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“I had a pretty good teacher,” Chris says, shrugging. “Not you,” he adds quickly, but not meanly. Eddie pretends to be wounded regardless, clutching a hand to his heart.
“Your abuela, then?” Eddie asks. Though he has his doubts about his mother's cooking, he's pretty sure she can pull off meatballs at least. If Eddie can do it...
“I meant Buck,” Chris says, interrupting that train of thought.
Or, Eddie leaves for Texas and everybody copes with food in one way or another.
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what i’m trying hard to say (is that i’m counting on you, and you got me too) by diamonds_and_dynamite, eliana (meyeri), heartcompass, KeJ, RobynOnAO3, southern bigfoot (western_smallfoot), summerdrive, talaricula, thereforebucket for butchfriendlyspace
Fandoms: A League of Their Own (TV 2022)
23 Dec 2022
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“Stunning!” –The New York Times
“Shocking and depraved lack of Grev. Negative two stars.” –n+1
“Very gay.” –Clyde
“iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
k" –Phoebe“The authors have seen my vision, and understood my meaning.” –The Lord of Muck
“It reads almost as if it were written by nine different people!” –The Paris Review
“The perfect gift for Dad this Christmas!” –Kirkus Reviews
“Forsooth, I say five stars adorn this book
For brotherhood and tenderness abound.
Two simple cowboys who with yearning look
Learn love can with the other best be found.
The authorship doth far surpass my skill,
And so the curtains close, alas for Will.
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when you know, you know by heartcompass for softersoftests
Fandoms: A League of Their Own (TV 2022)
23 Dec 2022
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Lupe doesn't know what to do with her feelings, once she realizes she has them.
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Christmas was weird for Gyro.
It wasn’t that it was such an awful time of year, or even that he hated the spirit or decorations or music. It was more that he didn’t feel like he fit into the world the way it existed in December.
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Gyro needs a break from his work, and Fenton makes sure he takes it.
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‘He’s not my other dad, he’s just Buck.'
Although, there has been a vibe since they got back from El Paso and with them all living together, Dad and Buck hovering and circling around each other in a way that’s new. They’ve been sharing the bedroom at home and leaving the door ajar, which Chris feels is needlessly pointed, like he’s the parent and they’re the teenagers proving they’re not getting up to anything. Chris’s whole existence indicates his Dad’s track record on Getting Up To Things. Not that he wants to think about that. It's just. He really hates the idea his Dad is keeping stuff from him again. Especially something like this. Something that will change everything.
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27 Sep 2025
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In 2022, Hen and Karen made a bet. By 2024, that bet had gotten somewhat out of control. Now it’s 2025, Bobby is dead, Buck is apartment hunting, and Eddie finds a list of names and dates in Hen’s locker.
Oh, and there's a backup on the 10. Again.
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Or: betting on when your friends will realize they're in love is a lot less funny when one of them already knows.
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25 Sep 2025
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He plops down on the couch again, sets his elbows on his knees, and looks Eddie in the eye. “Okay. Soooo,” he says. “You’re asking me to marry you.”
“Yes,” Eddie says.
“On a Wednesday,” Buck says.
“Yep.”
“As a friend.”
Eddie’s nose scrunches. “Ye-ep. Just about covers it.”
“Why?”
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or: eddie and buck embark on the most platonic journey of all: marriage!
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24 Jul 2025
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When he looked up, Eddie’s eyes were bright, focused. He was a little flushed, and his shoulders were soft but his jaw was set. “I love you,” he said.
“I love you, too, man,” Buck said. “But you know what I mean.”
“I do know,” Eddie said. “Buck, I’m trying to tell you something.”- Language:
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23 Jun 2025
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“You’re gonna have a good time once you’re there,” Buck continues, and Eddie knows he’s right— knows that any time spent with Hen is enjoyable; that Karen, though he hasn’t hung out with her in this capacity before, is a delight; that he could really use a distraction from the misery that is his life.
Right now, though, Eddie wants to curl into a ball, tuck himself underneath the passenger seat, and decompose right into the Jeep’s recently-refurbished car flooring.
That wouldn’t be fair to Buck, though.
Lately, Eddie’s felt like his entire existence has been unfair to Buck.
Five new things Eddie learns about himself in Christopher’s absence, and one thing he rediscovers.
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25 May 2025