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thebestbooksaround · 1 year
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Can you suggest some of your favourite buck breakdown fics?
Ooooo, yes of course!
Tick Tick Boom by ChasetheWindTouchtheSky (@chase-the-windandtouch-the-sky)
30k | Teen
“Did you know if you put a frog in water and slowly bring it to boiling, it won’t hop out?” Chris is chattering as Buck makes a quick dinner while Eddie argues with his gas company on the phone. He can hear the occasional swear word in Spanish as his voice raises. Eddie doesn’t like to raise his voice around Christopher – the very thought makes Buck want to kiss him full on the mouth – so he decided to take it to the living room while Chris sits with his homework in the kitchen and Buck cooks.
“Hmm?” Buck asks, unable to fully pull himself out of Bobby’s baked mac and cheese recipe. It took him years, but he finally convinced the man to write it down. Bobby’s handwriting was juvenile at best on a good day, but this was nearly unreadable. Buck wonders if he did that on purpose. “Frogs?”
“Yeah!” Chris states. “My teacher said that if you put a frog in a pot, you have to make sure it’s not immediately boiling. You put them in water and then slowly raise the temperature and they won’t realize what’s happening. Then once they realize, they have no place to go. They can’t jump out.”
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S6 Spec: Buck decides he doesn’t need therapy, reverts to some bad habits, and explodes. Or, the Breakdown Fic
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bro·ken by kristen999 (@thekristen999)
32k | Mature
bro·ken
adjective
1. having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.
2. having given up all hope; despairing.
Forced to take shady side jobs to pay his bills, Evan Buckley doesn’t think he’s ever seen such rock bottom. Until he meets Eddie Diaz, a man even more desperate and alone. Season 3 AU
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crashing, i'm crashing right into you by himbobuckley (@bumble-of-the-bee)
6k | Teen
Buck gets an unfortunate call while driving and spirals before getting hit by a drunk driver. Surprise, coma!buck is real and can hear the things people (Eddie and Maddie) say while he's unconscious. Follows the struggles Buck deals with while trying to come back and the ones he has to face if he does.
6.07 spec, so the sperm donor issue is a Thing.
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shelter my eyes from the sun (and wait for the birds to fly by) by lizzybizzyzzz (@lizzybizzyzzz)
25k | Mature
There’s always been a lingering precedent- Buck was born to save, born to die trying to at the very least. Buck couldn’t save Daniel, could barely save Chris, dragged Eddie across hot pavement under a burning fire truck, couldn't save his sister or his parents from the lifelong heartbreak of losing a child.
Buck was born to save. He’s just not too good at much else.
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blue skies by spaceprincessem (@spaceprincessem)
36k | Teen
“Most babies are born as accidents,” She says suddenly, like she’s decided that Buck has passed, that she can trust him with this.
Buck doesn’t really have an answer because that question hits way to fucking close to home. A year or so ago he would have said, yes, I was an accident, so I know how that goes, but Buck knows better now. Knows that he would almost give anything for that answer to still be yes. Evie’s finger works under the seal to rip it open, a stack of important looking papers dumping out onto the table in front of her.
“Not me,” she says without looking up as she organizes them into a neat stack, “I was engineered.”
And.
And Buck’s pretty fucking sure a giant, cataclysmic hole has ripped right open, dragging him down to the earth’s core where he vaporizes into dust.
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a leaf falls on loneliness by iimpossible_things
11k | Not Rated
Buck doesn’t think that if he were to say, “I’m in a bad place”, that anyone would turn him away. Really, he doesn’t. The 118 has too many good, kind people for that.
But every time he wants to open his mouth, to say something, to reach out to Eddie or Bobby or Hen or Chim, he hears Eddie yelling, “you’re exhausting.”
—you’re exhausting, you’re exhausting, you’re exhausting—
So each day he does his job and he laughs and he jokes and he pretends he’s the care-free goofball he’s always been. And each day he packs away his bruises and his worries, takes them home to his empty loft with its quiet rooms, and licks his wounds in silence
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this is me trying (at least i'm trying) by screaminghalfpastmidnight (@screaminghalfpastmidnight)
15k | Teen
Buck nods against his pillow, remaining silent before Eddie whispers, “Do I have to be worried about you?”
“No.” Buck mumbles. “I’ll be back at work on Thursday. I just needed a day.”
“Do you promise?” Eddie says, and Buck knows he’s not referring to his comment about work.
“Promise.” You don’t have to be worried about me.
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burn the straw house down by rarakiplin (@hoediaz)
40k | Mature
“Why the fuck are you even in this loop? This day isn’t about you.”
“Well, I die,” Eddie comments idly, not sounding as offended as he maybe should be. “Haven’t you heard? I’m always dying.”
“That’s not funny.”
Eddie shrugs, not really agreeing or disagreeing. It’s a few seconds before he says, eyes still closed, “Maybe I’m here so you’re not alone.”
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or, buck gets stuck in time, has a break down and then, relatedly, a break through
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kitkatpancakestack · 8 months
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1, 7, and 9 :)
1. Of the fic you've written, which one are you the most proud of?
I have to say homeland (shameless plug lmao) bc it is 1) the longest fic I've written 2) caused me the most emotional anguish and 3) is for a fandom I was low-key afraid to write for for so long so it felt like a big accomplishment!! And honestly I just really like it and I'm really proud with how it turned out, I don't always feel like I get characters right but I felt pretty good with that one
7. Create a character on the spot... NOW!
I could do these all day: forty-something thrice divorcee who can never settle down or commit to anything decides to live out of a revamped school bus with their cat, a succulent, and a lonely homeless teen who was kicked out of their house
9. Passage from a wip
Sterek couple's counselor gore fic (my comfort write atm)
“Yeah, I have a hole in my thigh and I thought now would be a great time to work on my standup routine.”
Derek’s eyes flicker down to the aforementioned hole, which Stiles has been doing his damndest up until this point to forget about, because, hello, hole in his leg. He’s pretty sure if he bends down he’ll be able to see clean through to the other side. No thank you. “Does it hurt bad?” Derek asks, and his voice is lower, softer, the tension dribbling out of his body.
Stiles sniffs, turning his cheek against the ball of his shoulder. “I’ve had worse.”
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thebestbooksaround · 23 days
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That whole scene I was like they are standing really close together… wait are they???… no way…they’re not doing what I think they’re doing…AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHDHSJJSBB… sprints to tumblr
The music was cresendoing and I was like????? Are they??? But then it stopped and I was like aw :/. But then!!!
Then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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thebestbooksaround · 11 months
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okay, first of all, thank you for your service! your recs are amazing
i just wanted to ask if you could rec as many rewrite fics as possible? episode rewrites, season rewrites that kind of thing? and if people could keep adding on itd be great?
theyre my fav genre tbh but they can be so hard to find :(
thank you so much!!
Oh boy, I sure can Anon!
I'm going to assume you mean 9-1-1, if you meant another fandom, let me know and I'll search for those. Some of these are rewrites by proxy? As in all the events happen but some are text fics so you only hear about them. If anyone has some to add, please do!
Without further ado...
We All Fall Down by kristen999 (@thekristen999)
He’d done this before. Inside the well. Trapped forty feet underground instead of in a tin can, rising water the constant threat.
Eddie stared at the radio, knowing this time there’d be someone on the other end to hear him if he needed to say something. If his time his second chances had finally run out.
He wouldn’t die alone. Not really. His team would be there. Just inches away. He could tell them, tell Buck….
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glue by ProsperDemeter
“It’s just…” Connor shrugged. “No offense, man, but… you’re twenty-five. Do you really want to be spending so much time falling for a guy with a kid?”
“I’m not falling for him.”
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A month away from graduating the LAFD Academy, Evan Buckley gets introduced to new recruit Eddie Diaz and things certainly change for both of them after that.
This author is also writing a s2 rewrite!
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Firefighter Buckley's Unauthorized Ride-Along by slipperywordcrimes
Buck spends most of his probationary year with a bun in the oven, and doesn't realize it.
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One Wrong Number by calinaannehart (@calinaannehart)
When Evan Buckley meets a man in a bar and gets his number, he couldn't possibly imagine how one wrong digit could lead him to his fate. Because sometimes wrong numbers are the right numbers.
bro·ken by kristen999 (@thekristen999)
Forced to take shady side jobs to pay his bills, Evan Buckley doesn’t think he’s ever seen such rock bottom. Until he meets Eddie Diaz, a man even more desperate and alone. Season 3 AU.
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if it weren’t for second chances by alasse (@alasse9)
When Buck doesn’t save Daniel, the Buckleys put him in foster care. Seventeen years later, Bobby meets a tall, lanky kid who can’t stop eating his pancakes at a church breakfast, and he gives him a phone number and an unconditional offer of help.
A story about how Buck finds a chosen family, and with a few twists and turns, eventually gets to the 118, meets Eddie Diaz, and maybe finds himself a second and a third (or, an Evan Nash story).
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Our story's been heartache and wonder by Tails89 (@tails89)
Fuck.
Buck scrubs a hand down his face. He’s got no idea what he’s supposed to do here.
He knows what his parents are like. He has his own childhood to draw from, and Isaac doesn't deserve that. He deserves to grow up surrounded by love, and if nothing else, Buck can give him that.
But Buck is also a twenty-six year old probationary firefighter, living in his girlfriend’s apartment while she travels the world. He’s not exactly in a position to look after a kid.
“Okay.” It comes out in a rush of air. “I’m gonna come get you."
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no one quite like you by hammersmiths (@henswilsons)
Hen has added +1 213 555 to Firehouse 118
Hen: This is Eddie!
Eddie: Hey everyone :)
Buck: Why would she add him to our private groupchat
Chimney: I’m literally sitting right next to you
or, Buck and Eddie’s progression through texts.
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Tighten Up by ok_thanks
It’s probably considered getting off on the wrong foot when you have sex with your coworker before they start their new job, right?
Buck would think it’s probably not a good thing, and definitely something that shouldn’t be repeated. Especially when he becomes best friends with them. That’d be particularly stupid.
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Close My Eyes and Stumble (Right Into Your Love) by HMSLusitania (@hmslusitania)
Eddie's PTSD is just that little bit worse and when he moves to Los Angeles, instead of joining the LAFD, he joins dispatch.
Which is all good and fine, except for this one firefighter he keeps ending up talking to.
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we were born with nothing by chromatophorica (@chromatophorica)
Until the 118, Evan had never had a family.
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Evan saves Daniel when he's a baby; he still manages to find his way to the 118, forging a family there despite being given up by his biological parents.
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I Didn't Know I Was Lonely 'Til I Saw Your Face by HMSLusitania (@hmslusitania)
After the ladder truck and the blood clot and the tsunami, Bobby makes Buck go to therapy before he does something stupid(like sue the city). Buck's not totally comfortable being alone with a therapist, but fortunately he makes a friend and ally who's willing to help him out - Eddie Diaz from the 136 who's just been caught in an illegal fight club.
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Total strangers Buck and Eddie go to couple's therapy together to get out of the therapy requirements their captains have placed on them.
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i want your midnights by allyasavedtheday (@littlespoonevan)
Eddie grins. “Yeah I get that. So can I ask why you applied for the room? No offence but you’re not exactly the kind of candidate I expected.”
Buck laughs, ducking his head. That’s probably true.
“I, uh, I’ve been staying at my girlfriend’s place while she’s travelling but um, my sister moved to LA recently and sort of made the point that I could be overstaying my welcome? Or, well- actually she tried to tell me my girlfriend’s cheating on me and I need to get over it and move out of her place.” Buck shakes his head, eyes widening at what he just implied. “She’s not! Cheating, I mean. She’s just- trying to find herself after losing her mom. She just needs a little space, y’know?”
At least, that’s the excuse Buck’s giving Abby for why she hasn’t called him in over two weeks.
Eddie nods with a vague sort of expression on his face like he hadn’t expected him to overshare that much. Which, oops.
In which Eddie decides to rent out his spare room to help with mortgage repayments right around the time Buck decides to move out of Abby's place after some not so gentle prodding from Maddie. It's a coincidence. Or serendipity. Or maybe just really good timing.
*and of course we can't forget:
Those Two Firefighters by DarkFairytale
#thosetwofirefighters starts to gather a following on social media, as everyone tries to figure out if those two cute firefighters from the 118 in LA are a thing or not.
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thebestbooksaround · 11 months
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hi! i love your fic recs, and was wondering if you had any good secret relationship/fake relationship 9-1-1 fics?
Not many! But here are some I’ve read :)
Secret Relationship
nobody has to know  by coupe_de_foudre (@panevanbuckley)
“You think he knows?” Eddie shrugs, only half-heartedly batting at Buck’s hand as he goes to dip his fries into Eddie’s milkshake. Buck just sticks his tongue out childishly before shoving the fries into his mouth and Eddie rolls his eyes. It does nothing to rid the adoration from his face, so Buck doesn’t take it too personally. “I dunno, I think he might suspect something.” Buck takes another fry, dangling it by his mouth for a moment. “Shame,” he says, taking a bite, “I was enjoying nobody knowing.”
* just to be with you by woodchoc_magnum (@woodchoc-magnum)
In which Eddie and Ana are dating, Buck is secretly in love with him, and Christopher isn't handling it well. This is a series and the second part really focuses on the secret relationship!
* Missing Pieces by AshwinMeird (@ashwinmeird)
Hen was not sure what to make of the new recruit, Evan "Buck" Buckley. He was reckless and that was about as much as she knew about him.
That eventually changes though and all the important parts of Buck's life reveal themselves to her over time.
* fair-weather love by maybemaybenottt (@deareddie)
"A crack of thunder. A rough shove. An empty space where Buck stood just moments ago. A pit in his stomach as he realises his boyfriend has just fallen 25 feet. A shout that claws its way out of his throat involuntarily.   "BUCK!"" or, A call goes wrong. Buck falls. Eddie waits.
Fake Relationship
dreamin' with the lights on by trippingminor (@probieravi)
“Uh, that’s not all,” Eddie says, before he loses his nerve. “I was hoping you’d come as my—partner.” He winces as soon as the words leave his mouth, because genuinely, this is the stupidest goddamn idea. Shannon is probably cackling wherever she is over the fact that Eddie is acting the man he is very tragically in love with to be his—fucking fake boyfriend, or something, just to avoid the attention of some PTA parents.Buck blinks at him. “Are you—you want to pretend to be in a relationship to get Heather Paul off your back?” he asks, fingers squeezing around Eddie’s pulse point a little. or, eddie asks buck to come to christopher’s parent-teacher conference with him as his boyfriend. it’s fine. really.
* To Build a Home We Deconstruct Our Rituals by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels (@letmetellyouaboutmyfeels)
After the shooting, Eddie realizes he needs to put some things in place. Like who will get his assets if he dies. Who will speak for him if he ends up in a coma. What might happen if his family contests Buck's guardianship. Luckily, he's got a simple easy-peasy solution that won't result in insanity, catastrophe, or heartbreak: Marry Buck.
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The Best Lie is a Truth (My Best Mask is My Face) by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels
The Buckleys are celebrating their 50th Anniversary, and Maddie and Buck are both expected to come. To take the heat off Maddie, Buck impulsively blurts out that he's seeing someone new. Obviously, there's only one solution: bring Eddie as his fake boyfriend, pretend to be in love with him, and survive the weekend with minimal bloodshed. No problem, except for the, uh. "Pretend" part. Oops.
* I Didn't Know I Was Lonely 'Til I Saw Your Face by HMSLusitania (@hmslusitania)
After the ladder truck and the blood clot and the tsunami, Bobby makes Buck go to therapy before he does something stupid(like sue the city). Buck's not totally comfortable being alone with a therapist, but fortunately he makes a friend and ally who's willing to help him out - Eddie Diaz from the 136 who's just been caught in an illegal fight club. OR Total strangers Buck and Eddie go to couple's therapy together to get out of the therapy requirements their captains have placed on them.
* things we shouldn't do by Ingu (@ingu)
“Why is everybody taking my relationship status so personally? Can’t I be fine with being single?” Buck said. “Hey, you don’t have to say yes, be sad and alone if that’s what you want,” Josh replied. “But, I’m just saying. I’ve seen photos and this guy is volcanic levels of hot. Also, single dad, super cute kid. Saves lives for a living like you. I think you should give it a go.” (the one where Buck and Eddie accidentally get set up on a blind date with each other, and everything snowballs from there)
* Speak Now by datleggy (@datleggy)
Fake Dating AU idea from a tumblr post that got out of hand the minute I started writing. Eddie lies to Shannon about being in a serious relationship when she wants to re-enter his and Christopher's lives, and of course the person he asks to be his pretend significant other is none other than Evan Buckley, because what are bros for?
* And of course, Tethers by red_to_black (@redtooblack) [WIP]
Eddie's spent years trying to find a place to call home with Christopher, hoping that Shannon will come back and then desperately hoping she wouldn't. He thinks he's in the clear when she shows up at his doorstep, demanding they get back together. Eddie comes up with a foolproof plan: get a fake boyfriend, convince Shannon he's gay, and live happily ever after with his life mostly intact and Christopher safe and happy. Get rid of fake boyfriend when Shannon gives up, and life can resume as normal. Enter Buck, and the plan goes to hell in a handbasket.
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thebestbooksaround · 23 days
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IM SCREAMING AND NEED TO SCREAM WITH OTHERS
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I am screaming with you!!!
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thebestbooksaround · 11 months
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hi hi. i don't know how you could possibly doodle my url but if you want to try feel free <3
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thebestbooksaround · 16 days
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I miss May! I want a May and Eddie coffee convo about Buck/Tommy!
We really haven't seen May in awhile! Hope she's doing okay. I can't wait to see anyone's reaction to Buck and Tommy. I am ready for tonight's ep!!!
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thebestbooksaround · 11 months
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Hii i was wondering if you could help me finding a fic either if you knew this fic or maybe someone reading this does . is a coma buck fic but I belive it was posted a little bit before 6x10 like maybe days apart so is not canon compliant 100% it focused in buck's recovery in Eddie's house and what I can remember the most is that buck had some side effects including absences seizures and there was a scene in a house party where he got one and almost a drops a glass but Eddie caught it something like that any help is appreciated I was so sure I had this in my bookmarks but I can’t find it
Hello Anon! I'm pretty sure this is a miracle and nothing less by euadnes (@kananjarus)
Buck doesn’t remember the call for the fire or jumping in front of Chimney to climb the giant lightning rod in the sky. He doesn’t remember the last thing Eddie had said to him before – Alright, cowboy, go get ‘em – or the hooking a carabiner into his harness or the smile Eddie gave him. Memory loss. Muscle spasms. Shortness of breath. They won’t know how this will affect him because not many people wake up from something like this. And it’s the not knowing that succeeds in making Eddie feel a little out of his mind, like he no longer has a solid place to stand.
Keep your theories, Eddie wants to say, pushing away everyone in a white coat that comes by to study Buck’s charts and gawk like they’re behind glass. I just want him back.
He was already interesting before your so-called miracle.
Recovery isn't linear. Eddie only tries to keep a grasp on everything he holds dear as he and Buck find that out the hard way.
And if not, it might be Tell Me Again (That You Love Me) by TazzySnow.
"Buck, if you can hear me, squeeze my hand."
Experimentally, Evan looks down at his hands and bunches them both into fists.
"Come on, man. I don't know… what am I supposed to do? What are we supposed to…"
The Eddie voice catches and stops. Evan squeezes his fists tighter.
Still nothing. He's literally trying to hold onto air.
OR: Buck's line snaps during the lightning storm.
If it's not either of these, let me know and I'll keep searching :) [found fic]
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thebestbooksaround · 11 months
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hi! do you by chance know the fic where buck and eddie are in a call thats very similiar to 1x09, when the elevator lines break and the elevator starts filling with water and eddie has to get buck out? i know it's part of a fic but i just cant seem to remember which one. if you can/cant, thank you so much!!
Anon, I think I know the one you are referring to. But I can't seem to find it.
I swear I've read too many "Buck is trapped in an elevator" fics.
Here are a few different fic to tide you over while I keep searching. And if anyone knows this fic, please let us know!
if I love you, is that a fact or a weapon? by euadnes (@kananjarus)
Try as he might, Eddie can’t get the sight of the metal railing bending under the weight of the fireman’s rope out of his mind. He’s standing just beyond it, moving the crank that is lowering his partner down the dead elevator shaft. There’s no warning, just the clink, snap and the hoarse yell he lets out before any words of warning can come to mind. The crank isn’t going to hold. Eddie dives.
the universe's punishments (or perhaps a miracle) by SourwolfSeblaine (@firefighterhusbands)
A record-breaking heat wave is about to take out the power in Los Angeles, causing Buck to get stuck in an elevator with a patient in labor. He's the one who has to help her bring her son onto the world.
That Secret That We Know, That We Don't Know How To Tell by somebodytoundress (@somebodytoundress)
To some degree, Buck always figured he would die on the job. He thought maybe when the earthquake hit, or when a whole ladder truck fell on top of him, or a million other ways he faces death every single day. He always imagined it would be quick, so quick they wouldn’t even get him off the scene before he takes his last breath. Easy is what he imagined it would be. He never thought he would be trapped in an elevator slowly filling with water with Eddie Diaz by his side. Buck and Eddie love each other. It only takes almost dying for them to finally confess it to one another.
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thebestbooksaround · 23 days
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Ok but the closer we get to THE EPISODE the more nervous I get that it’s all just hype 😕
This is what you need to do
1. Put on your clown makeup 🤡
2. Enjoy the ride! 🚗
*it is just a show that we watch for enjoyment. If you're afraid it is just "hype" then maybe figure out if you're watching the show for the overall story or just for buddie. Because if it is just for buddie, there is no guarantee that'll ever actually go canon. But we can hope and clown until it possibly does!!!
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thebestbooksaround · 1 year
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Can u tell me what the slowburn sterek fic where they dont meet until 3/4ths of the way through is?
Of course! It is Dirty Little Secret by isthatbloodonhisshirt (@isthatbloodonhisshirt)
91k | Explicit
“Holy shit, this is a date!” he blurted out, turning back to Derek wide-eyed. “This is a date! You intended for this to be a date, this was supposed to be a date!” He figured if he said it enough times, maybe he would believe it, but so far, no dice.
Derek was scowling again—seriously, did he want wrinkles?—but he just reached into one of the bags and pulled out a burger, checking what was written on the foil in sharpie before handing it over to Stiles.
“Of course it’s a date, what did you think this was?”
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thebestbooksaround · 11 months
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You're doodles are so cute and adorable. I hope you feel inspired to do more artwork in the future. You have a gift for it :)
If mine inspired feel free, if not, have a great night :)
💙🤍💙🤍 I was going to draw 989 of you because I secretly think you are the 999th Kristen standing. But decided to go the phoenix way
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Be reborn! I hope the 989 other Kristen’s had good lives.
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thebestbooksaround · 11 months
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Hello r u still doing the doodles? 😊
So many spots!!!! So many socks!
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They all switched socks cause it’s a sleepover.
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thebestbooksaround · 11 months
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Hiii im that anon that asked about the coma buck fic unfortunately it wasn’t either of them although they were good so thanks for sharing! I wish I could remember something else to help the research process I think buck was on medication for the seizures that got switch up at some point I will try to remember more thank you so much for helping
Anon! Someone helped me find this one [original ask here]
I didnt even consider this fic since it wasn't posted anytime near 6x10 but this series is great!
It is the TBI Buck series by ashavahista (@ashavahishta) the scene you remembered was in the second installment.
Edit 1: Anon, I've been informed it isnt this one and there is a fic set post 6x10 with these themes?? So the hunt continues! In the meantime the TBI Buck series are some great fics.
Edit 2: Dear Anon, I fear that fic has been deleted. A user who read that fic went through their history and couldn't find the fic, but did notice that some of the fics posted around that time had been deleted.
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thebestbooksaround · 1 year
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Ok I need help finding a fic and one of the things i remember about it is buck is stuck between two dimensions and is a ghost to Eddie and eddie helps him figure out how to get back and then the fic ends with Buck walking up to the loft of the firehouse like weeks later and he and eddie finally meet.
Anon, this sounds like Like Any Unloved Thing by HMSLusitania (@hmslusitania) except for the Buck waking up in the loft part.
If anyone knows of another fic that fits this description let me know!
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