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Since AO3 is still down I thought I’d share some of my favorite destiel fics from fanfiction.net to help in these trying times

This is Not Convenient by cloudyjenn If Castiel doesn't find a mate soon, the council will assign him one. And Dean's not about to let that happen. Dean/Castiel slash

Heart Trouble » by Cerulea Dean's having a harder and harder time of denying what he feels for a certain blue-eyed friend of his. And it's making him a little ornery, and a lot confused

Tripping » by Hatteress That time the universe decided Dean belonged with Cas and wasn't afraid to pull out the big guns to make it so. Big guns in this case being obsessive fangirls, archangels turned tricksters and overly enthusiastic cupids. Welcome to Dean's life. First in the Tripping Verse

Destiel, Actually » by Cuboid Dean and Castiel are playing out your typical-and-not-so-typical rom-com cliché's. The culprit's obvious. Gabe's just trying to help - it was about time someone kicked the knuckleheads into gear. "And... ACTION!"

Ready To Fall » by Cerulea Castiel falls from Grace for Dean. This is the first fic I've posted!

Ache by HigherMagic Sam pulls wings out of Dean's back, which apparently you're not meant to do, and Castiel has to clean up the mess, then help the Hunter deal with them. AU, Wing!kink

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hiiiii do you have any destiel recs that follow/revolve around the specific "i know two things - bert and ernie are gay, and you are not gonna die a virgin" iconic scene? im sure there are a bajillion of those fics out there but i have no clue what sorts of tags to use to search for them. thank you! have a lovely day :))))

Oh I think we can manage that, I love when Dean Winchester is a muppet of a man (sorry for the delay, I made a longer list to make up for it 💙 💚)

Bert & Ernie Are Gay (Not On My Watch) by Abi (justabi)

Revelations and Rapture by SetsunaNoroi

Years of Sorrow Wash Away by someonetoanyone

Blame it on the truth that ran us down by lesspopped

canticles by 2street2car

In Which Castiel Will Not Die A Virgin by womenseemwicked

change in plans by ricocheted

Lies We Tell Each Other by foldingcranes

Stupid with a Flare Gun by remmyme

We're Not Muppets, Dean. by Phoenix_Waves

Let Me Show You How It's Done by thraced

Chastity by AmberXBoone, corrupt_touch (AmberXBoone)

Bert & Ernie by alpacasandravens

pretend it ends tomorrow by equestrianstatue

Altered Now For Good by tigersinlondon

Fond Farewell by BitterlyBisexualBard

Tag List

@worrynoodle @dean-you-assbutt-cas-loves-you @whimblixseven @mercurialkitty @justjayisfine0 @mypeopleskillzarerusty @you-needajelloshot @readingthebones @my-comical-romance @angel-fruitcake

Comment, DM me, or send ask if you’d like to be tagged in my fic rec lists. It will only be used for these fic recs, no other posts.

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Comforting fics

In these trying times many of us need a pick me up 🤧 here are so sweet fics to make your heart go

Pookie by carpediaz @sofa-king-lame

Rated M | 2,7k | Buddie | established relationship, pet names

The one where Buck and Eddie try to settle on pet names to use for each other

Sweet as Pumpkin Pie by 42hrb @exhuastedpigeon

Rated G | 2,3k | Buddie & Jee | uncle buck & uncle eddie, pumpkins, getting together

“That’s pretty cool,” Eddie said and Jee nodded at both of them, her hair already coming out of the little pigtails that Maddie had put it in when they picked her up. “How many pumpkins do you think it took to build it?” “A billion!” Jee yelled, running through the pumpkin house with a giggle. “A billion, huh?” Eddie asked with a laugh, circling around the outside of the house to catch her on the other side while Buck waited where she ran in case she doubled back. Eddie felt something warm and comforting settle in his stomach at how easily he and Buck worked together even outside of work. He ignored the thought that followed - that he and Buck had been a parenting team for years now and maybe it would be nice to have another kid one day. Maybe it would be really nice to see Buck holding a baby. Maybe Eddie wanted that.

Paint on your face by paleredheadinascifi

Rated T | 5k | Buddie | AU, getting together, art teacher Buck, meet cute

If you ask Christopher, that smudge on his eyebrow is a birthmark. If you ask Eddie, his kid won't stop painting on his face and he has no idea why.

Plant new seeds in the melody by bibuckleyforever

Rated G | 21,5k | 4 chapters | Buddie | AU, florist Buck, flirting, getting together, no angst

Eddie's all but given up on dating when he meets Buck at the scene of a call. Chimney and Hen think of it as a sign from the universe. Buck and Eddie think of it as a chance to finally get the love story they've always wanted.

What Is Love For $2000? By Fayevian

My all time fave!

Rated M | 17,2k | Buddie | AU, humor, light angst, famous Buck, multimedia, Jeopardy contestant Buck

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.

Hen Wilson's Four Part Guide to Making Your Stupid Friends Date by songbvrd @songbvrd

Rated M | 25k | Buddie + 118 friendships | Hen POV, crack treated seriously, miscommunication, idiots in love, locked in

When Buck and Eddie aren't speaking, Hen decides to take matters into her own hands.

50 cheeky texts by songbvrd

Rated M | 20,9 K | Buddie | crack treated seriously, texting, awkward flirting, bad pick up lines

Buck gets drunk-dared to send Eddie one cheeky text every day for 50 days. Eddie loses his mind. TW for the cringiest pickup lines in existence.

Maybe this is how it's supposed to be by IcyFox17 @icyfox17

Rated G | 2,5k | Buck & Bobby | sleepiness, slice of life, late night drives, hurt/comfort, sleep deprivation, parental Bobby Nash

Buck has been struggling to sleep lately and Bobby offers to help via late night drive.

Let me cradle your body (be a safe place to rest) by @thewolvesof1998

I am not at all biased... Just don't look at the dedication... i am not biased at all

(ok so people who don't know that I'm @sergeantchenford (previously smilingbuckley) will be confused lol)

Rated G | 1,9k | Buddie | soft buddie, sitting on laps my beloved underrated trope, pre-relationship

What starts out as a normal 118 gathering ends with Buck sitting on Eddie's lap.

Hoodies & Hockey by batnsons

Rated G | 4,5k | Buck & Bobby | parental Bobby, Buck needs a hug, borrowing/stealing clothes, platonic physical affection

Buck has a habit of stealing Bobby’s hoodies // for 911 Week 2021, day 1: “you stole another one of my hoodies, didn’t you?

Diagnosis: Dumbass by snarkymuch

Rated T | 2,7k | Buddie, Buck & Chris | family fluff, hurt/comfort, worried Eddie, minor injuries, Chris has two dads, fluff and humor

Buck takes Chris out for a light hike, somehow ends up falling out of a tree, and Chris patches him up while waiting for his dad to arrive.

You don't have to be related to relate by Polish_Amber

Rated G | 10k | Buck & Bobby, Bathena, David/Michael, Buck & Eddie | David POV, protective Bobby, misunderstanding, fluff and humor, Bathena being Buck's parental figures

The one where David is determined to prove that he’s in it with Michael for the long-haul, and that includes accepting and caring about the children of the Grant-Nash household. All 3 of them. (And Athena and Michael laugh more than they have in months, Bobby is sheepish, and David learns a bit about chosen families).

Don't Play Games (Come My Way) by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels @letmetellyouaboutmyfeels

Rated E | 43k | Buddie | AU, enemies to lovers, rivals to lovers, The Hating Game AU, smut, light angst, misunderstandings, fluff and humor, Buddie being idiots

Buck hates Eddie Diaz. Ever since his publishing company and Eddie's merged, the man has been nothing but a pain in Buck's ass. The way he nitpicks all of Buck's company emails, the way he spends half his day bickering with Buck, the way he makes Buck's stomach flip and the way he's started haunting Buck's dreams... yeah, it's one hundred percent hate. Definitely. Buck's sure of it. Because what the hell else could it be?

I think I really should start making a list of what people's usernames are on Tumblr 😂

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phantom limbs

buddie | 3k | explicit

Eddie’s home, but Buck should be here.

He stands in his doorway, keys clenched in his hand, and stares at his house—at the cardboard boxes, at the furniture wrapped in plastic, at the reminders that this is his home, here in LA with Chris, with the 118.

But Chris is at a party, and Eddie’s alone, and Buck should be here.

He exhales sharply and leaves the thought there on the threshold, where it can’t touch him. Where it can’t make him ache, like he’s lost a limb. Buck can’t be a phantom limb because he’s still alive, he’s still here. Eddie saw to that, calling to him as he stood in a building falling apart beneath him. Eddie saved him, and Buck is alive, and that’s all that matters.

Even if Buck should be here.

“Ridiculous,” he mutters at himself and strides into the kitchen for a knife—though even that stops him. This isn’t his cutlery. Those aren’t his knives. And it’s such a stupid thing to fixate on, these knives with their swirling silver grips, the little flower on the pommel. He remembers when Buck found them at a thrift store, crowing about a complete set in a mahogany box whose hinges creaked when he opened it. Eddie had just smiled, watching Buck count the spoons and forks and knives—“Four, Eds! One for each of us and a spare”—before tucking the box under his arm and sauntering off, Eddie trailing in his wake. It was Buck’s idea to go thrifting, since he’d declared the loft too empty of color, and he didn’t have to invite Eddie along because it was already a given that Eddie would be there.

Eddie’s always going to be there. But he’s here, and Buck isn’t, and he bows over the fucking cutlery drawer and has to take a breath, hands braced on the counter. This is his home. He should feel at peace, grounded, happy. He has Chris back. He’s back with the 118. He’s proven he can step up, can take what Bobby’s taught him and do right, can look to Buck for guidance because Buck does everything with his entire chest, his heart in it all.

But he doesn’t, and that missing-limb-ache spreads, devours, overwhelms.

read the rest on ao3!!

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fic: easy (9-1-1, buck/eddie)

1.7k | M | AO3

"Buck, are you single?" Eddie snorts, leaning back in his chair. "Pepa, don't start." She swats him lightly on the shoulder. "Oh, Eddie, hush. I'm just curious," she says, a picture of innocence before she turns back to Buck with a raised eyebrow. "Well?"

A short 8x17 coda.

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BiAsBuck’s May ficrec Mayhem.

Hi everyone, hoo-boy what a month. Talk about the epic lows and epic highs. One thing that doesn't change is how much incredible talent there is in this fandom, so I'm back with another round of fic that I've read and loved over the last month. Lots of processing emotions via fic being done here, so spoilers for the season below including mcd and grief.

As always you can find previous rec lists here.

10 May 2025

this must be the place by @becausebuckley with couch theory and domestic dawning roommates era buddie, this is them navigating what to keep and how (and why) they're combining their lives and their living space. Lovely character study and exploration of thematic motifs.

sing to me instead by @putanauhere written after 8x15, in which Eddie receives a phonecall and doesn't believe it at first, he and Chris return to LA, and Buck helps them buy Chris a suit for the funeral. Emotions run high whilst they try and hold it together, Eddie feels disconnected from the firefam and Buck feels disconnected from his body. Really fantastic team dynamics here, and the splintered processing of grief manifesting in a myriad of ways.

slow dancing on landmines by @glorious-spoon written after 8x16, this is Buck and Eddie grief sex fic, in which Eddie runs shortly after to avoid the conversations needed to be had. Beautifully written and achingly tender, it's messy and complicated feelings in all their glory.

The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies by @ponyregrets a Chris POV 8x15 coda, in which Buck calls Eddie to tell him about Bobby, and Chris contemplates a poem that speaks to him. Really lovely strong Chris voice, and a Chris and Harry exchange that made me cry.

they're back in the same house as if it's my fault.... by @fastcardotmp3 a short 600 word coda to 8x17 with a gorgeously rendered conversation between Buck and Chris, continuing on from their I'm sorry about Bobby discussion, and touching on their own dynamic.

8x17 coda by @chronicowboy deep in the crunchy feelings, after their fight, Eddie calls Chris from the couch. I love how this one explores Eddie actively trying to change his previous habits in his openness with Chris, and how Chris reads him and Buck so well.

tragedy & rage & grief by @ghostlandtoo Eddie and Chris have stayed in LA post 8x17 and Buck's glad but also...he's not coping well, and with he and Eddie sharing a bed, there's no private release for his grief. Eddie sees him, and they talk...and find a way to deal together. Hard and full of big messy feelings, the grief and release of this one really felt cathartic through the hurt.

i blinked and suddenly i had a valentine by @redrosydiaz adorable Jee fic! Jee Yun is making Valentine's day cards for all the firefam and Eddie is very touched to see she's written hers to Uncle Eddie...isn't it cute? But of course...only Buck is the other 'Uncle' she's mentioned, the rest of the firefam are all just their names. Wherever could she have gotten that idea?

sweetness follows by @pairofraggedclaws in which it's Eddie's first day back at the 118 and Buck and Eddie figure it out, through the eyes of Bobby, Hen and Chim. This is a breath of fresh air for anyone needing team banter, teasing and love. A wonderful farcical they don't know that we know they know we know story.

then you'll feel that you want me (the way i want you) by PrinceLix GOOD GOD. THEEEEE Buck's Eddie in latex gloves kink fic to end all fics. A must read for anyone who's ever gone cross-eyed at the sight of Ryan's gigantic paws lol. But beautifully written, sizzlingly erotic, and guaranteed to get you blushing especially if you're reading on public transport whoops. Despite Buck's best efforts, Eddie clocks what's going on and comes up with a plan to get Buck to fold, it goes splendidly.

featherlight by @coldbam - in which coldbam is struck by Apollo's Dodgeball for Ryan's hummingbird Disney Prince moment, by writing this sweet as all get out hobbyist birder Eddie fic! Buck encourages Eddie with his new hobby whilst he's in El Paso, downloading an app so he can identify the birds stopping by his garden. So so lovely and gentle. I just wanted to chinhands at them both.

once more, with feeling by @spaceshipkat in which Eddie gets a sixth sense that something's not right as he and Chris drive home supposedly to meet Buck for their happy reunion. When they get their the house is empty, and something isn't right...Eddie spirals, but works to get Buck back from whomever has taken him. A real nailbiter with some super intriguing dynamics, and clever sleuthing.

to have and to hold (platonically and heterosexually) by @littlefreakbuckley in which Buck's solution to Eddie losing health insurance in his move to El Paso is for them to get married for the benefits, and it turns out they both REALLY like being each other's husband....even if Eddie's straight and this is totally platonic, of course. Delicious tropey fun.

Okay until next time!! Can't believe we just have one more episode left? If you're in need of more recs, I also regularly reblog codas from 8b and fics as I read them, to be found in my usual daily ficrec tag.

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in pursuit of good health

buddie - mature - 6.7k

“Did you know that kissing is good for you?” Buck asks the question out of absolutely nowhere, and Eddie blinks as he tries to process the words. To be fair, it’s not even eight in the morning — on their day off, after Eddie’s night on the couch — and Eddie’s yet to have the coffee that typically kicks his brain into action. Also, what? “Buck,” he says, rubbing at his eyes. “What?” Or: Eddie and Buck start platonically kissing.

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the man who believes the next episode is the gay eddie episode is a fool every episode but one

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a one time thing (every time)

fandom: 9-1-1 pairing: buck/eddie chapters: 1/1 words: 42k rating: explicit notes: there's fluff and there's angst and there's smut and there's canon divergence. i plotted and started this two years ago and finished it just now and like. i cannot look at it anymore. take it off my hands, please!

Contrary to popular belief, Buck and Eddie haven’t always been strictly platonic. But if they don’t talk about every single time they’ve stepped over the line, they both seem to believe they can pretend none of these instances ever happened. That has to be easier than admitting it’s not all that normal to fall into bed with your best friend a couple of times a year, right?

Eddie, for his part, doesn’t think it’s a big deal.

Until, of course, it is.

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or; missing moments in buck and eddie’s friendship that lead to eddie’s pining, a hard look at love, and, eventually, a happy ending

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27+48

So start with 7+8 but know 7+7=14 so 8+8=15 then 4+2=6 +1 is 7, so the total is 75.

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symbiosis

buddie | 8.9k words | explicit hangovers, tattoos, and possessive sex (somewhat in that order)

When Buck turns to the side to step into the shower he freezes, suddenly and shockingly wide-awake, because there’s something very, very abnormal in his periphery, so out of place he almost can’t make himself look straight at it in the mirror. But then he does, and for a moment forgets how to work his lungs. Because there’s the blue-black shadow of fresh ink under his skin, ugly cursive script, about three inches wide right on his ass. Eddie, it says, high on the curve of his right cheek.

Buck and Eddie get blackout drunk, and then learn something new about themselves. And each other.

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you pull me in and touch my neck and now I'm dying

buddie | M | 12.5k

Personal space was always something that Eddie shared with Buck. It happened so naturally that he had never thought too much about it, never considered that it was too much or that it could cause his heart to ache instead of flutter. At least, not until he was unable to separate the space between them. Then it became unbearable.

For a number of reasons.

Probably the most significant being that he realised that he was in love with Buck.

aka. Eddie's in love with Buck and when they get trapped in close proximity on a call, feelings come out when they weren't supposed to.

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the fact that glee canonically exists in 9-1-1 suggests that ryan murphy and brad falchuk do as well. since obviously 9-1-1 does not exist as a show there, i can only assume that they are the producers of hotshots