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Buck builds up a plethora of second chances in his mind, an armory of perfectly crafted run-ins, all following a similar formula, all ending in the same way. Tommy admits to missing Buck, acknowledges that he shouldn't have dumped Buck like that, all while Buck keeps his cucumber-cool composure and graciously allows them to explore what their future looks like now.
No matter what happens, Buck is certain that whenever he runs into Tommy again, he will be totally, 100% prepared for what happens next. He will be completely at ease and staunchly refuse to get flustered by the sight of his ex.
That is…not what happens.
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Gonna wrap you up (in my arms again) by thegingerparty for newtkelly
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
24 Feb 2025
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At his most stripped down, bare and vulnerable, wounded insides on display, he is only ever met with gentle hands wrapping his bleeding heart with gauze, as if it were the finest of silks. Bit by bit he has been stitched back together, the parts of himself carelessly thrown away over the years lovingly brought back into the fold. Every past version of himself merged into one, Buck and Evan alike. It's just him.
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"Why don't you finish off my beer for me and I can drive you home." Buck halts, the prospect of true alone time with his captain almost worth the risk of losing control on the ride. "I can't drink any more, or I won't be able to drive," his captain says, in such a way that makes him seem truly remorseful about this fact. "And I would really hate for it to go to waste." Buck still hesitates, at this point uncertain if he can make it out the door as is. He looks down at the glass, sweating slightly on the table top. He can just barely make out the spot where Captain Kinard's mouth had been just moments before. His hand twitches towards the beer, and his captain goes in for the kill shot.
"Please?" And that's all it takes. Before he can think about it, Buck has the drink in hand, sucking on the rim where he swears he can taste the faint traces of his captain's mouth. When he sets the empty glass on the table Captain Kinard is borderline smirking at him, a look on his face as if he's just discovered he won the lottery. Buck thinks there is a small chance he's in trouble.
Or, five times Buck isn't allowed to use the bathroom and one time it doesn't matter.
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Ravi's eyes flutter closed again, but he didn't tell him to go away, so Buck keeps talking. "I, uh, went viral."
That does the trick, Ravi's eyes opening again, this time sparkling with curiosity. "Viral?"
Buck hums. "On Reddit. I made a fake account and uh…" His hand comes up to scratch at his neck, that humiliation making a hasty return. It's not his finest moment. He winces, blurting his crime out. "Posted on relationship advice."
Ravi's mouth drops open, and he sits up, his precious sleep long forgotten. "About Tommy?"
"Yeah," Buck confirms grimly. "The last time I checked, there were almost fifteen hundred comments."
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or: the one where Buck asks Reddit for help, gets really into fish, and tries, fails, and tries some more to get over Tommy.Bookmarked by thegingerparty
17 Dec 2025
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Captain Buckley’s face creases, his expression disfavourable. “I’m, uh, not really into the whole Sir thing,” he tells Eddie, scratching along the slope of his grey-stubbled chin. “Still getting used to being called Cap, if I’m being honest. Most people here just call me Buck.”
“Buck?” Eddie repeats the name with the intonation of a question.
“There were three other Evans in my class at the Academy,” Captain Buckley explains, shrugging casually with the huge mountain range of his wide, wide shoulders. “Even after all these years, it’s managed to stick.”
OR: Eddie's probationary firefighter year at the 118, under the watchful eye and expert tutelage of Fire Captain Evan Buckley.
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06 Dec 2025
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diana's piano is getting much better by maidoforleans
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV), Men's Hockey RPF
29 Nov 2025
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Tommy retires. This goes about as well as anyone expected.
Or: post-retirement, former hockey defenseman Tommy Kinard tries to figure it out.
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- Part 2 of the boofcake chronicles
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02 Dec 2025
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Eddie's discomfort feels more Catholic than like repressed queer desire, but Tommy doesn’t know him that well yet. He doesn’t know either of them that well yet, not really. All he knows is that Evan has been unaware of his blatant attraction to men for over thirty years and that Eddie has a weird enough relationship with sex to go red at even the mention of anal fingering. He knows that they’re absurdly close. And he knows with startling clarity that no one in their right mind would look at Evan and not want to keep him for themselves.
Jealousy burns hot. Tommy clenches and unclenches his fist. Evan is a breath of clean mountain air after a lifetime spent in a series of smoky rooms. He’s not ready to let Evan go so easily. Not yet. Not when this is all so new. Not when Evan makes him feel like this.
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Five times Tommy saw Eddie as competition, and one time he finally accepted there was no competition.Series
- Part 1 of jealous tommy
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19 Nov 2025
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“Catwoman, huh?” Buck’s eyes flick down again, snagging on the shape of Eddie’s torso. “Yeah, you’re, uh, pulling it off. But, uh…”
Buck straightens, licks his lips, voice shifting to something practiced, polite, and extremely strange to Eddie’s ears. “Look, you seem cool, and that suit’s... heh, working, but I’m— I’m not really doing the whole hookup thing anymore."
The words don’t register at first—then they do, and the world tilts, grin falling right off his face.
Buck doesn’t know it’s him.
Buck doesn’t know it’s Eddie.
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18 Nov 2025