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“Do you really want to escape from this conversation that much? Because you’ve been, no, we’ve been dancing around it so much that it was only a matter of time someone tripped into it.”, voice calming, honey-like in the quiet kitchen.
“Not my fault that you have two left feet.”, he tries, whispering.
or they finally talk.
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A day in the life of young Black brothers.
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“Can I-and I apologize if this is overstepping, in any way,” Alex continues, her voice mercifully dissolving the mental image Eddie had cursed himself with.
“But, since we’re here, I just wanted to offer."
She digs around in her purse for a moment, and Eddie looks at Buck. He raises his eyebrows in a question, and Buck shrugs.
Sure. Now he knows what Eddie is thinking.
Alex discards her purse and looks up at Buck and Eddie.
“Well, I can’t find my cards, but I’d be happy to give you guys my information.”
Eddie narrows his eyes in genuine uncertainty.
Buck leans forward, elbows on his knees, and asks the question they’re both thinking.
“Information for what, exactly?”
“Right, sorry, I wasn’t super clear,” Alex says with a shake of her head. She smiles brightly. “I do couples counseling, too. First session is on me, if you guys are interested. I have plenty of experience with long-term partners. LGBT included, so you’d feel right at home!”
Eddie leans forward now, mouth open in shock.
“How–”
Eddie doesn’t finish the thought, because Buck is choking. Of course.
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the 9x08 coda where Alex the SMART lady clocks them bad
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23 Jan 2026
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"Knock it off." Eddie says as if Buck can't see the smile he's got tucked in the corner of his mouth.
"Make me." Buck locks their eyes together, drinking in the way Eddie looks back.
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Buck wants Eddie to pay attention to him, Eddie wants to read his Sunday morning paper in peace
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23 Jan 2026
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it by Spruce_Goose
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
20 Jan 2026
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Eddie sits as close to the door as he can, pressing his body against the metal and appearing smaller than he should. His left hand is on his thigh, which has a slight bounce to it, something anyone else could put down to the movement of the rig. His right curls around the St Christopher medal hanging around his neck. There’s a slight tremble in his fingertips, something Buck isn’t sure anyone else has noticed.
He has.
When it comes to Eddie, he always notices.
Eddie’s face is turned towards the window, but in the glass, Buck sees the pinched expression etched into his features. He sees the tightness in Eddie’s jaw, the way his throat works, and the small tilt of his head towards the sky.
It’s the face Eddie makes when he’s trying not to cry.
OR Eddie deals with the trauma of having yet another gun in his face. 9x08 Coda
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20 Jan 2026
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When Buck falls from a parking structure during a high-stakes rescue, Eddie is left to grapple with the sudden, crushing loss of the one person he never fully understood he loved. Stranded in El Paso with only Chris for company, Eddie finds himself unable to reach anyone from the 118—Bobby, Hen, Chim, Maddie—all of them silent, leaving him to face the weight of Buck’s death alone.
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17 Jan 2026
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“I gotta be dreaming.”
Buck pinches him. Hard.
“Jesus Christ, Buck.”
“See? Not dreaming.”
Eddie sends him an irritated, wary look, but Buck is getting kind of amped up, so he starts pacing around with his hands on his head.
“Okay, we’re—we’re stuck in a fucking time loop. Both of us. Um, what if it’s like. What’s that movie called? Groundhog Day! Where we have to learn to be better people. Or like a fucking. Uh. A Christmas Carol.”
“A Christmas Carol isn’t about a time loop,” Eddie adds unhelpfully.
“Okay, b-but some fantastical shit happens and they have to be better.” Buck gasps. “Oh my God, Eddie. What if we’re terrible people?”
Buck and Eddie start living the same day over and over again.
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07 Jan 2026