Same Alan
the thing about buddie is that they verbalize their love for each other very differently and neither is less meaningful. buck will tell anyone who stays around for more than ten seconds about how much he adores eddie; he's a great dad. he has a silver star. did you know eddie was in the army? he can change a tire in under five minutes. not having him around has left a hole. his love is so big and overwhelming that it just spills out of him any chance it gets. it's with eddie that he shows it differently, never really putting it into words. meanwhile eddie is shown talking about buck to other people so rarely that it's almost jarring when he does, but it's still so irrefutably evident that he loves him. he keeps it close to his chest, like it's something precious, like he kept chris and shannon to himself at first, but never hesitates to tell buck directly: i trust you with my kid. you're not expendable. we love you. i don't know what i'll do without you. it's not nothing.
Tidbit Tuesday Wednesday
Thank you very, very much for the tag @semperama
I've just come stumbling out of the Scrivener doc with no idea what day it is, so have some very fresh words:
The call ends. Eddie breathes slowly in through his nose and slowly out through his mouth. Repeats that five to seventeen times. Levers himself out of bed, pads naked to the shower, still working on box breathing, steps under the perpetually cool spray, cranks the water to icy, and very carefully does not have a panic attack. The only thingβwell the only thing besides reconciling with Chris, which is the point of this whole El Paso endeavorβthat Eddie has wanted, since before he even moved back here, was to have Buck in El Paso with him. The thing is. The thing is. Eddie has maybe a little bit been compartmentalizing. Thereβs Buck-his-best friend, who he FaceTimes constantly. And then thereβs this other Buck, whoβs nothing more than a voice in his ear, who feels, in many ways, unreal. And Eddie had blithely thought it would continue that way until the heat death of the universe. He stays under the spray until he literally cannot stand it anymore, then steps out of the shower, not bothering to dry off in the smothering heat of the house. He falls into bed exhausted, but stares up at the ceiling fan for a long, long time. When he wakes up in the morning, thereβs an email confirmation for Buckβs flight waiting in his inbox. Heβll be in El Paso in two weeks.
Who's writing right now? @cricketnationrise @markofalover @nostalgiaplant @swaps55 @starthecozy (I maintain tidbits can be sketches!) @vhenadahls (I know you're working on something but I don't know if you're here) anyone who wants an open tag! Sorry it's late, but Tidbit Thursday at least swings back to the more alliterative.
my friends r so talented. rb if ur friends are talented
Reblog to give prev a fucking break holy shit yβall
I need to know. Is it acceptable to wear a band t-shirt to that bands concert? Ex: Korn shirt to a Korn concert? I have literally always done this. But my friends are telling me itβs a faux pas????
Sharing so everybody can go and give this edit thatβs going round Twitter some love because itβs so incredible!!
https://x.com/fedzz_z/status/1907479851822625277?s=46&t=AiH6YjVJ62Y3XQ4irIY19w
Hereβs the full version on YouTube for anyone that wants to watch.
Made by @fedzzzart !!!
Abby changed his whole life!! He was on one trajectory and he changed completely for her!!! He sought out Bobbyβs advice instead of pushing back on it. He learnt to step into the hurt and the pain because itβs what she needed and he found out thatβs what he needed to! He loved her.
And the thing is. The thing is is that it does not even compare to what he built with Eddie. Itβs all so similar and at the same time it is nothing alike. Itβs comparing a drop of water to the ocean!!
She left because she didnβt want to lose herself in him! With him!! And Buck stayed he always stays and he met Eddie and Buck and Eddie found themselves in each other!!!!
Buck still talks about her and their relationship with such reverence! And she broke his heart!!! She was his first love but she is not his last!!!!! He is going to explode once he figures out what heβs feeling and what he has and what he can keep having!!! He can keep having it even from 800 miles away. He still has it!!! His life with Eddie didnβt fall apart just because Eddie isnβt in LA. Eddie could go to Europe and it wouldnβt matter!!! It would. not. matter.
He knew her for less than a year and he still thinks and talks about her like that. Heβs known Eddie for more than 7!!! He is going to explode!! No wonder heβs so fucking scared!
Something about Buck asking Bobby: You think itβs weird that I still live in Abbyβs place? and Bobby answering: Yes (2.04) versus Chim asking Buck: you still havenβt told him [Eddie]? and Buck answering: Itβs me. Iβm your renter. (8.09)
Something about Abby saying: he stopped waiting for me for a long time ago (3.18) versus Buck sitting in his loft just before Eddie and Chris knock on his door while βwait for me to come homeβ plays. (3.03)
Something about Abby telling Buck: I had to leave everything that I knew so that I could remember who I actually am. And Buck answering: but you did, remember, but you still didnβt come home. And Abby saying: I think I was afraid that if I came back home I would become that person again. Because I missed you. I wanted to see you. But I didnβt trust myself. And Buck answering: because being with me, you might lose yourself again (3.18) versus Eddie telling Buck: At least when I was there I could send him some money and be a firefighter, which is the only thing I know heβs proud of me for. And Buck answering: Hey, come on, thatβs not true. And Eddie saying: I canβt bear the thought of seeing his face when he finds out I failed. And Buck answering: You didnβt fail, Eddie. And Eddie saying: I didnβt come out here to be an uber driver. And Buck saying: or a firefighter, you went out there to be Christopherβs dad. (8.12)
And something about Buck telling Abby: Did you know then that you were never coming back to me? (3.18) versus Buck telling Eddie: you canβt come back. (8.12)
Something about Abby losing herself in helping other people and Eddie finding himself in doing just that. And something about Abby being scared to lose herself with Buck and something about Buck reminding Eddie of who he is. Something about being left versus being away. Something about your life being on pause while you wait versus your life looking different but being ultimately the same because there is no waiting; youβre already still living it.
Something about what you need to take for yourself versus what you're willing to give up for someone else.
fanfic writers are so fucking awesome man. they write novel length fics that are sometimes even better than some published bestselling books written by professional writers. like fanfic writers are professional writers to me and they gift us their masterpieces for free. they give us something we can look forward to after a long day. something from which we can seek comfort when life is hard. something that can be our own little getaway. in a world of capitalism, despite everything, they give us all of these for free. like holy fuck. shout out to every fanfic writer. I wish all fanfic writers a very βI love you with all my heart and soul. I thank you from the bottom of my heartβ
henren buddie double dates like i know i know madney buddie sibling double dates but i just need henren buddie double dates too bc i need besties eddie and karen and i need more besties hen and buck because god damn that one call with the dog where hen and buck were drunk is literally one of the best scenes in 911 history you agree and you know it
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Cosmic alignmentβ¦
Fuck all of the good luck posts out there. Reblog this to immaculate your vibes
love ppl online being like "ur literally 30" like do u think thats not gonna happen to you??
anyone tagging this with "Yeah but i wont be on tumblr at that age" is only fooling themselves.