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Everyone knows that Buck is unable to sit still for longer that 5 seconds, everyone but Buck
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1 - Spinning (Eddie)
The first time anyone one from the 118 is victim of Buck’s stims is when Eddie and Buck are baking, well Buck is teaching Eddie how to bake. It’s going well, somehow. But slow, it’s going so slow because every two seconds Buck has to do happy circles in place with no warning. Meaning Eddie has to be hyper aware when he’s got the glass bowl because he WILL knock it over and lose their hours worth of work.
“Ok, Buck, what’s next- Buck?” Eddie looks for him, he does find him.. in the living room.. spinning super fast. “What are you doing?”
“Watching TV while we wait for the oven to warm” ..How the hell is he watching TV while spinning?? Is this a normal occurrence for him?
Before he can ask about it, Buck stops spinning and the oven beeps. Bucks a spinner, great
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2 - Hand flapping [and wondering] (Hen)
Everyone has been bombarded with Buck and his random facts, Hen is used to it but she never really pays attention until today. It’s been a pretty q-word shift and she’s bored, Buck was the most interesting thing at the moment. He was listing off random Greek mythology facts because it happens to be his latest hyper fixation.
One thing she has realized is when he finds something exciting to say, he will flap his hands really fast. She sometimes wonders how it’s not broken, because he does this often, usually when talking about/to Eddie or his hyper fixations at whatever given moment.
Another thing he does is he walks, not going anywhere, just walking for no reason. From the couch to the island, from the island to the top of the top of the stairs, from there back to the couch. He just walks and walks, he probably would walk forever if he didn’t have anything to do.
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3 - Wondering (Chim)
Everyone knows Buck is a wonderer, he walks and runs and everything in between. But today, he was wandering way too much and wasn’t paying attention to anything around him. Luckily it was a Q-word day so it wasn’t a problem and we just kinda let him roam around, like a hamster in a wheel.
This turned out to be a mistake because if you were walking somewhere and Buckley saw you, you were stuck till he walked off.
“Yo! Chim!” Buck yelled after Chimney and he groaned.
“Yes, my dear brother-in-law?” He already knew he was going to have to talk for at least 30 minutes.
“Did you know that-“ The bell cut Buck off mid sentence.
“Saved by the bell, come on Buckley” Chim was happy the bell went off, not that he doesn’t like hearing about whatever it is that Buck is researching at the moment, it’s just that he talks a lot.
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+1 - Rocking (Eddie)
Eddie already knows about Buck’s ADHD and Autism because he kinda forced him to go to a doctor to get a diagnosis. This does not mean that Buck is aware of all the stimming he does, his current favorite being rocking back and forth. Eddie however, has no idea how Buck doesn't notice himself rocking at 100mph, and that may be an exaggeration, but if you watched it happen, you would say the same.
"Babe?" Eddie, who just came back from the store, walks through the door of his house - his and Buck's house, crazy that they've been together for 5 months already - to find Buck rocking back and forth, usually a sign of either over- or under-stimulation. It's always hard to find out though because if he's over-stimulated he won't speak to you but if he's under-stimulated, he'll talk for hours and hours on end. Either way, Eddie tests the waters.
"Buck? You good?" Eddie walks around the couch, so he's in front of Buck.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Buck talks a mile a minute which can only mean one thing: He's under-stimulated. Which also means it's a good thing Eddie got stuff to make cupcakes while at the store, as Buck bakes whenever he needs something to do
"You're rocking really fast, and you only do that when you're under-stimulated" Eddie informs.
Buck ponders for about 0.67 seconds before saying something: "Huh, I didn't know that, cool!" He stood up so he could be in front of Eddie, "Anyways I know you got baking stuff so we're gonna bake.. Well I'll bake and you'll sit there and look pretty" He kissed a surprised Eddie on the cheek and went to the kitchen.
*About 30 seconds later*
"HURRY UP DIAZ!!"
Eddie laughed at his boyfriend's impatience, then replied: "SHUT UP BUCKLEY!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the end <3