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First Rule of Pet Ownership

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[0] Days Without a Hospital Bill
9:00 am

Buck Buckley
Look at me, restraining myself and sending something at a *reasonable* time
[handsindogcomp.link]
CAP WHAT IF-

Eddie Diaz
Buck, we talked about this

Bobby Nash
No, Buck. We are not getting a dog.

 

OR: Buck wants a dog. Eddie does not. After a call that breaks Buck’s brain (just a little!), they find a furry, cuddly orange compromise.

Aka I’ve written another chatfic.

Notes:

Alright! This came to me in a post-midnight dream (aka I was scrolling Instagram and saw the video Buck shows at the very beginning.) There is also zero beta I genuinely just rawdogged it tonight.

Enjoy!

** I feel like I do need to note: I am equal opportunity cats + dogs. Eddie’s thoughts are his and his alone **

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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4995 South Bedford Street

(Chat with: Eddie, Buck, and Chris)

8:07 pm

 

Buck

[handsindogcomp.link]

WE NEED

 

Eddie

No?

 

Chris

In my humble opinion-

 

Eddie

DEFINITELY no.

 

Chris

This is ableism

 

Buck

(Eddie, how do we respond to this?)

 

Eddie

(You don’t)

Chris, we are not getting a dog. 

 

Chris

😒

 

~~~

 

[0] Days Without a Hospital Bill 

(Chat with: Bobby Nash, Buck Buckley, Eddie Diaz, Hen Wilson, Chimney Han, and Ravi Panikkar)

9:00 am

 

Buck Buckley

Look at me, restraining myself and sending something at a *reasonable* time

[handsindogcomp.link]

CAP WHAT IF-

 

Eddie Diaz

Buck, we talked about this

 

Bobby Nash

No, Buck. We are not getting a dog. 

 

Eddie Diaz

SEE-

 

Buck Buckley

CAP WHY?

 

Hen Wilson

Are you sure you want that list Buck?

 

Buck Buckley

😒

 

Ravi Panikkar

Look what you did to the poor thing!

 

Chimney Han

Why are you supporting him Ravi???

 

Ravi Panikkar

The first rule of pet ownership is never making your pet sad.

You all broke that rule.

I’m sorry they made you sad Buck 😔

 

Hen Wilson

Did you just-

 

Chimney Han

LMAO

RAVI 😭

 

Buck Buckley

Booooooo

 

Eddie Diaz

You know this could have been avoided if you took the no the first time

 

Chimney Han

It’s like running to your father when your mother says no

Except its your boyfriend and Captain

 

Ravi Panikkar

bro wtf

 

Hen Wilson

You lost me there buddy

 

Buck Buckley

🙄

Whatever

Still want the dog though

 

Eddie Diaz

NO

 

Bobby Nash

I don’t think this is the appropriate chat for this conversation. This is the work group. 

 

Buck Buckley

It is work related though! It would be a STATION dog!

 

Bobby Nash

The answer is still no, Buck. 

 

Buck Buckley

Losers :(

 

~~~

 

4995 South Bedford Street

(Chat with: Eddie, Buck, and Chris)

5:15 pm

 

Buck

[whitesquirrel.link]

NOW Hear me out on this one

 

Eddie

Babe what the hell

 

Chris

Gotta agree with dad on this one chief

 

Buck 

You’re supposed to be on my side Chris :(

 

Chris

Don’t give me that 😒

It would be a threat to my homework!

 

Eddie

THAT’S what you’re worried about?

 

Chris

Yes?

It’s cute otherwise. Just impractical. 

 

Buck

Where’s the whimsy??

 

Chris

Who tf taught you about whimsy???

 

Eddie

Chris 😒

 

Buck

Really feeling the love here.

 

~~~

 

[4] Days Without a Hospital Bill 

(Chat with: Bobby Nash, Buck Buckley, Eddie Diaz, Hen Wilson, Chimney Han, and Ravi Panikkar)

11:24 am

 

Buck Buckley

@Eddie Diaz

THAT’S WHY YOU DON’T WANT A DOG WITH ME

YOU’RE A HATER

 

Eddie Diaz

Buck…

 

Ravi Panikkar

Yeah Eddie

Why are you such a hater?

 

Eddie Diaz

I don’t hate dogs!

 

Hen Wilson

Eddie, we need to look at the facts

 

Chimney Han

Your boyfriend was playing with a dog the size of himself and instead of standing next to him you stayed by the engine. 

 

Ravi Panikkar

That was 50 feet away. 

That’s hater behavior.

 

Eddie Diaz

I’M NOT A HATER!

It was just…

Big.

And wet. 

 

Buck Buckley

I didn’t hear any complaining about that last night 😏😉

 

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Ravi Panikkar

EWWWWWW

 

Chimney Han

NASTY

 

Hen Wilson

Buck what the hell 😭

 

Bobby Nash

Buck, may I remind you that this is the work chat?

 

Eddie Diaz

Please remind him 😭

I’m sorry I couldn’t figure out how to describe it!

 

Hen Wilson

Slobber, Eddie. 

It was a slobbery Newfoundland. 

You don’t need to say anything else. 

 

Eddie Diaz

Oh 😔

 

~~~

 

Private Message between Buck Buckley and Hen Wilson

2:30 pm

 

Buck Buckley

HEN

Are you seeing this??

 

Hen Wilson

Yes, Buck. 

I’m standing right next to you

 

Buck Buckley

THEYRE SO BIG

ITS SMALLER THAN HE IS

 

Hen Wilson

Buck I am aware how kittens work. 

 

Buck Buckley

HOW DID I NOT KNOW MY BOYFRIEND IS A CAT WHISPERER??

 

Hen Wilson

I don’t know Buck. 

 

Buck Buckley

HEN HE”S SO HOT

 

Hen Wilson

I know that Buck. 

 

Buck Buckley

AHHHHHHH

 

~~~

 

Private Message between Buck Buckley and Maddie Han

3:13 pm

 

Buck Buckley

MADDIE

MADDIE

MADDIEEEEE

 

Maddie Han

Buck, I am at work 😭 What??

 

Buck Buckley

HES SO CUTE MADDIE

 

Maddie Han

Is this about the cat?

 

Buck Buckley

YES THIS IS ABOUT THE CAT

I am biblically aware of the size of Eddie’s arms

 

Maddie Han

Ew

Continue

 

Buck Buckley

But I didn’t quite get it until he was holding a KITTEN SMALLER THAN HIS ARMS

If I could get pregnant it would have happened on site.

 

Maddie Han

There are just some things I shouldn’t know about my little brother. 

This being one of them. 

 

Buck Buckley

Be supportive of me Maddie 😭

 

Maddie Han

I will once you stop talking about how you want your boyfriend “biblically”

Are you going to get a cat now?

 

Buck Buckley

Should I?

He already said no to the dog. 

And the squirrel.

 

Maddie Han

Definitely not asking about the second one. 

It looks like he had definitive reasons why he didn’t like those… options.

But he liked the cat, right?

 

Buck Buckley

He kept calling the cat “gatito” and “frijolito” so I think that’s a good thing?

 

Maddie Han

Little Bean??? 

 

Buck Buckley

Even said it while holding his paw

 

Maddie Han

With all the love in this world, get this man a cat

 

Buck Buckley

o7

 

Maddie Han

What does that mean?

 

Buck Buckley

idk

Chris uses it in place of the salute

So I assume it’s that?

 

~~~

 

4995 South Bedford Street

(Chat with: Eddie, Buck, and Chris)

1:20 am

 

Buck

[merrygoround.link]

[catinbox.link]

[catvspen.link]

 

Eddie

I am right next to you?

And it’s a school night?

 

Chris

I too would like to know why Buck is sending videos at one in the morning, when I should be asleep

 

Eddie

And why aren’t you?

 

Chris

Irrelevant

The real question is why Buck is sending cat videos at 1am

 

Eddie 

Would you like to say something Buck?

 

Buck 

Nope!

 

~~~

 

Private Message between Eddie Diaz and Maddie Han

7:20 pm

 

Eddie Diaz

Hypothetically

 

Maddie Han

There is no “hypothetically” about this. Yes you should get a cat.

 

Eddie Diaz

Maddie????

 

Maddie Han

He said he wanted you biblically after you held a kitten. 

For the love of God get a cat

 

Eddie Diaz

He needs to stop exposing our sex life

 

Maddie Han

Please

 

~~~

 

[7] Days Without a Hospital Bill 

(Chat with: Bobby Nash, Buck Buckley, Eddie Diaz, Hen Wilson, Chimney Han, and Ravi Panikkar)

3:19 pm

 

Buck Buckley

[catincar.link]

It’s like my fyp is listening to me

This is EXACTLY the call from the other day

 

Chimney Han

It’s like the internet WANTS you to get a cat

 

Hen Wilson

I see nothing wrong with getting a cat

 

Ravi Panikkar

If any of my tenants have dogs it’s on SITE

But the cats get pspspsps and a treat

 

Buck Buckley

So we’re anti-dog?

I hate it here

 

Chimney Han

We’re not anti-dog, we’ve just filled out our dog quota

 

Buck Buckley

Eddie I’m being bullied 😭

 

Eddie Diaz

I’m sorry baby 💙

 

Buck Buckley

❤️

 

Eddie Diaz

But sometimes you bring this on yourself 

 

Buck Buckley

💔

 

~~~

 

Private Message between Eddie Diaz and Evan Buckley

10:42 pm

 

Eddie Diaz

Hypothetically, if we WERE to get a cat

 

Buck Buckley

Yes? 🥺

 

Eddie Diaz

It would need to be orange. 

 

Buck Buckley

Why orange?

 

Eddie Diaz

There’s something about an orange cat

I don’t know. I’ve always wanted one 

 

Buck Buckley

🥹

We will make this happen baby 

 

Eddie Diaz

I know you really wanted a dog, though. 

 

Buck Buckley

If I’m being honest, I just liked the idea of something cuddly. 

We’re gonna get you your orange cat

 

Eddie Diaz

Really? 

 

Buck Buckley

Really.

 

~~~

 

4995 South Bedford Street

(Chat with: Eddie, Buck, and Chris)

 2:36 pm

 

Buck

[chef.img]

What about this one?

 

Chris

WE’RE GETTING A CAT???

 

Buck

It says here he loves snuggles, and he’s orange, Eddie!

 

Eddie

🥹

When can we meet him?

 

Buck

Already made the appointment

 

Chris

I fear this is PDA at its worst. And I can’t even see either of you fools.

 

Eddie

I love you!

 

~~~

 

Private Message between Buck Buckley and Maddie Han

3:45 pm

 

Buck Buckley

MADDIE

[eddieandchef.img]

 

Maddie Han

Awwwww! What’s his name?

 

Buck Buckley

His name is Chef! 

 

Maddie Han

Eddie looks like he’s having a great time!

 

Buck Buckley

IT MADE MY OVARIES EXPLODE MADS

 

Maddie Han

Gross?

 

Buck Buckley

Eddie walked in there and all of the cats just, horded around him! And when the volunteer handed him Chef, I almost cried. It was the cutest thing ever

I almost proposed on the spot

 

Maddie Han

Ooop?

 

Buck Buckley

I’m not joking Maddie. Chef started purring immediately and I think Eddie was singing him a spanish lullaby?

I need to lock that down. 

 

Maddie Han

You do that then?

 

Buck Buckley

Mark my words.

MARK

MY 

WORDS

 

Maddie Han

Buck proposal plan ✅

 

Buck Buckley

😏

 

~~~

Everyone’s Invited (aka the Family Chat)

(Chat with: Athena, Bobby, Buck, and others)

12:43 pm

 

Buck!

[chefinababysling.img]

[eddietyingthebabysling.img]

[eddiechefandaring.img]

[chrisandchef.img]

 

Buck!

It’s official! We now have a cat! Everyone, meet Chef!

 

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Karen!

Awww, that looks like such a sweet cat!

 

Chimney!

I do want to ask about the baby sling though.

 

Bobby!

He looks very comfortable!

 

Buck!

I kept seeing these videos with cats in baby slings, so Maddie gave us hers to try out! While Eddie was wrapping it up, Chef was incredibly impatient 😂. It’s been about two hours now and he’s still asleep.

 

Hen!

Wait a minute. 

Wait a damn minute.

 

Eddie!

What? 

 

Athena!

[circledhand.screenshot]

Care to explain boys?

 

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Ravi!

THERE’S A RING???

 

Eddie!

Oops!

Surprise?

 

 

Notes:

Alright it is after 4:00 am and I still need to get ready for bed

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