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    “Ha ha,” Shane says, then, feeling very brave and magnanimous: “Just, you know. I could top, if you wanted me to.”

    Ilya laughs at him.

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    Eddie really liked Tommy.

    If asked, he could give a long list of reasons why.

    Tommy was an army guy, like Eddie himself, they had a lot of shared experiences.

    Tommy was witty, he always had a one liner ready to throw out.

    Tommy was into MMA, and muay thai, and he could fly Eddie to games.

    Tommy would play pickup with him even when Buck always said no.

    Tommy was good with Christopher. He had an easy charm with Eddie’s preteen son, and he had lots of stories that Christopher couldn’t quite get enough of.

    And, the most important reason, Tommy had been a huge part of the reason Athena and Bobby had survived.

    The problem was… Eddie kind of couldn’t fucking stand Tommy.

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    Eddie goes through the stages of grief watching Buck and Tommy together and gets progressively more unhinged as his jealousy builds. No bashing of Marisol or Tommy in this, they're just not right for Eddie and Buck.

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    20 Aug 2024

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    Eddie couldn’t look at the sympathetic tilt of Frank’s eyebrows for another second, so he trained his gaze over Frank’s shoulder. Ever since Chris had left, it had felt like the earth had stopped spinning. Like Eddie was frozen in time, forced to interminably live in the moment that his son had left him.

    But as he looked out the window behind Frank, Eddie could see evidence of the world relentlessly marching on. There were trees swaying in the breeze, a woman walking down the sidewalk, pushing a stroller. In the distance, a plane took off into the cloudless blue sky. If he stood up to get a better view, Eddie would probably be able to see Buck’s Jeep in the parking lot below. He’d dropped him off forty minutes ago and promised to be there when Eddie was done.

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    10 Aug 2024

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    Buck nodded and slowed to a stop outside the house, shifting the car into park. He turned in his seat to flash Chris a smile. “We’ve arrived at your destination, good sir.” Chris giggled effusively, kicking his feet again.

    “Thanks for the ride, Buck,” Eddie said, climbing out of the passenger seat. He appeared in the back a few moments later, pulling Chris’ crutches out first before unbuckling his son. “Say goodbye,” he told Chris.

    Buck held his fist out for Chris to bump, getting caught off-guard by the way the seven-year-old wrapped both arms around the back of Buck's seat in a hug instead. There wasn't much Buck could do in the way of returning the embrace, try as he might, so he just had to settle for a pat on Chris' shoulder and an experimental ruffle of his golden curls.

    Chris pulled away, million-watt smile on his face. “Thanks, Buck. It was nice meeting you.”

    “You too, Chris,” Buck replied, a little breathless.

    (Or, Six Conversations in Cars)

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    07 Aug 2024

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    "Nobody is ever gonna know me the way you know me."

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    09 Feb 2024