softlanterns
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- Dead Boy Detectives (TV) (2)
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If Buck had been paying attention, he most likely could've prepared himself. Could've slid on his finest poker face, steeled his resolve, solidified his best unassuming reaction that even Hen, even Eddie, couldn't see through.
But, really, all Buck ends up doing is gaping at the TV, eyes painfully wide as they watch the words carousel-ing on the bottom of the screen.
"Masked vigilante takes down armed robbery, frees hostages."
"Anonymous hero single-handedly saves lives and escapes custody."The screen flicks over to a live feed of some reporter, eyes alight as they bore through the TV screen.
"I mean, did we just witness the birth of our country's first real life superhero?"
Buck is going to be sick.
or; Buck, the newest probie at the Fire Department of New York, becomes Spider-Man. And crushes on Eddie somewhere along the way.
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‘cause love’s such an old-fashioned word by softlanterns
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
01 Jul 2024
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“You’re nervous,” Edwin states rather than questions, like it’s easier than breathing.
“Am not!” Charles practically squawks, fingers freezing in their fidgeting and curling into fists by his sides. He squeezes each fist a few times, eyes glued to his loafers. “Just hard to know what to wear, innit.”
The office is silent for a few moments, besides the low squeaking of the office chair as Edwin readjusts in it.
“Let me help you?”
And there’s the kicker.
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or,when a case involving a murder mystery dinner gone wrong requires Edwin and Charles to dress the part, Edwin is delighted to help, and Charles struggles to focus on anything else. for obvious reasons.
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i’ve got the spirit, lose the feeling (take the shock away) by softlanterns
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
11 Jun 2024
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There seems to be very little research dedicated to the aftermath of someone dying twice— because, well, that’s never happened. And there's an infinitesimal amount of research dedicated to what happens when someone dies once, but “passes on” twice, or the effects that may have on one’s psyche. But that’s happened once.
However, the only victim of aforementioned events just so happens to be Edwin Paine, who currently has no desire to discuss what he went through.
Thankfully, overpopulation is an issue, and there’s at least one ghost out there who’d like to pick his brain.
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Crystal makes a suggestion, Edwin finds himself in an unfamiliar office, and Charles finally takes a trip to the library.
(Or or, therapy.)
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Maddie: Please tell me you’re not drunk tweeting at Eddie Diaz right now
Buck: dude i’m so serious i’m about to start blinking vertically
Or: Buck flirts with MMA Fighter Eddie Diaz on Twitter. Buck's friends despair.
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- Part 5 of 9-1-1 chat fics
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30 Jun 2025
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It’s a disaster. There’s nothing for Eddie to do now but rip the Bandaid off.
“I’vebeenlookingatyourGooglehistory,” he says, all at once.
Buck blinks. “You’ve been what?”
“I’ve been—” Eddie breaks off with a huff, and then forces his eyes back up to Buck’s. “I went to the Google home page,” he starts again. “To search the thing about the coupling nut. But then when I clicked on the search bar, the recent history was not mine, because—”
A look of comprehension has begun to dawn on Buck’s face, suddenly.
“Because I was logged in on the iPad,” he says slowly.
- in other words: the slow-moving catastrophe of buck and eddie sharing a search history.
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09 Jun 2025
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Buck cleared his throat. “When can I leave?”
Eddie snorted fondly, and Tommy rolled his eyes. Buck was beginning to really dislike that guy. Why did Eddie even have to drag his–who was he to Eddie, his boyfriend? Why did Eddie’s boyfriend need to be here, anyway?
or:
Buck gets amnesia and cannot stand that man that is always hanging around Eddie.
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02 Jun 2025
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“Hey!” Buck says brightly, completely oblivious to Eddie’s irritation. His voice is filled with excitement as he continues. “Did you know that the ancient Greeks used tattoos to communicate among spies? They—”
“You didn’t do the dishes,” Eddie interrupts, not trying to hide or sugarcoat his annoyance. He’s fucking tired of this. He asked Buck to do one thing, and instead of doing it, Buck apparently went on another research binge.
Buck looks almost surprised when his eyes land on the dirty dishes, like he completely forgot they were there.
“Oh,” he says, huffing a small laugh. “Right. I got a little distracted. I’ll do them in a minute.”
“Will you?” Eddie asks with a bitter scoff, and Buck reels back slightly, clearly not having expected that reaction.
“I— Yes, I will,” Buck insists, and Eddie can’t help but scoff again.
Or: How living together leads to Eddie realizing Buck might have ADHD.
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29 May 2025
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Their trek through broken stairwells and crumbling hallways was brutal. The two of them struggled to haul their exhausted bodies through tighter and tighter crevices, but they pushed through the pain, praying to whatever god might be listening that the roof collapse hadn’t completely cut off access to the upper floors. The fact that they could even still call this place a building was the kind of miracle that Eddie desperately needed right now, because every second that he had to spend wondering if Buck was still breathing was a crueler torture than any pain he could ever inflict on his body.
Maybe the priests were right—Hell was real, and it was the agony of losing Evan Buckley.
An 8x18 fix-it fic featuring a near death experience, a feelings realization over the 118’s radios, and Buck and Eddie finding joy in the impossible things.
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26 May 2025