#s4!buck

[buckevantommy]

i'm finally watching the finale of 9-1-1 season 4. can we get more of mehta please? bring him back 👨‍🚒. buck hauling eddie bodily into the truck? a sight to behold 🥵. buck playing medic? love that 🩹.

on a main note: the opening sequence, but especially that lengthy moment where buck tells eddie to hold on, that's pretty gay lbr. idk how y'all survived watching this live with ppl saying you were crazy for reading into it. because i see it, i get it.

i've been watching the series for the first time and haven't really seen much to ship up until this point. but the entire opening scene is the first big buddie moment for me tbh. i mean there was the mud-well collapse, and the 'go for the title' kitchen scene, but i can't really think of any other standout moments that made me recognise what the shippers were latching onto (some of the christmas stuff was pretty cute though).

i do think a great majority of the moments up to this point have been one-sided by buck (unconsciously) - which i love, because obviously we now have canon bi!buck so it makes sense for his character - even if it wasn't confirmed or intended back then it now exists as evidence of his bisexuality. and even though i think s7!buck (and beyond) doesn't harbor any lingering romantic or sexual feelings for eddie, i do think he had them through the years without realising, and then those unrealised feelings shifted and faded.

anyways. i think it does buck's character a disservice to not acknowledge the buddie in his history, whether by the fandom at large or by those involved with the show. i still wouldn't call myself a buddie shipper (yet?) but this episode opener (and i assume a good portion of the remaining ep) is very much about them - or more accurately: about buck's feelings for eddie (and yes, it also highlights buck's tendency to feel things more starkly, intensely, and unrestrained than others, especially when his loved ones are hurt). there are certainly buddie threads throughout the series so far but i don't think it's a stretch to say this ep is the most intense and noticible of buddie story weaves - even if it's only one-sided; but is it? tbd.

but back to this ep: we deserve to see buck covered in blood once more. his blood, a victim's blood, a loved one's blood.. it's been too long. 🫠

[dailybuddie]

Move out of the way he's my responsibility

[evanbuckleydaily]

Evan "Buck" Buckley ✽ 911 — 4.06 Jinx

[daily118]

That word is forbidden. We don't use the Q word. 911 — 4.06 Jinx

[stevesbipanic]

Steve's only 25 when it all catches up to him.

It starts off small, things people wouldn't even be able to tell is an early sign of something wrong. Misplacing keys, forgetting which day he has his shifts, what time he's supposed to get Robin. Robin notices though.

Robin knows Steve always keeps his keys on the hook next to Eddie's by the front door, that's where he always finds them, he's not misplacing the keys, he's forgetting the hook exists.

Robin knows Steve has the same shifts every week, they never change because they line up with Eddie's at the record store nearby. Robin knows Steve isn't forgetting what time he's supposed to pick Robin up, he's forgetting Robin moved away a few months ago after she graduated college.

Robin keeps noticing when the kids start calling her because the little things are becoming big things.

Robin notices when Dustin calls and tells her Steve thought he and Suzie were back together, "Like how crazy is that we broke up two years ago, I don't think I've even mentioned her lately."

Robin notices when Lucas calls and tells her Steve asked when his next game was, "The season ended months ago, he came to the finals."

Robin notices when Max calls and whispers softly, "He asked to take me to the skatepark, Robin, I told him I had to help mum. He's forgotten I'm blind Robin."

Robin wished she'd noticed sooner, maybe years ago when Steve was getting knocked around a lot. She wished she'd screamed in the face of those Russians to take her instead. She wished a lot of things when Eddie called her.

"He's in hospital, Birdie, he collapsed at work."

Robin is back in Chicago for the first time since she graduated. She wished she'd visited sooner.

"Do you think the feds are gonna let me go soon, Robbie? I mean it usually doesn't take this long for them to bring me the NDAs."

Robin hopes Steve doesn't notice her eyes going glossy as she runs her fingers through his hair, "Don't worry Stevie, I'm sure they'll be in soon, Dusty is probs just arguing over something in his."

"At least he isn't having to explain he raised a demodog. Did I ever tell you about that Robbie?"

Robin smiles softly, "Yeah but tell me again, don't want to forget any of it."

Eddie gives Robin the gist of what the doctors said, Eddie didn't understand much, a lot of technical words and shit. Too many concussions, more than they knew about most likely. They say it'll probably get worse with no timeframe of how quickly it'll happen, there might be good days, there will be a lot of bad days.

The first bad day comes a week later. Steve barely remembers Eddie, trapped in a time when Eddie was just the kids DM. Eddie sobs in the corridor in Robin's arms. The next day it's like nothing happened and Steve gets discharged. They tell Steve, this time Eddie is the one to comfort him.

"I don't want to forget you Eds."

"It's okay if you do, sweetheart, I'll still be here."

It's Robins idea to start writing everything down. Eddie, Nancy and the kids all help. Filling journals upon journals of stories and pictures of Steve's life to help on the bad days. Steve has to quit his job, Robin moves back to Chicago, they make it work.

On bad days depending on how far back Steve is Dustin or Robin or Eddie will read through the books with him, filling in the gaps of what he needs. On the worst days, Eddie leaves the pile of journals on the bed with a note and waits downstairs to see if Steve will join him later.

They make it work for a few years. Steve celebrates his 30th birthday with perfect clarity. He writes himself an entry in the journal next to a big group picture with Steve and Eddie's matching rings showing.

That July, over a decade since Starcourt, Steve is in hospital again. He'd collapsed at breakfast. Eddie had thought it was going to be one of their good days, Steve had woken up fine, all his memories in tact if a little fuzzy. He'd made them coffee and giggled at Eddie's singing while he made them eggs and just like that it all came crashing down.

Steve's brain is shutting down. They don't know if he'll make it past Christmas. There's more bad days after that. More days with books left on the bed. Most days Steve doesn't even come downstairs. On the good days, Eddie always calls off work. He'd rather be fired than miss a single second of Steve smiling at him like he does, so full of love.

They have Christmas, the whole family comes, they have to bring every chair from around the house and squish in around the table just to fit but it's perfect. Steve sits between Robin and Eddie, face bright and full of love and life. Everyone gives him the tightest hug as the night closes, all lingering, afraid of letting go.

"I love you, dingus."

"I love you too, Robbie."

Later, upstairs in their room, Steve and Eddie go through all the journals, laughing softly at each little note the kids have left. Steve writes his little journal entry, a tradition of good days, and curls into Eddie's arm whispering soft loving words to each other before falling asleep.

Steve never wakes up.

The funeral happens shortly after, all of the family is still in town. Robin holds Eddie afterwards as they go through the journals together. When they get to the last page, they struggle not to smudge the ink with their tears.

Dear Eds and Robbie,

I don't know how many more good days I'm going to get so I'm leaving this here for you now. I love you both so much, you're equally my soulmates and I want you two to look after each other while I'm gone.

Robs, go travelling with Nancy, ok? Thank you for looking after me all these years but it's time for you to go look after yourself. Go see the world for me, tell me all about it wherever I am when you get back.

Eddie, I'm sorry we didn't get as much time as we hoped, I hope you know that even just a day with you has been worth a lifetime with anyone else. Go follow your dreams, write music, perform, show the world how amazing I know you are. I give you full permission to fall in love with whoever you meet along the way, I don't want either of you guys to be alone.

Thank you for giving me a life worth remembering.

Your Dingus,

Stevie

[winnie-the-monster]

[eddiediazdaily]

TREASURE HUNT (04.12) RECOVERY (06.12)

[dwobbitfromtheshire]

No thoughts, just Eddie and Robin standing on either side of Steve to make sure he doesn't get another concussion after he bonked his head on a cabinet door. They basically sheepdog him away from anything dangerous.

Steve: Please, for the love of God, stop it!

Eddie: You said you didn't want to wear the helmet! It's either this, wear the helmet or nothing!

Steve: Nothing! Just go about your day!

Later that night. . .

Steve sighed as he lay in the middle of his own bed. He was stuck between two human heaters, and as annoying as it is, he was happy that he had people to care for him. He closed his eyes and started to drift off to sleep when he felt a hand on his forehead.

Robin: Oh my God! He's burning up! What's that a sign of?

Eddie: Shit, Buckley, I don't know.

Robin: Should we take him to the hospital?

Eddie: I don't think so. Speaking of. . .why am I not his emergency contact yet instead of you? Hmm, Buckley?

Robin: Because platonic soulmate ranks above boytoy!

Eddie: Boytoy? Boytoy?!

Steve: *his eyes flying open* I'm burning up because I am stuck between two hyperchondriacs who are only hyperchondriacs with me and who give off so much body heat that it's making me sweat!

Eddie: *smirk* So, what you're saying is that I'm hot?

Steve: *screams*

[theyarebothgunshot]

kinda crazy how in 3x1, maddie and chimney talk about if they want kids or not and exclaim that besides them buck is the only other person in their circle who doesn't have any kids. only to cut to eddie making sure buck gets out of bed because chris is hanging out with his buck today. crazy right. the cut to that scene. with that choice of words. so crazy. makes me wanna claw at the walls, tbh. because yeah we now know buck DOES have a kid and he IS coparenting chris with eddie and you know what? i DO believe they were setting that up, actually!!!!

[buckera]

i gotta say it was kind of an insane move from the show to have Buck and Josh finish each other's sentences in the same scene where madney did the exact same thing... just. yk.

[watchyourbuck]

s1 Buck was so sassy AJDKFKDKDKS he just said “really? cuz I was under the impression that kind of was my job🥱” to ATHENA GRANT LIKE ARE U FR what a fucking menance

[buckevantommy]

not enough talk about these parallels:

s1 fuckboy buck stealing the engine to have sex with random girls

s4 buck flirting with tk and trying to steal an engine for him and ask him out at the end

+ bonus: tommy meeting buck while stealing a chopper coolcoolcool

[dailybuddie]

Buck ♥ Eddie 911 — 4.12 Treasure Hunt

[evanbuckleydaily]

911 HIATUS REWATCH One Scene Per Episode - 'Treasure Hunt'

[daily118]

MADDIE & BUCK ❈ 4.05 'Buck Begins'

[stevesbipanic]

Imagine if Dustin didn't tell Wayne that Eddie was gone and weeks later Steve and Robin have to watch helplessly as Wayne tapes another missing poster outside family video.