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Sneak peak for 2 of my contributions to the @bucktommyzine2025 (pre-orders open soon!)

I've had so much fun doing these, can't wait to see them alongside everyone else's work <3

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Maybe he should have told him it was a riddle…

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🌈 happy pride everyone 🌈

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You... you're glowing." "People always say that when someone is pregnant." "No, you're actually glowing." Bucktommy + preg Evan :3

This prompt kinda reminded me of the little idea that i shared with you days ago haha :3

Congrats one 500 followers

Hiiii darling! Thank you smmmm ♥

Okay, I loved this prompt so much, especially when we talked about that idea of yours! Thank you for letting me use it btw ❤️❤️❤️! I really hope to do it justice!

I hope you enjoy it, sweetheart! I had a lot of fun writing it, and I might make sth bigger out of it because the worlbuilding is just so tempting. I've never tried magical realism before, though, so we shall see!

Anyway, here you go:

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Growing up, Tommy had always heard Nonna talk about La Luce. The light.

She claimed it ran in their blood, passed down through generations—especially among the women in their family. About this particular gift that made them special. There were stories of a cousin who could heal with just her hands, an aunt who whispered to animals and swore they whispered back, and her great-aunt Alessia, who conjured fireballs in the winter and carried them like candles.

Tommy had never taken it seriously. Nonna didn’t have magic. His mother didn’t either. And as far as he could tell, he was about as magical as a wet sponge.

He’d always figured if magic did exist, it had long since fizzled out in their family.

He was very wrong, as it turns out.

It's supposed to be a normal day. Tommy parks in their garage at exactly six o'clock, having finished his shift and being quite ready for a quiet night in with his pregnant husband, and Nonna's magic stories are the last thing on his mind.

The house is perfectly quiet when he comes in; not even Tara, their cat, comes to greet him, which can only mean one thing. Tommy smiles to himself, ready to enter the living room and be met by the sight of Evan and Tara napping on the couch, a very common one the last few weeks.

What he doesn't expect, however, is the aura of golden light that seems to be radiating from his husband. It's faint, and pulsating, but it's there, and it seems to be stemming from his bump. Evan is peacefully sleeping, his eyelashes gently resting against his cheeks as his chest goes up and down, as if nothing is out of the ordinary.

"Oh my God!" Tommy exclaims before he can stop himself, and that, very predictably, wakes his husband up.

Evan sits up on the couch, rubbing sleep off his eyes, and gives Tommy a very pronounced pout. He still hasn't noticed that he seems to be the human equivalent of a flashlight.

"The hell, Tommy? Is that any way to greet your husband?" He complains mid-yawn, and Tommy can't stop looking at him. Evan frowns at him. "Everything alright? Is there something on my face?"

"You're glowing" Tommy says stupidly, and Evan rolls his eyes.

"Seriously? Are you really trying to flatter me with that after waking me up?" Evan complains, and he's running a distracted hand on Tara's fur, trying to calm her protests at being so rudely yanked off their slumber. "People always say that when someone's pregnant, so you have to try har..."

"No, Evan!", Tommy interrupts exasperatedly. "You're actually glowing!"

"Tommy, what the hell are you talking abou..." He starts, and Tommy rushes to the light switch, turning it off so Evan can more easily see what he means. Once he does, Evan very bizarrely becomes the only light source of the living room, and he looks down at himself with widened eyes. "Whoa! What the hell?!"

"I know!" Tommy exclaims, his voice about three octaves higher than usual. "Are you feeling okay?!"

"But you're glowing!" Tommy insists, and Evan raises an eyebrow, but he seems more curious than worried.

Evan looks at him, and then back at himself, and shrugs before nodding.

"I mean... Yes? I'm not feeling anything different." He says, and somehow he's a lot calmer than Tommy.

"...Our baby is making you glow?!" Tommy asks, and Evan shrugs. Tommy has no idea how he can be so calm, and can only assume it has something to do with the aura surrounding him.

As if testing something, he runs a gentle hand on his bump, making soothing noises. The glow instantly brightens a little, and a small smile takes over Evan's face.

"It's not me doing it, babe. It's her"

"Apparently? I mean, she was a bit active before my nap, but just the usual moving and kicking. I don't know what this is all about. But it doesn't hurt. I feel fine." He says, and then frowns. "Do you think we should call 911 anyway?"

"We are 911", Tommy reasons, but his phone is already on his hand. 'I'm calling Hen"

"Uh..." Tommy starts, not particularly sure how to continue. "Does glowing like a lava lamp on the couch counts like okay?"

Tommy's not particularly sure why he is calling Hen for this, except that she always seems to have the answers for absolutely anything, and Evan trusts her a lot. They've called her for every little pregnancy symptom that worried them so far, and she's always helped calm them down.

He's not sure she'll be able to this time. But he makes a video call anyway.

"Hey, Tommy", she greets, and her tone makes it clear she's already expecting a pregnancy related freak-out. "Everything okay with Buck?"

"...What?" Hen asks in exasperation. "Tommy, are you taking edibles with a pregnant person in the house? Cause that doesn't sound very safe"

"Peace", Evan says, and he sounds very sincere. "And it's... warm, I guess? I don't know, she seems perfectly happy to me, and I'm not in any pain. I feel totally normal, actually"

"No, Hen, I mean it!" He says desperately, and flips the camera so it shows Evan. The light is even more noticeable on the camera, and his husband gives it a sheepish wave. Hen lets out a small gasp of surprise, and Tommy feels perfectly validated. "See?!"

"Hi, Hen" Evan greets. "Learned anything about glow stick babies in med school?"

"Can't say I have, Buck", Hen says, and she sounds one second away from freaking out. "This looks... way beyond my payroll. Are you feeling anything?"

"You don't look perfectly normal" Hen offers, and Tommy finds himself nodding vigorously. 'But, um. I don't think this is health related"

"Oh?" Evan and Tommy ask in unison, and Hen takes a sigh, as if she's half expecting them to laugh at her.

"When I was growing up, my mom used to tell these stories about... The Gift. Some... some kind of magical power that could be passed through generations." She says, and even she sounds skeptical. "i know it's insane, but... Have you ever heard of anything like it?"

"Yeah!", Evan exclaims, and he sounds so enthusiastic, in that way he always does when he gets to share fun facts he learned on the internet. He comes closer to Tommy and his cellphone, as if he wants to make sure Hen can hear everything. "It's a story told in all types of cultures. Some also call it The Whisper, or The Light."

"The Light?! Fuck. La Luce!" Tommy exclaims, and Evan looks at him with realization all over his face.

"Nonna?" He simply asks, and Tommy can only nod.

"Well, sounds like I'm not the one you guys should be calling right now", Hen states. "Good luck, you guys."

Tommy and Evan thank her. Apparently, they'll really need it.

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Regardless of what happens in the show, I know Lou played Tommy as if he had found in Buck the love of his life, the kind of thing Tommy always thought was impossible to have, and that wasn't just my interpretation watching their scenes, it was Lou also confirming the intention he put into every gesture, line and micro expression. So no matter what the writers do in the future, Tommy felt that Buck was his person, THE ONE, even if he couldn't have him forever, and that was so beautiful to see in the little details and their brief moments together.

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One thing I find so intriguing about Tommy is his need + want not to be misunderstood. That man knows himself. He’s spent a lot of time sitting with himself, often uncomfortable, more than likely alone, looking at the good and the bad and thinking too hard about being honest + seen because he spent so long – in his words – lying about who he was. 

I was super jealous… I wanted to be a part of that / I was talking about me / That’s not what I said / I’m gay / I did get engaged. What I didn't do is get married

And yeah, even the competition stuff because he’s honest to a fault.  So when I hear ...no matter how bad I wanted to be / I’ve been fighting the urge to call you for months / And for you how can I believe they’re not going to meet in the middle somewhere and find a way to make it work?

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Imagine that Buck adopted a baby and became a happy father.

Over time, he and Tommy grow closer, the child grows up, and starts to look more and more like Tommy...

Everyone's like, "What is going on???"

Then it turns out that Tommy was also a donor, and never planned to have kids, but the couple who had a child using his donation either passed away or gave the child up—so the baby ended up with Buck.

Karen and Hen: "We thought we had the most unusual adoption story, but you’ve outdone us."

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It's still Mermay

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Hi! Here it's a little drawing I made based on @quintessenceofdust88 little Blobs fanfic! I wanted to draw these cute little ones !!

I used one of Starla's Arts baby poses as reference for baby Leo