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When he gets to the guest bedroom — now transformed into Theo’s room — the door is slightly ajar, and Buck tiptoes forward to peek inside. The night light on the wall glows bright enough for him to see the brand new race car bed in the corner, where Theo is sprawled out across Eddie’s chest. They both appear to be fast asleep, books strewn across the floor next to them, and one of Eddie’s fingers held tight in Theo’s tiny hand.
The sight make Buck’s heart ache with a tangled knot of longing. He wants… well, he wants too much. He should focus on being grateful for this: the way Theo has taken to Eddie right away, instinctively aware that he’s someone who can be trusted. He’s already built a habit of trailing after Eddie like a shadow with a look of awe on his little face that Buck finds highly relatable.
And the way Eddie is with Theo — steady and kind and endlessly patient — makes Buck feel like the luckiest person in the world, just getting to be there witnessing it.Buck watches Eddie with Theo and decides maybe they should all move in together about it. It just makes logistical sense, after all.
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Buck helps Theo out of his truck, crouching down to zip up his hoodie properly. Theo leans into the touch for a second. Then Buck notices the paper banner hanging across the front entrance.
Father’s Day Breakfast!
Theo sees it too. And stills beside him.
“Oh,” Buck says softly.
Theo’s eyes drop immediately to the ground. His curls falling in front of his face.
“I forgot.”
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It’s Theo’s first father’s day without Connor and Kameron. Buck tries to navigate this to the best of his abilities.
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11 May 2026
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From behind his back, Chris reveals his old, ratty Superman logo shirt. It’s way too small for him now, but, for some reason, he’s never thrown it away.
“This shirt has superpowers,” he whispers to Theo. "It keeps all the bad dreams away. It doesn’t fit me anymore, but I don’t want all the superpowers to go to waste. Do you think maybe you could look after it for me?”
Theo nods emphatically. “Yes,” he whispers. He looks up at him, his tiny face sure and determined. “I can do it, Chris.”
Or, Theo has nightmares. Chris works a hand-me-down shirt-shaped miracle.
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Buck would rather stab himself in the neck with a fork, thrice, than let Maddie and Eddie say a single word to each other.
His concern is that they will become friends. Allies. Allies United Against Buck. Comrades Who Know Too Much About Buck. A terrifying, powerful joint force that simply cannot ever exist.
He will make sure of it.
Or, so that Maddie and Eddie do not ever mingle, Buck meddles.
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Rocky and Grace discuss names, religion, and the fact that Ryland Grace's life is a bad pun.
A companion to To Learn by MilkyWayLatte.