BiAsBuck’s April ficrec Frenzy
Hi everyone, what a goldmine of fic potential these last few episodes have been!! Facetime! Lore drops! Fic gaps! DANGER! Are we not thriving? Well I’m back with another round of fic that I’ve read and loved over the last month, from these incredibly talented authors.
As always you can find previous rec lists here.
12 April 2025
children behave, that’s what they say when we’re together by Elgney Buck and Eddie are together at last, and they’re super happy about it. One problem, Chris has JUST left for camp, and Eddie really wants to tell him before they share the news with anyone else. Buck can tell Maddie, of course, but they agree to try and keep it a secret from the rest of the firefam…how hard could it be? Super sweet and very funny, yet another fic from this author that had me smiling so much.
defined by its absence by @ghostlandtoo amnesia fic, amnesia fic! Eddie wakes in Texas missing eight years of his life…when Chris walks in, no longer a toddler, but a fourteen year old boy. His parents are cagey about his life, and Chris won’t look at him properly. And then a stranger called Buck turns up, saying he’s his best friend. Will Eddie remember? This one really aches, and weaves the tangled web of emotions so beautifully. No easy answers, just a lot of faith and feeling.
i love you, i’m sorry by @ithilien-writes Moving to Texas was never actually the plan; or at least, it was never actually Chris’s plan. From his POV, this gorgeous fic explores what it means when you react and retreat in hurt and anger, and then have to deal with the consequences. Particularly when the adults in your life have their own issues. Such a strong Chris voice, this really made me feel for him and Eddie as they find their way back to each other.
i forget that you’re not mine by @bexism five times eddie forgets that he and buck aren’t a couple (and the one time they actually are). In which Eddie returns from El Paso having imagined all the ways he and Buck could make a life together…and in a accidentally kisses Buck about it. Funny and knotty and wonderful team dynamics, *Buck voice* Oh Eddie.
they won’t listen (they won’t look) by @polkadotk804 in which Ravi discovers Buck and Eddie’s relationship and is tasked with telling the 118, but he slowly goes crazy when no one believes him because Buck and Eddie are just ‘like that.’ Through it all, Ravi doesn’t realize just how much his 118 family loves him…until he does. < op’s summary is perfect, so I’ll just add that I LOVED this.
drive me, crazy by @markofalover a 8x12 & 8x13 coda, in which Raphael the cashier assumes Eddie is talking to his partner on the phone, and Eddie doesn’t know how to correct him…and then it turns out everyone in El Paso thinks he and Buck are together. Brilliant use of the facetimes and communication hijinks to feelings acknowledgement.
loving life, a new degree by @sonofatoasterwaffle Buck has no shortage of fantasies about Eddie. Eddie doesn’t mind indulging him. This time it involves something lacy, a whole lot of trust, and established relationship sexual exploration. Let’s just say that when it comes to Annalee’s incredibly hot smut fics, both Buck and I are seated.
8x14 codas (spoilers ahead!)
oh, lift up your head, boy. by @atlasblue85 Chris is at the diner with friends after school in El Paso when he sees the news. He calls Eddie about it. Love this teenage voice for Chris, and the dynamic with his friends and with Eddie. (I also really love the long distance ballroom dance reveal coda tainted love’s too fast to dance to from last week!)
hurts so bad when you finally know by @clusterbuck Eddie’s been trying to get in contact with Buck all day, hoping to catch him between rides, but he can’t get through and it’s making him tense. This one took me out at the knees. And the Chim coda too (linked within), exploring his thoughts about Maddie and his family as the sickness takes hold…absolutely devastating!
stay, stay by @try-set-me-on-fire 8x14 coda and 8x15/16 spec. At 8:36 AM, Maddie’s phone rings. Eddie is calling and Buck isn’t doing well. Gut wrenching, looking at Buck beyond breaking point.
the losing touch, the waiting game (i promise to be there this time, alright?) by @chronicowboy a series of texts and answerphone messages from Eddie to no response. Little but mighty, this packs a punch!
And a bunch more codas from 8b to be found in my regularly updated ficrec tag (Anyone got any Ravi coda recs???)
See you next time!