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“Eddie,” Maddie says. “I know our kids are different ages, and our situations are different, but — it kind of sounds like you need something else besides your kid and work, too.”
Well, I used to have a best friend, Eddie thinks, then pushes the thought away. “I … I have other things. But Chris and the job are definitely the most central right now.”
"You know, you can’t put yourself last all the time, Eddie.” She laughs a little. “Straight from my therapist’s mouth to your ears! Ooh — you know what? I’ve got a great idea.”
“Oh?”
“You should come to book club. It’s something I do with my parent friends. We take turns hosting, and it’s my turn!”
Sometimes the best part about reading is getting to learn more about yourself.
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24 Jan 2026
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Deborah clears her throat, like she does pretty much every time she drops a hot take. “Well, the story reminded me of my husband, who’s an Army veteran,” Deborah says.
For Deborah's sake, Eddie hopes her husband is nothing like Lord Malabar. His wine glass is still about a third of the way full, but he swigs the rest of it down in one large gulp to force himself to pause before he replies to her.
Before he can finish swallowing, Deborah huffs out, “But I guess you wouldn’t understand the importance of loving veterans.”
A guffaw-turned-cough escapes his throat; the wine caught somewhere in the middle of all of this ending up down the absolutely incorrect tube.
Eddie hits his fist against his chest a few times as he wheezes.
“Oh my god, Eddie, are you alright?” Maddie asks, crowding into his space without touching him. “Can I do anything?”
Eddie shakes his head. “’Mfine!” he wheezes, and then coughs a few more times. “Fuck!” He pounds against his chest a few times and shakes his head. “God, sorry. I’m okay, I’m all good. Just — wine down the wrong pipe.”
He wipes his watering eyes and considers Deborah. Should he tell her? Just burn this book club bridge down to the ground? But … nah. He doesn’t need to ruin her day. Uh, any more than he already has. He tries for a bland smile, and that’s when Maddie speaks up.
“Eddie’s actually a decorated army vet,” she says, tone neutral.
Everyone turns to look at her quickly, then back at Deborah, who is flushing splotchy-red. “Oh,” she says.
“Two tours,” Eddie supplies. “In Afghanistan.” And then, because it seems polite, and only coughing a little bit, he asks, “Where did your husband serve?”
“Iraq,” she says, then busies herself with standing up and brushing some imaginary crumbs off her linen pants. “Don’t let the canapés get cold, everyone,” she says, manically cheery.
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Operation Chainbreaker by not-blonde-yet (stillredhead_just_tired)
Fandom 9-1-1 (TV), Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
16 Aug 2025
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21 Jan 2026
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Chris hates this stupid party. He hates it and he wants to go home. He pulls up a contact he hasn't messaged in a while.
Can you come get me?
Buck:
Yef
Yes
Where are you?Series
- Part 1 of Pal's 12 Days of Ficsmas
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11 Jan 2026
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“A week,” Eddie sighed. “We can do this, right?”
Eddie’s gaze was pleading, needing assurance and comfort. His eyebrows were pinched in the middle of his forehead and Buck wanted to reach out and smooth it out with his thumb. Instead, he said, “’Course we can. We’ve faced tsunamis, beenados, earthquakes, broken dams… hey, where do we think the Diaz Parents Staying For A Week ranks?”
“Most likely to end in death,” Eddie muttered.
Buck clicked his tongue as he pulled the bowls from the cabinet for the salad, “That’s the lightning strike, actually.”
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The Diaz parents showing up unexpectedly to the shared Buckley-Diaz household leads to some unexpected confrontations, late night conversations, and over due confessions.
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Lessons in Flirting (Unintentionally and Definitely Not Romantically) by shrimprangoon
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
14 Sep 2025
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Hen sighs. “Something had to be said before you idiots put us in mortal peril.”
“I’d never do anything to jeopardize our safety on a job! You know that Hen.”
“Maybe not on purpose,” Chim chimes in, “but, see, the thing is, when you flirt with our Buck, his brain turns off. He just bluescreens.”
“You’re flustering the poor boy, Eddie,” Hen adds. “And it’s making him dumb.”
“-er,” Chim adds.
“Wha- Buck isn’t flustered.”
Eddie is flustered. His face feels hot. He takes another sip of his coffee to give his hands something do to, but that only makes him feel warmer. Shit.
Hen levels him with the most deadpan look. “Last week he walked into a stop sign after you called him ‘big boy’ on a call.”
Eddie nearly spits out his coffee.
Or: the one where Eddie subconsciously flirts with Buck without realizing and Buck is actively trying not to have a heart attack at work about it
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- Part 1 of Lessons in Dumbassery
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