3 Works by letsgobuck
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‘You struggled out there today.’ he said, tone measured, even, careful.
‘And I’ve been trying to give you space. Tried not to rush you. Tried not to pry. I thought if I stepped back, if I didn’t push, maybe you’d find your way back on your own. But it’s been months, Buck. And I don’t think this is grief anymore. I think you’re shutting down.’
Or, Buck starts texting Bobby again.
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‘You scare me sometimes,’ Eddie said suddenly. Quiet. Honest in a way that made Buck’s breath pause. ‘Not because of the risks you take. Not because you dive in headfirst. I get that part. I get why you do it. You scare me because…’
He trailed off. Shook his head like he hated the shape of the thought in his mouth.
‘... because you matter more than I know how to handle.’
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The problem was, Buck didn’t have a middle gear, truly. He was either all in or all out. And right now, he was spiralling quietly, performing instead of being, afraid that one more slip would confirm what Bobby (and everyone else) seemed to believe – that Buck was too impulsive, too much, too wrong for this place.
So he shut up. Did his job. Laughed when the others laughed. Kept his head down.
And it worked. Kind of.