#breaking up and making up

[champagnetommy]

Fic idea: post break-up, Buck and Tommy sign up for the same cooking class. When Tommy saw the ad for it, it immediately made him think of Buck and he missed him. Buck needs something else to do before he actually causes a flour shortage and he thinks Tommy would have loved to do the class with him.

The first day of class, they’re the last ones to arrive, (hello firefighters?) and everyone else is already partnered up, two people to a prep area. They don’t realize who the other is, until they go sit down. They’re both wearing hoodies with the hood up because it’d been raining. Buck turns to greet his cooking partner, sliding the hood off his head. “Hey, I’m—”

“Evan?”

They both think of leaving for a second but the class is non-refundable and not exactly cheap so they decide to stick it out. Buck looks at him daringly, “I can be civil, if you can.” And of course Tommy’s not gonna back down.

So, they spend each class snarking at each other, often veering into flirting- and they move around each other fluidly, well acquainted with working together. Their instructor tells them she’s never seen two people with such chemistry in the kitchen.

The first time a recipe calls for eggs, one rolls away, headed for the floor, but not before Buck catches it and says something like, “Running away from me? Hmm, wonder who that reminds me of.” And looks pointedly at Tommy.

But the thing is, they enjoy themselves, it’s the first time since the breakup that they have a semblance of happiness. Bickering in class turns into “practicing” recipes together and as they learn these recipes, they learn more about each other, they talk about where their relationship went wrong and what they should have said to each other.

For their final class, they’re tasked with preparing a 3-5course meal and as they figure out their dishes, they figure out what they want and what they want is each other. They don’t have an exact recipe for relationship success, but even with recipes, things can go wrong. They know as long as they work together, they got this.

After they present their triumphant dishes, Tommy pulls Buck in for a kiss and the entire class groans, “FINALLY!”

[geraskierfanficprompts]

Jaskier never makes promises. He literally never says the word “promise”, and he swears no oaths.

It’s a subtle quirk. It takes Geralt years to notice. When he points it out, Jaskier says with false levity, “I guess I don’t.”

From the bard’s body language, Geralt can see he doesn’t want to talk about it, so the topic is dropped.

Years later—after Geralt screams his fury at Jaskier—the bard says in a broken voice, “Don’t worry, Geralt. I promise not to bother you anymore.”

The promise sears itself onto Geralt’s soul like a brand. One made of chaos, and he can feel it become binding.

Geralt whips around, but Jaskier was gone.

There are a few moments of confusion before Geralt realizes what just happened. Jaskier had promised, and that promise was sealed with chaos. Only the Fae have such an ability.

YESSSSSSS i love this Geralt has to track down Jaskier and prove that Jaskier doesn't bother him, and thus the promise is still ringing true, even as they continue traveling together

[sugarpenchant]

Do it scared

M | 6k | bucktommy | making up in progress

Buck is trying to be ok. It becomes painfully clear he is not succeeding—like, at all—when he and Tommy lock eyes across a club and someone else is there to take Tommy home.

The thing was. The thing was. Buck was having fun. A few weeks (seven weeks, five days, probably about four hours) since the worst gut-punch of his adult life that made “fun” seem impossible, and there he was, in the loud technicolour dream of Hen and Karen’s favourite club in WeHo, on the right side of buzzed dancing like his heart wasn’t still broken... having fun.

There’d been a few dances with different people, Buck trying to let himself saunter into those well-worn steps of the kind of ‘exploring’ a certain asshole told him to do, but none of it really clicked. Sure, his ego was appropriately boosted, but they were too short or their hair not curly enough or their eyes too green... Buck gave it a chance each time but when the spark of interest failed to catch and ignite into anything else, he’d feign a bathroom run or go to the bar or catch Hen’s eye and get a good old fashioned rescue.

Despite his own recurrent pangs of heartache, Buck was having fun.

Which was, of course, the exact moment the universe decided to remind him of the pain he’d tried dancing around.

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[asteriasera]

tell me that i’m all you want (even when i break your heart)

Pairing: Buck/Eddie Rating: T Wordcount: 12.6k

“You never– I didn’t know that, Buck! I didn’t know you loved me!”

“What do you mean?” Buck demands, finally ungluing himself from the ground to step forward. “You had to have known!”

“If I had known that you loved me the way I loved you then I wouldn’t have let you walk away!” Eddie shouts, clawing at the stained fabric of his shirt.

“I thought you knew!”

[Buck and Eddie kiss one night, fall in love and don’t say it, then forget to fall out of it when they break up and try to move on with their lives.]

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[buddielibrary]

Words: 11,393

Summary:

Buck can feel the sob Eddie tries to hold back - can hear the whimper that manages to slip past his lips. It tears something open inside of Buck, and it feels like whatever is left of his heart starts leaking into the space between their bodies and staining their chests crimson.

“Tell me you love me,” Eddie begs.

“I love you,” Buck promises.

And he just wishes that it could be enough.

Tags: 9-1-1 (TV) Season 8, Breaking Up & Making Up, Getting Back Together, Angst with a Happy Ending, Mutual Pining, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Miscommunication, Misunderstandings, Parenthood, Christopher Diaz Has Two Dads, Evan "Buck" Buckley Loves Eddie Diaz, Good Sibling Maddie Buckley, Established Relationship

[fromxxthexxashes]

while a summer wind blew through the trees (43454 words) by june_nights Chapters: 11/11 Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV), minor Eddie Diaz/Shannon Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Minor Evan "Buck" Buckley/Abby Clark - Relationship Characters: Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Evan "Buck" Buckley, Sophia Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Adriana Diaz, Shannon Diaz, Ramon Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Helena Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Christopher Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Isabel Diaz (9-1-1 TV), Bobby Nash, Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, Howie "Chimney" Han, Buck Voice: The Universe!!, Josephina "Pepa" Diaz Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Alternate Universe - Pre-Canon, First Meetings, Internalized Homophobia, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Unrequited Love, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Friends to Lovers, First Kiss, First Time, First Dates, Idiots in Love, Falling In Love, Pining, All Roads Lead to Canon, the Buddie Speedrun (TM) Edition, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Breaking Up & Making Up, Found Family, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary:

El Paso, June 2010

Looking at Evan is hard sometimes, the same way looking into the sun without blinking is hard, but looking away is even harder because Evan has a smile that lights up a room and when he laughs, his eyes crinkle at the corners. Eddie has wanted him since the moment they met, and while that was easy to ignore - this is harder. This, that's Evan's humor and the way he cares too much about the people around him and not nearly enough about himself. It's the way he'll memorize random fun facts he's never going to need but still doesn't know the difference between Star Trek and Star Wars, and it's his complete disregard for personal space, highlighted every time his shoulder bumps Eddie's when they're walking next to each other.

 Or:

Eddie and Shannon get married young. What if they broke up instead? Buck leaves home at 20. His adventures take him all the way to Peru and back. What if they took him to El Paso?

Notes: This has such beautiful build and delicious, gorgeous angst and some absolutely lovely and cute moments. I love a good summer fling romance. This one is done particularly well. If you like the angst of the divorce era (and the eventual makeup) in canon you’ll really like this one.

[johanna-swann]

Chapter 2 for my take on the post-break-up / getting back together story is out. Featuring: Madney's misguided match-making attempt, Buck being angry at, well, kind of everyone right now and Tommy feeling like he definitely shouldn't be at this thanksgiving party.

[tulowitzki]

"rantanen and mackinnon broken up" 💔💔

[lambourngb]

Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Top Gun (Movies) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tom "Iceman" Kazansky/Pete "Maverick" Mitchell Characters: Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, Ron "Slider" Kerner, Bill "Cougar" Cortell, Original Male Character(s) Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Period-Typical Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, (mild though), Military Homophobia, use of a slur (just once), Politics, American Politics, Coming Out, Angst with a Happy Ending, Protective Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, Protective Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, Anal Sex, Barebacking, Implied/Referenced Sexual Harassment, Post-Movie: Top Gun (1986), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Breaking Up & Making Up, Getting Back Together, Historical References, Jewish Tom "Iceman" Kazansky Summary:

Tom liked to say that it took one dish of homemade pelmeni to unravel and end the 235 years of implicit and explicit prohibitions against homosexuality in the US military.

Pete, on the other hand, thought he was exaggerating. DADT did not end because of them. (Or did it?)

[potofsoup]

Oh look, it seems like there's a Republican-led movement to purge voter rolls in the lead-up to the election! It's almost as if your vote matters and they don't want you to vote! Anyway, I whipped up a quick map (based on this) that shows when the voter registration deadline is in each state. There are a few deadlines coming up in the next week or so.

If you live in a state that regularly purges voter rolls for infrequent voters (the orange ones in the first map), or if you moved recently, it's good to check if you're still registered to vote.

Vote.org makes it super easy to check your registration: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

Just put in your address and DOB and they'll tell you whether you're registered. (And they give you a quick link to register online if it turns out that you're not! Only the 9 states in white on my map don't have online registration, and for those they provide instructions on how to do it via mail or in person.) If you want an extra verification, find your state's election website and double-check there.

So yeah, give yourself peace of mind -- do a quick check. :)

[strsnctry]

For the Summer

CoraRochester, fadefilter, steebadore

Summary:

Fifteen years ago, Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes had been two teenagers in love, spending sweltering summers in Eagle Inlet, Steve's sleepy lakeside hometown way up in the Adirondacks. Sure, Bucky's rich family only came up in summertime, but they were off to college soon and they'd be together forever, right? Not quite. These days, Bucky's back in town for the summer and it turns out, some hurts—and firsts—are hard to get over. ... There was something venomous and fiery chasing itself through Steve’s veins, choking the life out of his common sense. He put a hand on Bucky’s waist, small and tight, shifting with Bucky’s quick breathing and he squeezed, trying to ground himself. It didn’t work. There was hardly any space left between them. Bucky’s hair brushed the tip of his nose. It was citrus and sweat and like a gut punch of memory. “We could see if I’m any better now,” Steve said. “I’ve had a little more practice since then.”

[dudedidujust]

The daily planet runs a front page article calling superman the light of mankind

Cue the batfam launching a counter campaign in support of Signal,  the real Light of Mankind.

It starts as a joke but quickly derails into an all out war.

[such-a-daydreamer]

Based on a real thing that happened to me and my sister (me as Stan and my sis as Ford)

She had held my foot up for a while trying really hard to pull me up thinking it was my arm, we laughed about it almost instantly after but it was still scary.

Be beach careful people! Waves can easily pin you against the sand if you don't dive at the right time.

[chococara25]

Ok, I broke down and fleshed it out, posting it on AO3. Enjoy the read.

Thanksgiving

AU where Buck woke up, thinking about Tommy and decided to cook for Thanksgiving, baking crusty pecan pies & pumpkin pies, delicious green bean casseroles and sweet potato gratins, cheesy cauliflower cheese with turkey bacon bits, creamy mashed potatoes and the classic stuffings.

After done with baking and cooking, he realized he had no one to give it to (Everyone would just give him weird looks if he brings everything to potluck Thanksgiving dinner, plus they had forbid him from cooking) and wondering if he should donate to the homeless shelters cos at least someone can sleep warm with a full stomach when Lucy Donato texted him out of nowhere complaining how everyone is swamped in calls all day long and how hungry they are including Tommy, who came in to cover someone's shift and EPIPHANY!! He can just give them to the 217 AND check on Tommy at the same time.

He starts to pack everything before separating some food into different containers and stick a sticky note on each of them. He then unload the bread loaves and cookies he had been making for the past week into a basket cos waste not, want not right?

Tommy coming back from a weird call involving some idiots trying to make turkey barbacoa in their backyard when he saw everyone gathering around the dining table, stuffing their face, moaning about the delicious food and praising the cook.

He was confused till he turned around to see Evan of all people staring at him, unruly curls and dark circles under his eyes.

"Hey. Lucy said you guys haven't eaten all day." Evan looked awkwardly at him.

(At the corner of his eyes, he can see Lucy slunking off guiltily, carrying a whole pie and weird a plate of cupcakes with her)

Evan looked as if he wanted to say something but looked away, his lips twisted unhappily. He pushed a bag full of containers and a basket full of bread and cookies at them before running away.

Tommy hid in one of the closets, checking the bag and basket, its contents each marked by a sticky note.

The Banana Loaf - "Everytime I think of calling you, I baked instead. Now my fridge is full but I'm still thinking about you."

The Snickerdoodle cookies - "Jee asked where cool uncle Tommy was. She misses her tea party partner."

Vanilla and raspberry mascarpone loaf cake - "I can't stop thinking how you would enjoy all the cakes and pastries I made for the past few months."

green bean casserole - "I still have your clothes and I kept wearing them to sleep cos its the closest thing I have to you because I have a hard time falling asleep without you holding me in your arms"

Carrot cake loaf - "I saw a helicopter today at work and I wonder if it was you flying it. We never did have that flying lesson."

cauliflower cheese - I'm sorry I never told you I love you when I really do. I love you and I missed every single minute the moment you walk out of my life.

pecan pie - I'm sorry I said the wrong things when I asked you to move in with me. I'm sorry I too much in the end for you and drove you away."

pumpkin pie - I'm sorry you felt pressured but I didn't lie, I really admire you and your confidence made me feel safe, being with you was like waking up for the first time from the lightning coma, I could breath again and you were the one who set me free.

sweet potato gratin - "You said you were my first but not my last. Tommy, you might be my first boyfriend but you definitely my last."

stuffings - "You are my beginning and my forever happy ending. I have no interest in looking for a different happy ending if you're not in it."

By the time he reached the last container, his eyesight were blurry with unshed tears.

Brownies - "Can we try one more time? I'm not ready to give on us."

Tommy was startled when the door to the closet swung open, Captain Pruitt looming over him with a plate of pecan pie in her hands. "I saw firefighter Buckley earlier when he dropped off the food. I don't know what's going on between the two of you and why both of you decided to break up, but Kinard, that man looks as if he still in love with you."

She panicked as Tommy burst into loud tears, holding the container of brownies to his chest.

Evan was cleaning up his kitchen, he was too tired and too emotionally wrung out to stay for the Thanksgiving dinner other than dropping off the last two pies for everyone to enjoy.

He frowned when he hear the doorbell, wondering if Maddie is going to stage another intervention on him when he opened the door, before staring in surprise.

Tommy was standing in front of him, still wearing his flight suit, holding the container with brownies and the sticky notes in his arms.

"Can we talk?" He asked with hopeful eyes.

Evan pulled him into the loft, closing the door behind them.

[guiiay]

the spear of longinus

[hinamie]

*about any given drawing* cranking the saturation slider will fix this