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After a close call on a rescue, Buck realizes there are too many things he's been putting off for someday.
So he makes a list.
Some items are easy:
Learn more of Bobby's recipes.
Take Theo camping.
Learn to surf.
See the Northern Lights.
Some are harder:
Go to therapy.
Tell people he loves them.
Figure out what Eddie means to him.One checked box at a time, Buck begins rebuilding a life shaped by grief, healing, family, and the terrifying realization that the thing he's been looking for might have been standing beside him all along.
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Buck makes a bucket list, Theo adopts it as a personal project, the 118 become emotionally invested against their will, and Eddie Diaz ends up being both the problem and the solution.
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02 Jul 2026
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The day Buck receives the settlement offer, he is ready to reject it to win back his job and his family at Station 118. But when Christopher is rushed to the hospital needing a critical, very expensive spinal surgery on the other side of the country that insurance won't cover, Buck breaks his legal no-contact order and races to Eddie's side.
To save Christopher's mobility, Buck makes the ultimate sacrifice: he accepts the payout. He willingly plays the villain, letting Bobby, Maddie, and the crew believe he chose greed over loyalty, and exiles himself to Florida to help Christopher heal in secret. Back in LA, Eddie must silently endure a resentful firehouse, anchored by a devastating truth: "If the choice is between you and Christopher, you will lose every time."
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30 Jun 2026
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Following the aftermath of the lawsuit, Buck finds himself alone, mistreated, and hated by most members of his crew and other stations. Contemplating leaving the 118 after too many drinks one night, Buck finds himself in danger once again. He'll have to learn how to handle the fallout after a brutal beating and what life will mean for him and his loved ones during his recovery.
Eddie learns some truths about Buck's attack and it sets things in perspective for him. But is he too late to save his friendship? Is he too late for the man he's known he's been in love with? Or will he have to fight through hell and high water to get to their happy ending?
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27 Jun 2026
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Buck left the 118 six years ago and he only kept in touch with Chris. What will happen when Chris shows up on his doorsteps one day and asks him to come back? Buck wants to give Chris everything he wants, but will he be able to come back to LA and face everyone?
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26 Jun 2026
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Buck had lost-- he was sure of this now. His resolve only lasted a few weeks before his exterior began to crack; he was never a very good actor. He couldn’t keep up the greetings and the asking questions and the easy stroll. He let his shoulders creep up to his ears, let his foot tap incessantly. He did what his Captain told him, but stopped asking for anything more. Stopped following the conversation in the back of the engine on the way to the call; he just stared out the window, thinking about the case to come, preparing for it. When he woke every morning, there was no big recovery milestone to strive for, no big fight for the soul of his career to win. Not even the happy swell of being back on shift -- something so easy to dismiss, that had dominated so much of his life, that he had taken for granted-- that had catalyzed him each morning of his first week back.
An old habit of his had returned. A bad habit.~~
or: after the lawsuit, buck confronts what it was he wanted all along. he looks and looks and longs for it; the team looks right through him. buck breaks-- right down the middle.
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- Part 1 of Lighthouse Universe
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24 Jun 2026