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[sidgeno-ficrecs]

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sidgeno (2018, explicit, 7.9k)

Bears are solitary creatures.

Zhenya decides what he’s really feeling toward the end of the summer isn’t loneliness, or heartbreak, or other several other intangible feelings he’s heard in passing but never known; it’s disappointment.

It’s disappointment.

god, do i ever love shifter fics. i think i've read every single one in this pairing, and i'm still absolutely greedy for more (and yes this is a hint to all you authors out there). just like a/b/o, shifter fics give us the ability to take these two people that we know in our current world and move them into a society that's just a bit to one side, just a little different, and see how things play out with those small differences.

this fic stands alone, though, with how it deals with the changes.

a lot of times, the focus is on the physical—heat cycles and hormones, pregnancies, and the social differences that arise from anatomical ones. this fic, though, gives us a close-up look at something else: the mental differences, the way a shifter might have been raised to be more like an animal in their mindset and world view, and how that might clash with the more human world they interact with.

and the results are a lovely, aching, restless fic that ends so satisfactorily that you'll feel just as full-up as sid after his BIG cheat day in italy.

the close POV we get of zhenya's off-season is perfectly melancholy, and i got a lump in my throat reading more of his solitary summer, and how it's been fine—until something changes, something's different, and suddenly it's not. it's so clear to the reader that this isn't a new change, it's something that zhenya could have wanted sooner, but he didn't let himself until he couldn't avoid it any longer. the conflict between what a proper bear shifter would be feeling and doing vs what he wants for himself and sid is excellently portrayed.

@dadvans has a real gift for writing the physical, too. the real, gritty, sometimes gross reality of human bodies and how they intersect and interlock are in full display here, and it's amazing. the description of sid during his heat, sid's body once he and zhenya are back in pittsburgh—it all feels real in a way that can be very challenging to pull off.

and the ending? oh gosh. tender and sweet and the perfect ending for zhenya, and sid, and their family. you'll want to go back and immediately re-read this fic as soon as you're done, it's that good and that satisfying of an ending.

read it here on ao3!

and don't forget to kudos and comment!

[dadvans]

…what is the matthew sister field hockey bushes story????

from this New York Times piece on Taryn Tkachuk, which I think paints a nice picture of who the Tkachuk family is overall (super supportive of each other, close, ride-or-die):

The family wished her both a happy birthday and good luck. She got to the game an hour early and was in the middle of warmups when she saw them pull into the parking lot. The truth is, she couldn’t help but notice. “Matthew, Brady and my uncle (Kevin) were standing through the sunroof in the car screaming as they passed the field,” Taryn said. “Everyone, my whole team just looked over, and I was like, ‘Oh no!'” They were loud, but nervous. “I don’t know that it’s that much different than going to the boys’ games,” Chantal said. “I get just as nervous for her high school field hockey game as I do them playing.” “I was so nervous, I couldn’t watch with everybody,” Matthew said. “I went over and stood in these bushes with a couple of other people I didn’t know. I just couldn’t watch it.” (...) Villa Duchesne’s Suzanne Keefer moved the ball ahead, then teammate Georgia Leary made the play to Taryn, who backhanded it past the goalie for the game-winning goal. “I have no idea how it happened,” Taryn said. “It was just a blur.” (...) Matthew and Brady rushed the field. “I saw it go in and I just ran out of the trees,” Matthew said. “I saw Matthew going over the fence,” Brady said. “Matthew hopped the fence and he’s getting yelled at, then Brady hops the fence,” Taryn said. “The same ref we were giving it to all game told me to get off the field,” Matthew said. In Toronto, Thomas was watching on his phone. “I was scrolling Instagram, and either Matthew or Brady put the link to the live stream of the game on there, and I just so happened to pull it up,” he said. “It was in OT and literally within two minutes, I saw the goal, so it was pretty crazy timing. So I actually got to see the celebration of Matthew and Brady when they jumped over the fence. The camera panned right to them and they were right in the middle of the team celebration, so it was pretty funny.”

[foodnetwork-fandom]

tumblr user foodnetwork-fandom my beloved it is so good to see you posting again, what are your thoughts and feelings on tournament of champions

tumblr user dadvans MY beloved, thank you for this question. I admit I haven’t watched TOC in some time but I did love it and think it’s a really cool and satisfying format. love the blind judging. guy needs to chill with the nicknames but he never will and I still love him so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[newtkelly]

for art prompts: bucktommy waking up together!!

ohhhh this might be getting posted today :3 (it is)

[garmanarnarr]

I wanted to drop in and let you know I've been reading your fics and love what I've read so far. I've never reached out to another blog before, I felt like I could here.

I'm not sure where else to ask this but I'm looking for a specific fic that I've read before and can't seem to find. The brain rot demands it 😅. If you'd be interested in helping I'd be very grateful.

Morty has graduated high school, now in college, and has had his growth spurt, now looking pretty attractive. He brings home hookups to try and get Rick's attention. One of the hookups is a guy with a similar name to Rick's. As morty is showing this guy the business he makes eye contact with rick but doesn't look away. He has this whole cocky attitude about it. I remember it being a little humorous.

Thank you!!

Firstly, that makes me so happy anon! I appreciate you reading my stuff AND love the idea that people feel comfortable sending asks :D in case it wasn't clear, i am all ears for rickorty/rick and morty ideas/prompts/whatever and enjoy folks popping into my inbox!!

Secondly, I don't think I know this specific fic, sorry anon :( The closest one I can think of is the VERY talented @dadvans brilliant college morty AU, though I'd definitely say,,, those stories aren't humorous in tone, at least to me haha.

Has anyone read a fic like this to help anon find it?? Thanks!

[samgirard]

Tumblr user samgirard we may be suffering right now as a community but at least we have you. Always lovely to see you back here in the tumblr trenches. I think my immediate reaction to the loss last night was “well at least we have tumblr user samgirard.” May I cry on your shoulder and may you cry on mine.

thank you so much my friend i try to do my part even though the avs insist on hurting me like this we get through it together may our boys be hot through this summer and always

[akechi-if-he-slayed]

HUH???? what. WHAT. screams clutches chest falls over

[epiphainie]

i really enjoy your writing and i was curious about what your favourite bucktommy fics are 👀👀

(only if you feel like answering!)

thank you! i feel like i keep reccing the same fics but i adore them a lot sooo... i'll try to mention more this time:

(edit: putting it under read more bc it got really long)

one way trip to the sun by @newtkelly i've read this twice, i adore the writing, the film homages, the nonlinear format. it's made for me

what the agony had been for by @alchemistc honestly, anything by catie but this is one of my fav tommy focused fics and it being by buck's pov is a feature

a promise of forever by @firehose118 i love the flavor of domesticity bucktommy have in this one, it's so comforting

identify me by @kinaaaard i dont know how to explain it but this fic ruined me for some reason

histocompatibility by @rcmclachlan loved it on tumblr, loved it on ao3 again

five ways to fall in love with the man in the mirror by @userautumn i've just read this this morning and it managed to make me cry with its less than 2k words, it's gorgeous

baby, if you think you're able (you need to take this rough medicine) by @dadbodbuck best smut muah

rule four (you were only waiting for this moment to arise) by daisyblaine (idk if they're here) anything with these vibes is made for me honestly, just this liminal piece of character study

an outlier that should not be counted by @dadvans this is a classic to me

old dog new tricks by @watchyourbuck this one makes my brain go brrrrrr age gap smut you will always be famous

mr july by @lazybakerart this is how i aspire to write in buck's pov honestly, his voice is so good here, so buck

jealousy doesn't always come with green eyes by elizabethgee my fav jealousy fic

Versatile by cjr2 (please tag the writers if you know theyre here) i remember this making me laugh out loud

like sun on my skin (so this is love, i know it is) by @buckera im a slut for these types of flash moments on a theme fics and this is so sweet

Awful quiet here since love fell asleep by @cecilyv @liminalmemories21 one thing about me: the first thing i read when i get into a ship is the breakup fics and this is so beautiful my absolute fav

display me by WallabyWhump i think about this all the time, fav smut oneshots top contender

get undressed, leave a mess (worry 'bout it after) by @prettyboybuckley i read this before i watched the show and it changed my brain chemistry, it's so filthy (positive)

[crosbyism]

i made this joke to @dadvans and he said he wanted to see that powerpoint so i present to you: KyloMcRen.pptx

[liminalmemories21]

battle of the amazing ladies

tagged by @rcmclachlan to make a poll of my favorite fictional women. (go vote on their poll)

This is a poll I can get on board with. Okay, let's go.

tagging @cecilyv, @freneticfloetry, @welcometololaland, @rmd-writes, @alchemistc, @irispurpurea, @dadvans, @firstprince-history-huh, @iboatedhere, @orchidscript

[rcmclachlan]

WIP Wednesday

Tagged by the lovely @leashybebes! Thanks, friend! Writing this fic is starting to feel like a Sisyphean task, but goddamn it, I'ma push that boulder until I finish it.

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If it were a normal day, she would have snapped at him to lower his voice, because you had to be on your best behavior in a church, but she didn't say anything. She didn't move. It was like she was asleep with her eyes open. Even her mouth wasn't doing that pinched thing it did when he talked too much.

Heart pounding, he shook her knee a little harder. Maybe she had fallen asleep and her brain forgot to tell her eyes. "Mom?"

His mother blinked slowly. "I never should have answered the phone."

"What?" That didn't make any sense. Their phone had been ringing off the hook all week and his mother was always the one to answer. The one time he got to the phone before her, she threatened to take away his TV privileges.

"I knew it was going to be bad," his mother said softly, like she hadn't heard him. "I had the most horrible feeling in my gut when the phone rang. I've felt it before. I knew what it was, and I should've just let the answering machine take it. I never should have picked up."

More than two decades later, when Buck's phone starts vibrating just as he's ruining the lamination of another batch of would-be croissants, he understands what his mother had meant that day.

Every atom in his body is straining toward the phone, but he can't unlock his hands from the death grip they have on the rolling pin in order to reach for it.

Incoming call: T. Kinard

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No pressure tags: @epiphainie, @dadvans, @firehose118, @screamlet, and @newtkelly

[hereghostslive]

BuckTommy fic recs

because i want to spread the love

anything and everythng by @cecilyv and @liminalmemories21, but especially Awful quiet here since love fell asleep. a break up/make up fic with the vibe i wanted in canon, if we only the bothered to go as in depth as cecily and lim do.

Want series by Mellow_Yellow ( @ohjafeeljadefinitelyfeel). Season 1 Buck meets Season 2 Tommy and they fuck a lot. lol. one of my fav Gallavich authors too

Histocompatibility by @rcmclachlan. a really great alternate meeting where tommy meets a drunk buck after he just found out about daniel.

love seems to stick in his veins by athenaeums. a break up make up fic where they get hitched in vegas!!! my kinda angst!!!

lover to burn by alchemystique. a down low bucktommy both working at the 118 when the car bomb goes off.

You Can Love Anyone (You Will Believe Me When I'm Gone) by @dharmaavocado. the only way Abby should ever had been brought up again, LOL. such a great reunion fic though, with tommy there as well NOT knowing who abby is haha

an outlier that should not be counted by @dadvans, featuring my favorite kind of buck: trivia buck!

i sing of bitter earth by @middyblue. one of my faves. buck and tommy run into taylor. the vibe of this one is great, and an inspiration for one of my fics.

and, speaking of, i'll rec my own:

Staring at ghosts - wip. buck starts thinking about his coma dream and struggles to open up to tommy about his near death experience.

[dadvans]

thinking about pregnant tommy is rewiring my brain. thinking about him isolating himself and feeling guilty and horrible while desperately clinging to the fact that at least he still has part of evan with him.

Five months after they break up, Buck gets the courage to ask the guy from Air Ops supporting their hillside extraction if Tommy is the one flying the chopper. It doesn't hurt to be nice. The guy looks him up and down twice, eyes only, and says, "Buckley? No, man, he's been with the rehab unit for a month," before securing their guy and then he's going, going, gone.

Buck texts Lucy afterwards about it, curious. She doesn't respond.

"You hear Tommy's working rehab unit?" He asks Eddie when they're dressing down into their civvies later. "Did he get injured or something?"

"No clue, that guy stopped responding to my texts a few weeks after you two broke up," Eddie replies.

Buck's fingers slip buttoning up his own shirt. "What? Why didn't you tell me?"

Eddie shrugs. "You guys broke up. Tommy's cool and all, but I would get why he needs space. If he's been working rehab though, I wonder if something happened." Pauses, looks at Buck. "I'll text him for you."

He doesn't bring it up again. If Eddie texts, Buck never knows the response.

Buck drops it.

x

Two years after Tommy breaks up with him, Bobby pushes him out of the nest. Buck's spent the time leaning into Bobby's mentorship and when it becomes available, Bobby submits him as a candidate with full confidence for battalion chief up in Mendocino.

His career grows from there. He's not thrilled with working rural, but he learns to love his new team, and continues the traditions of his first house. He learns how to earn their respect.

There are a number of hook ups, men and women. It's a two hour drive to the bay, but that's not an impossible ask for him when he wants a little something more with no recognition.

His job is his love first.

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"I saw your panel, uh," Buck says, starts, fumbles, "on Helitack. Sounds like you've really changed that program."

It's been almost a decade, but Buck could still recognize the slope of Tommy's broad shoulders, the tired, smile-driven drive of his cheek up to his eyes, the cliff-side cut of his chin, anywhere. Even with grays at Tommy's temples. It's a lifetime later, it feels like, but considering both of their ambition it would be a shock they wouldn't rub shoulders at the annual CFCA.

"Buck," Tommy says. He traces the rim of his shot glass with two fingers, and he doesn't look unhappy when he shifts up. He smiles, even. "Hey."

"Is uh, this seat taken?" Buck asks. Ten years erased. Tongue-tied and twisted guts all over again.

Tommy does pause for a second. But then he nods at the stool next to him at the hotel bar. "All yours, if you want it."

They catch up, a little. It's mostly Buck telling Tommy about working in rural NorCal, his team, and the strange, strange reality of operating in weed country.

"Who's that?" He asks, when Tommy's phone face-side up gets a text, then another. "Niece? Nephew?"

"Well," Tommy says, and he's quick with his phone but not quick enough for Buck not to notice the little girl posing with him on his lock screen photo, them jumping on a beach together-- his background looks like another picture with the girl, this time on a beach. "Daughter, actually."

A tumor borne of desire, of never being enough, gains weight in Buck's gut. After all this time, and yet. Tommy hadn't really seemed open to any kind of future with him, but this girl looks, she's old enough to be, probably right after--

"Cute," he says, softly. She looks ten years old. Her hair curls wispy and wild out of her braids and bangs, and Buck swallows back the bait instead of spitting it out. Maybe. "Takes after her dad."

Tommy nods. His smile has grown tight. "Actually, Evan."

[str4wb3rry-fire]

whats the best bucktommy fic youve ever read ?? ill go first: "an outlier that should not be counted" by dadvans on ao3

[newtkelly]

do you have any fave long bucktommy oneshots?

thank you for asking, i absolutely do! here are my long bucktommy oneshot fic recs. these fics are 10k-30k words (admittedly there are a few exceptions, but those feel longer than they actually are), and they are posted in one chapter. listed in order of published date. enjoy!

i sing of bitter earth by @middyblue [ao3 profile]

Published: 05-07-2024 | Words: 12,037 | Rated T

In his head, on the job, he can walk away from it. The underworld that lies in wait inside him stays behind and it’s just him and the rope, the hose, the halligan; give him a puzzle to solve and a caller to rescue and it’s like everything is air, rosy and clear and fragrant as an open field.

The Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve floods. Taylor falls; Tommy falls; Buck falls.

this was one of the first 9-1-1 fics to make a serious impression on me. i was, and still am, so taken by the imagery, the action, and the thematic storytelling. it bravely leans into being an emergency-based fic, and it genuinely made me want to tell a story like that, too. the prose and the characterization and the taylor/tommy dynamic are all so brilliant. definitely one of my most formative, influential, and cherished 9-1-1 fics.

an outlier that should not be counted by @dadvans [ao3 profile]

Published: 05-11-2024 | Words: 7,429 | Rated E

Buck knows a lot of random trivia. Tommy falls in love with him one fact at a time.

okay, i know this the shortest thing on this list, but listen. where would we all be without this fic? there is a reason it's sitting pretty at 22k hits. could honestly be the origin of many of the fandom's core bt dynamic headcanons. a delightful, witty read that captures the early excitement of bt like lightning in a bottle.

awful quiet here since love fell asleep by @cecilyv & @liminalmemories21 [ao3 profiles x & x]

Published: 05-14-2024 | Words: 15,632 | Rated M

The Buck/Tommy break up/make up fic that literally no one was asking for but me. Things don’t always work out, the first time around.

"We'll be friends?" Because this is the right move, the smart move.

There's an expression he can't read that crosses Tommy's face, but then he nods, and sticks out his hand for Buck to shake. "Of course."

Buck hates it. But he made the bed, it's his to lie in. They shake on it.

the original break up fic. this is an amazing buck character study that honestly feels a bit prophetic in retrospect. i remember how i felt reading this, so heartbroken but so obsessed with the way buck navigated through understanding his own loneliness. it's absolutely joyful.

something ‘bout a boat by @swiftietartt [ao3 profile]

Published: 05-30-2024 | Words: 9,825 | Rated E

Tommy introduces Evan to his friends.

this is my one of my most cherished fics, i honestly cannot articulate how intensely i feel about it or do its brilliance much justice. begging you to read it if you haven't. to this beautiful author, should you ever write buck and tommy again, please know i will be first in line to read it. this story is charming beyond belief. this version of tommy is not one that you read about often, and i fucking love that. in this story, tommy is aloof but well-loved, has a delightful circle of true friends, and he has a fucking boat. there is not that much buck in this story, though he is omnipresent in a way. it builds and builds up to them finally getting to be alone below deck, and it's all the more delicious because of the wait. fabulously unique, there is really nothing else like it.

a full-body workout by @persiflager [ao3 profile]

Published: 07-02-2024 | Words: 7,901 | Rated E

When Tommy turns back to Eddie he finds Eddie giving him a knowing look. “Laundry and meal prep, huh?”

another one that is so carefully written that it feels longer than it is. one of the things i love so much about this story is the trio dynamic. the evolved friendship that eddie has with buck and tommy is, at least for me, best depicted here than anywhere else i've ever seen it. and, on top of that, there is just something so appealing to me about spending an entire day wanting to fuck so bad, but your friend is over so you've gotta practice patience. the anticipation that builds is really nuanced, it's truly a perfectly told slice of life.

the suffering of evan buckley('s sex drive) by @sugarpenchant [ao3 profile]

Published: 07-16-2024 | Words: 10,513 | Rated E

Tommy has been gone fighting fires for a month as vital air support, which would be fine—except for the fact that Buck has finally gotten a taste of sex with Tommy only for it to be cruelly whisked away. Buck finally gets his chance to join the firefighting efforts on the front lines and hopefully, someday before the world ends, ideally, he’ll get to see Tommy again.

There is a chance that Buck is being a little overdramatic about the whole thing, but a month is a really long time to go without the wonder of your brand new boyfriend.

posted for day 2 prompt of five alarm fest: after a dry spell

i need you to understand exactly one thing. this is the hottest fic ever. no like, this is the hottest fic i've read in years. buck, having just gotten dicked down for the first few times loses a summer of lovin' to a wildfire. tommy's on the frontlines, and what does buck do? he joins the ranks just for the possibility to be physically closer to him (and his dick). the world-building is fantastic for its length, particularly with the inclusion of lone star characters. when they finally see each other that first time, goddamn. the way they want each other but can't do a thing is a tease like nothing else. but where there's a will, there's a way. the fuck they manage to fit in between fighting the wildfire is a high that buck is able to ride (pun intended) for a while. i'm literally so addicted to this fic. erotic perfection.

knee deep in the passenger seat by @firstaudrina [ao3 profile]

Published: 08-08-2024 | Words: 9,039 | Rated E

What Buck liked best was that first thrill — a smile returned, a flirtatious joke — and then the heated next-next-next, all the things he still had to learn there.

aka Buck begins (in bed).

this ends with bucktommy, but it's a lot more than that and that isn't the draw of this fic. this is for the evan buckley lovers. this is like going to your favorite porn star's profile and watching a snippet of every single thing they've ever starred in. it's so good, it's so hot, it's so complicated. a great and very unique read.

bop it, twist it, pull it by @al-the-remix [ao3 profile]

Published: 08-14-2024 | Words: 21,642 | Rated E

“Hey!”

He doesn’t mean to yell, but Tommy still jumps a little beneath him. “Jesus, Evan, what–”

“You have a fucking dick piercing,” Buck half proclaims, half accuses. This is what Tommy has been holding out on all this time?

or

Buck discovers more about Tommy (and himself) through Tommy's piercings.

there's something about this fic that fits so perfectly into my fantasy of tommy. there's this punkishness about him in my head, and maybe that is a feeling that carried over from seeing pictures of lfj as a young, bulky, pierced scoundrel, but this story fits that image. super hot, a wealth of edginess.

fever's high with the lights down low by @kirkaut [ao3 profile]

Published: 09-07-2024 | Words: 11,731 | Rated E

No one has ever done this for him before. He didn’t even know how badly he wanted someone to do this - to think of him this way, to not only shoulder some of his weight but to want to - until this moment. Most people he’s dated have tended to give him a wide berth after a long, grueling shift, and he’d always thought that was what he wanted. It had been a little lonely, sure, but there wasn’t much he typically did afterwards that wasn’t refuel and rest.

Maybe he should have known better when it comes to Evan, who had jumped feet first into this relationship and never once looked back. Evan, who has worked these kinds of shifts himself and understands Tommy in a way that none of his exes ever have before.

Evan, who pours the love out of himself like it's as easy as breathing.

i remember reading this story for the first time. i was on vacation in a hotel bed, and i just felt so luxurious and indulgent getting to read this unbelievably hot, heartfelt story in utter comfort. it's the perfect analogy for how this fic makes you feel. it's pwp at its honest best.

engine purr by @epiphainie [ao3 profile]

Published: 09-16-2024 | Words: 15,010 | Rated E

“Oh! Yes. My car, my Jeep, I mean,” Buck said, gaze falling on the hands reaching for a rag. “It just sputtered and died on me right outside of town and there was no reception… I-I didn’t know what to do so I just… walked.” He swallowed and looked up again. “I thought I could call Triple A? Or maybe 9-1-1?”

The guy looked at Buck. There was a slight furrow to his brows, a tinge of bemusement in his eyes. The lines of his face were sharp and straight everywhere, but well-worn too, making Buck realize he was older than him by at least a decade and some change, if not more.

“That’s not for 9-1-1. And Triple A costs an arm and a leg if you don’t have a membership,” he said in a languid voice. “Lucky for you, though, you walked into this town’s one-and-only repair shop.”

buck takes a road trip before his new job, the jeep breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a small-town mechanic helps him out

my friend is a genius. okay full disclosure, au is not always my thing, and never my preference. i know that is a very unpopular opinion, but i think i am just very picky about it - but when it's done well, it can't be beat. this fic is fucking amazing and the age difference is a thing to behold. i always find myself so immersed in mimi's stories, particularly the dialogue. as i was reading this fic, i would find myself deep in one of buck and tommy's conversations and be so struck by how tangible and accurately articulated the characters are. in my own writing, i drag my feet over dialogue, never really knowing if something is too long-winded, or far too short. that happens to be mimi's strength, especially here - their conversations are perfectly paced, chatty, and true. beyond that, i could probably gush just as much over how hot the tension, build-up, and well-earned sex is in this fic. my fiancé called it the hottest bt she's ever read. by the way, even as i write this little blurb, my mind is saturated with images of tommy's apartment over his shop, and that is a true testament to the visceral and descriptive writing that is achieved here. i will wrap this up by saying i truly cannot wait until the next part in this story is posted! god, i love good writing.

in a yellow wood by @cecilyv & @liminalmemories21 [ao3 profiles x & x]

Published: 11-10-2024 | Words: 9,847 | Rated E

It’s been three years since the break-up when Tommy saves a family and it upends his life.

He’s paying more attention to explaining what the various levers and controls do than he is to what’s going on in the hangar and his head whips around when he hears a familiar voice saying. “Kam, the whole point of leaving my kid with you was to not take him to work.”

this is one of two break up/make up fics that i hold very dear. there are things that ring very true about it, and things that are legitimately haunting. they're apart for years - right from the jump, that is a sobering revelation. buck has a baby. buck doesn't look like he used to - his hair is shorter, he has a slighter frame. his life, his body, his world has changed. but he wears the maturity well, and he wears fatherhood well, and tommy wants in and he fucking earns a seat at the table. he earns love, he earns a family. it's a fucking beautiful rosy picture of what a future could be. it's so special, and so healing.

closet conversations by @eyesonstars-feetonground [ao3 profile]

Published: 11-12-2024 | Words: 10,599 | Rated M

Six months is a long time to stick around if he thought you’d dump him.

OR

After his boyfriend dumps him, Evan Buckley goes on a date, makes a new friend, has some conversations, and realizes he's queer. Tommy haunts him every step of the way.

this break up/make up is a triumph. very, very special to me. my favorite thing about this story is that it is a love letter to queer media and culture. this fic grabs one of the loosest threads of buck and tommy's canon relationship and pulls and pulls at it, taking a closer look at what it means for buck to date and fuck a guy for six months but not be able to correct some girl that he was on a date (for his six month anniversary, no less), or correct maddie that he isn't gay. it's one of so many things that deserves closer analyzation, and it's done so brilliantly here. buck and queerness go so, so well together - i am desperate for more carefully constructed analyses and stories like this one.

[cecilyv]

Y’all. Y’all. Look at this!

Look at it! Wortwood, @dadvans wife, drew a thing for the library au/Stuffie day fic and @liminalmemories21 and I are just, 😍🥰😍🥹🥹🥹.

Look at those stuffies! This is adorable and sweet, and the internet really is an amazing place sometimes, you know? The kindness and talent of strangers is just…