8 Works by thewritingkit
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“Buck, Theo calls for his mom because that’s what little kids do, but he knows you’ll come if he calls, evidenced by the fact he keeps doing it. Doesn’t he go back to sleep when he sees you’re there?” Buck nods. “See? He trusts you. You don’t need to keep yourself awake half the night watching bad tv shows.”
At that, Buck physically recoils. “Whoa, Tidying up with Marie Kondo isn’t bad tv! She’s a visionary! You’d know if you’d watched it like I told you to,” he grumbles.
“Buck–”
“Please, Eddie? I’ll help!”
“Jesus…” he shakes his head, taking a black marker from one of the plastic bins and writing DONATE on the freshly taped box.
“Yes!” Buck celebrates, rounding the couch toward the front door. “I’m gonna get the rest of the stuff from the car and then I’ll explain the system!”
And that is how Eddie now finds himself sitting on his bed listening to Buck explain the five steps of letting things go. Apparently at some point he’d have to thank whatever trash he decided to toss? Good grief.
Or: Buck decides to KonMari the Diaz house, Eddie digs up memories, and turns his life upside down in the process.
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“What if they never get over it? You said your sister came out and they didn’t talk to her for three years, and the only reason they went back to it was because she was in a car accident!”
Eddie shrugs. “Okay so we give it a year and I reverse into a hydrant.”
This finally makes Buck stop and turn to him. Good, progress. “This isn’t a joke, Eddie,” he says seriously.
Or: After a horrifying dinner with Eddie's parents, Buck loses the fight to the guilt of not being enough for Eddie. Temporarily.
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“Did I do something?”
Buck stops and turns his head to look at him, confused. “Huh?”
“Look, I can handle it. I'm a grown man. I'd rather know.”
Buck frowns, holding out his hand to stop Eddie. “What are you talking about?”
“You haven't…” Eddie clears his throat, suddenly feeling his face really, really hot.
Buck’s frown snaps a little bit, his lips barely quirking up at the corners as he takes half step closer to Eddie. “Say it.”
“I…” Eddie’s face is on fire, his mouth is dry, and whatever courage he’d found within him has evaporated and disappeared. “I… can't…”
Buck nods, grinning. “Well, that answers your question.”
Eddie’s eyebrows shoot up. “So you're, what, punishing me?”
There’s a moment of stunned hesitation before Buck laughs brightly, blue eyes glued to Eddie’s annoyed face.
“Is not being kissed by me that much of a punishment?”
Yes. But he doesn't say it.
His face does though.
Or: Buck refuses to kiss Eddie. He's only kind of crashing out about it.
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“I'm bi.”
Raising his eyes to the rest of the team, Eddie is surprised to find them all staring at him, jaws dropped in disbelief.
So much for warm support.
“What?” Hen finally asks, genuine confusion stamping her face.
“I'm bi,” he says again, more confident… or something like it. “I've been doing some soul searching since Nashville and…” he nods to himself, a shy smile stamping his face as he looks up to his team, “I guess I’m finally ready to share this with you guys.”
They, however, do not share in his whimsy.
“You're joking.” Ravi deadpans.
Or: Eddie comes out wrong—but luckily the rest of the 118 is there to drop kick him out of the closet.
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“Buck?” he comes into view, slowing down from a sprint just before Eddie and doubling over, hands on his knees, breathing heavily. “What the hell are you doing here? Is everything okay? Are you okay? Jesus how did you get past security—”
“Just give me a second” he says, breathing heavily “Let me just… catch my breath”
So Eddie waits the most agonizing minute of his life as his best friend calms down enough to talk, slowly straightening up and holding his gaze, his eyes determined.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you. Everything is fine, I’m fine. Apart from, you know, sprinting through LAX with no shoes on.”
Eddie looks down and Buck really doesn’t have any shoes on.
“Where are your shoes?”
“TSA. Doesn’t matter.” He waves him off and Eddie feels like he’s on a prank show.
Or: Eddie goes to El Paso to reconnect with his son, leaves his best friend behind, and finds more in his hometown than he bargained for.
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"Evan. Listen to me.” Eddie holds Buck’s face between his hands “It was just some man in the school playground. I don't care about him. I didn't even notice he was flirting with me."
"What's his name?"
"Matthew–"
Buck pushes Eddie back and he tumbles, hitting the dining table and catching himself on the table top. Buck’s eyes are zeroed in on Eddie, his focus burning, his gaze electrifying. Eddie immediately feels a slight tightness in his jeans.
"What. Was. His. Name" he asks again, his eyes darker still, pupils blown wide. Eddie's heart jumps at the sight, still slightly leaned back. His breath quickens as Buck looks down at him angrily. Furiously.
Hungrily.
Or: Eddie receives some unexpected attention and Buck needs to remind him who gets to have him on the dining room table.
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Eddie doesn’t remember the last time he was excited to be awake at four in the morning. In the passenger seat of Buck’s car, he’s currently being informed of every single item Buck had purchased for their trip, his ranting intercut every now and then with the occasional fun fact – usually just a random piece of information that popped into Bucks head while on a side tangent –, and Eddie couldn’t be happier. He’s just going to relax, drink some beers with his best friend and not think about the fact he’s going to be abandoning the life he loves soon.
It’s going to be great!
Or: Buck and Eddie go fishing for the weekend; hijinks ensue.
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When all that's left is a love that was never meant to be, a promise can become a ghost - and a dream can become a nightmare.