#when 6/8 are @ eddie/christopher

[moonylouwho]

something i really do love about weekly releases for episodes is that once an episode has aired, there’s immediately different fanfics written on how people think the next episode will go.

it’s something i don’t think is quite allowed for shows that release all at once, because all of the material is just given to you.

with weekly releases we can speculate on the shooting, the tsunami, the cruise ship, buck coming out, any near-death experience… endless amounts of opportunities for the most unique (and sometimes better than canon) plot lines.

i will forever be thankful for weekly releases.

[imagineshere-forall]

- staying with mom ✰ e. diaz

Summary: the first time Christoper calls you mom 

Genre: mostly fluff but smidge of angst/tension

warnings: none

Pairing: eddie diaz x fem!reader

word count: 1.3k

Notes: hi hi i tried to use american terms like mall and mom, but i am not american and i say mum, so if you notice any slip ups pls let me know and i will change it. I feel like it would be weird to picture chris saying mum in an american accent so i tried to only used mom   Also i have started watched the walking dead and am obsessed so pls feel free to request some fics for the walking dead (i’m halfway through s7)

When you and Eddie started dating, you waited quite a while before meeting Chris as you wanted to be sure in your relationship so as not to unsettle Chris. After about 8 months, you were pretty sure Eddie was it for you, and you eventually met Chris. Within 6 months of meeting Christopher you had pretty much moved in with the boys, and when the lease on your apartment was up for renewal Chris was the one who suggested you move in. That was over a year ago and since then the three of you had been living life as a happy little family. 

Today, you had a day off from work but Eddie did not, so you had decided to take Chris out for the day. For weeks, Chris had been saying his shoes were starting to get tight so you had decided you would take him to buy some new shoes and buy him a couple extra treats. It wasn’t often you and Eddie weren’t both at work at the same time, even if you didn’t have the same shift, you often overlapped so Chris would spend time with Carla.

Eddie was at work before you even woke up, so you and Chris had a slow morning before heading to the mall. The car journey was filled with music and laughs, you loved spending time with Chris and you guys always had an amazing time. 

Once you got to the mall you found yourself chasing Christoper, the shoe shop was all the way on the other side of the mall so you had decided to do fun shopping first. The first stop was at the ice cream parlor, and then the two of you made your way quickly over to the lego shop. You both bought a lego set, as you planned to watch a movie and build lego together in the afternoon. Once the pair of you had gone to all the shops you wanted to, you slowly walked back to the car, trying to agree on a movie to watch while you were building your legos. 

You were nearly at the car, when the ground started to rumble. Small tremors weren;t uncommon living in LA, but this was not that. The slight rumble turned to full blown shaking and the lights in the parking garage started to come loose and smash to the floor. You quickly dropped your bags and grabbed Christopher and headed for the car, it might not have been the smartest idea but in your panic it seemed like the safest option if the garage was to crumble. 

Somehow, you managed to get to the car in record time as you were opening the door, you noticed a piece of debris falling and you quickly pushed Chris into the car. Within seconds of you getting Chris safely into the car, the debris had come down, knocking you down in the process. You hit your head on the concrete and briefly lost consciousness, but you quickly came around to the sounds of Chris’s cries. 

“I’m here Chris, I’m okay,” you mumbled as you tried to wriggle free. Although, your right leg was trapped under the piece of the parking garage that had knocked you to the floor.

Not long after you regained consciousness, sirens were all you could hear and it became nearly impossible to keep your eyes open, and you were soon consumed by the darkness.

“Cap, get Eddie over here!” You heard being yelled from close by. Squinting at the bright light you started to blink your eyes back open and were met with Buck’s face looking down at you. 

“Chris, is Chris okay?” you forced out, your throat was hoarse and felt as though you had woken from a deep sleep. You could feel yourself being rolled onto a stretcher, presumably to move you to an ambulance, or at least a safer area. 

“Chris was with you?” Buck panicked. 

“I think I got him in the car,” you coughed, “Check him first.”

A couple minutes later you heard a car door be forced open, and then Buck’s shouts. 

“Chris!” Eddie’s shouts were so loud. He had arrived onto the scene and saw Buck carrying Chris over some rubble away from the car. You turned your head slowly and saw Eddie embrace his son tightly. 

“Where’s Y/N?” Eddie suddenly asked. The panic in his voice was palpable.

“Over here,” You heard Buck’s voice get louder as he led Eddie to you. Eddie placed Chris down next to your stretcher and cradled your face.

“Baby, are you okay?” he questioned, whilst scanning your body for any obvious injuries. 

“My leg got crushed but I’m fine. How is Chris? Is Chris okay?” you spoke so fast. 

“I’m fine,” you heard Chris speak. You could have cried with relief upon hearing his voice. You had seen Eddie carry him, but hearing him speak and confirming he was okay made you so happy.

“Now, let get you taken to hospital, Buck can you take Chris to Athena and get her to call Carla please,” Eddie said as he began to wheel you out of the area. You saw Buck begin to usher Chris towards Athena who you could see a while away directing people. 

“No.”

You and Eddie both stopped and looked at Chris who was avoiding Buck and walking towards the two of you. 

“Chris, bud, y/n is okay. Your dad is just making sure she gets her leg checked out,” Buck tried to convince Chris.

“No,” Chris shook off Buck’s arms and carried on walking in your direction. Eddie sighed, letting go of your stretcher and turning to Chris before squatting down to his level while holding onto him. 

“Chris, I need to take y/n to get checked out. Can you please go with Buck?” Eddie begged.

“No.” Chris was being stubborn. 

“Chris please,” Eddie was starting to get desperate.

“I want to stay with mom.” Chris yelled. 

You, Buck and Eddie all went still. Suddenly, the atmosphere had changed. Chris had never called you mom before. The three of you all looked at each other in shock unsure what to say or do next.

“Come here Chris,” you beckoned the boy, before helping him to sit on one side of the stretcher after you had collapsed the arms, “You can stay with me.”

Eddie was still looking at you in shock, starting to feel love swell in his chest. The idea that Chris saw you as a mother figure made him so happy. 

“Chris, it looks like your dad is frozen,” you laughed whilst looping one of your arms around the boy. You had managed to get him in a place where he wasn’t near your leg which was causing excruciating pain. 

This brought Eddie out of his shock and he walked over to the two of you.

“I love you both so much,” he breathed as he leant to kiss both of your foreheads, “Let’s go get mom all checked out.” 

[kinardsevan]

I figured it out. Why hearing that Tommy is a plot device/temporary is so infuriating. It’s the equivalent of being told “it’s just a phase”. As in, Buck just needs a phase to “figure out” being bisexual so then he can guide Eddie through it??? That logic is fucked on so many levels.

Evan Buckley is a grown ass man. He may be figuring out what he likes coming from another man vs a female in a committed relationship, but it’s not like he’s NEVER kissed or had sex with someone before.

Also, I’ve put off saying this, but I think (one of) the things that bothers me most about the possibility of Buddie on any level is that you have to trust in the whole “I fall for my best friend and they fall back at the same time” trope. That shit is not only rare, it’s painful. And given that 911 tends to go for realism (on some level) versus the fantasy when it comes to building relationships, you can’t tell me that Buddie would get it easy. But there’s an entire class of people who think this is the hard part, and one day Eddie is just gonna wake up and realize now that Buck is canonically bisexual. But like… that’s not very realistic? Also, the point Ryan keeps making about Eddie being heterosexual. And also, I genuinely believe that given the original plans for Tommy’s arc, that when Ryan said no, that was their chance.

Hear me out:

Buck would’ve been far easier to flip on a whim of “I’m into my best friend” after Eddie having a moment with Tommy. The ground work is already there, with previous situations (TK, etc). Eddie on the other hand, has so many other issues to contend with (Shannon, Christopher, his faith) that without someone basically shoving him in that direction, it really doesn’t fit.

To which brings my point: I feel like there was probably a conversation (at the very least, if not more than one) had at some point before the season started, and knowing the ideas Tim had on the table, there was an engagement of “this is the direction we want to move in, how do you feel about it?” Because truth be told, you can’t force someone six years into their contract to suddenly make changes they’re not cool with. and again, I feel like when that possibility was broached, and Ryan said no but Oliver said yes, this was the result.

Ryan does not want to play a queer character. Oliver doesn’t have a problem with doing so, nor does Lou. (And all of that is OKAY). But to that end, Ryan literally cannot be forced to do so if he does not want to. (I imagine there are probably bylaws via SAG/AFTRA that ensure this under some level of sexual harrassment, etc). And again, it’s one thing for an actor to read fanfiction about their character, even send it to their scene partner and be like “hey look at this”. But that doesn’t equate to them being like “okay yeah, the fans want it so we should do it”. Case in point? Go look at the entire Marvey fandom in Suits. I personally have a retweeted twt from Aaron Korsh like 6/7/8 years ago which I commented on the two of them kissing. Guess what? It never happened. And AK and Co were well aware of the side of the fandom that wanted those two together.

I don’t know what happens with Lou and Tommy from here on out obvs. They’re certainly teeing up some options, though we don’t have any clear answers due to just entering hiatus last week. But even if he’s gone in s8, that will never ensure that Buddie happens, and I’m not even trying to be mean about that. It’s just fact.

[captain-hen]

[Image Description: 8 gifs from 9-1-1, season 5, of Eddie Diaz Gif 1: From episode 2, Desperate Times, Buck has just said to Eddie, “That’s not the way you talk about someone you’re in love with.” Eddie replies, frustrated, “My kid loves her.” The shot shifts to Buck, who retorts, looking angry, “Is that enough?” Gif 2: From episode 3, Desperate Measures, a shot of Eddie leaning against the fridge, Ana’s silhouette in the periphery of the shot. Eddie looks guilty as he admits, “I thought it would work. I did. The idea of us. Chris loves you so much, I just thought...” The shot shifts to Ana, with tears in her eyes as she finishes, “Eventually you would, too?” Gif 3: From episode 6, Brawl In Cell Block 9-1-1, in the ambulance with Mitchell, who has just said about his son, “He’s not like that, though, he’s a good kid. Nothing like me.”, Eddie replies, “So you think saving him, what, redeems you?” Mitchell admits, “Me dying and him living would maybe make the world a better place.” Gif 4: From episode 10, Wrapped in Red, a shot of Eddie with tears in his eyes. Carla has just said, “I know that your job is important. Not just to the people you save, but to you.” Eddie replies, “But is it more important than my kid feeling safe when he closes his eyes at night?” Gif 5: From episode 11, Outside Looking In, Chris and Eddie are talking at night in the kitchen, Chris has just asked Eddie why he quit firefighting. Eddie replies, “I thought you wanted me to stop.” The shot shifts to Chris, who replies firmly, “I never said that.” Gif 6: From episode 13, Fear-O-Phobia, Eddie is listening pensively to Frank after Frank said that he knows that Eddie worries about Chris’ well bell-being, and Eddie asks if that’s a bad thing now, Frank goes on to say, “Not at all. I just wonder if you worry about your own well-being.” Gif 7: From episode 14, Dumb Luck, after Chris asks Eddie if he’s one of the things that makes him sad, Eddie hugs Chris tight and holds him with a conflicted and sad look on his face as he replies, “Never.” Gif 8: From episode 17, Hero Complex, with tears in his eyes, Eddie responds to his father asking if he’s gonna be better for Christopher’s sake by shaking his head and saying, “For myself.” /End ID]

[rosstrytobe]

The only thing that it's making me survive this

It's that in this season they establish:

1) Bobby is Buck figure father

2) Buck is Bobby kid

3) Eddie would always go to Buck for his son. Especially when he doesn’t know how to explain some stuff to him. As Buck is Christopher second dad

4) Buck first priority will always be Eddie and Christopher

5) Mara will be with Hen and Karen thanks to Maddie and Chimney (the true allys)

6) Buck is bisexual

7) Bobby and Athena are each other saviors for what they have been trough

8) Eddie broke up off screen both with Kim and Marisol and he will discover himself again

9) Buck and Eddie match each other freaks and thoughts and will do crimes and parties togheter

10) Maddie and Chimney are a match made in heaven. They are soulmates. Period

[sunflowerdigs]

Idk if I posted my speculative timeline for Buddie, so, here it is for posterity. Under the cut.

8x01-8x03: Buck has his realization that it's Eddie, probably aided by Tommy (they breakup). Eddie gets enough reassurance from Christopher by 8x03 that he can turn his gaze inward and really start digging into his issues

8x04 -8x06: Eddie realizes that he's in love with Buck. And based on that, re-evaluates his sexuality. I don't think he'll put a label on it. But he will accept that he's attracted to Buck, and that this means he's attracted to men. I HOPE KAREN IS PART OF THIS, JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE.

8x04/5-8x07/8: Buck has an arc about his abandonment issues, kicked off by Bobby almost dying/secretly retiring, Tommy breakup, and Buck's fear that Eddie can't/won't return his love (that last one is fine because the audience will know that Eddie is into Buck soon enough for it not to be an unrequited gay crush on a straight man). I kinda feel like Phillip Buckley is going to die or get very sick or something, given Tommy stating "your father is alive" so confidently in 7x10. But, eh, who knows.

8x04/5/6-Midseason finale: Buck and Eddie mutual pining, my beloved ❤

Midseason finale (8x10): Buddie declaration of feelings/kiss

8x10- 8x11: I seriously think Eddie will try to take the kiss back and Buck will have to convince him it's a good idea to let their relationship change. I would love it if right when Buck decides to give up and stop convincing Eddie, Eddie gives in and so right when Buck starts to tell him that it's ok and he accepts friendship is what they have, Eddie lays one on him and says "Nah, let's give it a shot".

8x12 - season end: BUDDIE CANON!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[mischiefbuckley]

I love rewatching eddie getting called out in the previous seasons like currently on my rewatch and I’m on season 6 and episode 8 “what’s your fantasy” when Eddie learns that Christopher has a crush and he wonders why Chris hasn’t said anything to him about it and then Carla goes “Oh, you’re suddenly in a hurry to give dating advice?” LMAO DRAGGING EDDIE’S ASS REALLY QUICK RIGHT THERE CARLA

[titanlord231]

I have no idea if Tommy and Buck are gonna be end game or not (but I’d very much like for them to be), but if they are there are a few things that I think are important for that.

1. Buck and Eddie are best friends and basically as close as two people can get without being in one another, so Eddie had to remain an important part of Buck’s life no matter what happens with BuckTommy.

2. Same goes for Christopher, Buck fills a trusted adult role if not a parental one for Chris and I think it is important that Buck remains an important part of Chris’ life and helps him with the things that Eddie cannot.

3. Eddie and Tommy need to hang out more. They hung out a ton in 7x04 and Eddie even admitted he thinks Tommy is cool (not as much as Buck does), and I wanna see more of them interact if Tommy is gonna become an important character.

4. Tommy also should help out with Chris. He hasn’t know him that long but Chris already has high opinions of Tommy based on what he told Buck, and I think it would be great to see him fulfill that same trusted adult role as Buck.

5. Hen, Karen, Chimney, and Maddie need to have a date night with Buck and Tommy where we get to see them all hanging out. I think Hen and Tommy would get along great after all the growing he has done since his time after Gerard and I think we need to see them hanging out to address it and show that Tommy has become a better person. Same goes for Tommy and Chimney.

6. We need to see Athena give Tommy the shovel talk (a term I learned from 9-1-1 fanfics). We already know that Bobby thinks that Tommy and Buck are good together but now we need to see Athena be Buck’s mom (step-mom? Idk Bobby is Buck’s dad so Athena is some kind of maternal figure to him) and give Tommy a good once over to make sure she thinks he is good enough for Buck (Bonus points if May and Harry are there or it’s some kind of 118 family dinner (minus Gerard obviously) so we could get funny reactions of everyone watching this happen).

7. If BuckTommy is Endgame and gets married I need to see Eddie as Buck’s best man, I will accept no substitutes. Maybe Lucy Donato is Tommy’s Best Woman since I think them being friends at Harbor is fun.

8. Going off my Lucy Donato and Tommy are friends from Harbor point, we need a fun hangout of Lucy and Tommy meeting up with Buck and Lucy and all of them having a great time shooting the shit together.

9. Maybe Buck gets a MINOR injury and has to take a few days off (or gets in trouble for punching Gerard even though he deserves it) so when everyone else is called into duty on an off day he somehow gets stuck watching Denny, Jee-Yun, and Mara when he was supposed to be going out with Tommy. So we get a very cute sequence of Buck playing with all the kids that cuts to Tommy smiling fondly while he realizes how much he loves this man (and maybe wants to have Kids one day if he knows that Buck would be there to help him raise them).

[giallos]

tagged by @wikiangela!

rules: share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able and see if there are any patterns!

1. Eddie’s in the kitchen scrambling eggs for breakfast—he tosses in some chopped up onion, some diced red bell pepper—and he’s just about to call for Christopher when he hears a key scratching in the lock just moments before the front door opens with a click. - the indescribable moments of your life

2. “Why do you let him call you Evan?” - your name like a music that's been transposed

3. Buck lets himself into Tommy’s apartment with his key and drops the stack of mail that’d been left in his box on the little wooden end table next to the door. - this sensation’s overwhelming

4. Tommy had always thought that when the time finally came, he’d be the one who went first. - we're always alright

5. Tommy hates hospitals. - right from the start i knew

6. Tommy’s sprawled out in one of those hard, uncomfortable plastic chairs that seem ubiquitous in hospital waiting rooms, his chin pressed into his chest. - my lonely heart beats relatively easy

7. Sometimes Eddie will wake in the middle of the night, jolted out of right out of the deepest of dreams into wakefulness, and he won’t know where he is. - haunt me, then

8. Buck’s six months into this thing with Tommy and he’s beginning to think that the biggest adjustment he’s had to make, thus far, is that they never fight. - let me be the one you rearrange

9. Tommy’s at the refreshments table, collecting as many slices of celebratory cake as he can carry when a large hand clamps down on his shoulder. - searching for all the good things in my life

10. I love you. - beyond the edge and falling

uh, i don't know if there are any patterns to be gleaned! i guess maybe... i tend to start things off with an action (eddie cooking, tommy at the refreshment table, buck letting himself into tommy's apartment, etc) or dropping the reader right into the action in media res??? i guess i like quickly establishing a scene and setting up the action.

tagging @bucked-it-up @samuelroukin @wannabanauthor @kinkdaddykinard @madlori

[paopaupaus]

part 8 of the Buddie Development Rant

part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8 | part 9 | part 10

S4:E4 9-1-1, What’s your grievance?

i’m sorry but the scene where Buck is punching the punching bag and Eddie is right beside it is kindaaa…

S4:E5 Buck begins

One thing that i can take away from Eddie and Buck’s interactions, especially in this episode, is that they understand each other like no one else. Eddie tells Buck that he knew why he had to go into that fire, and something in his eyes makes me think that Buck felt like he didn’t have to explain anything to Eddie

S4:E6 Jinxed

bonus: did anyone notice all the women checking out Buck at 13:56 😂

and then Buck looking angry/confused when eddie said he had a date with Anna

S4:E7 There Goes the Neighborhood

why did Buck have to go on a date with the most annoying woman ever, i think it was weird timing with Eddie starting to date again.

And then they decide to keep her as Albert’s gf, but all of her traits are gone now? i felt like they introduced an anarchist and pessimist and then she starts dating Albert and it all goes away? plot device smh

S4:E8 Breaking Point

Buck babysitting Christopher while Eddie’s out on his date :”) and when he’s home Buck asks how did the date go and Eddie tells him “she taught me math” and he wasn’t lying??

S4:E12 Treasure Hunt

Eddie heard treasure hunt and immediately told buck we’d make a good team :) it was cute seeing them running around trying to find it, although Eddie did look sad when he found out Buck had already partnered with Taylor :(

S4:E13 Suspicion

Carla talks to Eddie and tells him that he needs to listen to his heart and not only to what Christopher needs.

At the end of the episode Eddie is shot, right in front of Buck, the world literally stopped and they looked into each other’s eyes. 😭 then when they are both on the ground Eddie reaches out with his hand to Buck. and it is said that Oliver (Buck’s actor) got their silouette tattooed after filming :”)

S4:E14 Survivors

ooohh my god. following the gunshot Buck pulls Eddie out of the middle of the streets and then carries him to get him in the truck (hot? 😃) in the truck Buck is tending to Eddie (is it a bad time to say that i love how Buck’s voice gets all high and pitchy when he’s freaked out?)

Buck “hey hey i got you, hey just… you just stay with me okay?” looking into his eyes 😭✋

Eddie “are you hurt?” (cause Buck was covered in his blood) honey you’re bleeding how can you focus on Buck (no but also let’s never forget Eddie is a BAMF who also pulled out a convoy from open fire in the war)

Buck “i need you to hang on” x2

Buck is COMPLETELY out of it shaking so much, but still all he wants to do is go with Christopher and be with him.

when he gets the news that Eddie is out of surgery he breaks down crying. guys idk about you but this doesn’t seem like simply just a friendship.

Anna calls Buck to tell him that Eddie woke up, first of all he makes sure Eddie makes a facetime call with Christopher.

Eddie “appreciate you staying with him”

Buck thought Chris should stay somewhere he knew, because carla offered to take him to her house.

Eddie “you were there for him when i couldn’t, that’s what matters.”

i love these two together, they aren’t just a bromance, they jumped straight to functional family.

Eddie babytrapped Bick, he made him Christopher’s godfather 😭 also i don’t see the big deal? a lot of people have said that it was wrong for Eddie to do that but Buck would 100% be up for the job and he already has a village that could help

“no one will ever fight as hard for my son as you”

i think this is the first time Eddie calls him Evan and it is so cute 😩

“because 😒 Evan 🙄 you came in here the other day and you said you thought it would have been better if it had been you who was shot😠”

with this we finish season 4 🫶 i’m glad i got addicted to this show because there’s so much contect and i love every single character, hope you have a great day/night and feel free to comment so we can chat!

[fruitydiaz]

The Diaz Boys aka Kings of Deflection

[Image description: 10 gifs primarily of Eddie Diaz from 9-1-1, illustrating how Christopher got his deflection skills from Eddie. Gif 1: Eddie teases Christopher, "Now a haircut? Why? You got some kind of hot date?" Gif 2: Christopher exclaims in response, "NO, GEEZ!" Gif 3: After explaining how some people wonder how their lives could be different if they had made different choices, May asks Eddie, "Don't you wonder about stuff like that?" Gif 4: Eddie glances away from May and then back again, shaking his head slightly and lifting his water bottle to his mouth. Carefully, he replies, "...Not really..." Gif 5: After Eddie mentions how his Abuela loves telenovelas, Buck pushes off the fire engine and walks in front of him, teasing, "Oh 'cause you don't? Come on, I know you watch [telenovelas] with Christopher." Gif 6: Eddie avoids making eye contact with Buck and says, "That's how we practice our Spanish-" Buck interjects, "Uh huh." Eddie continues, "The real question is-" Gif 7: While discussing Buck's relationship troubles, Bobby tells him, "You don't talk to the women you're dating. You just go with the flow and end up in a relationship with no idea how you got there or what to do when things go wrong." Gif 8: Unnecessarily, Eddie adds, looking away from Buck, "Yeah, who does that?" Gif 9: Shannon teases Eddie gleefully, "Just because you got scared and threw up all over Santa, doesn't mean-" Gif 9: Eddie shakes his head and looks away from Shannon, waving a finger, "First off, that was very wrong of my Abuela to tell you that story. And second, no, I wasn't scared. The old guy smelled bad." /end ID.]

[johanna-swann]

Can't stop thinking about a possible early season 8 Buddie fight. Buck keeps asking Eddie to hang out, do stuff together or just chill at home. Get Eddie out of his head, make sure he doesn't lose both Christopher and Eddie.

But Eddie is depressed and exhausted and self-isolates. He's not okay and one day he just snaps at Buck like "Sorry I'm not in the mood for hanging out, but in case you didn't notice I had to give my kid away. Not that you'd understand that. Happy your life is going great though, really, good for you and Tommy." Buck's stunned silent for a few seconds, then he goes off.

"For the past 6 years I saw that kid at least twice a week. I took him to school, helped him with his homework, cooked for him, did his PT exercises with him, took him to the museum, baked cookies for his class with him- I keep a stash of his clothes and books around the loft because he sleeps over every other week, I know his bed time routine, I know the names of his teachers, I know which video game he's currently obsessed with, I know his class schedule. I'm on the paperwork so his therapist and doctors are allowed to talk to me and so I can pick him up from school and sign slips for field trips and stuff. You put me in your will so that if there was ever a time when you couldn't take care of him anymore he wouldn't go to your parents and I promised, I promised I would fight for him, that I wouldn't just let your parents take him and yet here we are! I failed you, I failed him and I miss him. 6 years Eddie and I just let him walk out that door! Does that sound like my life is going great to you?"

Idk, I just want them to grief together. Christopher isn't dead, hopefully he'll be back soon, but for now they both lost him. I need Eddie to know he's not alone. Christopher is gone, Kim and Marisol are gone, Shannon is long gone. But he's not alone. Bonus points if the blow-up happens at the station or a 118 bbq or something.

[leothil]

fic recs: archive edition 9

Good Monday everyone! I'm back procrastinating work sharing important historical fandom documents. Thank you so much, everyone who keeps telling me they like these little collections, it's a great motivator to continue! And as always, my inbox is open for more specific fic recommendations, of the newer or older variety!

Previous posts in this series: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

where the wildflowers grow by asgardiun (@kitchenscene) Buck and Eddie start dating, and Eddie uses his knowledge of flower language to say a bit more every time he gifts Buck some flowers. Lovely and sweet, like a hug! 11k words, rated G

love is a good look by withoutthetiger (@rewritetheending) When Eddie half-jokingly invites Buck to Christopher's first hosted sleepover at the end of 3x16, this time Buck accepts. The other parents don't seem to find anything weird in it. 1.9k words, rated G

where the lights burn low and you're only mine by allisonRW96 (@homerforsure) On a night out, Buck deliberately makes Eddie jealous because he loves when Eddie gets a little possessive, but he manages to take it a bit too far. 10.9k words, rated M

don't want no other shade of blue but you by lecornergirl (@clusterbuck) Buck and Eddie after the shooting, and everything that follows. Part 1 in the post-shooting it's blue (the feeling i got)-series. Everybody give it up for the first buddie fic I ever read, without knowing anything about the show or the characters! This is ground zero for me getting into the fandom. 11k words, rated T

With three 11k alsters, I'll wrap it up at four recommendations for this week. Enjoy, everyone!

[captain-hen]

buddie + parallels with canon couples (part 2) (part 1)

[Image Description: 10 small gifs from 9-1-1. The gifs on the left column are paralleling the gifs on the right column. Gif 1: A shot of Maddie and Chim in Chim’s kitchen in season 3, episode 1; Chim starts doing a dorky dance, bobbing his head from side to side. The shot shifts to Maddie, who throws her head back in laughter, eyes closed. Gif 2: A scene from season 2, episode 18; Eddie does a little robot-dance as he reaches for Buck to hug him at the certification ceremony, Buck laughs as they hug, continuing to smile into Eddie’s shoulder. Gif 3: A scene from season 5, episode 14. A close up of Maddie as she asks Chim tentatively, about him accidentally hurting Jee-Yun, “How long did you beat yourself up for that?” the shot shifts to Chim, who leans back in his chair and replies, “I’ll let you know when I stop.” Gif 4: A scene from season 3, episode 3. A shot of Eddie smiling emphatically as he tells Buck, “I’ve failed that kid more times than I care to count, and I’m his father. But, I love him enough to never stop trying.” The shot shifts to Buck, who looks up at Eddie abruptly as Eddie finishes, saying, “And I know you do too.” Gif 5: A scene from season 5, episode 16. Looking serious, Bobby says, with reference to Claudette’s behavior with May, “Mess with my kid, you mess with me.” Gif 6: A scene from season 5, episode 6. When Mitchell threatens Christopher, Buck looks furious and starts stepping forward, saying, “Hey man, hey. Don’t even—“ Gif 7: A scene from season 5, episode 1. Maddie looks exhausted and guilty as she tells Chim, “Please stop. I know you really wanna fix this, but that’s not your job.” Gif 8: A scene from season 5, episode 4. Eddie smiles fondly as he tells Buck, “Look, you love Maddie. And you love Chimney. And you’re the guy who...likes to fix things. But maybe this isn’t something you can fix.” Gif 9: A scene from season 5, episode 13. A shot of Maddie laughing in joy as she plays with Jee in the bath. The shot shifts to Chim, leaning against the bathroom doorway, watching them with a longing smile. Gif 10: A scene from season 4, episode 14. At the welcome back party, a laughing Eddie bends down to kiss Chris on the forehead after they reunite. The shot shifts to Buck who’s lingering in the doorway, a longing smile on his face. /End ID]

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So Buck is a fixer, right? He fixes stuff. Eddie calls and he comes and he fixes the problem. In his coma dream in season 6, Buck isn't around and Eddie loses custody of Christopher to his grandparents. And now it's the end of season 7. Eddie calls. Buck comes. But Eddie still loses Christopher to his grandparents. Buck was around, but he couldn't fix it. This time he wasn't enough. And that is going to destroy him.

Season 8 Buck grappling with feeling like he failed his best friend when Eddie needed him most?

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Buck & Eddie: Young Buck and Christopher -Parallels

Chris looks like Buck; they have the same hair color and type (blonde/brown and curly) and they both have blue eyes.  If someone didn’t know them and they saw Buck, Eddie and Chris together, it would be easy for them to assume that Buck is Chris’ biological father.  It’s clearly not a coincidence that Chris looks like Buck and Buck looks like Bobby because Bobby is Buck’s found dad and Buck is Chris’ second dad/legal guardian.

In addition to them looking alike, Buck’s and Chris’ lives parallel in a lot of other ways too.  Several of Chris’ experiences have been direct parallels with Young Buck’s experiences and their clothing was either identical or similar with minute differences like the color of their shirts or the length of their shirts’ sleeves. Whenever Chris’ experiences were direct parallels to Young Buck’s; Buck was present with Eddie or by himself in the role of Chris’ second dad.

It’s interesting there were multiple Young Buck scenes included in 4x5 but there haven’t been any Young Eddie scenes included in any episodes over the past four and a half years even though there were opportunities for them to be included in 3x15 “Eddie Begins” and in 5x17 “Hero Complex”.  If there wasn’t enough time in 3x15, there was plenty of time in 5x17 when Eddie went to El Paso, TX because there were opportunities for at least two flashback scenes of Young Eddie to have been included in that episode but there weren’t any.  One flashback could have been included when Eddie explained the way Ramon told him to be the “man of the house” at the age of 10.  Or they could have included a flashback of Young Eddie trying to drive Ramon’s truck after Helena went into labor but no scenes were included regarding that instance either.

Karen told Hen in 5x17, “Once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence and three times is a pattern” and Athena told Eddie in 6x7 “Cursed”, “You know what I believe in even less than a curse? Coincidence”. Therefore it’s probably not a coincidence that Chris looks like Buck and a lot of their childhood experiences including the clothing they wore are parallels.  It’s not a coincidence that Buck was present for Chris’ experiences that paralleled with his and it’s also not a coincidence that there haven’t been any childhood scenes of Eddie included in episodes that were about him.  It appears these parallels are patterns because they keep happening.  Will there be more parallels of Buck and Chris in 6B? Only the showrunner(s), writers and producers know the answer to that question.

Parallels – Clothing and Experiences

GIFs 1 & 2: Young Buck’s and Chris’ shirts were both long sleeved and striped when Buck was learning to ride a bike for the first time but he fell off and got injured while Chris was with Buck on the pier before the Tsunami hit.  Buck’s shirt in 4x5 “Buck Begins” was blue with yellow, navy and light blue stripes while Chris’ shirt in 3x2 “Sink or Swim” was yellow with blue, brown and white stripes.

GIFs 3 & 4: Young Buck’s and Chris’ t-shirts were identical in style but they were different colors.  Buck’s t-shirt in 4x5 was navy blue with a red collar and red sleeves while Chris’ t-shirt in 2x2 “7.1” was blue/gray with a green collar and green sleeves. Buck wasn’t present when Eddie took Chris to school before the earthquake but Buck drove Eddie to pick Chris up from school at the end of 2x3 “Help is Not Coming” and Chris was still wearing the same shirt.

GIFs 5 & 6: Young Buck and Chris both wanted to learn how to skateboard, they both got injured during the process and their shirts were similar.  Buck’s shirt in 4x5 was gray with navy blue and white stripes and it was short sleeved while Chris’ shirt in 3x12 “Fools” was red with black and white stripes with long sleeves.  Both Eddie and Buck were at the park after they built Chris an adaptable skateboard so that he could ride it.

GIFs 7 & 8: In 4x5, Young Buck’s hair was long blonde and curly and he wore a gray t-shirt underneath his blue jacket while in 5x11 “Outside Looking In” Chris’ hair was also long brown/blonde and curly and his t-shirt was gray too.  Buck was sitting across the table from Eddie and Chris while they were eating dinner.

GIFs 9 & 10: Young Buck’s hair was long, blonde and curly in 4x5 and Chris’ hair in 5x13 “Fear-O-Phobia” was still long, blonde/brown and curly.  Chris called Buck while Eddie was having a mental breakdown and Buck rushed over to Eddie’s house.  After he arrived, he checked on Chris first then he broke down Eddie’s bedroom door and entered to help him.

GIFs 11 & 12: Young Buck wore a blue t-shirt in 4x5 while he ate cereal and Chris wore a navy blue-t-shirt while he ate cereal for breakfast in 4x14 “Survivors” as he sat across the table from his second dad, Buck.  Buck was taking care of Chris while Eddie was in the hospital.

GIFs 13 & 14: Young Buck was upset after Maddie told him she was leaving in 4x5, his t-shirt was gray and he got on his bike and left because he was upset. Chris’ t-shirt was light blue in 4x8 “Breaking Point” and he became upset after Eddie told him that he was dating again.  Chris did the same thing Buck did in 4x5, he left and went to Buck’s loft because he thought someone was going to leave him again. Both Buck and Chris left when they were upset.

GIF 15: Buck and Chris wore the same color shirts (Buck wore a white t-shirt and a blue button-down with grey stripes in it and Chris wore a gray t-shirt with white stripes and blue sleeves) in 6x1 “Let the Games Begin” while Eddie wore a tan shirt which is one of his signature colors that he wears when he’s with his family.

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