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Presumed Dead

… look this trope has been on my mind for reasons okay. don't worry about it

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Leave the Light On (I'll Be Coming Home) by HMSLusitania Word Count: 44, 415 An accident on a call leaves Buck with custody of Chris after Eddie is… missing presumed. While they navigate their new family circumstances -- and fight to stay together, despite Eddie's parents' best efforts -- a John Doe wakes up in a coma ward with no memory of his own life beyond the knowledge he has a son named Christopher and, somehow, he needs to get home.

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Nothing Left But You by Daisies_and_Briars Word Count: 27, 297 In May of 2021, 25% of Earth's population suddenly disappears. Including Eddie. In May of 2026, they all come back. Eddie finds himself suddenly in the middle of a world he doesn't recognize, where the people he loves most have changed significantly.

----- Away From Us by Marchling Word Count: 76,165 After the lawsuit Buck is doing his absolute best to try to win back his family but nothing is working and the hope is starting to hurt. He makes the the decision to resign from the 118 via letter and leave LA to start something new in Arizona. And that would've been fine except a fire burns down his entire apartment building that morning and the letter never makes it to Bobby. When Buck isn't found amongst the survivors his loved ones have to accept that he died in the fire. A presumed dead story about forgiveness, grief, second chances and falling in love.

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Letters from the Heart by BugTheCyborg Word Count: 45,000 “Hey,” Evan said, raising his voice a little to be heard through the open window. “Why don't you send me a letter sometime? A little snail mail. You know my address, yeah?” Eddie laughed, throwing his head back, and waved him away. Evan would probably never see Eddie again, as much as he wished he would. What were the chances he'd actually write? Evan had been half joking, and no one even sent letters nowadays. Three weeks later, Evan opened his mailbox. Sitting there, mixed in with the bills and flyers, was a lightly crumpled envelope with an Army Post Office return address.

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Recent Bookmarks

I haven't posted in a bit, and don't have any tag lists ready, so here's some of my recent bookmarks

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from the ground up by marviless Word Count: 51,763 or, the story of how buck discovers he has a six-year-old daughter, spirals a bit, becomes an astronaut in training, kisses the love of his life, makes lasagna, and learns that his heart might just be the perfect place to build a home, all in seven days.

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something to hold onto by foxwatson Word Count: 5,185 or the one where frank tells eddie he should work on letting himself want things, and eddie starts by cuddling with buck

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oh brother, I see (you burn like me) by canadadry Word Count: 47,911 Or: Adriana arrives in LA. Maddie has been here the whole time.

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for all the love you've left behind by Daisies_and_Briars Word Count: 32,117 When a DNA test reveals a surprising connection between Buck and Bobby, both must navigate their own trauma and insecurities to move forward.

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Bodies Break by Pansys_goth_gf Word Count: 5,514 Or, Buck gets hurt, and it changes the course of his life.

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Badly Beaten Self Esteem Has Got Me Needing You by bvddiesbro Word Count: 27,712 Buck slowly realises that maybe he's not a burden, that he doesn't need to make his problems smaller to make room for others.

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garden of dreams by simplyylupin Word Count: 2,995 When they'd first started dating, Buck had warned him he is, quote-on-quote, an octopus in bed. That he has a tendency of latching onto whoever's closest and flailing all over them. Legs tangled, arms wound, heads tucked together, noses brushing. What Buck never mentioned, however, is his affinity for talking in his sleep.

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You’ll Be Alright, Kid by icewhisper Word Count: 10,710 The first time Howard Han meets Evan Buckley, the kid is twenty and trapped in the mangled remains of his Jeep. It’s the call he can’t quite shake. (AKA the amputee!Buck AU absolutely no one asked for where Chim and Buck meet six years sooner and everything is just a little different and not any different at all.)

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sharing this here in hopes to reach 911 authors

My fish army. I need you.

If you are a fanfiction author who posts to AO3. Your work has probably been scraped into these datasets.

Send them a copyright takedown notice if you think your work is in this. Escalate to a DMCA report if you need to: https://www.copyright.gov/512/sample-notice.pdf (and send it to: dmca@huggingface.co)

Make sure to grab all your work IDs from Ao3.

Restrict your work to the archive.

Glaze your art.

So many of us are affected. You aren't alone. Maybe together we can take down this theft.

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Bobby Nash is Evan "Buck" Buckley's Parent

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all the roads, for your steps by hattalove Word Count: 1,796 or, eddie has a question to ask.

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if it weren’t for second chances by alasse Word Count: 47,869 A story about how Buck finds a chosen family, and with a few twists and turns, eventually gets to the 118, meets Eddie Diaz, and maybe finds himself a second and a third (or, an Evan Nash story).

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Your Fake Name is Good Enough For Me by Daisies_and_Briars Word Count: 37,447 When a younger man claiming to be Evan Buckley is apprehended by Pennsylvania police, Buck's past and present are thrown into question. Buck must work with Bobby and Athena to discover who he really is, and what that means for his family.

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Just Know You’re Not Alone by icewhisper Word Count: 11,356 Buck’s integration into the Grant-Nash family comes in bits and pieces over the years, made up of moments with Athena, Bobby, May, and Harry. These are those moments.

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Father's Lament by LDawns Word Count: 2,205 Buck becomes a foster parent and Bobby is having a hard time accepting his new grandpa role.

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Half Awake in Our Fake Empire by HMSLusitania Word Count: 33,534 Buck 1.0 fathered a child and Buck 4.0 comes into custody.

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I Will Follow You Into the Dark by midnightwolf2192 Word Count: 39, 843 After his parents nearly drive Buck to do the unthinkable, the 118 crew work hard to reassure their resident Golden Retriever and remind him that he is so loved.

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we found love right where we were by Polish_Amber Word Count: 70,004 Or, the one where May ensures Buck is enfolded properly into the Grant-Nash clan, which means Bobby (and by extension the firefam, because gossip) suddenly gets significantly more insight into the inner workings of the Buckley-Diaz family, and all roads lead to Buddie…

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words, how little they mean when they're a little too late by Polish_Amber Word Count: 13,999 Or, the one where Buck builds a family and his birth parents get exposed to pieces of it in the aftermath of 6x10: In a Flash.

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ive finally caught up to you (finally caught up in you) by pbandjeremiah Word Count: 13, 585 or, evan buckley is bobby's son, may and harry's big brother, hen's little brother, and the dad to two incredible kids (eventually)

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everything has its place by pestilentprayer Word Count: 44,661 In which a family stitches itself together around a heart of gold, and that heart of gold is rather clueless about the whole affair. (ft. duct tape, name changes, near-losses and clear gains.)

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It's Good to Meet You by Unhingedoveractivemuse Word Count: 30,154 Bobby meets Buck in a grocery store, and they still somehow become like father-son.

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You would cry too, if it happened to you by Maximoff_Wanda Word Count: 2,273 The first birthday Buck spent on the 118, Bobby made him a cake and he was so confused as to who it was for cause no one has ever made him a birthday cake. Note: NOT buddie, but I love it so much so it's going on the list

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Living on Fault Lines by Faillan Word Count: 37,465 OR, the pre-canon re-write where Buck was abandoned as a toddler, and finds his way home to Bobby and the 118 anyway. Note: WIP, also NOT buddie but it goes on the list

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Smoke Fills the Lungs like a Disease by xompeii Word Count: 91,390 Or: A canon re-write where Buck was in foster care and Bobby accidentally acquires an adult.

I am nothing if not easily convinced @erobuck

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can't decide if putting together a bobby nash is evan "buck" buckley's parent fic list right now is going to help or make me feel worse 🤣

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Addition to the Eddie Diaz not being a firefighter AUs, if you want any!

to the waters and the wild by june_nights! It's a book crossover and like. Niche? But also awesome. I haven't read the book but that fic made me put it on my tbr lol

Also that author has another one that's like pre canon and that's awesome too! It's called while a summer wind blew through the trees

Oo i haven't read either of these! I'll check them out thanks!!! I love book crossovers 👀👀

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Eddie Diaz is Not a Firefighter AUs

What if Eddie was not a Firefighter at the 118? Well luckily buddie is inevitable in all universes.

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LA Lonely by Daffi_990_ao3

Word Count: 11, 717

Buck meets Eddie one night at a bar and sparks fly. Buck feels an instant connection but after Eddie leaves in a rush the next morning, he puts it down to his imagination because he’s only good for one night, no one wants him for keeps.

Cue him running into Eddie almost everywhere he goes, like the universe keeps putting Eddie in his path. And Eddie is kind and never makes their interactions feel awkward and the way he smiles at Buck has something warm fluttering to life inside him.

Is his crush unrequited or is there a chance Eddie feels the same?

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The Lies I Told Myself by lexaproeddie

Word Count: 52,559

Or what if Buck and Eddie met earlier in El Paso and had a year long fling?

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duck buck by browneyedgirl6

Word Count: 32,215

a series for all of my jeep duck fics. fics are all standalone and you do not need to have read one to read the other 💛

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One Week To Fall In Love by Buddieaya

Word Count: 45,186

Or; Alternative meeting, Eddie and Buck meet in a coffee shop and fall in love in seven days.

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Fanboy by Astroash94

Word Count: 1,264

Evan Buckley is a fanboy.

Eddie Diaz does his own stunts.

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a strong hand and a sound mind by Illgetmerope

Word Count: 37,297

Buck needs to do something reckless. There's a lawyer's business card in his wallet, but Eddie's shop is right there, so he lets himself make a different choice.

Note: This also has illustrations and they are gorgeous!!!

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Link to similar list for Buck

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All Timers

These are simply some of my faves. Fics that I love that I constantly go back to.

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here’s my confession (I’m kind of hooked on you) by donationwayne Word Count: 114,199 tldr: the hot dilf from the bar is my new work partner

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Unlikely Friendship by oncemorepaperback Word Count: 167,730 Eddie starts dating Ana Flores and people are upset. Poor Buck is just confused and was happier when people were less interested in his love life. Shannon Lives AU

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Left Unsaid by C_M2 Word Count: 33,431 The discovery of a small facebook group full of tsunami survivors rocks station 118.

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will someone please want me? by LVRBOY Word Count: 3,136 Everyone is someone's baby. Christopher resigned to being nobody's. He was always special, this was no different. But it couldn't be fair for Buck to be nobody's baby either. It only takes a tsunami to realize that Christopher has been Buck's forever.

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When you need a little love, I got enough love to share by heroic_pants Word Count: 12,878 At a party with some friends, May leans in to the college experience a little too hard. At 2 am, drunk and high and emotionally spiralling, she calls the only adult she knows who might not judge her, and doesn't have kids to disturb. Someone who might unexpectedly just the right person to help her out….

----- we found love right where we were by Polish_Amber Word Count: 70,004 Or, the one where May ensures Buck is enfolded properly into the Grant-Nash clan, which means Bobby (and by extension the firefam, because gossip) suddenly gets significantly more insight into the inner workings of the Buckley-Diaz family, and all roads lead to Buddie…

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Got Your Measure by thelonggoodbye Word Count: 5,568 Hen is relatively certain she has their new probie, Buck, figured out. Him saying he has a husband throws her for a loop, but who hasn't lied to a naked man in handcuffs flirting with them before? But Buck only gets more confusing from there.

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ive finally caught up to you (finally caught up in you) by pbandjeremiah Word Count: 13, 585 or, evan buckley is bobby's son, may and harry's big brother, hen's little brother, and the dad to two incredible kids (eventually)

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Those Two Firefighters by DarkFairytale Word Count: 75, 850 #thosetwofirefighters starts to gather a following on social media, as everyone tries to figure out if those two cute firefighters from the 118 in LA are a thing or not.ters starts to gather a following on social media, as everyone tries to figure out if those two cute firefighters from the 118 in LA are a thing or not.

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Eyes On You by sealeviathan Word Count: 1,060 Or: The fic where Buck blatantly lusts over Eddie. Hen and Chimney worry they're about to witness a marriage-ending move because Buck failed to mention that Eddie is the man he's married to.

----- All the Different Ways to Say I Do by schrijverr Word Count: 349,576 AKA: Secret marriage of convenience buddie slow burn AU, where Buck and Eddie have been married for years so Buck could adopt Chris and no one at the 118 knows.

Eddie and Buck lie about their relationship and the reveal is a big part of the plot, however, before the reveal happens there were so many moments where everyone could have found out. So, these are AUAUs on the main verse where people find out. (I've been calling them AUAUs, because it sounds like a siren when you say it out loud).

----- Away From Us by Marchling Word Count: 76,165 After the lawsuit Buck is doing his absolute best to try to win back his family but nothing is working and the hope is starting to hurt. He makes the the decision to resign from the 118 via letter and leave LA to start something new in Arizona. And that would've been fine except a fire burns down his entire apartment building that morning and the letter never makes it to Bobby. When Buck isn't found amongst the survivors his loved ones have to accept that he died in the fire. A presumed dead story about forgiveness, grief, second chances and falling in love.

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Evan Buckley is Not a Firefighter AUs

What if Buck was not a Firefighter at the 118? Well luckily buddie is inevitable in all universes.

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What is Love For $2000? by fayevian Word Count: 17,250 One night when Eddie can't sleep, he discovers the hottest Jeopardy contestant of all time (objectively). With the "help" of his team and his fairly good working knowledge of Twitter, they devise a plan to get Evan (from Jeopardy) to slide into Eddie's DMs. It works surprisingly well.

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Happy Little Accidents by liketherestofla Word Count: 22,345 The last thing Eddie Diaz expects to come out of his trip to Buckley’s Plant Nursery & Landscaping with his son, is to develop an honest to god schoolgirl crush on the guy who owns the place. Yet that is exactly what happens, and Eddie has no game during all of it.

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Market Day by inkinmyheartandonthepage Word Count: 2,682 Eddie finds more than just fresh fruit and veg at the farmers market.

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hold my tongue (give you space) by lilacbarnes Word Count: 50, 931 Or, Buck meets Eddie at a bar and the two agree to keep things casual. Meanwhile, Mr. Buckley is a junior high teacher who meets Christopher Diaz, a student of his with an elusive single dad. These two things aren't connected, probably.

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Red Solo Cup by 7ate9 Word Count: 8, 444 Eddie was less than thrilled when Chris came home with a red solo cup full of dirt. He was so happy to tell Eddie about the class speaker they had, a botanist—“plant guy,” he called him—who helped them plant a flower. Eddie was used to Chris dumping all of his latest endeavors on him, and it would certainly disappoint the kid when his plant died because Eddie couldn’t care for it. But Chris took care of it. He took care of Queen and loved her, but of course, she started to wilt. So, what else could Eddie do but pack up his son and the plant, drive over to the botanist that came to speak to their class, and find out what was wrong with the plant? And maybe drool over the guy, just a little bit? No harm, right?

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heartbeat is coming in so strong by weewooforever Word Count: 25, 435 buck makes eddie fall in love with him. one cocktail at a time.

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Wreck My Plans, That's My Man by Signsofsam Word Count: 71, 659 Works: 18 Buck is a celebrity. Eddie is still a firefighter. A meet-cute ensues.

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I love you a latte by smilingbuckley Word Count: 9,391 New to Los Angeles, Eddie meets a cute barista at a coffee shop recommended to him by Chimney. Even though he embarrasses himself by being flustered by Buck, he keeps coming back and starts a friendship with him.

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Buddie fics that made me cry

Okay. I will cry at pretty much anything. This would be too long of a list if it was just about making me cry. These are all stories that I specifically remember for how much I cried :) And to be clear this is a compliment.

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I'll Feel You Forget Me Like I Used to Feel You Breathe by turningthepages Word Count: 128,883 A car accident leaves Eddie without ten years of memories. He forgets meeting Buck, falling in love, getting married, and bringing two more kids into their life. As Eddie struggles to adjust to this new life, Buck struggles with being in love with someone who doesn't want to remember him.

Oh, and they have really cute kids.

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sweet child, you are a blessing (poor child, you have been cursed) by dumbdpaus Word Count: 62,480 Evan Doe is not made to be loved. He knows this. Everyone who meets him learns pretty quick, too. The Curse makes damn sure he doesn't have any wiggle room. "You will lose everyone who loves you." He was always doomed to be alone.

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Nothing Left But You by Daisies_and_Briars Word Count: 27, 297 In May of 2021, 25% of Earth's population suddenly disappears. Including Eddie. In May of 2026, they all come back. Eddie finds himself suddenly in the middle of a world he doesn't recognize, where the people he loves most have changed significantly.

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ice cream before dinner by cloudydaisies Word Count: 58, 577 or, gerrard messes with the team's schedules and eddie 'i just drove my son to flee the state' diaz is the only option to watch mara and jee-yun after school on tuesdays, which, shouldn't be a problem at all, right?

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With a Friend in the Dark by Uncertainty_Principle Word Count: 50, 636 In the midst of the lawsuit, Buck is diagnosed with cancer. Dropping the lawsuit is easy. Finding forgiveness, less so.

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The Whale Fall Principle by fastcardotmp3 Word Count: 95,489 Or: Daniel Buckley lives, but he’s still deciding what that means. Maddie is having a baby, but it isn’t her husband’s. And Evan knows his purpose. Until he doesn’t anymore.

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Away From Us by Marchling Word Count: 76,165 After the lawsuit Buck is doing his absolute best to try to win back his family but nothing is working and the hope is starting to hurt. He makes the the decision to resign from the 118 via letter and leave LA to start something new in Arizona. And that would've been fine except a fire burns down his entire apartment building that morning and the letter never makes it to Bobby. When Buck isn't found amongst the survivors his loved ones have to accept that he died in the fire. A presumed dead story about forgiveness, grief, second chances and falling in love.

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Secret Partner Buddie Recs

My all-time favorite buddie trope, here's some fics where Buck and/or Eddie start at the 118, and no one knows that they have a partner. Could be because its too hard to talk about, could be not actually a secret, or sometimes its because Buck forgot to mention it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Got Your Measure by thelonggoodbye

Word Count: 5,568

Hen is relatively certain she has their new probie, Buck, figured out. Him saying he has a husband throws her for a loop, but who hasn't lied to a naked man in handcuffs flirting with them before? But Buck only gets more confusing from there.

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I Didn't Mean to Say I Do, But I Do by schrijverr

Word Count: 213,342

AKA: Secret marriage of convenience buddie slow burn AU, where Buck and Eddie have been married for years so Buck could adopt Chris and no one at the 118 knows. Note: Additionally, All of the AUAU's in the series!

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Monday (You Could Fall Apart) by pansys_goth_gf

Word Count: 11,855

Or, Evan Buckley enlists in the army fresh out of high school and falls in love with his best friend. Things spiral from there. From the prompt “Secretly Married”

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Missing Pieces by AshwinMeird

Word Count: 9,179

Hen was not sure what to make of the new recruit, Evan "Buck" Buckley. He was reckless and that was about as much as she knew about him. That eventually changes though and all the important parts of Buck's life reveal themselves to her over time.

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When You Come Home by 7ate9

Word Count: 19,829

Buck was surviving. That was the least he could do. Survive with his son, his new position as a probationary firefighter, while his fiance was overseas. It was too painful to talk about. So no one could know.

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Enter Buck by rangerdanger (mxgicxltrxgedy)

Word Count: 3, 546

Or, 5 times Eddie let his crew peek behind the curtain of his life + 1 time he had to slam the door open for them.

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Or, Hen & Chim don't know that Eddie's wife and his best friend Buck are the same person.

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Any More Secret Family? by Duckkey

Word Count: 10,480

When Buck becomes a probationary firefighter at the 118, he doesn't mean to keep his family a secret. It's just hard to talk about his husband and son when Eddie's deployed overseas. At least if he can't talk to the 118 about Eddie and Chris, he can still talk to Eddie and Chris about the 118.

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Fanboy by Astroash94 Word Count: 1,264 Evan Buckley is a fanboy. Eddie Diaz does his own stunts.

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hello! I read far too many buddie fics, and I often come to tumblr to look for recs, so I thought I'd spend some time and put together some lists of my own

any fic I recommend in these posts I have personally read and enjoyed. some things will end up on multiple lists because I love them or I forgot I already posted them

always check the tags and warnings on fics, things I recommend may not be the right fit for you!

if you are an author of a fic that I link and you don't want it posted on here please send me a message and I will remove it!

similarly, if you are an author of a fic that I rec and you want to be tagged in the post let me know and I will tag you!

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