#911: diaz parents

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#The Strict Parent vs. The Easy Going Parent

[meowdy-all]

BIG fan of buddie fics where the 118&co know that Buck and eddie are close, but they dont know HOW close. Like, they think, oh, they have movie nights once a week, and sometimes, Buck helps with homework! But NO actually Buck spends at LEAST three nights at the Diaz house, sometimes even in Eddies bed, Buck and Eddie have eachothers scheduels (appointments, teachers confrences, pta meetings) memorized even when they dont know their own.

They think Buck is just the 'fun uncle' and actually Chris very much makes it known to Buck he sees him as a second dad, and both Buck and Eddie KNOW they love eachother like that, and are aware they're on the edge of Something MoreTM.

And... no one has a clue. They dont know Buck is in Eddies will. They dont know Buck only has non perishables at the loft, and all his favorite clothes are in eddies closet. They dont know that Eddie is Bucks power of attorney, medical proxy, and next of kin until the lightning strike.

They all think its Maddie, even Maddie thinks its Maddie, Bucks parents think its them for whatever fuckin reason, and Eddies just standing in the corner, lightly injured, very traumatized, thinking about what buck would want if it came to that. Thinking about how Buck put his will and legal documents in a box next to Eddies in their closet.

And Eddies still starking at his hands in shock when the doctor comes out and asks for bucks next of kin, and when Maddie stands and everyone follow behind her, he doesn't hear anything until the doctor says he needs tk speak to an Edmundo Diaz.

Margaret runs off crying. Everyone else is in shock.

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People reacting to Buck and Tommy:

Them reacting back:

[cryscabbage]

Does anyone else hate how forgiving your abusive parent is so pushed in 9-1-1? Like Chimney had every reason to stay pissed at his dad for life, yet he got forced into giving the man a chance by Albert who literally guilt tripped him (no Albert hate).

Then there's the Buckley parents who, admittedly, went through therapy, but I don't think it's fair how Maddie and Buck were just expected to forgive them.

Eddie's parents too. I did kind of like how they handled this situation because it was generational trauma and his dad apologised, but the fact that it adds to the list of abusive parents that were quickly forgiven just annoys me.

There's more instances but I can't think. It's like any child who rightfully puts space between themselves and their parent is in the wrong and must find a way to forgive and forget.

As someone who is non-contact with their father, I wish there was some representation for when the parent is unforgivable.

[emziess]

Hardest three months of my life. Feel like there's this gap growing between us. Every time I talk to him, he's this new person. With a new friend. New hobby.

Eddie & Chris 9-1-1

[swiftiesbuddie]

“Buck should become a Diaz”

“Eddie should become a Buckley”

“They should hyphenate and be the Buckley-Diazes”

WRONG, both sets of parents suck

They should both take the name Nash

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I cant stop making these

bonus Bobby one from the well episode

[bookdork1]

christopher after buck comes out publicly and chris knows he's one step closer to step dad buck for real:

[lenaboskow]

do you ever think about the fact that eddie's parents didn't show up when he was shot, but they did at the first chance to take chris away? cause i do

[bieddiediaz]

this is a small, tiny thing but when eddie said 'a little too willing' — yeah. i'm so glad he's at least recognising that his parents taking chris away was not done entirely in good faith. they showed up with no call and swept him away without a single attempt at conversation and i honestly presumed that eddie would be so caught up in the guilt of it all that everything else would be ignored. i don't know if anything will come of this or if it will be addressed further in the narrative but. a little too willing indeed

[theupstairskid]

have we considered:

Buck tells Eddie "we can't just call you Eddie" in Under Pressure because Maddie's legal name is just Maddie, it's not a nickname like most people think

So at that moment Buck probably thought Eddie's legal name is just Eddie

And that's why he says we can't just call you Eddie

Eddie and Chim think Buck's being weird, but he's actually going off of personal experience

So later Buck is trying to make Eddie feel included by giving him a nickname because he doesn't know that Eddie is short for Edmundo yet

[jackwhiteprophetic]

ALWAYS GOING BACK TO "TWO CUT LINES" and the whole team understanding that Buck would prefer to die with Eddie than be left behind having failed to save someone. When he saw Buck's face after he got out, Eddie knew it too.

To Buck, wanting to die for someone is the only way he knows how to love them, because he thinks that is all he has to give, to show he should be kept around (as a body, as spare parts;) His parents taught him this, even though he didn't know about Daniel. Buck intrinsically knows what it is to exist having "failed" to save someone and it is his deepest fear to have that happen again.

Eddie saw that Buck would rather die with him than fail at dying for him and it fucking terrified him and also it terrified him to think that Buck and Christopher, two halves of his heart, could be split up if his stopped beating and so he changed his will, legally forced Buck to stay and he made sure that they can never have two cut lines but now Buck has to love Chris and Eddie by staying for them instead of destroying himself for them...

[alkaysani]

okay what if buck gets it? what if he tells eddie something along the lines that living in a home where your own parents have not dealt with grief can have long lasting effects on the children? how living with the ghost of someone so loved but not grieved can harm kids even though you do their best to hide them from it?

the way his parents and maddie hid daniel from him and the effects that he has felt to this day? what if he says something about maybe chris not being there while eddie truly dealt with his grief will be the best thing in the long run? not just for chris, but for eddie as well?

dealing with your grief doesn’t have to be too late

it hurts now, it sucks but eddie has to deal with his grief

he needs to do things for himself first

[buckleydiazincorrect]

Buck: maddie texted, our parents are visiting next week

Eddie: damn. better call athena, we’re gonna need time to work on my alibi

Buck: your alibi? for what?

Eddie: you didn’t hear the news? your parents were tragically murdered. i, of course, was busy that night as evidenced by my completely legitimate alibi

Buck: you can’t kill my parents, eds

Eddie: *whining* why not??

[emziess]

I don't want to miss out on any more of my son's life. 9-1-1, S05E17 vrs S08E08

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