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like we're all part of the same circus. how are you still convinced that you're sitting up in the stands when anyone can see that you've been down in the ring with us all along.

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insanely funny to go through the notes on that annoying fandom poll and watch people write paragraph upon paragraph about how "it's actually just the buddies that are annoying" like honey, it's fine, we're all annoying here, it's literally okay to be annoying, and anyway there's a separate buddie entry competing for the prize so maybe the 911 entry maybe does include more than just buddies just saying

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And now here we have the more info post.

What's all this then? This is a bingo event. What that means is that you sign up during the scheduled sign up period, and then I, the skeleton behind this Tumblr account, will send you a randomized 4x4 bingo card with 16 prompts ready to go.

I don't want this and that thing. The full list will be provided when sign up begins and you'll be able to opt out of prompts that you absolutely do not want to get on your card, up to 3 total.

Is this a fanfic only event? No definitely not! You can write, you can create art, you can make a fanvid, you can do whatever fandom activity tickles your fancy.

How do I WIN? You can get a bingo in different ways. Maybe create one big thing with a line of four prompts. Maybe create four smaller things with a different prompt each. Maybe go crazy and cover the entire card for the ultimate bingo.

WHAT do I win? The honor and pride of a job well done, yaaay.

Are there any rules about content? Don't create things with generative AI. Otherwise no. You know what you're about, create what you want. No minimum word count, no maximum word count. Any rating you feel like doing, any format. Be nice. Be chill.

What's the timeline like on this? The sign-up period will be three weeks long. The cards will be sent out by email over the following week. After that you're free, there's no deadline for completing works. Above all else we will be keeping this chill. I will be making a round-up post of sorts after a couple months and I will post about that to let people know, so if you want a creation deadline, you've got that to work toward.

Why this weirdness obsession of yours, Ms. Skeleton? I decided to start this thing to encourage people to let go of some of the insecurities and second-guesses they might have built up. Fandom's supposed to be kind of silly, to me. People get so serious about it though. Not everything's gotta be serious, you know?

Hey! That prompt isn't weird at all! I want my money back. One person's sex pollen is another person's mundane AU. And anything can be done off the wall, if you try. I've done my best to make the prompt pool a good mix of different types of unusual.

Okay but WHEN? Soon. July. I will make a post probably a week or so before sign-ups begin as a warning.

If you've got any more questions not covered already, feel free to send an ask.

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once again feeling #blessed that the british man does absolutely nothing for me

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www.yaoi.com/careers

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Please take Buddies off the list, I can accept 911 being on there but Buddies too???? That’s just legit unfair.

You have until tomorrow to remove Buddies.

womp womp

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can't even casually scroll through the kinkmeme without coming across pussygate propaganda 😭😭

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This is the first post in a series of four about the 118 firehouse on 9-1-1, including floor plans, screen shots, and detailed discussion.

The other posts in this series: Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four

My other floor plans: Diaz House | Buck's Loft | Madney House

They're also on my Ao3

Overview

Broadly speaking I’ll start by talking about the actual building, then move on to discuss the model I built, then I’ll go into detail by section/room, starting with the stuff I’m absolutely certain about, then stuff that’s less cut and dry, and finally stuff that’s purely theoretical at this point, along with some extras.

Here we have a bird's eye view of the entire thing, both upstairs and downstairs. There will be additional close up bird's eye views of each individual section when I discuss them in detail throughout the posts.

The Real Building

First, let’s talk about the actual real life building that they film in. The firehouse set lives in a converted warehouse in Glendale, which makes that line from The Bachelor scene in s7e04 an extremely funny (to me) meta joke.

As for dimensions, the building is 60 feet wide and roughly 165 feet long. She’s big y’all. For scale, here are both Eddie and Buck’s living spaces inside the firehouse:

Below are some grungy google maps exterior shots for your viewing pleasure. I’m particularly delighted by the graffiti on the front garage door that reads: Don’t call 911. BAKE! (wake & bake)

It's here that I need to be pedantic about the roof. As you can see, this building has a sloped roof. That little smaller bit that pokes out the top is called a monitor and it allows for clerestory windows to let daylight into the full length of the building. This sloped roof is held up inside by massive wood trusses which feature very prominently in many of the interior shots. Below are some example screen shots. I have passive aggressively highlighted the slope of the interior roof. Also, you can see the monitor roof with all the windows in it.

Obviously they cannot hang out in lawn chairs on top of this roof. They film all the roof scenes at the Fox studios lot. You can tell by the surrounding buildings visible in the background of those shots. Note Fox Plaza (the Die Hard building) behind Athena below.

Additionally, it’s not always the same roof. I’ve highlighted two of the buildings I’m certain or mostly certain about below. I also labeled Stage 6 toward the top left of the image, which was the 9-1-1 sound stage through season 8.

I have a mental workaround that allows me to reconcile these conflicting roof situations that I’ll explain in depth toward the end of all this, because it’s also relevant to a couple other things too.

Also, this isn’t relevant to anything really, but I need to say that at no point in this entire process did I notice any evidence of climate control systems in the building, and there also appears to be zero insulation. So I cannot imagine this place is comfortable to film in a lot of the time. They seem to always have huge fans in bts videos during the summer, and I imagine it’s pretty chilly in there during winter filming. Thank god for the temperate Los Angeles weather, I suppose.

The Exterior

As far as the exterior goes, three sides of the building are exposed, and one wall is shared with the building next door.

The front facade in the show is mostly red brick and is completely computer generated. There’s a side alleyway that has like an engine hoist or something? I am not a mechanical expert. Sometimes the hose racks are out there, etc.

Also, when Buck was going insane and ordering basketballs to the station and suggesting they get a hoop, I could have sworn they already had one in the side alley, and sure enough, I wasn’t insane. It’s there in the background of Hen Begins. I guess canonically, it's gone by the time Buck’s losing his marbles, but at least I have proof I didn’t lose mine.

Around the back is an extremely tall wall covered with greenery. There’s also a few trees and other planters and what seems to be a pretty nice sitting area with concrete benches, but those might belong to the building next door.

About The 3D Model I Built

I built the model in a program called Chief Architect. I first started this project in *checks notes* March?? of 2022. However, then it kind of fell by the wayside for a while, gathering digital dust. When I started working on it in earnest again last year, I added updated screen shots to my reference files up through s7e05. So the model I built is accurate through that point.

Things like wall decor and various props will not necessarily match to current seasons. But they change that stuff pretty regularly between seasons anyway, so it’s not technically fully accurate to any one season.

There’s really not much that’s different in s8, so it’s not a big deal, but, where relevant, I’ve noted a few things I’ve noticed off hand while watching the episodes as they aired.

The dimensions and angles of everything are reasonably accurate. And the roof trusses are accurate to their location within the building and their height off the floor, but I let the program auto-generate all the cross beams and I left a lot of detail above that out, like the monitor roof and the lighting.

Also, I didn’t build anything that we haven’t actually seen. So those three corners of the building downstairs are just shown as big empty rooms. Are there walls and rooms in there? Probably! Can I show you them? Nope! I've seen glimpses through some of those doors in bts videos, and it seems like they store equipment in those sections irl.

Next up, in depth exploration of the upstairs sections.

Continue to part two...

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A few choice words can sometimes be the life raft that gets you home. To be seen… to be found… isn't that what we're all searching for?

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Buck Week 2025 - Day 1 - Scenery 9-1-1

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someone should stop them.

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New Fic: Clay Sharks & Lemon Loaves

Another one done! Slowly but surely finishing all these projects lol.

Summary:

When Eddie and Buck start dating, Eddie is horrified to learn that four year-old Jee-Yun has a major grudge against him.

Snippet:

“Hi, Jee,” Eddie says as she turns to look at him. “Good to see you again.”

Now, Eddie hasn’t spent much extended time with Jee-Yun. It’s always in kind of busy situations. Gatherings. Parties.Her parents’ wedding. Meeting her newborn brother. Lots of hospitals, weirdly. But he’s always felt she’s a sweet, whimsical sort of kid. Maddie’s sweetness and Chim’s humor in one tiny little package. 

That’s not who he encounters tonight. 

The little girl who turns and looks at him tonight must be possessed by some demon. Because when Eddie speaks to her, she glares at him. Like pure icy disdain, all wrapped up in a tiny expression. 

“Jee,” Buck says, when she doesn’t say a word. “You know Eddie, right? You remember Eddie?”

Of course she does. Unless she’s hit her head very hard recently.

“Your boyfriend,” Jee says darkly. As though she were saying your murderer or your sleep paralysis demon. 

Eddie’s jaw drops. 

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I hate you pushing away female characters so they dont get in the way of your m/m ship, I hate you making female characters the "braincell holder" or the "mom friend", i hate you demonizing random female characters that didnt do anything but making male characters that are in the wrong weridly sympathetic and sad, i hate you people hating female characters but prasing male characters for doing the same thing, i hate you people saying they dont like a female character cuz she has nothing going on but give a male character 2 billion headcanons expanding apon him, i hate you making a female character only revolve around a male character, i hate you writing where they fail the bachel test, i hate you "girlboss" and "girlfail" and "mommy step on me", i hate you people only making female characters nice and quiet, i hate you fridging, i hate you people who only put 1 wlw ship in the background of ur fanfic and ignore them, i hate you fandom misogyny

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what is the pussygate poll?

ahshshs there was a poll a couple of days back about whether eddie eats pussy or not and wayyy too many people voted no. the pic attached to the poll was from el paso arc and had him looking extra straight and a shit ton of BTs in the notes were absolutely convinced that eddie was a selfish lover who'd be like grossed out by pussy. mind you this is the straightmundo diaz crowd. once again goes to show that some people in this fandom lack both media literacy and common sense