in.
The only other person in the house is Buck.
OR Buck struggles to separate dreams from reality after Bobby's death.
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- Part 16 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it by Spruce_Goose
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
20 Jan 2026
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Eddie sits as close to the door as he can, pressing his body against the metal and appearing smaller than he should. His left hand is on his thigh, which has a slight bounce to it, something anyone else could put down to the movement of the rig. His right curls around the St Christopher medal hanging around his neck. There’s a slight tremble in his fingertips, something Buck isn’t sure anyone else has noticed.
He has.
When it comes to Eddie, he always notices.
Eddie’s face is turned towards the window, but in the glass, Buck sees the pinched expression etched into his features. He sees the tightness in Eddie’s jaw, the way his throat works, and the small tilt of his head towards the sky.
It’s the face Eddie makes when he’s trying not to cry.
OR Eddie deals with the trauma of having yet another gun in his face. 9x08 Coda
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- Part 17 of Goose's Completed Fics
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There is no grief like the grief that does not speak by Spruce_Goose
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
26 Jan 2026
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Eddie steps towards the dining table. He curls his fingers around the back of one of the chairs and tilts forward, staring at Buck’s broad shoulders. Even from a distance, he can see the tension burrowed under his skin, the way his shoulders hunch forward, and how his shirt hangs off him when it used to cling.
For someone who cooks so much, he rarely eats.
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OR Buck becomes obsessed with making each recipe exactly like Bobby's after his death.
Series
- Part 2 of A Recipe Legacy
- Part 18 of Goose's Completed Fics
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Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death by Spruce_Goose
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
16 Feb 2026
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Night has started to fall, a slight haze of pink giving way to the encroaching darkness. Despite it being a clear evening with not a cloud in sight, the sky is blank. It’s illuminated by the almost constant lights that fill the city, chasing away the stars Eddie longs for. He sighs. Back in El Paso, he can step outside and look up at the stars littering the sky.
They’ve always been the one constant thing in his life, the one thing that made him feel like he wasn’t so alone.
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OR Buck and Eddie talk after the kitchen fight (08x17 Coda)
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- Part 19 of Goose's Completed Fics
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The door beside him swings up, the hinges squealing, and the sounds of the crowd and pumping music slip through. Maddie and Chimney stumble through the doorway, holding onto each other and laughing. Maddie tucks a strand of hair behind her ears, her eyes widening when she spots Eddie standing nearby.
“There he is!” she says. “Looking forward to our future date?”
Eddie laughs, throwing his head back. “Definitely.”“Why did you get my wife to cheat for you?” Chimney asks, an eyebrow partially raised. “It wasn’t exactly in the spirit of the event.”
“I told you I wasn’t keen on the idea, and Maddie was the only other person there who I thought could help me. The charity is still getting the money, and I don’t have to go out on a date with anyone. Win-win.”
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OR Maddie pushes Eddie to take the first step with Buck.A 09x11 Coda
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- Part 20 of Goose's Completed Fics