buck going on another eddie rant and ravi going i get it you’re in love with him 🙄 and buck going wait 🤚 hold up ☝️ did tommy tell you to say that 🤨 have you been speaking to maddie 😳 and ravi’s like i promise you i did not need any external input to come to that conclusion and buck goes. oh man. kicks rock. not you too 😔
the tsunami arc is literally the blueprint of fatherhood for buck. he jumped in the water even if it meant he might die. he never stopped fighting. he never stopped searching. he failed. he felt like he failed. and then there was chris on the other end, remembering buck as his savior. and eddie on the other end, trusting buck with his child, the love of his life. genuinely the first person to ever put his faith in buck like that and it was when he was at his lowest, when eddie was at his lowest. literally. i’ve failed that kid more times than i care to count and i’m his father but i love him enough to never stop trying and i know you do too. there is nobody in this world i trust with my son more than you. thank you for not giving up. <- buck took this to heart. and in reflecting it right back at eddie he was a pillar in eddie’s journey to not only repairing things with chris but learning to trust HIMSELF after a perceived failure. they are partners forever and it really started with eddie letting himself in …
eddie re-enacting his serpent eddie showdown with helena on facetime for buck and the whole time buck is sat there flushed like, wow is it hot in here? 😳😳😳 i should open a window 😳😳😳 wait eddie can you say that bit again 😳😳😳 and eddie’s like, you don’t think i was too mean, do you? and buck’s like, no! be meaner. i mean, whatever. gotta go! work! and eddie’s like, you just got off shift….. and buck’s like, got a text! they called me back in! big big emergency! bye bye bye bye. and he has to sit and reckon with the fact that serpent eddie is extremely hot to him
eddie calls buck when chris is asleep in his own bed. the one he carted 800 miles all the way from texas without even knowing if chris would ever want to sleep in it again. and he’s just bubbling bursting with joy. and buck can see it the moment he accepts the call. and eddie tells him everything. all the way down to how much chris hates chess. and buck goes. oh thank god i’ve been trying to learn but i’m terrible at it eddie i don’t understand a thing and i can never remember how the pieces move. and eddie blinks for a little while. you were learning chess? buck voice. well yeah i wanted to be able to play with him if i ever came to visit but i’m deleting that stupid app from my phone as we speak and i’m sure hen and chim are going to be so happy to be relieved of their teaching duties. and eddie is just silently falling a little more in love.
what’s important to remember is that to buck the apron is a tool. it keeps him focused. it tells others do not disturb while he attempts to make the perfect dish. it makes him feel put together and motivated. to eddie the apron is lingerie
do think it would be super funny if tommy brings up what happened between him and buck to eddie. probably at bobby’s wake because he’s inconsiderate like that. as we know. and he’s like, buck denied it. he seems to be under the impression that you’re straight. we both know otherwise though. and eddie’s like, excuse me? and tommy’s like. come on, diaz. you do know those were dates, right? you think i just fly anyone out to vegas? and eddie’s like. no, kinard. i did not know that actually. and he frowns, cogs turning, like, wait, so. you took me on a date. and tommy corrects, dates. and eddie’s visibly killing tommy with his mind now. literally tommy would be dead on the floor if looks could kill. and he’s like, so just to make sure i have this clear. you took me on DATES. plural. and when that didn’t work out for you, you…. decided to date my best friend instead? so buck was just. what, second choice to you? that’s what you’re telling me right now? that you dated my best friend because i didn’t give you what you wanted. and tommy’s like, well. no. i mean, when you put it like THAT it sounds…. and eddie’s like, Get Out. get out of this firehouse. and tommy puts his hands up, relents. leaves grumbling something about how he wishes he never met them. and eddie goes back over to buck who’s like, uh what was that about? and eddie puts his arm around him and is like, doesn’t matter. god, what a dick. he never deserved you, buck. you deserve the world. not… him. don’t ever see him again. and buck hiccups a loud sob and looks at eddie like this -> 🥹🥹🥹 except like he’s also got blotchy red raw eyes with big dark depressed circles under them because bobby just fucking died (temporarily!!! FAKE NEWS) and says okay.
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