getting emotional about bobby and buck being father and son. and thinking about buck having an off day. no reason for it- he just wakes up sad. it happens sometimes.

and i don't know the inbetween, but at some point eddie and chris stop by, because of course they do, and chris spends five minutes with buck before declaring (with buck out of earshot) to eddie, "we need to call bobby." and eddie's confused, asks, "why, bud? did buck say something about wanting to call him?" and chris is just like, "no, but he needs to be here. we need to call him," like it's the most obvious thing in the world.

and so they do. and bobby comes, because of course he does. and buck answers the door with a surprised, "b-bobby? w-what are you doing here?" but with a smile bigger than anybody else has been able to win out of him all day. and bobby probably makes some excuse about needing bucks help with or wanting to show him a new recipe or something. and so they're in the kitchen, eddie and chris sitting at the counter, watching as buck slowly comes back into himself, small smiles and laughs, joking and talking, relaxing and breathing easier than he has all day as bobby squeezes his shoulder.

eddie turns to chris, asks quietly, always finding something to be in awe of his kid about, "how did you know, buddy?"

"sometimes, when i'm sad, all i need is a hug from my dad- or my buck. i thought that maybe buck just needed a hug from his dad, too."

Love how we started the season with Eddie being so shocked his son was a player amd just simply couldn't convince of the idea, now he's flirting with Marisol, Tommy and Buck

Maybe he does get it from you, Mr. Nester

Thinking about Maddie Buckley going to the door at the beginning of 6x11, seeing that firefighter, and asking “Which one?”

...and then thinking about Christopher Diaz, in his early twenties and living in his own apartment now, opening the door to a solemn-faced firefighter, and asking “...Which one?”

I will hold your heart more tenderly than my own. insp

ID Image 1: Buck and Eddie in Eddie's hospital room before Eddie is discharged after being shot. Text over the image reads "I will hold your heart"

Image 2: Christopher and Buck hugging on the firetruck during the tsunami. Text over image reads "more tenderly than my own"

okay we need to talk about chris and buck argue about the star wars films because i have a vision

buck is a star wars fan enough with chris that they argue the merits of which one is a better film, comparing the first trilogy to the second. i can just imagine how many conversations they've had with it since they started watching together, and eddie would pipe in with his opinion and be shut down immediately. but instead of being dejected, eddie would do so with a slight pout, but the corners of his mouth are twitching as he tries not to laugh

but just like a little bit more on that, what if this was a thing they've been doing since chris was a kid, when buck was still new in the diaz household, and he's still trying to find his footing in the diaz boy's dynamic. what if when eddie would do the pout, buck would try to be like "well i guess that's still okay too, eddie!" and eddie would just grin and stuff, and it'd be this whole thing, their thing

and it continues on and on and when the third trilogy comes out and eddie pipes in his contrarian opinion, buck and chris actually sit back and are like "okay you know what, that's fair," because it is, everything can be contrarian when it comes to the third one and no opinion actually matters on that one right? at least that's how the conversation goes on and on, and yeah

it's a diaz-buckley family thing

so when tommy gets asked this question, and the same thing happens, eddie gives his opinion and tommy just...agrees. and there's something a little different in that, right? that's not exactly what this whole thing is. and eddie's reaction is not that cute pout and barely there smiley smirk, but he's confused and a part of him wonders why he's confused. and it's not just him too, chris reacts the same because this guy agrees with him. and while that's cool and all, and the person agreeing with him is just as cool, there's something a little off in it. and it takes only a few seconds in this whole realization, before chris goes on about what buck's opinions are, and eddie does too

and it's not just with star wars, it with everything. tommy learns about the diaz boys and then he learns about buck. and that is how in the two weeks of friendship he has with eddie, he knows that chris will have a fit if buck ever leaves their lives

eddie and christopher love buck and speak his name in rooms that he's not in. and one day, buck will realize that without having to be told. meanwhile, he's going to take a little detour and that's okay

buckley-diaz family parallels throughout the years

THE PICTURES LITERALLY FIT TOGETHER. Buck on one side and Chris on the other!Somebody capable blend the pictures together I’m begging you!

Buck: I think we should get a dog

118: ...

Buck: it could be like our mascot. It could help people feel more comfortable, calm down children, and even be trained to bring us things!

Hen: dogs are a lot of work...

Buck: we're hard-working people!

Chim: who's gonna feed it?

Buck: I will!

Chim: and clean up after it?

Buck: no problem!

Bobby: Buck. Donaldson is allergic to dog hair.

Buck: *pouts*

*a few hours later*

Chris: Dad, can we get a dog?

@911creators EVENT 02: FAMILY DYNAMICS » Buckley-Diaz Family

[image description: 9 gifs from 911 featuring the Buckley-Diaz Family. gif 1: from season 2 episode 4, Buck and Eddie help Christopher down the fire pole at the station, they are all smiling. The large pink block letter text reads, "Buckley” gif 2: from season 4 episode 10, 3 gifs in a layout, the first small gif is in the upper left, is Chimney asking, "Can't you both be good cops?" the quote is in a speech bubble. second just below, is a small gif of Bobby who is looking between Chimney and Buck and Eddie, the text up the left side reads "*observing*". finally the third gif to the right of buck and Eddie answering, "no" simultaneously, there is an arrow pointing toward Eddie labeled "bad" cop and one pointing to buck labeled "good" cop. gif 3: from season 2 episode 3, Eddie spins Christopher around in a hug in his school's hallway, they are both over joyed to be reunited after the earthquake. In a soft circle to the left, is an overlayed gif of Buck's face as he observes with a fond look. gif 4: from season 2 episode 10, in the left corner, in an oval shape Eddie lifts Christopher up and carries him off screen as Buck watches with a soft look. Arching over the smaller gif there is text that reads, "you two have an adorable son." The larger gif is Buck's response, where he smiles, pauses, looks after them, and settles on replying, "...thank you." gif 5: from season 3 episode 9, Buck, Christopher, and Eddie cheer on Buck's couch while playing video games. The same gif is inlaid in a heart with a pink coloring. over their heads large pink block text reads, "Diaz" gif 6: from season 4 episode 3, 5 gifs in a layout, the first large gif on the left, Eddie stands in front of the tv in his living room with his hands on his hips, below there is an arrow pointing to him labeled "technophobe dad". To the right there are two small gifs, the first of Buck who is trying to reason with Eddie, and the other of Chris laughing. Below are two rectangular gifs, the first a close up of Eddie's face as he exclaims his paranoia over technology and the second a side view of all three of them as Eddie bends down to pick up the remotes from the coffee table. gif 7: from season 3 episode 2, Eddie, Hen, and Chimney look at his phone while on a call, overlayed in a soft circle is the view of Eddie's phone featuring a selfie of a smiling Buck and Chris with a large stack of pancakes. gif 8: from season 4 episode 8, 6 gifs in a layout, the first row features, Buck walking towards Christopher on the loft couch after he's called Eddie, second is Chris's face tucked into Buck's shoulder as they hug he looks content, third is Buck smiling as he hold Christopher. The second row features Chris explaining why he is upset and ran away to Buck as he sits on the couch, second is Buck scrunching his brow in concern as he asks Chris a question, and third is Eddie sighing with his phone lifted to his ear and the other hand on his hip as he hears that Chris is with Buck. gif 9: from season 3 episode 12, Eddie and Buck push Chris in his adaptive skateboard, below them in large pink block letters it reads "family" /end ID]  

Christopher Diaz!

And Chris with his fathers at pride:

(buddie fanart parts 1, 2, 3 and 5)

They say, “He’s gone too far this time.”

Beating heart overlay from here.

Yeah, yeah, Chris is a genius, hey, buddy? Fancing lending one of those brain cells to your dads? They're in dire need of it

I LOVE that Shannon's Force Ghost is still there with Christopher, but if she could also smack Eddie in the back of the head and make him realize that he's in love with Buck that would also be great.

Just thinking about the way the Buckley-Diaz family has evolved and grown as the seasons have progressed and getting really emotional, don't mind me.

Season 2 you have Buck helping Eddie get the support he needs, but he isn't that involved yet. Buck insists on going to Eddie's shield ceremony even though he's got a cast up his thigh. They're friends, they're close, but they haven't quite made the leap to family yet.

Season 3 you get that leap. You have Buck helping with the accessible skateboard. You've got Buck planning a little party so all of the firefam can see their families on Christmas, but especially so Christopher can see Eddie. And that's not even mentioning the 'there's nobody in this world I trust with my son more than you'. This is the season their family was born and it was forged in fire and a tsunami and a lawsuit and forgiveness.

Season 4 gives us Chris running to Buck when he's mad at his dad and Buck really acting like a co-parent and not a fun uncle (which is kind of what he acted like at the start of season 3). It gives us the fucking will and Eddie showing and telling Buck how important he is to him and to his family. It gives us Buck telling Chris his dad was shot and Chris comforting Buck as he sobbed. It gives you no room to argue that those three are a family.

Season 5 takes it up another level. You have Eddie ending a relationship with a lovely woman because Buck called him on his bullshit. We get the hostage situation and Buck losing his cool when Christopher is threatened. And then Eddie leaving the 118 and Buck worrying about him because he seems off. It gives us Eddie learning to cooking Buck loving the food even though he warned Taylor to eat before.

You get Eddie's breakdown and Christopher calling Buck because he's his other adult. He's the person he trusts with himself and his dad. Then you get Buck caring for the Diaz boys - taking Chris to school, making sure Eddie isn't alone, helping Chris with his homework. And then finally you get Buck helping Eddie patch his walls, because he's the guy Eddie trusts to help him when he's at his lowest, to see him at his lowest.

(And you get Buck over at the Diaz house playing with Chris's dinosaurs while Eddie packs in one of the most domestic little scenes and I love it so much.)

Season 6 gives us family dinner at Buck's loft. It starts with Chris teasing Buck about his couch, with Eddie and Chris playing a game in the kitchen while Buck cooks. When Buck gets struck by lightening Chris demands to see him. When Buck wakes up the only place he can really fall asleep is at the Diaz house.

And you get the poker night scene, which feels like a parent's night out/date night. They still feel like a team even if things are different after the lightening.

Even though season 6 ended with both Buck and Eddie attempting to start other relationships, it's clearly established throughout not just season 6, but the entire show that they're a family, no matter what.

And we know season 7 is starting with Buck parenting Chris at Eddie's request. With Buck and Eddie teaming up to help Chris with his first crush. Another incidence of them being a family, of them functioning like a family unit.

No matter what happens with Buddie, the Buckley-Diaz family is just that - a family. There's no other way to look at it. Those three love each other. They support each other. They're a family even if Buddie is never explicitly romantic.

The Fridge Magnet Theory: Eddie Begins Edition

We don’t get our typical fridge content in this episode, but we do see the Diaz fridge in El Paso multiple times. And a lot is happening there! 

This episode sort of stands on its own, so it gets its own post! 👏

Click here for the OG Fridge Magnet Theory Post that focuses on the Diaz fridge in LA!

To begin, @catdadeddie pointed out to me in DM that in the earliest flashback where he’s back on break, the fridge is blank. There’s nothing on the fridge at all.

Yet, when we get a later flashback scene, that’s changed.

There’s now boxed food on top of the fridge (the El Paso Taco Kit, Nesquik, applesauce most likely, and a box of Reynolds aluminum foil) vs. her making a meal in the earlier flashback. In the words of @stagefoureddiediaz ‘pre packaged food [is] a recurring theme that the show has been using - with Buck and Taylor and even to a certain extent we see the same concept with Chim and Tatiana (and with Maddie but there is a whole other load of stuff going on there about Chim making things easy on her in light of Doug etc) and even Chim as fire captain - having to order pizza because the role doesn’t quite fit him (at that point in time.)’

She continues with “the choice to have real food v boxed food in those two scenes is telling - [Shannon’s] still putting effort into their relationship in the first one but the boxed food in the second [one] shows she stopped - it’s like foreshadowing that’s she’s no longer in the relationship and that she’s gonna leave...”

@catdadeddie then goes to point out that the fridge now being decorated hints at the fact that it’s Eddie who does the decorating with Christopher as it only seems to happen once he’s been around for a bit and then later in LA in the home they share without Shannon.

And when we zoom in on the fridge itself, things start getting very interesting.

On both sides of the fridge are pictures presumably drawn by Christopher. On the left side is a picture with two fish - a larger fish and a smaller fish. @stagefoureddiediaz also notes that ‘the water is green - like the light makes the water in the real world’ referring to the light Eddie is shining when he’s escaping from being trapped in the well.

It’s fittingly being held up by a crane and a racecar. The crane of course being a callback to the crane collapsing, and the racecar being a sign of the race against time. The racecar could also be looked at as a sort of getaway car as Shannon flees and abandons Eddie and Chris in this episode. And then Eddie flees with Chris to start over in LA away from his parents.

The big fish and the little fish swimming in the water (ocean?) could be a callback to Buck and Chris together in the tsunami. @stagefoureddiediaz also notes that there’s somewhat of a continuing Finding Nemo reference here. The fact that Eddie in this episode also needs to ‘just keep swimming’.

The cement truck easily connects to Eddie being buried underground due to the well collapse and is likely foreshadowing the mudslide coming at the beginning of Season 4, but it, the cherry picker to the right, and the crane calling back to the accident can all be looked at through a lens of construction which is a theme that continues to pop up over and over again in reference to relationships (think ‘there was construction on Sunset’ and ‘you don’t find it; you make it’). And there are quite a few possible relationships being laid out on this fridge. We’re gonna go through them together!

(The entire right side of the fridge seems devoted to relationships actually, with the self-portrait of Christopher with the ‘C’ on his chest taking center stage.

As a note from @stagefoureddiediaz​, ‘chris drawing himself with a c on his chest - like superman - which is Eddie’s nickname for him 🥺🥺🥺’)

There are a few theories to address here. You may prefer one over the other, or like us, you may choose to see all of them as playing a bit of a role here with the things on this fridge continuing to give us double-meanings. But for the sake of this post and clarity, it’s best to break them down separately.

Theory One: The A and B magnets are indicative of Chris’ relationships with his grandparents vs. his parents.

In the words of @like-the-rest-of-la, ‘Chris is alone in it. Furthermore, the drawing in itself is removed to the side from Eddie and Shannon here. I feel like this might play into the fact that they aren't a real unit here. That might also be further acknowledged in the mismatching of the B and A in particular. Normally, you have ABC going together, but each of them is basically on their own here.

In terms of fonts in logo-design, Serif-Fonts are often used for more classic-brands or to convey seriousness, or they are part of a grown logo (typeface), like Burberry e.g.... so, the Chris drawing being held up by the serif-A (which clearly is not part of a set a child would play with or learn letters with) and the broad B... idk, the serif font could also be representative of Eddie's parents on one side, as like, the "seasoned" parents who supposedly have all the experience, and then the bold and broad B, which is a sans-serif font and usually more used for something, Children would play with, could stand for the less experienced parents, Eddie and Shannon. It's interesting, that Chris, in this pic, is still navigating towards his "inexperienced" parents than his "experienced" grandparents

(also side-note, it's a bit of bad practice in terms of readability and accessibility, to use lots of italics in text), so while it might seem good and “noble”, the serif-font-'A' that is in italics/slanted is also more complicated and not that easy to read… which speaks volumes about the relationships at play here)‘

Theory Two: The A and B magnets are indicative of Chris’ relationships or possible relationships with Buck and Ana.

In the words of @theyarnmaidstale, ‘Maybe the B and the A being some kind of symbolism for Buck and Ana being candidates for the role of another parent/caregiver for Christopher with how they're holding up the doodle of him....’ and the words of @stagefoureddiediaz ‘which is interesting if you also consider they are the ones holding up the picture and that the b is closer to [the] drawing [...] than the a is...’

The A for Ana being in a different font style than the other three letters and so far away from Chris could mean that despite her potential as a caregiver, she doesn’t quite fit. This is more interesting to think about when you remember the costuming parallel between Shannon and Ana in this episode as well.

Theory Three: This concludes the same as Theory Two and addresses the X and F as a crossroads for Eddie.

@evcndiaz summed it up perfectly: ‘don't think the X is an X in this context. I think it's a crossroads.

It's like... think of a railroad crossing sign when you're driving. It's not a cross, it's an X. So if we extrapolate that idea to what we see here, we see Eddie at a crossroads with Buck (and all the nuance that entails with his own queerness, happiness, and freedom sitting at the forefront) and Ana on the other (with all the nuance that entails, with him doing what's expected of him, being what people expect him to be, etc). But consider also where the X is positioned. These are Eddie's memories in Eddie Begins, which means they haven't happened yet. Therefore, the X being positioned above the B and the A indicates a decision yet to be made in the future, and between obviously indicates the decision between Buck/Ana. Considering Eddie gets shot only a handful of days after his conversation with Carla about following his heart in 4x13, that could be considered the moment in which he makes that definitive choice even if he doesn't actually break up with her until 5x3 (which means the shooting really was Eddie's oh moment, but I won't go insane about that right now).

For the "F," I think it's really possible it just means "family." In the context of everything else I just said, put it all together and that would mean Eddie will be at a crossroads with what it means to have/be family, with Buck on one side and Ana on the other (which also makes sense within the context of his panic attack, trying to make himself have feelings for her, the idea of a readymade family with Ana when he was already building one with Buck...)’

Theory Four: This also concludes the same as Theory Two, but the X and F are math related. Math, of course, being a recurring connection to relationships.

The X being the common variable and the F being function.

@stagefoureddiediaz @like-the-rest-of-la​ and @theyarnmaidstale​ all separately in different chats made the connection to math.

@theyarnmaidstale​ pointed out ‘In Algebra (ooooo Math! Ana!) X also sorta symbolizes the known and unknown in terms of variables being solved for. The shift between what he knows: his life in Texas, his and Shannon's marriage falling apart, and the uncertainty of what's to come: his life changing in California/the move and starting over’ and posted this screenshot as a definition for function.

She continued with ‘The relationship between him and Ana! Him and Buck! Him and Shannon! Him and his career! Him and Chris! CHRIS' RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM!‘

In another room, @stagefoureddiediaz​ was saying ‘What if we went with a math theme - both x and f are used in mathematical equations

X being the variable and f being the function. Not to mention the fact that a in math can mean average’

And in yet another room, @like-the-rest-of-la​ was saying ‘I don't know why, but somehow the F, X ... and also the way the ladder truck thingy looks at first glance, it almost feels like part of a mismatched Maths-equation? which... would be very nerdy of the stage design team but... idk, f(x) was my first thought’

Three people simultaneously and separately reaching the same conclusion says a lot about the intention of the writers. A recurring theme was noticed and picked up on.

Theory Five: The framing of Shannon blocking the magnets is intentional and important and stays in line with the ‘B’ and ‘A’ being representative of Buck and Ana.

Towards the end of their argument, Shannon goes to do something at the bar and moves back and forth in a way that covers the ‘A’ and then the ‘B’ multiple times with only one visible each time as though broadcasting that there’s a decision to be made between the two.

Then @like-the-rest-of-la​ and @theladyyavilee​ point out that she stops moving and places her hands on the bar and leans over it blocking the picture of Chris, the ‘A’ magnet, and the ‘B’ magnet.

She then moves just slightly and reveals only the ‘B’.

Theory Six: If you’re like me, literally all or some of the above tie together for you, and there are dual meanings for the things we’re seeing here. I refuse to pick a theory. They’re all valid and correct.

Before we end, @stagefoureddiediaz​ wants to note that ‘Also - something something about the B being buck and it showing his presence in Eddie’s memories - as he’s working things out - that buck is ever present even when he isn’t yet part of their lives - Eddie’s subconscious directing him towards his future - pointing towards the will change and the fact that the other more recent flashbacks were buddifer coded.’

And @yramesoruniverse​ wants to remind that it’s all about the water. ‘The big fish and little fish I can't...could have a double meaning, of course the tsunami and buck and chris, but also eddie and chris and the general theme of water. Emerging from the water..’

They emerged from the water in the tsunami, Eddie emerged from the water in Eddie Begins, and there’s the theme of water from 06x13 (here’s a collection of links for that episode).

Hope you have fun with all of this. See ya next time! 😘

chris takes the cookies buck and him made to school and when eddie goes to pick chris up, his teacher catches up with eddie and is like “oh hey thanks again for those cookies, the class loved them” and eddie is confused and says “ i wasn’t the one who made them” and then the teacher is like “oh im sorry, chris said him and his dad made them so i just sorta assumed” can you see it