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    Everyone is drifting in the aftermath of Bobby’s death. In the midst of the grief and chaos, Buck plants his feet and becomes a pillar—the one holding everyone else up. They're grateful, of course, but they can’t shake the feeling that he’s being left to carry it all alone.

    But he’s not. Not really.

    Buck has someone—someone who’s there for the quiet, painful moments no one else sees. It just takes the rest of them a little while to figure out who.

    Or; Five times the 118 realize Tommy’s been taking care of Buck, and the one time Buck takes care of Tommy.

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    24 Apr 2025

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    Buck hasn't been to a gay club as an out bisexual guy, and his boyfriend and two supportive friends aim to fix that.

    This was started after season 7 ended, so consider it a canon divergence AU.

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    “What’s the look?” Hen asks.

    “I don’t know,” he says, shrugging. “I guess I just feel like a kind of, ah, imposter syndrome? Does that make sense?”

    “More than you know,” Tommy says, leaning over to kiss his temple. “We don’t have to.”

    “I want to,” Buck says quickly.

    Tommy’s gaze goes soft, and his smile is so fond and so proud that any doubts Buck feels just slip away for a moment.

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    20 Jan 2025

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    Chim chuckles. “You’re happy that Eddie just called you a child?”

    Maddie swats at him lightly. “Hey, Buck was a very cute child, too.”

    “Aw,” Hen says. “I can just imagine it. Especially in that photo.”

    Maddie grins, remembering him like she sometimes sees him. “That same smile, give or take a few teeth.”

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    after the medal ceremony, maddie's showing pictures she took of the team with their medals, which inspires her to show another picture she keeps with her always.

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    25 May 2024

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    “It’s not even my worst scar,” Tommy continued. “Worst injury, probably, but it doesn’t look as bad as it could have.”

    “What could be worse than that?”

    Tommy grinned, a little daring, a little dangerous. Buck felt his heart swoop. “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.”
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    Buck and Tommy swap scar stories.

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    13 Apr 2024

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    “Chim. Weird question?”

    Chimney’s chair creaks. Buck cranes his head over the back of the couch and watches him straighten up, pop his back, close the folder.

    “You only ever ask me weird questions,” he says, and then crosses the loft to sit in one of the armchairs. He levels Buck with a look that’s way too knowing for the amount of words they’ve exchanged. “What’s up?”

    He takes a breath.

    “What does it feel like to be a dad?”

    in which buck is used to wanting things he's not allowed to have; it's just that he never thought being a father would be one of them.

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    06 Mar 2024