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Eddie’s already there, turning to wave, except when he sees Buck, his hand freezes mid-air, mouth falling open so wide it nearly hits the floor.
Buck suddenly remembers he's wearing nothing but a towel.
"Fuck," he says.
Eddie's gaze drops, just for a second, a quick flick down and back up, but Buck catches it, and his face goes hot.
He should get clothes. He should absolutely get clothes. He should turn around and walk to his bedroom and put on pants instead of not moving, naked and dripping in his living room.
Eddie's face is turning red. He's still frozen with his hand half-raised, mouth slightly open, and Buck is having a hard time remembering why clothes are important when Eddie is looking at him like that.
The towel betrays him, slipping with inconsiderate, dramatic timing. Buck lunges for it, misses, and is suddenly very, very naked.
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Buck accidentally flashes his apartment’s window cleaner.Bookmarked by jellybean38
02 Feb 2026
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Day twenty-three, change of tactics.
I feel like you both are being dumb.
Dad unfolds this one and reads it and stops and reads it again like he's hoping the words will rearrange themselves into something less insulting.
"Excuse me?"
"It's my feeling." Chris spears a dumpling with his chopsticks. "You can't argue with my feeling, that's not how therapy works."
"I can ask for clarification on what you mean."
"Clarification about what? It's very clear. You—" he points at Dad, "both—" he swings to point at Buck, "dumb. Three words. Simple sentence structure. I learned about that in English class."
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Chris weaponizes his therapy homework to make his emotionally constipated dad admit he's in love with Buck.Bookmarked by jellybean38
02 Feb 2026
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Eddie spots his mother first, standing near the living room with a glass of wine frozen halfway to her mouth. Her eyes track from Eddie's face to Buck's face to their joined hands, and Eddie watches her go through the five stages of grief in the span of two seconds.
Her right hand moves automatically, decades of muscle memory taking over as she touches her forehead, then her chest, then her left shoulder, then her right, her lips pressing together as she mutters what Eddie can only assume is a prayer for his immortal soul.
Across the room, Eddie catches Shannon's eye. She's standing by the fireplace with a drink in her hand and Chris at her side, and she looks like she's having to physically restrain herself from applauding. Her free hand is pressed over her mouth, shoulders shaking with laughter. When she catches Eddie looking she raises her glass in a tiny salute, eyes sparkling with mischief.
Chris, bless him, has no such restraint. His face splits into a massive grin and he turns to his mother and says, in a voice that is so loud it echoes, "Mom, you didn't tell me Dad's boyfriend was cool."
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02 Feb 2026
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That’s when Eddie finally looks him in the eyes.
“Go see Buck today,” Ravi shrugs. “Just say hi.”
“You know that wouldn’t be all I’d say.”
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Where Eddie is ready to retire, but not to face the rest of his life alone.
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02 Feb 2026
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“What about you, how you’ve been?” Buck takes Eddie’s plate from his hands and dumps it in the trash.
Crossing his arms, Eddie lets out a breath.
“Fine, you know. The whole coming-out-at-thirty-something really worked out” Buck looks puzzled.
“How so?” he asks and somehow his body draws closer to Eddie.
“Well, I started hooking up. With men, obviously” Eddie replies proudly “dating just doesn’t seem to be something I’m just good at so…” he shrugs.
Buck’s expression falls and he takes a step back from Eddie, as if he’d been shot.
“What?!”
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Or: Eddie sleeps around, Buck spirals and somewhere along the way, they found what they've been looking for all along.Bookmarked by jellybean38
30 Jan 2026