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When self-described “ocean custodian” Boyan Slat took the stage at TED 2025 in Vancouver this week, he showed viewers a reality many of us are already heartbreakingly familiar with: There is a lot of trash in the ocean.

“If we allow current trends to continue, the amount of plastic that’s entering the ocean is actually set to double by 2060,” Slat said in his TED Talk, which will be published online at a later date.

Plus, once plastic is in the ocean, it accumulates in “giant circular currents” called gyres, which Slat said operate a lot like the drain of the bathtub, meaning that plastic can enter these currents but cannot leave.

That’s how we get enormous build-ups like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a giant collection of plastic pollution in the ocean that is roughly twice the size of Texas.

As the founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, Slat’s goal is to return our oceans to their original, clean state before 2040. To accomplish this, two things must be done.

First: Stop more plastic from entering the ocean. Second: Clean up the “legacy” pollution that is already out there and doesn’t go away by itself.

And Slat is well on his way.

Pictured: Kingston Harbour in Jamaica. Photo courtesy of The Ocean Cleanup Project

When Slat’s first TEDx Talk went viral in 2012, he was able to organize research teams to create the first-ever map of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. From there, they created a technology to collect plastic from the most garbage-heavy areas in the ocean.

“We imagined a very long, u-shaped barrier … that would be pushed by wind and waves,” Slat explained in his Talk.

This barrier would act as a funnel to collect garbage and be emptied out for recycling.

But there was a problem.

“We took it out in the ocean, and deployed it, and it didn’t collect plastic,” Slat said, “which is a pretty important requirement for an ocean cleanup system.”

Soon after, this first system broke into two. But a few days later, his team was already back to the drawing board.

From here, they added vessels that would tow the system forward, allowing it to sweep a larger area and move more methodically through the water. Mesh attached to the barrier would gather plastic and guide it to a retention area, where it would be extracted and loaded onto a ship for sorting, processing, and recycling.

It worked.

“For 60 years, humanity had been putting plastic into the ocean, but from that day onwards, we were also taking it back out again,” Slat said, with a video of the technology in action playing on screen behind him.

To applause, he said: “It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, honestly.”

Over the years, Ocean Cleanup has scaled up this cleanup barrier, now measuring almost 2.5 kilometers — or about 1.5 miles — in length. And it cleans up an area of the ocean the size of a football field every five seconds.

Pictured: The Ocean Cleanup's System 002 deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Photo courtesy of The Ocean Cleanup

The system is designed to be safe for marine life, and once plastic is brought to land, it is recycled into new products, like sunglasses, accessories for electric vehicles, and even Coldplay’s latest vinyl record, according to Slat.

These products fund the continuation of the cleanup. The next step of the project is to use drones to target areas of the ocean that have the highest plastic concentration.

In September 2024, Ocean Cleanup predicted the Patch would be cleaned up within 10 years.

However, on April 8, Slat estimated “that this fleet of systems can clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in as little as five years’ time.”

With ongoing support from MCS, a Netherlands-based Nokia company, Ocean Cleanup can quickly scale its reliable, real-time data and video communication to best target the problem.

It’s the largest ocean cleanup in history.

But what about the plastic pollution coming into the ocean through rivers across the world? Ocean Cleanup is working on that, too.

To study plastic pollution in other waterways, Ocean Cleanup attached AI cameras to bridges, measuring the flow of trash in dozens of rivers around the world, creating the first global model to predict where plastic is entering oceans.

“We discovered: Just 1% of the world’s rivers are responsible for about 80% of the plastic entering our oceans,” Slat said.

His team found that coastal cities in middle-income countries were primarily responsible, as people living in these areas have enough wealth to buy things packaged in plastic, but governments can’t afford robust waste management infrastructure.

Ocean Cleanup now tackles those 1% of rivers to capture the plastic before it reaches oceans.

Pictured: Interceptor 007 in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of The Ocean Cleanup

“It’s not a replacement for the slow but important work that’s being done to fix a broken system upstream,” Slat said. “But we believe that tackling this 1% of rivers provides us with the only way to rapidly close the gap.”

To clean up plastic waste in rivers, Ocean Cleanup has implemented technology called “interceptors,” which include solar-powered trash collectors and mobile systems in eight countries worldwide.

In Guatemala, an interceptor captured 1.4 million kilograms (or over 3 million pounds) of trash in under two hours. Now, this kind of collection happens up to three times a week.

“All of that would have ended up in the sea,” Slat said.

Now, interceptors are being brought to 30 cities around the world, targeting waterways that bring the most trash into our oceans. GPS trackers also mimic the flow of the plastic to help strategically deploy the systems for the most impact.

“We can already stop up to one-third of all the plastic entering our oceans once these are deployed,” Slat said.

And as soon as he finished his Talk on the TED stage, Slat was told that TED’s Audacious Project would be funding the deployment of Ocean Cleanup’s efforts in those 30 cities as part of the organization’s next cohort of grantees.

While it is unclear how much support Ocean Cleanup will receive from the Audacious Project, Head of TED Chris Anderson told Slat: “We’re inspired. We’re determined in this community to raise the money you need to make that 30-city project happen.”

And Slat himself is determined to clean the oceans for good.

“For humanity to thrive, we need to be optimistic about the future,” Slat said, closing out his Talk.

“Once the oceans are clean again, it can be this example of how, through hard work and ingenuity, we can solve the big problems of our time.”

-via GoodGoodGood, April 9, 2025

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liloe-liest · 2 months ago

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buddie fic rec

fic rec time!!

so i've been on a mutual masturbation fic spree and this one is like brand new, please go read it. it's urgent

castle me by meriwethersays/ @meriwetherwrites (4.1k, rated E, complete)

Halfway through No-Nut November, Eddie introduces Buck to an exception: it doesn’t count if they jerk off together. All right, Buck’s a little oblivious sometimes, but he’s starting to think maybe this isn’t normal. “Chimney,” he asks, “do you think Eddie was fucking with me about that whole—you know?” Chimney winces. “I sure hope I don’t know.” “The whole—how guys in his unit used to cheat on No-Nut November by saying it didn’t count if they all jerked off together.” Hen snorts. Chimney looks very unhappy. “If I say yes,” Chimney says plaintively, “will you promise to never, ever force me to listen to or think about this, ever again?”

ok so. i have no idea what the author put in this but i suspect it is drugs. never in my life have i been so glad that i was not in public reading a fic. this fic is about buck and eddie doing no-nut november. DO NOT read it during no-nut november. you will fail. do not read it at work or on the bus

you may have to take breaks. personally i read it in sections, and pushed my face into the couch between sections to help me calm down

so anyway, if it is not clear i really enjoyed this fic, thank you so much for writing it. it rewired me. good luck everyone

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liloe-liest · 2 months ago

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Hello anonymous tumblr user that I now know is an exceptionally cool fic writer, I'm posting this on this blog, but you know who I am if you've read my fic. (Which I assume you have, given that you found my other blog lol)

FIC RECS HELL YES

you don't know how far i'd go E, Sam/Ben, 1st in series Absolutely insanely in character kink games that definitely aren't sex with your boss. Now there's a part 2!! and going to be more!!

i can smell you like an animal M, Sam & Ben, as featured on The Layover podcast Sam's a vampire, Ben is a very good friend, and I'm a sucker for tragedies.

Coup de Foudre M, Ben/Adam/Maeve, Maeve is the best It's Maeve convincing Adam to kiss Ben in front of her. What more do you want.

feeling good as hell E, Ben/Adam/Sam, ace Sam This is the fic that inspired me to properly start writing for this fandom. Badam helping ace Sam join their relationship.

Wouldn't It Be Nice E, Ben/Adam/Sam, most re-read award Look we all love JLTG because they're the producers and the players. This fic is about video editing thirst traps.

going places that we've never been E, Ben/Adam/Sam, got me into the fandom Most in character sex you will ever read. You know how JLTG is a competition show edited like a comedy show? JLTG RPF is porn written like a comedy show.

Eudaimonia T, trans Ben, uhhhh it's on my rec list I'm levaing it in Exploring what it means to be a straight white man who happens to be trans. And has incredible friends.

Fire and Ice M, Adam/Sam, I see you Robert Frost Please, please push through the unexpected French grammar/editing style and read the most incredible kissing descriptions and softest love confessions you will ever read.

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liloe-liest · 3 months ago

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People with low spoons, someone just recommended this cookbook to me, so I thought I’d pass it on.

I always look at cookbooks for people who have no energy/time to do elaborate meal preparations, and roll my eyes. Like, you want me to stay on my feet for long enough to prepare 15 different ingredients from scratch, and use 5 different pots and pans, when I have chronic fatigue and no dishwasher?

These people seem to get it, though. It’s very simple in places. It’s basically the cookbook for people who think, ‘I’m really bored of those same five low-spoons meals I eat, but I can’t think of anything else to cook that won’t exhaust me’. And it’s free!

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liloe-liest · 3 months ago

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taskmaster contestants ask you things

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liloe-liest · 3 months ago

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i bet we'd have really good bed chem | deanvrse

local twunks fuck, break bed.

we could build a house (buy some flowers, have some kids) | whocaresdiaz

Eddie accidentally stumbles across Buck's save in The Sims and makes all kinds of discoveries.

Evanwhere at the 118 | EiraLloya

Tommy shows up at the 118 looking for Evan. Turns out, there’s quite a few Evans working at the 118.

Mama I'm In Love (With a Criminal) | diazaster287

5 Times Eddie does something illegal to make Buck smile, and one time Buck joins him in an illegal activity

Hen Wilson's Four Part Guide To Making Your Stupid Friends Date | songbvrd

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

lights will guide you. | dylaesthetics

after breaking up with Tommy, Buck goes on a deep-dive on sexuality. He needs to tell someone about all he learns, of course, and Eddie seems like the best option.

mine for the loving | throughthelookinglass, @maydaydiaz

The three times Eddie gets called daddy since he's grown a mustache + the one time Buck lets it slip.

Finding His Familiar | tizniz, @tizniz

The 118 are shapeshifters. That's why they're so close. And it's about time Buck figures out what his familiar is.

The Elephant in the Room Never Forgets | exvichan

Secrets are spilled and truths brought to light when the 118 and their partners go on a camping trip.

rouge my neck | notathingtoseehere

Eddie is definitely not jealous at all, and has a completely normal reaction to strangers talking to Buck.

as always, feel free to request a prompt! reblogs, likes, and follows are appreciated <3

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liloe-liest · 3 months ago

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Epic Buddie Fic Rec | March 25th-30th 2025

9-1-1 hates me, they decided to go on hiatus the week of my birthday AND because of that, the season finale falls while I'm gonna be on a trip overseas 😭 yes that's very first world problems of me, I'm aware.

I don't always remember to mention it, but if you know someone who's not tagged despite my best efforts, please tag them in the comments!

Complete

Odd Socks by glorious_spoon/ @glorious-spoon (Post-S8E11: Holy Mother of God, Pre-Buddie | 1K | Teen):

"No, no, nothing like that, you left me the property manager's number anyway, remember? The house is fine." Buck pauses, then says, "I miss you," and Eddie thinks for a second that it's a non-sequitur before he realizes that it's an explanation. Or: after Buck unpacks, he finally gets around to calling Eddie.

your hands, my hips by farfromthstars/ @doeeyeseddie (Post-S8E12: Disconnected, PWP | 1,6K | Explicit):

Eddie draws in a sharp breath and, all of a sudden, realizes that he’s hard, or getting there at least. He glances at his phone screen again, at Buck’s peaceful face, still fast asleep, and hits the red button in a panicked daze. He must’ve gotten his wires crossed somehow, maybe he dreamt something or he’s just– pent up, or whatever, and then the thought of Buck’s chest, and his thighs– He must’ve gotten his wires crossed somehow, maybe he dreamt something or he’s just– pent up, or whatever, and then the thought of Buck’s chest, and his thighs– ~ eddie wakes up with buck still on facetime. he's not normal about it.

Drastic Measures by paleredheadinascifi (Getting Together, Crack | 1,6K | Teen):

Eddie was once proud to say that he’d never, in his life, posted a thirst trap. Alas. @eddiaz followed @firehose @eddiaz posted a new photo @eddiaz liked 3 of @firehose’s photos Or, Eddie tries to thirst trap his best friend. Easy, right?

champagne kisses by spaceprincessem/ @spaceprincessem (Love Confessions, Eddie back from Texas | 1,8K | General):

Buck swallows. He needs to be brave. He needs to shut the fuck up. He needs to speak his truth. He needs Eddie to know. “Eddie,” his voice is hoarse, “I—I need to tell you something.” [or eddie comes home and buck stays]

thought the plane was going down (how’d you turn it right around) by Iover_of_mine (I_almost_do)/ @lover-of-mine (Future fic, Eddie back from Texas, Getting together | 1,9K | General):

There are a lot of issues with being forced to confront the idea that you might be in love with your best friend. Eddie is Buck's favorite person, and he never wanted to look at what that meant all too closely because, well, he can't hate the fact that he can't have something if he convinces himself he doesn't want it. But it's not like he could stop himself from letting the feeling register with Eddie standing in front of him. When Eddie is in his reach, and somehow even more beautiful than in his memories. or Eddie is back. Buck is in love with him. He's being very normal about it.

golden california sunlight by brewrosemilk/ @gayhoediaz (Future fic, Eddie back from Texas, PWP | 2K | Mature):

"Does that change anything? For you?" he asks. "That I'm not straight? That I want you?" he adds, unsure of whether their faces grow closer because he's swaying that way, or because of the light pressure of Buck's forearm at the back of his neck, steering him. "That I've always wanted you? That I'm finally ready?" Buck's pupils grow larger, lips parting - so Eddie continues. Just for the hell of it. "That I'm ready to kiss you until I can't breathe? That I'm ready to go to bed and wake up with you? That I'm ready to call you my partner? For real? The way I think we've always kind of meant it?" Eddie leans even closer, savoring the warm exhale washing over his own parted lips before he dodges Buck's, craning his neck until he's lowering his voice against the shell of his ear instead. "That I'm ready to know how much bigger your beautiful cock gets when you're all hard and leaking for me?"

sickness and health by Tizniz/ @tizniz (Sick Fic | 2K | General):

And it’s as Buck passes over an opened bottle of water, worry tugging down the corner of his lips, that Eddie puts the pieces together. “You’ve been taking care of me.” He rasps, words causing his throat to flare with pain.

take me out to the ball game by shortndiaz (PWP, Getting Together | 2K | Explicit):

The LAFD vs LAPD annual baseball game is here and Eddie gets some thanks from Buck for teaching him how to play.

homesick for places i've never been before by andtimestoodstill/ @andtimestoodstill (S8E12: Disconnected Coda, Pre-Buddie | 2,8K | Teen):

So there he was, doomscrolling through Reels of adorable dogs in need of a good home that Buck could very well provide if there wasn't something so fundamentally unlovable about him, when Eddie's contact picture appeared on his screen requesting a FaceTime call. Eddie usually checked in before calling, though that was a formality more than anything. Buck was always going to drop everything and answer Eddie's calls, but he did take a moment to turn off the TV and un-slump himself from the couch cushions before doing so. Ever since Eddie had left, Buck felt like he was walking around without his left hand, not completely helpless but certainly at a disadvantage. But even just the two-dimensional rendering of Eddie on his phone screen settled something in Buck, almost like he was whole again. Almost. (Or, Eddie calls, Buck answers)

sweat baby sweat by 42hrb/ @exhuastedpigeon (Post-S8E12: Disconnected, PWP, Phone Sex | 3K | Explicit):

Almost like he’s been summoned, Eddie’s phone lights up, a picture of Buck holding a halligan like a weapon filling the screen. Oh fuck. He can’t answer a FaceTime from Buck right now, can he? He almost ignores it, but then he thinks about a month’s worth of FaceTime calls and years of calls and shifts and hangouts before that and he groans, this time a mix of pleasure and frustration and he strokes himself again before he stops moving his hand and answers the call with the other one. “Remember that time when we went to the Dodgers game and we couldn’t find my Jeep after we left?” Buck says instead of hello when Eddie answers. “It took us like an hour to figure out we were on the wrong side of the stadium and — woah Eddie, you’re all red. It must be really fucking hot there, huh?” OR Buck FaceTimes Eddie while Eddie's jerking off. Eddie answers.

may the sunrise bring hope [where it once was forgotten]. by dylaesthetics (Future Fic, Eddie back from Texas | 3K | Teen):

Eddie had always secretly desired things he couldn't have. He desired parents who would cherish him, the same way he was supposed to cherish his or else be uninvited from Heaven. He desired steak on Sundays and he desired to win a baseball trophy in his name. Turns out, Eddie also desired to kiss a boy. Just once. Just once wouldn't count. Right? _______ OR Eddie has always claimed that he shared his first kiss with Shannon. Only it wasn't the case.

Keeping It Quiet by bellabrady (Getting Together, Humor | 3K | General):

He can’t handle standing next to Eddie for however long it takes to clean the engine, he just can’t. He’s going to lose it. And he’s going to lose Eddie, too, because he’ll inevitably either kiss him or confess his undying love. He can’t even guarantee he won’t just drop down on one knee and propose. “Oh, yeah, I’ll be right there, Bobby!” Buck yells before dropping his rag into the bucket and taking off towards the loft, leaving Eddie standing there dumbfounded. “Buck, no one was calling for you!” he shouts, exasperated. Buck ignores him and bounds up the stairs. — Or: Buck realizes he's in love with Eddie shortly before a 24 hour shift. Out of fear of accidentally confessing his love, Buck tries to avoid him at all costs. If only Eddie wasn't so derermined to talk to him.

rock, paper, scissors by paleredheadinascifi (First Date | 3K | Teen):

“Rock, paper, scissors, shoot! HA!” Buck grins, covering Eddie’s rock with his paper. “My pick for mains.” Or, Buck plans a first date. Eddie gets wooed across LA. These things might be connected.

bye buck, love you! by shortndiaz (S8B, Eddie in Texas, Love Confessions | 3K | Mature):

Eddie “accidentally” tells Buck ‘Love you!’ at the end of a facetime call and then just… keeps saying it.

Proprietary Actions by xylodemon/ @xylodemon (Post-S8E11: Holy Mother of God Coda, PWP, Getting Together | 3K | Explicit):

Finding out that Buck hooked up with Tommy the other night has filled Eddie with some kind of sick, possessive heat. It's thorny, jagged, edged like a knife, and it's been controlling most of his thoughts and actions for the last day and a half.

dialed in by rizcriz (Eddie in Texas, Love Confessions, Humor, Chimney POV | 4K | Teen):

“How long have you known?” Maddie reaches for the phone, and Chimney waves her off, shaking his head. “Depends. What exactly is it that I know?” Another pause, followed by a sigh that just about says everything on its own. “I think I’m in love with Buck.” Instinctively, he reaches out for Maddie, nodding, as he pulls the phone away and mouths "it’s happening" at her. He opens his eyes wide, which he hopes translates to about a million exclamation points tacked onto the silent statement.

if i could say what i want to say by rizcriz (Post-Canon, Eddie bakck from Texas, Getting Together | 4K | Teen):

“Oh no,” Chim says, before Eddie’s even landed on Maddie, “We’re all happily married. You want someone to kiss you, you find some single lips.” Buck nods in agreement, lifting his beer again. He’s barely brought it to his lips when he realizes the entire table is staring at him expectantly. He blinks. “Why’s everyone looking at me?” “You’re single,” Athena says. -- or, Buck and Eddie are Buck and Eddie.

home (is where the heart is) by rizcriz (Brief Buck/OMC, Love Confessions, Jealous Eddie | 4K | Teen):

The second the words leave his mouth, Eddie wishes he could claw them back in. Reach out into the space between them—that chasm of distance that’s been building over the last several weeks. They’re twenty feet apart in literal terms, Buck’s sitting at the table and Eddie’s at the top of the stairs, clutching his hands in front of himself, but the entire world is separating them because— Because. Fuck. -- Or Buck wants to start a family, but he already has one.

bring me to your altar (drop me to my knees) by justhockey (S8, Getting Together, PWP | 5K | Explicit):

Eddie takes a breath, and he pushes down on Buck’s shoulders until he’s sitting on the edge of the bed. Then Eddie drops to his knees between Buck’s thighs, like he’s ready to pray. Back in El Paso, Eddie got used to Sunday mornings in church. It was surprisingly easy to fall back into the rhythm of it, even though Eddie has been beating out of sync for his entire life. He still doesn’t believe - not in god, or sin, or hell. He does believe in heaven, though. Thinks he’s found it right here, in Buck. Because nothing - no god, or church, or prayer - has ever felt as holy as this.

too dumb to know by weewooforever (Post-S8E11: Holy Mother of God, Diaz Siblongs, Getting Together | 5K | Teen):

Adriana gestures vaguely. “Start with why you look like you just found out you’re in The Truman Show.” Eddie sighs. “It’s just—Buck was telling me about how he ran into Tommy. And then, out of nowhere, he says Tommy thought he had a chance with him now because the ‘competition’ was gone.” Both of his sisters blink at him. Adriana tilts her head. “And by ‘competition,’ he meant…?” Eddie throws his hands up. “Me!” OR adriana and sophia help eddie figure his shit out.

chasing butterflies by rizcriz (Eddie in Texas, Eddie Coming Out | 5K | Teen):

How long have you been in love with her? Is sitting in the air as they laugh, turning to each other like they’ve done something, and dropping the subject entirely in favor of grilling Grant on his upcoming wedding. How long have you been in love with her? Is sitting in the air as he blindly grabs for his beer, dragging it to his mouth and downing what’s left in the bottle in one desperate gulp. How long have you been in love with her? Is rewording itself, reworking itself, translating itself until it fits; How long have you been in love with him? -- Or, Eddie's in El Paso and suddenly everything makes sense.

first, last, only by wenttoafortuneteller (Getting Together | 6K | Teen):

“Look,” Eddie says, voice steady in a way that sounds forced, “if you don’t feel the same way—” “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” Buck interrupts, good hand in the air to say stop. “I didn’t say that. I just don’t think it’s the right time.” Eddie lets out a slow, controlled breath. His jaw twitches. “You almost died. Again. When’s the right time? At your funeral?” Or: the one where Buck realizes his feelings and self-sabotages out of fear, but Eddie won't let him go that easily.

Smoke Detectors by Daisies_and_Briars/ @cal-daisies-and-briars (Michael & Bobby, Humor | 7K | Teen):

Michael and David come to visit Bobby and Athena's new house. Of course, their annoying new neighbors also need investigating, and who better for the job than proven duo Bobby and Michael?

take me out and take me home by stevesconverse (Hurt Buck, Sexuality Crisis, Getting Together | 7K | Teen):

The one where Evan Buckley has gotten hurt (…again) and struggles to accept any kind of help, but Eddie just takes over, so there's really nothing he can do about it. Or the one where Buck can't shave his own beard, leading to Eddie Diaz's full-on proper gay crisis.

There is Motion at Your Front Door by OrYouCouldHaveMine (Post-S8E11: Holy Mother of God, PWP, Voyeurism | 8K | Explicit):

Eddie moves to El Paso, but in the frenzy of the move, he forgets to disable his Ring camera. When he starts getting alerts every time Buck brings someone home, he starts an increasingly unhinged process of cockblocking his best friend.

ain't no other man by ColorMeParanoid/ @color-me-paranoid (Post-S8E11: Holy Mother of God, Eddie back from Texas, Getting Together | 8K | Explicit):

Buck scoffed, ripping his arm out of Eddie’s hold. “Seriously, Eddie? You’re really trying to sell me that ‘it’s not you it’s me’ crap?” When Eddie stayed silent for one moment too long, Buck turned around, more than ready to leave their shared bed and said, “Screw the couch. I’m going to stay with Maddie for a while.” “I can’t stop thinking about Tommy,” Eddie blurted out and Buck was glad he was still sitting down because hearing that likely would have ended up with him falling right to the ground with the way he lost all feeling in his legs. And in general. All he could think through the sudden numbness taking over his body was- “My ex boyfriend Tommy?” And here he thought things couldn’t get any worse. Or more confusing. Or, the one in which Eddie and Chris return home and there's only one bed

i'm scared of being lonely (i'll let anybody hold me) by justhockey (Post-S8E11: Holy Mother of God, Getting Together | 9K | Teen):

Eddie is - he’s straight, okay? And Buck is way past wanting things he can’t have…way past begging for scraps of affection and attention and love. He refuses to ever be that person again, even for Eddie. So. So Eddie wasn’t in love with Buck, and Buck wasn’t - isn’t, can’t be - in love with Eddie, and all of this is just. It’s ridiculous. Impossible. Unbelievable. “I’m not in love with my best friend,” Buck says, but the words feel strange in his mouth.

Lovers in the bathroom and a line outside the door by scarmaddiewrites (Post-S8E10: Voices, Eddie in Texas, Getting Together | 10K | Teen):

Eddie needs a job in Texas and Buck helps him find one.

Love Don’t Cost A Thing by scarmaddiewrites (Buck goes to Texas, Getting Together | 10K | Teen):

"Buck?" "Hey Eddie." Eddie rubs his eyes and blinks a few times, just to make sure he isn't imagining anything. "What are you doing here?" "Chris called me," Buck says, pushing into the house past Eddie and sitting his bag on the floor." Or Buck accidently wins the lottery and ends up in Texas with Eddie and Chris

🔥what spring does with the cherry trees by andtimestoodstill/ @andtimestoodstill (Future Fic, Post-S8A, Getting Together | 12K | Mature):

Eddie loved his son. He loved his son so, so much. He would never stop fighting for his son. It didn’t matter if his helicopter was getting shot down in a desert halfway across the world, or if he was nearly drowning while trapped under thirty feet of mud, or if he was crawling on hands and knees back to El Paso in contrition, he was going to do whatever it took to be with Christopher. But he had also just kissed Buck for the first time ninety minutes ago, and he was supposed to have 1,440 more minutes of kissing before they had to go back to the real world. Eddie had waited seven years for this, he wanted twenty-four hours of uninterrupted necking with the love of his life, god dammit. (Or, Buck and Eddie Get Cockblocked)

🔥there it is again, sitting on my chest (makes it hard to catch my breath) by Elgney (Post-S8E10: Voices, Angst, Getting Together | 27K | Teen):

“I just—I don’t want you to be alone,” said Eddie, softly, like an admission. Join the fucking club, Buck thought. It was funny, but none of his laughs were coming out right tonight. “I am alone, Eddie.” “Buck, I—” “She wants my kidney.” There it went; Buck never could keep anything inside. Could never keep the feelings contained, could never stop them from spilling out over the people nearest him. “That’s what fucking happened, okay? My dad needs a kidney donor and they remembered why they bothered having me in the first place. Is that what you wanted to hear? That my parents finally found a use for me after all these years?” ----- A request from his mom tears open old wounds for Buck. From 800 miles away, Eddie tries to stitch him back together.

🔥let's make the same mistake twice by cloudydaisies (Post-S8, Future fic, Established Buddie | 28K | Teen):

“Everything about being with Eddie feels right, and good, so so good, Maddie. It’s not timing or logistics, or even—I know he’d say yes if I did ask to move in.” “But you feel like you can’t?” Buck shakes his head. “Because I’m cursed.” (or, buck needs a loophole. eddie needs to know buck needs a loophole.)

WIP

did I... not read any WIPs this week???? I'm shocked!

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liloe-liest · 3 months ago

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Buddie AU recommendations (part idk of idk)

Here are a few of my favorite AUs with Buddie :)

All chaptered fics are completed! There are many more AUs that I love but my bookmark list is so long, it'll take days for me to collect them all 😂

Plant new seeds in the memory by bibuckleyforever

Rated G, 21k, 4 chapters, fluff, no angst, florist Buck x firefighter Eddie, different first meeting, getting together

A very adorable one! Perfect if you need some cheering up

What is Love for $2000? By fayevian

Rated M, 17k, famous Buck, quiz show contestant Buck, firefighter Eddie, mixed media, light angst, humor, fluff, Jeopardy, getting together, different first meeting

This is officially my FAVORITE FIC OF ALL TIME. I still think about this almost daily. I even downloaded a Jeopardy app because of it. I looooveee this concept so much.

Not doing this alone by carpediaz

Rated M, 27k, nanny Buck, firefighter Eddie, mutual pining, angst with a happy ending, different first meeting

Aaahhh this is soooo good!!!!!!!!! I was smiling so much while reading this.

The shadows of every spark by devirnis

Rated T, 22,8k, criminals 118, mutual pining, Chimney POV, also big focus on Madney, 118 adopts the Buckley siblings, restaurants, found family

This has to be a classic by now. This is hilarious and fluffy and angsty. Perfection. Chefs kiss.

I look out my window like I'm some deranged weirdo (what if your eyes looked up and met mine) by browneyedgirl6

Rated T, 8k, firefighter Buck, firefighter in training Eddie, getting together, Eddie lives in the house in front of the firestation, different first meeting, smitten Eddie, pining, hurt/comfort, fluff

Soooo adorable!! I absolutely love smitten Eddie fics

Stuck now so long, we just got the start wrong by Daffi_990_ao3

Rated E, 85,3k, 10 chapters, Eddie works at a different firehouse, enemies/rivals to lovers, slow burn, soft Buddie, smut, POV alternating, hurt Buck, protective Eddie, feelings realization, getting together

Look. I love this fic. Like. I normally don't read fics until they're completed, but when @daffi-990 was posting this one, I got too impatient and eagerly waited for each new chapter. At some point loving this fic became my new personality. I wanna reread this soon (and I don't usually reread things). THIS IS SO FREAKING GOOD OK

Kiss me before it's over (if only for a minute) by bi_buckrights

Rated E, 54k, 5 chapters, sport AU, baseball, enemies/rivals to lovers, friends with benefits, emotional slow burn, smut, pining

Aahhhh love me some sport AUs

Close my eyes and stumble (right into your love) by HMLustania

Rated M, 21,6k, dispatcher Eddie, season 1 rewrite, different first meeting, Eddie has PTSD, getting together, implied sexual content, fluff and angst

A-ma-zing

Pumpkin Patch Kinda Love by browneyedgirl6

Rated G, 12k, teacher Buck, autumn vibes, pumpkins, puns, smitten Eddie, halloween, getting together, flirting, fluff, light angst, Buck’s random facts, Buck’s clipboard

I read this in 2023 and absolutely loved it. I want to reread it in October. It has the absolutely perfect vibes for October. And teacher Buck is always an amazing trope!

Gonna save me, call me baby by heartbeatdiaz

Rated E, 14,5k, Eddie is Maddie’s doctor, pregnant Maddie, angst with a happy ending, hurt Buck & hurt Maddie

Aahhh this one was sooo good!! I loved every second of it!

LA Lonely by daffi_990_ao3

Rated M, 11,7k, different first meeting, dispatcher Eddie, instant connection, romcom vibes, fluff

Look. It is a daffi_990 fic. That's all you need to know to know it's good.

What if you're someone I just want around... by ReallySmartLadieMarieCurie

Rated T, 20k, 3 chapters, boxer Eddie, falling in love, Buck is a fan, firehouse 118 family feels, fluff and angst, angst with a happy ending

Loooveeee me some boxer Eddie fics!

I love the way you spoil me, baby by rosebuddiekin

Rated E, 33,8k, sugar daddy Buck, business man Buck, bant, fluff, non sexual intimacy, smut, found family, soft Buddie

I didn't even know I'd be into sugar daddy fics until I read this and ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Snowed Inn by brewrosemilk

Rated M, 31k, rivals, snowed in, rivals to lovers, journalists, snowstorms

Classic! This one reads like a romcom!

More to come soon :)

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Witch or magical Stiles recs..?

Hi! I did magical!Stiles fic recs here! This time, let's focus on witch!Stiles (my beloved)

A Thousand Fiery Suns of Angst - Just Press Play by apocryphal

All Stiles wants from life is to learn to control his magic, keep his grades up, and not die horribly while saving Beacon Hills from supernatural threats. It's all going pretty well until Derek Hale, werewolf extraordinaire, has to go and ask him on a date. That asshole.

The Wolf in the Tower by exclamation

Too many people are scared of witches so when Stiles accidentally sets a building on fire with magic, he is taken prisoner and dragged before Lord Hale. Rather than leave an untrained magic user free, Peter Hale thinks he might be able to make use of Stiles' skills and hands Stiles over to his sorceror Deaton to be trained. Stiles is still unsure about his future, but he's even more confused when he finds out that one of his new duties involves feeding the black wolf imprisoned at the top of one of the towers. There's something very strange about this wolf and Stiles can't help wondering if magic might be involved.

Dead Things by standinginanicedress

Derek blows some more smoke out. He chooses to look at Stiles’ mouth instead of in his eyes, again. “I need you to bring someone back.” “Back.” “From the dead.” “Absolutely not,” Stiles scoffs, shaking his head. “Not for you, not for all the money in the world.” Derek looks at him, just looks. He is not going to accept no for an answer, and Stiles knows it, but it doesn’t matter, because Stiles will not do that. He cannot do that, not again. “Why not for me in specific?”

For My Flesh Had Turned to Fur, and My Thoughts Had Turned to You by literaryoblivion

They’ve known about the other pack for quite some time now. They know the pack is young and small, formed together more by accident and necessity than anything else. But, they haven’t done anything about them because they’ve been fairly quiet, kept to themselves, and haven’t caused any trouble. That is until the Hales start hearing rumors about the McCall pack acquiring a very young and inexperienced but powerful witch. So Alpha Hale sends her eldest son, Derek, for all intents and purposes, to spy on the McCall pack and their so-called witch, to see what the truth of the situation is.

The Ink Under My Skin by rainsoakedshoes

Derek is looking for an Emissary. What he finds is Stiles Stilinski; resident witch. Stiles would do whatever it takes to protect the Hale pack and his Alpha. “I want to protect my pack as well as I can,” Derek continued. “Emissaries traditionally keep balance, having someone who wants to tip the odds in our favour may come in handy.”

Destiny is the Rising Sun by asswords

Stiles and Derek are best at keeping secrets – the biggest one being the fact that they knew each other long before Scott had to go and become a werewolf. (The second biggest secret belongs to Stiles, something about how he’s not allowed to tell Derek he’s the trusted advisor and kind of a witch.)

your fangs against my skin (the sound of your bones)

This was it, then, huh? It was that easy for Derek to invite someone to his den. Someone other than Stiles. He healed the wolf. Stiles killed his tormentor, mended his blood and bones, and let him sleep beside him. But none of it was enough. He wasn’t a spark, after all, but a witch — evil and alone, locked up in his tower. Witches didn’t get happy endings.

What I Did On My Summer Vacation by grimm

There's something weird about Beacon Hills that Stiles can't quite put his finger on. The way everyone in town knows his name the day he arrives. The way they insist the melancholic howling that echoes through the forest every night is just a dog. The way his dad denies getting a dog, even though Stiles comes home to find one sprawled across his bed, some big black thing whose eyes gleam red in the right light. The way that massive oak tree out in the woods vibrates under his touch, pulsing with sickly life. There's something weird going on in this town, and Stiles is determined to get to the bottom of it.

These Scars Tell A Story (But It’s Not Mine) by HappyJuicyfruit

Derek’s eyes widened in confusion as Stiles babbled at him. “I know it’s not up to you, but you’re like, my guard, right? You’ve been keeping an eye on me? Tell your mom I wouldn’t lie about this, my dad deserves to stay here. He’s happy here, please let him stay!” Guard? Keeping an eye on him? “Stiles, I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Stiles face crumpled, his hands clung to Derek’s shirt tighter as tears and snot dripped off his chin. Derek frantically tries to think of the right thing to say. “You think- you think I’m your guard? That I’ve been watching you to, what, make sure you don’t do any magic? Stiles, that’s ridiculous. Beacon Hills is a sanctuary for supernaturals. We allow people to use their magic. I was just trying to be your friend.” Stiles breath hitched. “My friend?”

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