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duskyashe · 1 year

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NaNoWriMo Day #10

[masterlist] [part two]

Prompt found here

Another one for ya, @stealingyourbones!

Possible trigger warnings: casual disregard for potentially deadly situations, possible body horror (I'm not entirely sure what counts as body horror and what doesn't, so this is a precaution ಡ⁠ ͜⁠ ⁠ʖ⁠ ⁠ಡ)

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Danny was really starting to question his parents understanding of the word "vacation". This was the fifth time this year that he and his sister had been dragged along to some kind of "getaway destination" for a "nice, relaxing vacation," only for it to backfire on the younger Fenton's. Admittedly, though, this was the first time that backfire resulted in Danny being held hostage by another hero's rogue.

He felt it really said something about his life that this was the most relaxing part of his vacation so far. Everyone else around him seemed to be genuinely scared for their lives, but Danny? Eh, he's had worse. It's certainly lacking creativity, a certain flair that he'd gotten used to. Besides, he's fairly certain he could take whatever Gotham could throw at him.

Honestly, he wasn't even sure which rogue was behind this hostage situation, he'd kinda zoned that part out. And it wasn't that he didn't feel threatened! It was more, well. Ever since his accident at fourteen, he'd spent more time threatened, fighting for his life, or in danger than he hadn't, so... Yeah. Yeah, he was aware his life wasn't normal or ideal, but it was his.

Danny was just starting to go over the named objects in the solar system for the second time since he zoned out, when he was torn out of his thoughts by the sound of metal ricocheting off the walls. He watched in awe as Red Hood, Red Robin, and Nightwing worked together to bring down the goons while Batman and Robin tag teamed the guy in charge. He did his best to absorb as much of the fight as he could, knowing this was a golden opportunity to learn from some of the best heroes and vigilantes in the world.

He was so invested in the fight that he didn't notice the other hostages had already evacuated or that there was a desperate goon sneaking up on him until a hand was pressed tightly across his mouth and a weapon of some sort was held just out of his field of view. "Oi!" The goon cried as the majority of the Bats finished their appointed tasks, instantly gaining all of their attention. "You're gonna let me go, yeah? Or else pretty boy here is gonna—" they didn't get to finish their threat as Red Hood seemed to unhinge.

The eye holes of his helmet started glowing a bright, familiar looking green, his limbs stretched out, and his fingers gained talon-like claws. He let out an ear piercing shriek before bolting forward, guns falling uselessly to the ground, forgotten. Danny blinked, and suddenly he was wrapped in a very protective embrace, the goon who had been trying to use Danny crumpled at the base of the wall a few feet to the side of him.

It took another few blinks for Danny's brain to fully process and catch up with everything that had happened, but eventually he caught up enough to realize that Hood was crooning and clicking like he'd seen a few ghosts do to comfort their young. Which was. Well, it was actually kind of comforting? In a weird kind of way? He'd never had it done for him before, and now that he was paying attention, he could definitely feel a ghost core in Hood. He could have sworn it wasn't there when the Bats had first appeared, but he had been zoned out at the time, so who knew?

When the crooning and clicking started taking on a more frantic undertone, Danny realized he'd tensed as soon as the goon had grabbed him and he hadn't relaxed yet, nor had he reacted to Hood's attempts at calming him. He took a breath and consciously started relaxing into the hold, taking the comfort being offered and letting his core vibrate within his chest to simulate a contented purr. Hood started relaxing at that, his core starting to rumble gently in a resonance with Danny's that honestly made him a bit drowsy, but tensed back up at the sound of soft footsteps, letting out a low warning hiss.

Danny tried to catch a glimpse of what had made Hood go on the defensive again, but the footsteps had stopped at the hiss and Hood's back was to whoever it was. Unbidden, a frustrated and curious chirp bubbled up from his core and out his mouth before he could stop it. Hood froze, the gentle rumbling was the only thing that didn't stop at the sound of Danny's chirp. Danny looked up to find Hood's glowing green gaze locked on Danny, his head tilted to the side in thought. Curious, Danny copied the pose and let out another chip, this one more of a "please" than just aimless frustration and curiosity. Slowly, Hood turned his head over his shoulder in what seemed to be assessment.

"We don't want to hurt him," a young voice called. That was probably Robin, Danny thought. "We just want to make sure he's alright. He can stay with you until you're sure we won't hurt him, but we'd like to see he's okay for ourselves."

Danny let out another few chirps, with an unexpected trill working its way in, conveying trust, respect, and excitement. He really wanted to meet the rest of the Bats, and maybe figure out what was going on with Hood. He had been fairly certain none of the Bats were ghosts or halfas, so he would really like some answers as to how Hood had ended up with a core in the first place.

Eventually, Hood crooned his reluctant, wary acceptance and slowly started to turn around, letting Danny see the rest of the Bats again. It seemed like Danny was right, it had been Robin that had spoken. He was also the one that had tried to approach them earlier. Robin had his hands up slightly, extended away from his body, very obviously trying to prove he meant his word as any movement toward a weapon would be more than obvious and would allow Hood to react as he saw fit. The rest of the Bats were farther away, hands also displayed, though they were a mixed bag on how far away their hands were from their various weapons.

Everyone seemed to be in a bit of a stalemate, no one knowing how to react or what to say first, so Danny, more relaxed than he could remember being, ever, decided to solve that for them. "Hey, so, uh, I'm Danny, it's nice to meet you all."

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Can I just say, it's really hard to write while eating? It's even harder trying to write while also watching TV with your sisters (⁠^⁠～⁠^⁠;⁠)⁠ゞ BUT HEY! I still managed to write this in time! And I managed it while still sick! (Did I mention yesterday that I'm sick? I meant to, but I don't remember if I did or not (⁠~⁠_⁠~⁠;⁠))

I couldn't decide which rogue ended up holding Danny hostage, and I also couldn't decide where Danny was being held, but I was able to decide that the hostages were taken because they happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and Danny was either in a museum, a cafe/restaurant, or the planetarium I've been assured Gotham had in at least run (⁠；⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠）

I'm going to try to do a Harry Potter ficlet tomorrow, either pure or crossed, not sure which or with what, just something Harry Potter. If anyone has any ideas for what I could do for that, please let me know in the comments and I'll choose my favorite one to write! If I don't get any suggestions I'm confident I can write, then I'll look elsewhere, but I'm trying to broaden my NaNoWriMo ficlet catalogue so more people can find something to enjoy. You guys are the best (⁠◠⁠‿⁠・⁠)⁠—⁠☆

Have a good morning/day/night!

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demisexual-eddie-diaz · 1 year

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Marry Me: Buck x Eddie

A 9-1-1 au were what should’ve happened in 6/11 does happen.

2.2k words

Also, this is my first fic so please be nice. I’m sorry if it sucks.

Buck wakes up to the smell of pancakes and the sound of Christopher’s laugh.

He recognizes immediately that he’s in Eddie’s bedroom.

Why?

He doesn’t know.

He gets up and walks into Eddie’s bathroom. Buck grabs the toothbrush he’d brought there a few years prior and then splashes water on his face.

What. Is. Happening.

He’s startled by an “Evannnn” from Eddie and walks into the kitchen.

“Ah, there you are. Sleepy from..” he turns around to see if Christopher is occupied enough by his game to hear. “…last night?” He finishes.

“Uh, yeah. I guess.” Eddie gives him a confused look but Buck just sits across from him.

“So” Buck starts, “what’s going on?”

“I’m making breakfast? Pancakes.” Eddie replies.

“I mean, I see that. But why wasn’t I on the couch?”

“Babe, what are you talking about? You haven’t slept on that couch in the last two years. That’s kinda how marriage works.”

Marriage? Buck knows he hit his head or something, but he would remember if he married the love-

his best friend. He’d remember if he married his best friend.

“Hey, are you okay?” Eddie asks, walking over to Buck. He places a hand on the small of Buck’s back and another on the side of his face.

“What’s going on? Bad dream? If so we can call out of work today. Chris has school, so it’ll be quiet.”

He doesn’t know when, maybe when Eddie said they were married, or when he walked over and placed his hand on his back, but he does know that he’s crying.

“Hey, hey. Evan. Baby, look at me?”

He tries his best to look up at Eddie but because of his tears it’s a little blurry.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.” Buck says repeatedly. Eddie just cradles his head into his shoulder and now all Buck can smell is the shampoo that Eddie uses.

“Don’t apologize. I’ll stay here with you for a bit, but I’ll go call Hen and ask her to take Chris to school. She’ll tell Cap what’s going on. Okay?” Buck nods and Eddie pulls him into a tighter hug for a few minutes more.

He doesn’t even hear Eddie talking to Hen, but is brought back to reality when the door slams shut.

“Okay, so, do you need to talk about it, cuddle, or a distraction? We can watch the Disney film you keep talking about, or go to the park?”

Buck doesn’t reply verbally but just holds his arms out towards Eddie. Eddie understands enough and pulls Buck into a rib crushing hug. He guides Buck back to the bedroom, lays him on the right side, and gets in on the left. He pushes his face into Buck’s neck and kisses it softly.

“Evan, you know I love you so damn much. Just know that I’ll always be here for you.”

Echos through Buck's mind. What the hell is happening.

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“I wish I could, god I wish I could tell you how much I love you. I should’ve told you before- before this..” Eddie says, his voice breaking. He takes Buck’s hand in his own and lifts it towards his mouth. He kisses each of Buck’s knuckles and says “Evan, you know I love you so damn much. Just know that I’ll always be here for you.” He lays Bucks hand back down, and leans over to rest his forehead on the bed. He never let go of Buck's hand though. He hears the door open, but still doesn’t move.

“Eddie? You okay?” It was Hen. He lifts his head up and looks at her.

“Oh, no. Eddie, can I sit next to you?” He nods and she pulls a chair closer. She gives him a half hug but he still never lets go of Buck’s hand. He looks back down at Buck and rubs his thumb over Buck’s knuckles.

“I..” Eddie starts “I should have told him, Hen. I should’ve told him how…I should’ve told him everything, Hen. And now I’ll never get to. I’ll never get to..” He’s sobbing now, even though he doesn’t know when he ever started crying.

“Hey, Eddie, look at me?”

And he does.

“Buck will get through this. He always does. He’s Buck, you know?” Eddie just nods his head in agreement but he doesn’t truly feel that way. Yes, he is Buck. But he’s also human and he got struck by lightning. Struck. By. Lightning. People don’t just live through that. They don’t.

“You should go home. Get some sleep, maybe eat something other than hospital food and energy bars?” Hen says, placing her hand on his shoulder.

“I don’t want him to..I don’t want anything to happen while I’m not here.”

“They’re taking the vent out tomorrow, not right now. You’ll have plenty of time to rest. Or at least go shower and eat. I can ask the nurse if you could sleep on a cot in here?”

He nods his head, bringing his hand to Buck’s curls one more time. He doesn’t get up from the chair until Hen confirms that he can sleep on the cot. The nurse gives him a pity smile and he gives her a weak one back. He goes to grab his keys but Hen stops him.

“I’m driving, okay?”

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Buck’s woken up by Eddie a few hours later. He opens his eyes and finds Eddie’s face close to his, and his hand in his hair. Eddie’s kneeling on the floor, halfway undressed.

“Why don’t we take a quick shower and go get some lunch? You kinda kept me from eating.” Buck mumbles another sorry but Eddie shakes his head and says it was a joke.

Shower. He’s in the shower with Eddie. He’s washing his hair with so much care, and is looking at him like he’s his whole world. Well, I guess he always does but this time is different. Because Buck knows Eddie feels the same way he does.

“I love you.”

“I love you too, Evan” Eddie replies, pressing a soft kiss onto Buck’s mouth. Buck puts one hand on the back of Eddie’s head and the other on his waist. Eddie hums into the kiss as Buck deepens it, slightly.

“Baby, if you just wanted to kiss me again, all you had to do was ask.” Eddie jokes. But for Buck it wasn’t a joke. For Buck there was no again. This was the first time his lips have ever been on Eddie’s. He knows he should stop. That this Eddie told him they would get lunch. He knew it was a different Eddie. It had to be. And he figured it was some kind of dream? He remembered the accident some time last night.

When they finally get dressed, Eddie slips his and Buck’s wedding rings on. It’s silver and has ‘E & E’ carved into them both. Eddie and Evan. Or Evan and Eddie. He doesn’t know. It’s the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen. He doesn’t know how long he’s been looking at it when Eddie asks him if he’s okay. Buck nods and walks out of the bathroom, towards Eddie. He catches Eddie’s face in the mirror as they walk by. It looks like he’s crying, but when he looks up at this Eddie, he’s perfectly fine. What. Is. Happening.

After lunch they pick Chris up early and go to the zoo. After the best day in Buck’s life, he wakes up with a sound telling him to go to the hospital. It feels as though Eddie is pulling his hand towards him, but not in the direction this Eddie is. He gets up and walks to the truck, grabbing Eddie’s keys on the way. Just before he makes it in the car, this Eddie grabs his waist.

“Wait, Buck. Don’t go. You’re everything I’ve ever wanted. Stay. Please. Don’t leave me. Stay.” At this point they’re both sobbing and Buck doesn’t know what to do. On one hand he could stay, live with this Eddie forever. His husband. On the other, he could go back to his life. His life.

“You’ve known all along, haven’t you?”

“Evan, baby, of course I have. I’m your dream. You made me. You made this world. Just stay in it. There’s no pain here. Soon enough you’ll forget you’re even in a dream.”

“No” Buck says, shoving Eddie’s hands from his waist. “No. I have to go.”

He gets into the car and looks back at this Eddie one more time. The Eddie that’s his husband. The Eddie that loves him.

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Eddie walks back into the hospital and finds the cot already set up in Buck’s room. A nurse asks him if he’ll need more blankets, but he just shakes his head and thanks them. He’s never slept this close to Buck before, but doesn’t know if he’ll truly be able to sleep. He walks over to the other side of the bed and sits on Buck’s. He puts his hand on top of his, and once again rubs his thumb over Buck’s knuckles. He sniffs his nose, already crying, and turns to face Buck.

“You know, Evan, you really have to wake up for me. I do not know what I’d do without you. You and Chris are my everything. You’re the only person who’s ever mattered to me this way. Not past girlfriends I dated trying to ignore my feelings for you. Hell, not even Shanon felt this way. Only you. Only you, Evan. Why the hell did you do this to me, huh? Why? I know it’s selfish but dammit it do I wish it was Chimney. It would’ve been Maddie comforting her kid and crying by the bed. At least Jee wouldn’t understand. You know what Christopher said? He asked who was going to take care of him if his ‘second dad’ dies and I did too. He hid the damn baseball bat afraid that you wouldn’t be there to stop me if I did what I did last time. He’s scared, Buck. But I’m terrified. I can’t even shower. All I see is the rain pouring down on me and you hanging off of the latter. I need you to wake up. Can you do that for me? Please wake up for me. Please.” He gets up and walks over to the cot, placing a kiss to Buck’s other hand before laying down. He says his final I love you, and tries to sleep.

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Buck runs as fast as he can to the ICU. That’s got to be where they put him. He hears everything Eddie says and pounds on the glass, saying that he’s trying his best. He’s trying to get back to Eddie. Knowing how Eddie feels changes everything. He’s got to get back to him.

He tries all night but can’t break the glass. He sees Maddie and his parents walk into the room with a nurse.

“What is he doing here? You wouldn’t let us stay?” His mom asks. God, Mom, don’t say that to Eddie.

“I’ll go, I’m sorry”

“No, he’d want you to be here, Eddie.” Thank you Maddie. Thank you.

“Okay, so we’re going to take the vent out now. We’ll wait for him to take a breath on his own. We will only have a minute to be sure.” That’s all I have? I have to get in there. I have to get in there.

“Dad” Buck turns and sees Christopher. It’s got to be other world Chris.

“Pound on the door and break it open, like you did when Dad was hurt.” Right. Why didn’t he think of that before? He pulls Chris into a hug and thanks him, and then he runs to the door. Thirty seconds left. He doesn’t have much time. Twenty. Ten. Five.

He can finally breathe again. He’s breathing. On his own. He’s breathing. The first thing he does is open his eyes. He turns his head and sees Maddie and his parents. They say their ‘you’re back’s but Buck doesn’t pay that much attention to them. He turns his head towards Eddie, on the other side, and he’s crying.

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He’s breathing. On his own. He’s breathing. He opens his eyes and looks at his family first. Of course he does. They’re his family. But he ignores their comments, doesn’t even say hi. He turns his head towards me and gives me a half smile.

He squeezes my hand, that I didn’t even realize I was holding.

“Eds.” God I missed his voice.

“Evan.” He says, trying to hold back a sob.

“Tell me if I’m being too forward.”

What the hell is he about to say?

“Mhm” he says, not really being able to talk right now. Buck’s rubbing his thumb over his knuckles.

“I love you..” He loves me? He loves me. Oh my god, he loves me. Before Eddie can even reply, Buck finishes what he was saying.

“And I know that you feel the same way. I’ve talked to Christopher about this before, so don’t think it’s some crazy coma mind thing.”

What?

“Okay, okay I won’t.” Eddie says sitting in the chair closest to Buck’s bed, and laying his other hand on Buck’s arm.

“Marry me.” The air in Eddie’s lungs spilled out all at once. He’s sure Buck’s parents had made some sound, but he didn’t hear it.

Marry me. Not a question, a statement.

“Really?” Eddie says, not even holding his tears back anymore.

“Really. I can’t give the big speech I planned, so I hope that..”

“Yes.”

“Yes?”

“Yes, Evan. Yes.”

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