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Buck has always carried more than he lets anyone see.
Grief and love and guilt that sits like weight behind the ribs.
He thought Eddie understood that.
He thought Eddie saw him.But losing Bobby, losing their rhythm, watching Eddie pull away — it all left Buck convinced he was just something Eddie had finally outgrown. So he stayed quiet. He stayed small. He carried it.
A day at the zoo with Christopher and Jee Yun cracks the shell he’s been wearing.
A bird seems to sense the hurt sitting on him like a second spine.
A goat literally knocks him on his ass.And then Eddie shows up at his door, limping, tired, and finally ready to talk.
Some things break.
Some things heal.
Some things were love the entire time — they just needed room to be spoken aloud.or, Two idiots finally realize they've been in love the whole damn time, it just took a bird and a goat to make them see it.