#eddie diaz has no time for this bullshit

[rosietherivendell]

"Christopher would absolutely have something to say about that. That kid cannot shut up about you." Oh I bet. Tommy rolls up to the Diaz house expecting a chill time with Eddie and gets met with a teenager who brings Buck up in every sentence. That's usually Buck's seat. Buck never forgets to use a coaster. Oh yeah you fly helicopters cool did you know Buck saved someone from a helicopter crash? We already watched this movie with Buck. That's not what we order when Buck is here why aren't there extra crab rangoons? etc etc etc Christopher only told Buck about Tommy agreeing with his Star Wars opinions because his bullshit radar is so fine tuned that the second Tommy patronized him the tiniest bit (as most adults do talking to teenagers it's not Tommy's fault my dude is fighting for his life) he was like my father will hear about this and Buck is so jealous he has no idea Chris is complaining

[exhuastedpigeon]

WIP Wenesday

back on my (horny) magic au bullshit. this fic kinda takes place at the start of season 2 but I'm throwing in characters from all seasons because I want to. This scene takes place a few days after Eddie and Buck hooked up and Buck thought he'd never see him again. I ran out of beans with this fic before the holidays and they've finally returned from war (my depression fog)

“While Lucy was out of town last week she sent me to a different shop to get my plants and failed to mention that the owner has a very hot grandson who works here,” Buck says, shooting Lucy another look. He’s honestly starting to wonder if she was out of town at all or if she just wanted to see what would happen when Buck met Eddie. He’s never going to tell her what really happened.  “Speaking of beautiful men,” Chim says with a grin, looking through the glass locker room wall toward the storage area where they keep extra shirts. Lucy and Hen join Chim to look and Buck’s stomach drops when he gets there and sees Eddie Diaz putting on a LAFD shirt, looking just as hot as he had the first time Buck had seen him.  “Where’s the lie, and I like women,” Hen says with an appreciative nod. They all walk out of the locker room and run into Bobby. “Who’s the new guy Cap?”  “Eddie Diaz, new recruit,” Bobby says with a proud smile. It makes Buck’s stomach twist a little bit, it took him months to get a smile like that out of Bobby. “He’s a former Army medic with a silver star and a class four witch. Graduated top of his class from the academy two weeks ago.” “Class four?” Chim’s eyes are wide. “I’ve never met anyone above three before. I didn’t think class fours were real.” “Athena’s a class four you dumbass,” Hen says with a laugh. “But they’re really rare.” Buck couldn't seem to unstick his tongue from the roof of his mouth. He’d guessed Eddie was powerful when he’d met him, but class fours are few and far between. He’d never met one until he’d met Athena and she’s quick to tell people that she’s on the lower end of power for a class four witch. Buck’s only class two, his magic working best in potions and protection wards, something you could practice and get better at with time. To be a class four you need to have a raw power in your magic that Buck has never had.

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[rainbow-nerdss]

Do you have the most favorite scene from your wips?

Hi Diana!

Yesss I have so many scenes I love, but this has to be up there with my favourites. It's from near the end of my s7 fic (tentative title: A Minor Delay), which will be starting to post soooon!! I just love it when they talk to each other lmao

"What happened?" Buck looks over at Eddie, and he swallows. Who else could he tell? Who else would understand the thing he hasn't talked about yet, the deep, squirmy discomfort he's been grappling with all this time? He can't lead with that, though. Instead, he opts for the straw that broke the camel's back. "She liked my parents."  Eddie winces, and it brings a trace of a smile to Buck's face. Eddie has never needed Buck to prove that his parents were a problem. Even before Buck himself had known the whole story, Eddie had been on his side. Still, that isn't everything. That isn’t the heart of why he’d broken up with Natalia. The conversations they’d never had, the reason Buck had avoided those conversations for so long. "I just—" he casts his mind back to another conversation, so many months ago in a different kitchen. "I died, Eddie. I died, and everything felt different but nothing actually changed.” He takes a shaky breath, staring into his cup. “And then I met Natalia, and she was…” Buck searches for the words, and finally looks up at Eddie. “It felt like a sign. With her job, and how we met, it felt like there was finally a reason why it happened. Like maybe she was the reason. I wanted it to be true, so I sort of... Went with the flow. Tried to convince myself it felt right, even though it never really did." If Buck’s honest with himself, he’s known all along that Natalia's reactions to the time he spent with Eddie weren't the real reason he'd let himself drift away. Taylor had disliked Eddie too, and Buck had still spent a significant amount of their relationship over at the Diaz house.  If he was truly honest with himself... "I'm sorry, Eddie." "You're sorry?" Eddie sets down his coffee, only halfway to his mouth. He frowns, confused. "I am. I... I've been a pretty shit friend lately. For months, really. Ever since…” he waves his hand, indicating all of it. “I guess I sort of knew all along that if I talked to you about this stuff, you'd call me on my bullshit. You’d point out how little sense it made, and I just really wanted it to be right. I wanted it to work out so bad, Eddie. I wanted… I needed it all to mean something.”  This time, Buck can’t fight the tears that come to his eyes. “You’re the one who sees me, Eddie. You’ve always been able to see me, the real me, behind all my bullshit."

gonna count this as my fuck it friday, so I was tagged by @disasterbuckdiaz @jamespearce9-1-1 @daffi-990 @steadfastsaturnsrings @devirnis

And some no-pressure tags: @wikiangela @wildlife4life @exhuastedpigeon @theotherbuckley @aspecbuddie @thewolvesof1998 @loserdiaz @callmenewbie @kwills91 @trenchcoatsandtimetravel @spotsandsocks @sunflowerdiaiz @lover-of-mine @liabegins @kiti-the-warrior-poet @lovelettertothewise @slowlyfoggydestiny @buddieboos

[whythefuckwouldisayprinter]

i know i stay on my eddie begins bullshit but PLEASE can we discuss?!!!

“he cut the damn line” full body CHILLS

eddies confusion and downright hysteria when having to hold christopher in the 2015 flashback paralleled with their relationship as we know it

the rain, the lights, the sirens, the yelling, the chaos

shannon diaz?? my beloved?? stuck with a baby, terrified husband that abandoned her, and a sick mother

and then eddie diaz my other beloved?? terrified beyond belief, ptsd ridden, under pressure to provide, and trying to do his best with what he has

THE CRASH BITCH, EDDIE IN THE SAME POSITION IN THE WELL WHEN IT COLLAPSES AS HE WAS IN THE CRASH

blood on the st christopher necklace ooooh these sick bitches

eddie kissing his picture of christopher with blood dripping down his hand

eddies wheezing in the medic bed, the concern for his team plowing through the disorientation

the shot of buck immediately after the explosion, the first thing he thinks of being eddie before assessing if he himself his ok

BUCK DIGGING?? THE LOOKING AT HIS HANDS COVERED IN MUD BUT NOT HAVING MADE A DENT!! BOBBY HAVING TO PHYSICALLY RESTRAIN HIM)!’! the breathlessness, the franticness, girl the DRAMA of it all

and don’t even get me STARTED on the conversation with eddies parents. first off, eddie defending shannon 💞, i love that he always does that

“i don’t remember you being around much when i was his age” “i was working” “so was i” OHHH GET HIS ASS EDDIE

“you don’t to make up for lost time with your children by stealing mine” he knew he ate that

“don’t drag him down with you eddie” 💔💔

buck stone faced as bobby’s discussing the plan, one of the most serious we’ve ever seen him

eddies face when he approaches the crowd?? eyes bloodshot, face red, cut up and bruised, unable to hold himself up, voice raspy and strained. ryan guzman the man that you are

“so that’s your good luck charm?” “no, he is” cue end credits??!! 10/10 perfect, beautiful, stunning, amazing

[annieontheside]

BUDDIE FICS RECS: MULTICHAPTER EDITION

okay guys. get ready. grab a drink. take a seat. because here it is. something i did while i ignored every responsibility i have.

Half Awake In Our Fake Empire. By: HMSLusitania. We have Girl dad Buck, a lot of pining, a lot of fluff, a bit of angst, and everyone around them being completely done with buddie. https://archiveofourown.org/works/33098662/chapters/82165891

What’s Love got to do with it?. By ColorMeParanoid. We have, again, Buddie being completely blind about their relationship, and everyone around them being completely done with their bullshit. Yeah, platonic my ass. https://archiveofourown.org/works/29474319/chapters/72401502

Leave the Light On (I’ll be coming home). By: HMSLusitania. Oooh boy. Get ready because this is the perfect combination of angst, fluff and non-sexual slow burn you’ll ever see. It’s also a perfect demonstration of Buck being a good parent, but also someone who is mourning his best friend and love of his life. You can guess the rollercoaster of emotions this is. https://archiveofourown.org/works/31704383/chapters/78467423

a place we both know. By: not1_2write We have ABO, and arranged marriage (a good one). we also have fluff, and family feels. it works around pack dynamics that usually we don’t get in fanfics, so if you’re searching for fluffy, sweet and domestic abo, this is for you!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/32863219/chapters/81551668

The Monsterfucker Symphony. By: letmetellyouaboutmyfeels. this one… lol. this one doesn’t really count as ONE fic. it’s really good if you’re looking for, if the title didn’t give it away, monsterfucking small fics. i would actually recommend it to people that kind of feel curious about it but are too shy or don’t know where to start. they’re really good!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/34287925/chapters/85311151

Left Unsaid. By: C_M2 This one takes us back to the tsunami!! we all know buck helped a lot of people, but he never really talked about it so here we can just let out all of our feels about it. we also have buddie realizing their feelings, and christopher being the sweetest child ever. https://archiveofourown.org/works/48624313/chapters/122650849

Everything at Once. By: C_M2 uuuuuh i loved this!! basically buck gets a lot of money from his grandmother and i’m not gonna say anything else but it’s really good! it has fluff, and buddie realizing their feelings, and domestic fluff. https://archiveofourown.org/works/48639271/chapters/122692615

Home Recovery. By: C_M2 guess what, guys, buck is injured!! again!! but this time the Diaz boys take care of him. we have mutual pining (never gets old), domestic fluff (also known as eddie worried as fuck and taking care of buck). https://archiveofourown.org/works/48624544/chapters/122651578

I deserve the dream (but i don’t deserve the hurting). By: C_M2 & not1_2write. (does it show that i spent three days reading all their fanfics?) okay. we have buck getting injured (again), and eddie getting worried as fuck (again), and buddie pining (again) and realizing their feelings. we also have fluff, platonic bed sharing AND getting together!! we love them. https://archiveofourown.org/works/34355188/chapters/85485961

[canonicallyobserving911]

Anti Bucktommy

Eddie deserves better than that raggedy storyline he was handed.

Don't read below the cut if you ship bucktommy because this is an ANTI-BUCKTOMMY ZONE!

Full Disclosure: Eddie is my favorite character and IMO the way he was charcterized in 7x4 was horrifically horrible.

It's been a few hours since the episode aired and I believe I'm finally at a place where I can articulate how damn angry I am about the way EDDIE DIAZ was treated throughout the episode.

Before it aired, I was still on the fence regarding if I should watch live because I didn't want Buck and Eddie to argue/fight but I sure as hell didn't want either of them to get injured. I really tried to keep an open mind about Buck’s storyline but I'm not sure how to process the fact that they made Eddie out to be the villain for the third time. First it was the lawsuit, then it was Buck's coma dream where he was charcterized as "Angry" and now this. He was the one injured but Tommy had to tell Buck to call Eddie and he was just like "ok" when pre-Tommy Buck would have taken Eddie to the hospital and stayed with him until he was better. But it appears everyone forgot how Buck dropped everything to take care of Eddie and Chris after Eddie’s breakdown since Buck finally kissed a guy.

Eddie

So... first things first. Eddie FINALLY ADMITTED HE'S TAKEN but when did that happen because Marisol has been on screen for like 5.098 seconds in 4 episodes. Second, why didn't Eddie ask her to babysit Chris? I mean if they're in a committed relationship or whatever, then shouldn't he have asked her? That would have made more sense but if he had then he wouldn't have been able to ask Buck to do it. And finally, why was his actions towards Buck made to seem like he was intentionally being mean? The pre-7x4 Eddie Diaz wouldn't have done that because he knows how self-deprecating Buck can be. Reminder he called Buck Evan first and it wasn't like he was trying to put him in his place like Tommy was and will do. Tommy's actions towards Buck didn't show that he even liked him since he was dismissive but this isn't about that, it's about Eddie.

Now, I still can't tell if Eddie's actions were supposed to be funny or WTF but the way they had him acting like he was inconsiderate towards Buck’s feelings was just WRONG! Furthermore making it seem like he was using him and rubbing his nose in it since he had a new friend was NOT OK! FYI, the way everything played out validated some of those Facebook moms' thoughts because they've already posted that they believe Eddie uses Buck to babysit for him so he can go out and have fun 👀.

Additionally, Eddie was shown to be the one Buck’s affection... no fuck that, LOVE was directed towards only for Buck to literally injure him and ACT like he did it because he wanted to be with fucking Tommy Kinard? I call BULLSHIT and at this point I don't like Buck very much right now because of the way he acted in this episode.

Showing Eddie using Buck to babysit Chris and talking at him and ignoring him while he was hanging out with the guy who basically called Buck stupid and unbelievable to his face was just bad writing. Of course there will be those who say, "Let the story play out because it was just one episode" but the audience has been here before waiting for Buck to finally get it and nothing changed except he's dating a man now. None of this was ok and even though Maddie told him don't do it again, that was fine I guess but what in the actual fuck was this raggedy ass storyline? There was a better way to handle this without making Eddie the villian.

If all Tim Minear wanted to do was set Buck up with someone other than Eddie, then he could have picked a better character than Tommy. Also, there's an article that indicates he was planning to bring Lucy back for this storyline and it's ridiculous. She already put her lips on Buck without his permission and Tommy did the same thing and so did Taylor.

At this point, I don't know how to feel about Buck. But I do care about Eddie who was called "Angry" in Buck’s coma dream and who Buck actually fucking physically injured during a basketball game because he's jealous that Eddie was hanging out with Tommy.

I can't support a toxic relationship and that's what I saw happening between Buck and Tommy in 7x4.

IMO, The math ain't mathing and this is... not good storytelling.

#EddieDeservesBetter

[salemsvlog]

Ao3, what do you mean there are no more that 5 *completed* works related to FirstPrince and Buddie?? Are you telling me that people saw rwrb and didn’t think “Ah… a Texan sassy man that has a crush with a cute blonde guy who is actually British and has obviously issues with his upbringing and who’s only friend was his sister growing up” and didn’t thing about Buddie?

Bullshit.

I need Eddie knowing about The Claremont-Diaz (probably Chris making a paper about people how change the world who lived in your state) and The Buckleys being related to the royal family but for Arthur’s side so not everyone knows. So when the fucking prince of England just shows up in Bucks apartment with his boyfriend (the agcd) as if it was his house everyone is shocked.

Ravi probably collapses… btw

Yeah. that’s all.

And yes, this is not the first time I post about it.

[bidisasterevankinard]

Inspiration Saturday 🎙️🎸

For me it's saturday and I need to share what I did for inspiration for enemies to lovers cause I can't wait (I'm actually so so excited about this fic)

+ snippet (Look they can talk like normal people)

it goes after that snippet

At some moment Eddie is so lost in his own bubble consisting of him and the music he plays that when a mug with something that clearly smells like coffee is lowered near him, he just blinks for a few seconds trying to figure out what happened.

While he comes out of a working trance, followed by shock, Buckley just comes back to his notes with another cup, sipping his coffee.

Looking at the cup and then sniffing coffee, Eddie speculates if Buckley could have mixed something to poison him.

“It’s just black coffee. Chim once said you prefer just black. And I’m not an idiot to kill you when there are so many witnesses around,” blonde looks at him while he sips coffee sitting on his chair with his mile-long legs tucked under him, grinning.

“I know Bobby longer than you, and I know we actually would end this song. So like it or not, we need to have a truce at least till the song is released. Consider this coffee my step towards a truce, yours is on you. But it will be easier for both of us if we at least try not to bicker,” on that Buckley turns away from him.

For a second Eddie wants to say that they would need to be here at all if Buckley doesn't get on his nerves and doesn't start fights all the time, but Eddie shuts up, bitterly admitting that Buckley is right, Bobby won't back off until the song is ready and quarrels will only complicate their situation.

He grabs the cup and takes a sip, noting that Buck somehow managed to program that monster Hildy so that even his black coffee is incredible. Taking a few more sips, Eddie ponders his move, watching as Buckley crosses out the more lines that he wrote just five minutes ago.

“Do you eat chocolate with coffee?”

Buckley turns back to him with a raised eyebrow and nods.

Eddie reaches into his bag and takes two chocolate bars he bought when took Chris to school cause he didn’t have time to have breakfast when he overslept his alarm.

“Catch,” Eddie says and throws one bar to blue-eyed who catches it easily.

“Was in some sports team?”

“Football. High school,” Buckley says, opening his bar. “Thanks, this one is my fav.”

“I would suspect you played basketball, but football makes sense too. Why did you stop?”

“Serious leg injury. Three operations,” blonde shrugs like three operations at a young age means nothing, Eddie in his example knows that this is not easy. “My parents didn't let me play anymore, and I didn't want to. Music has always been closer to me. So I just accepted the sign of the universe and devoted myself completely to music.”

Eddie grins.

“Universe seriously? You believe in this bullshit?”

“It’s not bullshit, Diaz. Universe can literally scream at you. And I prefer to listen to it until it is not using big guns like lightning or bullets,” Buckley shows him his tongue at his exasperated head shaking. “What about you? Any sports team?”

“Baseball. Was on the way to becoming a professional actually,” Eddie admits as they apparently share their high school experiences before becoming superstars.

Tagging if they want to share : @honestlydarkprincess @911onabc @ebdaydreamer @alyxmastershipper @transbuck @cowboy-buddie @lover-of-mine @heartshapedvows @bekkachaos @panbuckley @rogerzsteven @the-likesofus @elvensorceress @shortsighted-owl @barbiediaz @buddierights @housewifebuck @thewolvesof1998 @wildlife4life @wikiangela @hippolotamus @transboybuckley @devirnis @heartbeatdiaz @buck-coded @spotsandsocks @monsterrae1 @spaceprincessem @userdisaster @caroandcats @mandzuking17 @useramor @loveyourownsmiilee @translasso and anyone who wants to share

[911ficrecs]

Whump/ Hurt!Buck Masterlist

Accidental by Rosefield - 36,090 words, teen+

Summary: It was an accident. He slipped. That doesn't mean he isn't going to take advantage of the opportunity that presents itself.

---- Post Lawsuit, Buck accidentally cuts his arm. He decides that maybe not getting help is best for everyone.

--- TW for suicidal idealization and injury that turns into a suicide attempt.

a leaf falls on loneliness by iimpossible_things - 11,163 words, not rated

Summary: Buck doesn’t think that if he were to say, “I’m in a bad place”, that anyone would turn him away. Really, he doesn’t. The 118 has too many good, kind people for that.

But every time he wants to open his mouth, to say something, to reach out to Eddie or Bobby or Hen or Chim, he hears Eddie yelling, “you’re exhausting.”

—you’re exhausting, you’re exhausting, you’re exhausting—

So each day he does his job and he laughs and he jokes and he pretends he’s the care-free goofball he’s always been. And each day he packs away his bruises and his worries, takes them home to his empty loft with its quiet rooms, and licks his wounds in silence.

Always, All Ways by ashavahishta - 85,000 words, explicit

Summary: “Buck is very dear, Mr Diaz. Not only to me but to the pack. You’ll find that if you treat him with anything less than utmost respect you’ll have a lot of people to answer to.”

Eddie swallowed. It was clear that in the absence of a mate, this omega had found himself a very protective pack. “Understood, sir.”

Or: Buck’s the only omega in the 118. He’s got secrets, and walls a mile high.

Eddie’s the alpha determined to knock them down.

blue enough to bruise by renecdote - 3,161 words, teen+

Summary: Two things happen at once:

Buck overbalances, arm slipping from around the bridge.

The rope snaps.

They lock eyes for a second, half a second, Buck’s wide and afraid, Eddie’s probably a match with the way his heart is pounding hard enough to hurt, nothing either of them can do, knowing that there is nothing either of them can do, and then—Buck is falling.

Breath and Shadow by Princessfbi - 20,629 words, teen+

Summary: The words hit the back of Buck’s neck and slid down his spine with the drops of the cold sweat collecting in the small of his back. The weight on Buck’s chest was an echo of what it used to be but still as suffocating as before when those words whirled around on repeat every time someone looked too long, looked too closely.

“He’s fine,” Hen had said to Bobby that day he’d come in sporting a bruise on his face and lying through his teeth about some bullshit with a bicycle.

The day Hen had lied for him too.

fireflies where my caution should be by littlesnowpea - 13,799 words, mature

Summary: “You never talk about your parents,” Eddie says, which is not even remotely what Buck expects Eddie to say. He frowns, tilts his head, but it isn’t a question, as evidenced by Eddie charging on. “I never asked because I figured it was your business, but the look on your face any time they’re brought up tells me you don’t get along.”

Buck swallows hard, against a lump in his throat. His parents? Eddie’s right, he never talks about them, for good reason. He opens his mouth, then closes it again, not sure what he’s even going to say.

Eddie takes it as the answer Buck is trying to make it out to be. He squeezes Buck’s wrist again, takes a deep breath, like he’s on a call with someone who’s panicking. Buck finds his breathing slowing to match Eddie’s, and Eddie nods as Buck gets it under control.

“There are people on the porch,” Eddie says, voice even. “Saying they want to meet their grandchild.”

i'm sinking deeper (reaching for the end of the light) by moodyreindeer - 8,716 words, mature

Summary: "I'm just so tired."

post 3.04, rewrite of 3.05 - when all is said and done, Buck is just really fucking tired of feeling alone.

Love You Sober by Child_Of_Wonderland - 4,545 words, teen+

Summary: Buck twirls the beer bottle around in his fingers and tries to ignore the rapid fading of the warmth in his chest. It's not a feeling he can mimic, no matter how hard he may try, and his brain won't stray from a perfect image of Eddie. To be loved back, that's all he really wants.

one part trust, three parts betrayal (just add fire) by wonderfool (foolmetal) - 14,925 words, teen+

Summary: Buck's parents are in town. It all goes downhill from there.

Overcome by Spicysauce - 53,697, mature

Summary: Or, set post season 5A, where Buck is alone, and angry, and exhausted, but mostly terrified that everyone he loves is slowly slipping away from him.

Reaching In The Dark by Pline - 38,713 words, general

Summary: It all started innocent enough but Buck can no longer deny it.

He has a stalker.

Someone so obsessed with him that they would spend hours and hours following him, unnoticed, taking pictures of him, taking notes of his habits.

But life has been so good lately, and Buck doesn’t want to worry anyone. So he tells no one about it, he can deal with it on his own.

real family by haveufoundwhaturlookingfor - 5,578 words, general

Summary: Buck has a son, but only few people know about him because of Buck's abusive ex-husband. Buck has been terrified of his ex-husband finding him and taking his son away from him, but a minor accident with his son makes him realize that maybe it wouldn't be so bad if he told the 118 about his son.

Taking Smoke with my Coffee by UisceOneLove - 3,930 words, general

Summary: "Order for Firefighter Diaz!"

Eddie knows that coffee runs have typically been deemed a Probie task. He did plenty of them when Bobby first recruited him to the 118. So, tradition dictates that it's supposed ot be Ravi getting them.

But Eddie gets to have a lot of nice things for himself. The things that make even his worst call days just a smidge better.

If anyone (Hen) is interrogating him for details, it's definitely the coffee he's referring to."

I'm not in my gear, Buck," Eddie tells the barista when he approaches the counter.

The smile he looks forward to is waiting for him courtesy of the barista that makes even Eddie have to tip his head back a little bit to make eye contact. "Yeah," Buck drawls as he pushes the tray of coffee towards him, "but you're still on duty."

The Messiest of the Messy by Spicysauce - 16,965 words, teen+

Summary: Irritated, Eddie clenched his fists, starting to turn around. "Why would Buck be eating with us - "

The words died in his throat along with the shatter of the mug against the floor. But Eddie barely noticed he dropped it, his mouth slightly agape as he stared at Buck, took in the bruises, and the blood, and general brokenness of the man before him.

***

Or: After the Lawsuit, Buck is starting to think his team will never forgive him and is feeling lonelier than ever, when his dad shows up, looking for money that Buck doesn't have. Now, his ribs are broken and his face has been pummelled into one big bruise. All he wants to do is retreat to his empty apartment and wallow in his own self-pity, but before that he needs to get his keys, which he'd left at the station the previous night.

Everyone else is on shift, so he's hoping he can sneak into the locker room and be gone before anyone notices he was there, but this is Buck, so of course, nothing goes to plan.

there's frost in the air (but there's home in your eyes) by rogerzsteven - 3,702 words, teen+

Summary: Buck and Eddie are trapped in a train crash.

The Third Drawer by scarletmanuka - 7,767 words, mature

Summary: After his return to work, Buck feels lost and alone due to the way he's been treated by the people he thought were his family. In order to stop the pain, he begins to hurt himself instead.

this is me trying (at least i'm trying) by screaminghalfpastmidnight - 15,393 words, teen+

Summary: Buck never really dealt with his issues after the tsunami and the team never really asked so here he is, two years later - the pier's reopening, a victim shows up and thanks Buck, plus the city wants to give him an award for not dying out of pure luck. So, yeah. Buck's not doing well, everyone knows and Eddie's unsure which lines he should be crossing now that he and Buck are in some weird, middle stage of knowing that they will be together, but aren't yet due to personal reasons (like figuring their own relationship trauma out so they're not shitty partners).

waiting on the sunrise by autumnchills - 28,375 words, teen+

Summary: When Buck left home, it was a rushed decision. He didn’t know where he was going or what he was going to do, but he had a high school diploma and enough street smarts to make it as far from his father as possible.

It's been nearly ten years since then, and now his father is in town. Buck quickly learns that some things haven't changed.

But other things have, and his family will help him realize that.

[extasiswings]

As I think about it the more I’m feeling like…it’s going to have to be Christopher himself isn’t it? Giving Eddie whatever ultimate smack he needs to stop the regression he’s heading for—it has to be Christopher? All of the groundwork they’ve laid, over the seasons, but even more clearly beginning with “make sure you’re following your heart, not Christopher’s,” through to Eddie quitting the 118 “for Christopher” and Christopher being almost angry about being used as an excuse/shutting Eddie down flat by pointing out that he never asked for that, to Christopher coming into his own even more this season, wanting more independence, not wanting to be treated like a kid (not needing to be protected…). Christopher is old enough now and has experienced enough that he can see through Eddie’s bullshit and isn’t willing to let it slide and if there’s even a whiff of Eddie being scared and falling into bad habits and attempting to justify his actions as being about/for Christopher? I don’t see him being happy about that at all.

I think there’s a reason we never got a Diaz Boys talk in Breaking Point after Christopher ran away to Buck’s. Or any real Diaz Boys talk about Ana at all. Because that dynamic, those conversations would have had the potential to be far too revealing too soon. But now…yeah, another chat with Carla isn’t going to break the cycle, and Buck also probably couldn’t this time if the catalyst was his near-death experience. Christopher though? Maybe… maybe…

[wikiangela]

wip wednesday

I wasn't gonna post anything until I get back from my vacation but I'm reading the prequel to "they both die at the end" and it prompted an idea of a little crossover sad fic with a tragic mcd ending and I'm gonna break my own heart with this one for sure 😂 (@thebravebitch said what I have so far is good and I trust her judgment lol ❤️)

so here's a little snippet I wrote on my phone bc I couldn't help myself and wait a few days 😂

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His phone ringing wakes him up. At first he's confused, not registering it's his phone, since it's not even his ringtone. It takes him a few seconds to recognize it, and when he does, he looks at his phone and freezes, the words "DEATH-CAST" showing up as the caller ID.

He doesn't panic. When he answers the call, they'll tell him he's going to die in the next twenty four hours - or, twenty two hours, since it's after 2am already, they took their time to deliver this news. But he doesn't panic, he doesn't worry, he just freezes, and wonders if he should answer the call at all. After all, he's not even sure he believes in this whole damn thing.

One thing he does know is that no one will even try to convince him that he's going to die soon. They don't know shit.

*

It's not a new information that Eddie Diaz is what can be classified as a skeptic. He's not a believer in supernatural forces, magic, jinxes, ghosts, lately he even struggles with religion, despite his abuela's best efforts. Everyone in his life is aware of that.

So when this dude showed up out of nowhere claiming he can predict when people are gonna die, with no details or explanation, and give them one last day to sort out their affairs and say goodbye - Eddie called bullshit. He wasn't about to spend money on the off chance that they'll let him know when he's about to die. With being in the army, shot at every day, and even now with being a firefighter, he's aware of his own mortality more than your average person, he's already had more brushes with death than most people.

But he bought the subscription anyway, for his whole family. He had his parents, his abuela, his tía, and his wife trying to convince him, and they didn't succeed - he still thinks it's bullshit - but at least that got them to shut up about it. So, since then they spent thousands every year on subscribtions to this dumb service for himself, Shannon, and Christopher, and it was a waste of money, in Eddie's opinion.

And then, shortly after he moved to LA with his son, when he reconnected with his estranged wife, trying to see where this would go, but no matter what, his son was getting his mom back, and things were starting to look up again - Shannon got the call.

Eddie didn't belive it, but she did, and she decided to live this day like it's her last - which it ended up being, after all, but Eddie's still not sure if it wasn't some freak coincident.

That's what he's trying to tell her, when she's asking for a divorce that they don't have time to get finalized before he becomes a widower. She looks at him over the table in the little café they met, and there's nothing but peaceful acceptance, mixed with a bit of sorrowful regret for what she'll miss, in her eyes.

"Please make sure Christopher remembers I love him. I loved him, and I'll continue to love him from wherever we go after." she says with feeling, but at the same time she's almost casual about it. As if the prospect of dying within who knows how many hours wasn't a big deal. As if the only big deal is leaving her child once again, this time permanently.

Eddie can't take this. He won't believe this.

He still has trouble believing when he arrives on a call to a car accident later, and sees Shannon lying there on the street. Logically, he knows it makes sense, there's been a lot of people he's heard about who got the call and died, there's no reason not to believe it. But there's also not a lot of reasons to believe it, it might all just be a coincidence. Eddie's not about lose Shannon. Chris is not about to lose his mom. It's not fair. And he can't help blaming the stupid Death-Cast program.

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No pressure tags (I'm on vacation and I'm barely on here so I really have no idea who already did it lmao) @panbuckley @honestlydarkprincess @jamietarts @shortsighted-owl @elvensorceress @translasso @alyxmastershipper @silentxxsoul @mrevanbuckley @buck-tartt

[synge-street]

wip buddie fic

okay im working on my first 911 fic (woohoo! or should i say weewoo! am i right) and anyways its not gonna be very long but im v excited to be part of this fandom and anyways here an excerpt

it's from maddie's pov where she accidentally crashes the bimonthly buckley diaz family dinner except buck and eddie arent dating and it reminds her just a bit too much of buffridays

Buck recovers and raises his hands out to Eddie, where the other man slides the kind of minced onion onto. Buck continues mixing everything together. “Well, Maddie, you’re in luck. The recipe serves four people and Chris had better things to do,” he says, though the last part carries hints of bitterness. She isn’t the only one who notices if Eddie’s grand eye roll says anything. Maddie raises her eyebrows at Eddie, who clarifies: “Chris is at a sleepover.” “Jealous you didn’t get an invitation? I’m sure they just didn’t have a big enough bed.” Buck glares at Eddie’s snort. He looks at Maddie and says, “Ha ha. I’m not jealous. I just think he’s a little young to go on a sleepover.” “I call bullshit.” Eddie goes to wash his hands at the sink. Behind Buck, he turns his head to face Maddie.  “And you would be right. Buck’s dropped him off and picked him up from more than a couple of sleepovers. It’s just Friday night and he knows he’s supposed to not make any plans.” Wait. “Do you guys do this every Friday?” “No, of course not. Our schedule doesn’t let us.” Right. Normal. “So we only do this every two weeks.” “We’re supposed to do this every two weeks, but apparently some random kid–“ “His best friend.” “turning 10–“ "Thirteen." “and throwing a pool party at his boring house–“ "Mansion." “Is more important than family time.” And thank god he’s in love with her brother because Eddie’s too busy shaking his head and smiling fondly to notice Maddie mouthing family time to herself. Sometimes, the fact that her loose-lipped husband worked with her friends and brother was a net negative because she couldn’t just tell him stuff like this. Whatever this is.

Maddie watches this go down, the words family time spinning in her head like a rotisserie chicken. 

pls leave feedback if you have any thoughts or notice anything weird

[thewolvesof1998]

WIP Wednesday

from my Buddie MMA Rivals AU. 

Buck stretches, paying extra attention to his leg, making sure the lingering ache is gone. He then heads to the treadmill for a warm-up run. Only once he’s coated in a layer of sweat does he wrap his wrists and hands, heading over to the punching bag. He loses himself in a rhythm, jab, jab, hook, uppercut, repeat. He occasionally changes the order and throws in some kicks just for the hell of it. 

The world fades away until it's just him and how far he can push himself. He doesn’t even notice that people had started arriving until a hand lands on his shoulder. Buck steps back, and shakes out his arms as he looks over at Bobby. 

“How long you’ve been here, kid?” Bobby says, there’s a concerned crease between his eyes, one that Buck is well aquatint with. 

Buck peals his gloves off, and shrugs, “What's the time?”

“Ten past eight,” Bobby says, holding out a water bottle for Buck, which he takes gratefully. 

He downs half the bottle before responding, “A while then.”

Bobby sighs, “Couldn’t sleep?”

“I wonder why,” Buck says sarcastically and regrets it instantly when that crease deepens. 

“Look, Buck-”

“-Eddie Diaz! Welcome, come in, Bobby your new fighter’s here,” Athena says interrupting whatever Bobby was going to say. 

Buck can feel his muscles stiffen as they both turn to look in Athena’s direction. She’s at the door, standing aside as a familiar figure walks inside. And there goes Buck’s sanctuary, the only place he could leave all the bullshit outside and just lose himself. 

Buck’s actually only seen Diaz a few times in person but he knows how objectively attractive he is. 

He’s seen him sweaty and bloody in the cage, he’s seen him in his after-fight suit that hugs all the right curves. So it shouldn’t be a shock to see how good he looks standing in Buck’s gym but it is. He has no right to be this good-looking this early in the morning, especially in jeans and a hoodie; dark wash jeans that hug his thighs sinfully and a maroon hoodie that complements his skin tone. His hair is product free and fluffy, and all Buck wants to do is get his hands in there to hold him in place while he knees him in the stomach. It would be a foul, but he thinks it might be worth it. 

[pantsaretherealheroes]

i think this counts as tease tidbit tuesday but also like three other ones i've been tagged in, it's been a weird time i moved on the weekend so here is a little tease from are we still friends? can we be friends?

tagged by @cal-daisies-and-briars and @jeeyuns thank yooooou guys you're the best and i'm sorry i'm bad at keeping up with it!

under the cut for dash purposes :)

Buck ducks his head and smiles, in that way he does. He looks back up, and his eyes are glistening, but he’s beaming, and Eddie can’t look away.  There’s something about that smile, it never fails to cheer him up. Eddie’s brain is still processing, even though he’s trying to make sure Buck knows he’s supportive.  Because Buck is attracted to men, which Eddie didn’t know. But that’s cool. That’s fine. It’s not like Eddie has issues with that, and while some Mexican-Texan Catholics might have a trifecta of bullshit reasons they do, he’s not one of them. He loves Hen and Karen, and he talked with Josh sometimes about dating and he was the one who told him to ask Carson out. Who he’s not sure if Josh is dating anymore, come to think of it, but still.  And it’s not like he hasn’t been flirted with by more than just girls on calls, and while he’ll never be as comfortable with any flirting from the general public as Buck is, it’s not like he’s been disgusted by it or anything. Honestly, he’s probably a disappointment to anyone hoping he’ll fulfil their hot firefighter fantasy, given that he doesn’t give them much to go on but his professional manner. 

eddie 'i don't panic' diaz is definitely feeling cool and normal about this one folks

[canonicallyobserving911]

“I’m still in love with you but... I needed to learn how to love myself too!”

Fanonwriter2023 on AO3

Where CANON and FANON collide!

Season 7 FANON Speculation

Buddie Multi-Chapter Fanfic - Hiatus Reading

Chapter 4 is now available on AO3.

“I’m still in love with you but... I needed to learn how to love myself too!”

Currently 4 chapters completed: 82.3K words Rated: Mature

One chapter will be posted at a time.

___________ Here are two snippets from chapter 4 because Eddie’s in El Paso and Buck’s in L.A. ___________

Eddie’s offered a job with the EPFD

A few minutes later, Captain Franklin walks around their ladder truck and says, “Eddie Diaz, I’m so glad you decided to take me up on my offer”.

“No, no I’m just here as a courtesy.  You asked if I would come by and I’m here.”  Eddie replies as he keeps shaking his head no.

His response doesn’t seem to affect Captain Franklin because he’s still smiling. “Walk with me and I’ll give you a tour of the firehouse.

Fifteen minutes later, Eddie’s standing in Captain Franklin’s office and he’s not even sure why but he feels like he should at least hear what the captain has to say.

“Have a seat.”  Captain Franklin motions for him to sit in one of the chairs located in front of his desk.

“What do you think about this station?  It’s brand new… it’s only been opened for a couple of months.”

“It’s nice and it reminds me of the 118 because the floorplans are practically identical.”

Captain Franklin nods then says, “I was serious yesterday when I said there’s a spot for you here.  It’s yours if you want it.”

“But I haven’t even applied and it’s mine, just like that?”

“Just like that.  I saw all I needed to see yesterday.  You’re a hard worker and anyone who can handle a situation the way you did yesterday is more than qualified.  I’ve been doing this job for almost 20 years which means I’ll be retiring soon and I want to leave this firehouse in the hands of someone capable.”

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Buck argues with Taylor

“I—I uh, apologized for cheating on you and you said we were starting over so don’t blame that bullshit on me because you forgave me remember?”

“Yeah, I remember but I decided while I was sitting in my car with no place to go that you needed to be taught a lesson.”

“A lesson… what the actual fuck, Taylor?  You’re not in a position to teach anyone anything with your unethical ass.  You rushed the Jonah story, you made both the 118 and the LAFD look bad and now the public doesn’t trust us.”

A merciless laugh escapes her.  “Oh, spare me Buckley, please.  Can someone queue the violins for this act Evan Buckley is portraying?”

He huffs because this is ridiculous.  “It’s the truth but you don’t care about that do you? And since you brought up something that happened five years ago, why didn’t you mention how Bobby told you the public has to be able to trust us?  But you only remember the parts you deem worthy, right?  This is bullshit and you’re full of it.”

“Cry me a damn river.  That’s the story of your life, isn’t it?  It’s always about poor Buck the man who always thinks everyone’s out to get him.  The man who thinks no one likes him or better yet the man who believes everyone leaves him.”  She smiles brightly after those words leave her lips.

Buck pulls back because that hurt.  He told her those things about his insecurities in confidence but now she’s throwing them in his face.

“Well… at least people like me!  And I have friends but you steamroll everyone you meet.  It’s no wonder you didn’t have anywhere to go when you walked out on me.  Where are your friends, Taylor?  Oh, that’s right you don’t have any with your mean ass.  So back the hell up off me.”

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Fic Summary: Months after Buck and Eddie were hit by the same lightning strike; they’re still struggling with the aftermath of it.  But before they make their love confessions, they’ll spend time getting to know themselves as individuals first. Eddie learns to enjoy the simple things in life as he participates in activities on his own and with new friends while Buck learns the rest of the 31-year-old deep dark family secret about his conception and birth. Their journey to forever is still a work in progress but once they finally admit they’re in love with each other, everything that follows their love confessions will be cataclysmic.

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Chapter Summaries

Chapter 1 - Eddie makes a new friend while Buck receives devastating news regarding the sperm donation he made for Connor and Kameron.

Chapter 2 - Buck does a lot of research to learn more about the abnormalities found in his red blood cells and Eddie starts a new therapy journey that’s all about him and not the traumas he’s experienced.

Chapter 3 - After more than a month, Buck and Eddie finally spend time together outside of work but it doesn’t end well and they part with a lot of uncertainty regarding their places in each other’s lives.

Chapter 4 - Eddie has a few realizations about his life which causes him to consider moving back to El Paso, TX while Buck continues to be reminded of his past which causes him to take an impromptu road trip across America.

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Read chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4 are available on AO3.

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[lovecolibri]

SaL anon here my friend after a very, very long week. This is actually my 3rd attempt at sending you an ask. First, I finally had time and was excited to type up something for the latest episode and then the Buck LI stuff came out and the mood for that was killed. Next I had mostly typed up my salty thoughts only to have my internet go down (yes, I whined at home "what i was going to read??!!" and pointedly ignored my very much filled bookcase because my ships aren't in them). So here let's see if this one works out.

So how is it KR and the promo dept always manage to kill any joy we have when we get fed any kind of Buddie content (the follow-up to the Eddie getting shot, and the 5b and premier come to mind here)?? Seriously Buck and Eddie more or less went on a date and had family night together and almost immediately they came back with "look Buck and Eddie are going to go on dates!!". Its exhausting cause it seems like any time they put out a story that might even be slightly suggestive of them being more than platonic bros they insist on following it up with stories to "prove" they are, no matter how recycled those plots are.

And okay let's take a second here to ask WTF is KR doing with these characters? In 6b alone we've had Buck dying, a coma dream, PTSD, super powers, and now he's getting a crush, and we STILL haven't finished the accursed sperm donor storyline??!! Bobby and Athena investigated had the death of a beloved friend 🙄 plot, HenRen had the nonsensical Denny secretly seeing his Dad which was never an issue before plot, and Madney and Eddie are just kinda there?? The other characters have had at best one storyline where the audience has to either invent or rewrite the backstory for. But for Buck he's had like 50 plotlines, none of which have really gone anywhere? I love Buck but I'd rather have him have 1 good arc and resolution than whatever this bullshit is. I'd easily take that screentime and give it to any of the other characters if it meant we got 1 well thought out and executed storyline. Instead we're just recycling and redressing old plots for everyone else while KR uses a magnetic poetry set to plan what Buck's doing from episode to episode. We have 5 episodes left in the season, 4-5 guest characters that are going to be incorporated (including 2 much beloathed ones 🙄🙄🙄), and nothing really setup for our mains to do (even Eddie dating isn't setup, it literally hasn't come up after Ana and you'd think they could have in 6a while he was watching his son mature).

Anyway, I'll stop the rant here though there's definitely more I could say. I'll close off saying I hope you're feeling better today since this week looks like its been rough on you. Sending you virtual tea, soup, and hugs!!

Long week is RIGHT my friend! I'm so sorry you were foiled in your previous attempts! I am right there with you on the Buck LI stuff just...sucking a lot of the joy out of things for me. Because of course we're doing this again 🙄🙄🙄 I was even writing up notes on a possible fic and you KNOW I haven't written anything since Malex and even that was before s4 started. But alas. That sucks about the power going out! I hate when that happens especially if I was in the middle of something! (Also I am SO with you. I keep buying books and then just...not reading them because my brain says "it's not our blorbos so no.)

I am just...so tired at this point. Like yes these people *may* not stick around, but even so, I don't want to loose out on Buddie scenes and Buckley-Diaz family scenes! I don't want Buck to have 90% of his time and discussions with some new character I do not know or care about instead of Eddie and the firefam! They already tried to do that with BT and it was the woooooorst! I want Eddie to have screentime and arcs but again, I don't want the little time we DO get to be wasted on some random side character! And lets be honest, there is no person they can introduce at this point that can compare with the relationship Buck and Eddie have already built and the ways in which they are the perfect partners for what each other needs. So the options are to a) cut down on seeing that relationship so their new het ones don't look so shitty and lame in comparison, b) have these women be mostly just Blurry Girlfriends in the background with no personality or depth just to have the boys paired off so they don't have to do Buddie while still centering their relationship so people can't call them out for not committing to Buddie because their "friendship" looks basically the same, or c) give them LIs that are basically the other's personalities transplanted into a female body in order to have the relationship be anything close to what Buck and Eddie need in a life partner. These are all terrible options, and I hate them, more than I hate the idea of them ending up single even though it undercuts their own narrative set up for the characters but that's a cop-out too.

ANYWAY

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 to everything about Buck's 700 shitty arcs this season while everyone else is mostly twiddling their thumbs. KR is literally the worst at pacing and planning, and constructing a season with any kind of flow. On the bright side, Ravi is coming back and Chim is going to get to do something! I'm so excited! I was really hoping for more of him and Bobby teaming up last week because the little crumbs we got were GOLD.

I did have a very emotionally rollercoaster-y week and the show being Like This absolutely Did Not Help, but I am making it work. Mostly with loooots of fic. Cheers friend, lets see if we can make it through the finale intact, if Buddie dreams can make it through the finale intact, and if the SHOW can make it through the finale intact with how these renewal negotiations are going.