#BLW

[mickeys-malarkey]

…Guys, in addition to totally explaining why Alice was locked up in BATDS & missing from her cell in the Cyclebreaker prison in BATDR (pointed out by @/MikeTHC1 on Twitter)—

—I've realized that BATDS/BLW happening at the same time as BATDR totally also explains why the Butcher Gang were in a crate in BATDS & all but Carley were free in BATDR…!!

…By the by, while I'm here, & since this somehow seems to just not be common knowledge:

Friendly reminder that they've been explicitly telling us that BATDS & BATDR were happening at the same time since the Archives update!

[genderstarbucks]

hihi! so for some context I’m trying to collect terms that include attraction to women, could I get a list of some terms that fit this description? :3

Womasexual, or womansexual, is a sexual orientation describing exclusive attraction to women. This includes attraction to binary women and may also include attraction to female-aligned non-binary individuals.

Femaric is an umbrella term to describe any attraction to women or feminine-aligned individuals, and a standalone term as a non-straight identity. It was made with non-binary individuals in mind but can be used by anyone who experiences non-straight attraction to women. This includes all sapphic women as well as bisexual and pansexual men, as well as any other men who are attracted to women but are not straight.

Azalean / QLM is an orientation where one is queer, in any form, and loves women. They can also love any other genders.

Liersian / Liersic is a term for anybody who feels gay attraction to women, regardless of one's own gender.

Reilian is a term for anybody who feels straight attraction to women, regardless of one's own gender.

Lesbian is a term that defines queer attraction to women. This attraction is most commonly used as exclusively wlw/nblw attraction, as communities surrounding exclusive wlw/nblw have become the primary part of the lesbian community. However, there is no one perfect definition that encompasses all experiences of lesbianism. This term includes butch, femme, non-binary, anonbinary, cusper, and multigendered individuals.

QLW Terms:

ALW / XLW

AGLW - Agenirian

AGLW - Azalian

AGLW - Ablateric

BLW - Blank Loving Women

GVLW - Gendervoid Loving Women

KLW - Kenochoric Loving Women

MLQW

MLW - Romeric

NBLW - Trixic

QLW Omni

WLW - Sapphic

XLW - Xenirian

Carnian - NBLW / QLW

Harian - Multigender Men Loving Women

Queer MLW

Loving Women:

Femique

Hibarian - Queer Love for Women

Lilaen

Mspec Lilaen Flags

Platonic Attraction to Women

Sophian - Queer + Straight for Women

Sapphic Flags:

Mspec Sapphic

Pan Label Sapphic

Sapphic Bisexual

Sapphic Omni

Sapphisensual

Sapphoplatonic

Lesbian Flags:

Aurora Lesbian

Bi Lesbian

Dawn Lesbian

Dusk Lesbian

Flowerbed Lesbian

Moth Lesbian

Nightfall Lesbian

Trixic Flags:

Bi Trixic

Mspec Trixic

Mspec Trixic Flags

Omnitrix

Smoke Trixic - Mono Trixic

Trixic Bisexual

Vaporic - Mspec Trixic

Neptunic Flags:

Bi Neptunic

Mspec Neptunic

Omni Neptunic

Abro Flags:

Abroconsbian

Abroconswoman

Abrofem

Abrosapphic

Abro Lesbian

Abro Neptunic

Finabro

Womabro

Mono Flags:

Rosaean - Exclusive* WLW

Skyian - Mono Sophian

Mspec Flags:

Lunian

Lobelian - Mspec Lilaen

Mspec Aurora Lesbian

Mspec Lesbian Flags

Queer Mspec Lesbian

Sabrinian - Mspec Sophian

WLW/MLW/NBLW Pref - Bi Flags

WLW/MLW/NBLW Pref - Ply Flags

WLW/MLW/NBLW Pref - Pan Flags

Combo Flags:

Darcian Lesbian

Enbian Lesbian

Enbian Neptunic Lesbian

Feminamoric Lesbian

Finsexual Lesbian

Mestric Lesbian

Neptunisaph

Neptunitrix

Neptunitrixbian

Noma- Lesbian

Sapphixic

Trixenamoric

Trixen- Sapphic

Trixic Lesbian

QLW Lesbitrix Enbian

Misc:

Darcian

Faunic

Feminaesexual

Feminamoric

Femmesexual

Finsexual

Iridian

Lydian

Meadowian

Minwomasexual

Neptunic

Percafabqueer

Umbalian

Venusic

Violettian

Womquallian / Womquall

This only took 3 1/2 hours to put together but wtv 💀

[franuiasfuk]

I scare you?/ ¿Te doy miedo?

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Notas de autor: nunca vi un fanfic de mike enamorado de una mujer de tez morena, alta y ruda. Siempre es delicada e inocente.

~☆~

1985, Hawkings.

Pov: Narrador Omnisciente

el viento soplaba fuerte mientras que una camioneta descuidada con sus notorios años avanzaba con velocidad hacia hawkings.

Sus rizos gruesos y largos volaban con el viento mientras la mujer conducia, sus manos fuertes y grandes con demasiados anillos apretaban fuertemente el volante. Estaba emocionada, tal vez su mirada atemorizante con sus ojos celeste que tenian una pupila mas grande en la derecha y una mas pequeña al izquierda aterraba a cualquiera.

la musica era fuerte y la velocidas hacia mover a la camioneta junto a sus maletas malgastadas victimas de tantas mudanzas repetentinas.

Lisa, no era la primera vez en hawkings habia estado por un tiempo prolongado ahi hace un par de años ejerciendo un "trabajo", aunque por su edad no creo que trabajo sea la palabra, tiene 17 años asi que haz las cuentas.

Lisa paro el auto en una pequeña casa bastante dañada pero simple, perfecto para ella.

Lisa salio del auto cargando todas sus maletas al mismo tiempo con normalidad pero sintio no solo una mirada sino que bastantes detras suyo.

Se giro con curiosidad encontrandose a un grupo de chicos, una pelirroja, un alto con pelo negro y pecas preciosas que llamo la atencion de la morocha, y dos chicos uno morocho con el mismo tono de piel que Lisa y un adorable chico con rulos y preciosa sonrisa.

El grupo miraba sorprendido a la mujer alta cargando con sus grandes brazos las maletas. No era una experiencia nueva en realidad siempre recibia miradas halagadoras o otras llenas de rechazo y burla.

aunque estas parecian sorprendidas y curiosas algo poco normal segun lisa.

ella al verlos les dio una pequeña sonrisa, se giro yendo directamente a la puerta de su hogar que con una patada abrio la descuidada puerta de madera.

El grupo tenia distintas opiniones sobre la mujer pero coincidieron en algo, daba miedo por donde vieras.

...

Unas horas despues lisa ya habia terminado de ordenar toda la pequeña casa en donde gran parte del tiempo quedo disociando debido a que no sabia que hacer realmente.

habia salido de su hogar a comprar algunas cosas, sabria que mañana empezaria en un nuevo colegio donde nuevamente no conocia a nadie.

Pero no le interesaba, solo estaba ahi para no generar sospechas de su verdadero plan.

Mientras caminaba por las solitarias calles. Lisa recibio un dolor fuerte en su pecho y su cabeza empezo a doler.

Las voces que la perseguian en todas sus pesadillas volvian a aparecer, nunca entendian que decian solo era sollozos y gritos de dolor que cada vez consumia mas a la chica.

Por favor para- dijo lisa en susurro a si misma pero el dolor cada vez era mas fuerte apuntando directamente a su ojo derecho que derramaba lagrimas de sangre que hacian arder su delicada piel.

Fue hacia un pequeño callejon del pueblo en donde se sento en el piso. Todo su cuerpo dolia como si estuviera dando sus energias a alguien o a algo...

Para por favor, ya no aguantamos má- sollozaba cambiando su voz grave y ruda a una debil y aguda.

Pero de repente el fuerte dolor desaparecio dejando debil y en estado de shock. Aunque las voces y pequeños dolores solian aparecer en su vida diaria.

El que su ojo sangrara y los dolores usaran todo su cuerpo dejandola con tan poca fuerza, la aterraba por completo.

Tengo que decirles- dijo lisa asustada.

~continuara~

[tell-me-hundred-lies-again]

[ssavinggrace]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Annabeth Chase & Piper McLean, Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson, Jason Grace/Percy Jackson/Leo Valdez, Piper McLean & Drew Tanaka, Jason Grace & Piper McLean & Leo Valdez Characters: Annabeth Chase, Piper McLean, Percy Jackson, mention of Sally Jackson - Character, Drew Tanaka, Jason Grace, Leo Valdez Summary:

she loves me

she loves me not. -- A one-sided pipabeth fic. high-school au.

[seecarrun]

Toddler meal Sunday! A few favorites from the week. Not pictured: so many bananas, aka the only fruit he’ll reliably eat lol

Also check it out, new plates! 🥳

This was a rough week toward the end because we lost power for 12 hours in the ice storm and lost all the food in the fridge, so thaaat was a bummer. But thankfully we’re going to the store and replenishing today!

[baby-mama-vienna]

Auf die Löffel, fertig, groß! 🥣 – Der große Beikost-Guide für Eltern

📢 Auf die Löffel, fertig, groß! 🥣👶💛 Ein neuer Meilenstein für dein Baby – der Beikoststart! 🎉 Wann ist der richtige Zeitpunkt? Brei oder Fingerfood? Was, wenn mein Baby nichts mag? 😅 Keine Panik, liebe Eltern – wir haben die besten Tipps für euch! 🥕 Die besten ersten Lebensmittel: Karotte, Kürbis, Pastinake & Zucchini 🥄 Brei oder Baby-Led Weaning (BLW)? Beides geht! Hauptsache, dein Baby hat Spaß beim Essen. 🚫 No-Go’s: Honig, Salz, Zucker, ganze Nüsse & rohes Ei – Achtung, Erstickungsgefahr! 💡 Tipp: Babys lernen durch Nachahmung – also esst gemeinsam und lasst euer Baby entdecken! 💕 📖 Unser Buchtipp für den Beikoststart: [Link zum Buch] 📚✨ 👇 Erzählt uns in den Kommentaren: 👉 Wie lief euer Beikoststart? 👉 Welches Essen liebt euer Baby – und was wurde mit einer Grimasse ausgespuckt? 😆 #BeikostStart #BabyErnährung #BLW #BreiOderFingerfood #HappyBaby #MamaTipps #Familienleben #BabyLedWeaning #BeikostPlan #BabyBrei #GesundeErnährung #BabyMeilensteine @baby_lala.at #baby #mama #papa # Oma #opa

👶💛 Hurra, eine neue Phase beginnt! Dein Baby wird größer und zeigt Interesse an eurem Essen? Es greift nach deinem Löffel, schaut dir beim Kauen fasziniert zu und öffnet erwartungsvoll das Mündchen? Herzlichen Glückwunsch – das Abenteuer Beikost steht vor der Tür! 🚀✨ Doch mit der Freude kommen auch viele Fragen: Wann starten? Mit welchem Essen? Brei oder Fingerfood? Und was, wenn mein Baby…

[srwealthelite]

SIGNS MOU WITH EPLANE TO DEVELOP POWERTRAINS FOR EVTOLS AND DRONEs.

[babyledweaningindia]

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[rincon-rezaga]

[bajoetanol]

blw nunca nada nuevo en esta vida qlia siempre es la misma wea ctm aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[franuiasfuk]

I scare you?/ ¿Te doy miedo?

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Nota del autor: Volvi ah, me habia dado alto bloqueo mental y no se me ocurria nada pero VOLVI >:D.

~☆~

Pov omnisciente:

Luego del pequeño gran accidente de lisa, habia ido a su hogar desesperada y llamando a la unica persona que podia preguntarle.

Que ocurre ya te dije que no podemos usar el telefono- dijo esa voz misteriosa provocando un cierto escalofrio en Lisa.

No puedo evitarlo, el esta peor. Esta consumiendo mi carne y volviendola suya. Ya no se que hace, ya no se que siente, es un desconocido que habita mi cuerpo y se esta adueñando de el.- dijo lisa temblando y sollozando.

Dios, nunca te escuchaste tan debil, llamame cuando realmente sea necesario- dijo la voz misteriosa cortando la llamada abruptamente,.

Lisa en shock y decepcionada dejo el telefono donde estaba y empezo a desvertirse.

Su cuerpo quemaba, ardia y su corazon dolia como si lo apuñalaran.

Sus lagrimas empezaron a aparecer exageradamente nublando su mente y su vista por completo, del mareo su cuerpo se cayo en el frio piso de su sala, un frio que ella no sentia.

Su cuerpo temblaba pero ella no sentia nada, su cuerpo se habia desprendido de su alma por completo y ahora ella estaba en la oscuridad eterna.

No quedaba ni un gramo de su esencia todo se lo habia llevado ellos sin preguntarle, lloraba fuertemente no era su culpa. Pero ahora todo lo que antes era su lugar, ahora lo ocupaban dos mas, dejandola sin espacio para ser ella misma.

En el medio de su crisis, una luz blanca aparecio, era lejana.

Lisa desesperada fue hacia esa luz que al tocarla volvio a despertarse.

Su corazon dolia por completo, estaba mareada y semidesnuda. Por fin sentia el frio y lo odiaba.

En medio de esta situacion un timbre empezo a sonar aturdiendo a la chica. Se levanto y se cambio con su anterior ropa para ver quien era.

al abrir la puerta se encontro con una mujer preciosa, rubia teñida y ojos grandes, el sueño americano.

La mujer al verla no pudo evitar sentirse incomoda debido a la gran diferencia de altura que tenian, era hasta mas alta que su hijo.

ademas de que el rostro de lisa no solia verse tan agradable, era amenazante a simple vista.

despues de un silencio incomodo que estaba ahorcando a lisa de una manera metaforica.

Hola, un gusto conocerte. Soy karen wheeler, nosotros vivimos al frente y queria invitarte a una cena ya que me parece desubicado de mi parte no presentarme- dijo ella con una sonrisa sincera provocando que lisa tambien sonriera mostrando sus 4 dientes de oro que acompañaba sus demas dientes comunes.

Karen miro con cierta desconfianza pero intento sacar esos pensamientos de su mente.

Acepto su invitacion, ire a bañarme y en un rato ire,okey?.- dijo lisa con una voz tranquila.

Karen asintio y ambas chicas se despidieron. Lisa cerro la puerta suspirando.

Se adentro al baño descuidado que tenia, y abrio la canilla de la bañera.

Al adentrarse ya sin ropa, su cuerpo empezo a quemar fuertemente pero eso a ella le encantaba. Odiaba el frio, siempre fue de amar la calidez y el quemarse.

sus piernas ardian y el agua caliente penetraba sus heridas no tan viejas lastimandolas por completo.

~☆~

lisa ahora estaba frente a la casa de los wheeler, se habia puesto una ropa robada de su prima para no verse tan rebelde.

Tenia una remera comun gris y un pantalon oxford, Basico.

Al tocar la puerta la recibio ese chico pecoso que habia llamado su atención.

Tenia una cara de disguto y sorpresa debido a que parecia menos alta desde lejos (duh).

Hola wheeler, ¿me vas dejar pasar?- Pregunto Lisa con su voz gtave que puso la piel de punta a mike y su sonrisa macabra y coqueta que ella siempre tenia.

mike sonrojado la dejo pasar mirando hacia el suelo con verguenza.

Lisa paso con normalidad encontrandose a la tipica familia americana, un padre vago, la hermana menor, la hermana mayor y el hijo nerd.

La hermana mayor se llamaba nancy, aunque al principio le conto presentarse debido a que simplemente se quedo 5 segundos callada mirandola fijamente, intento ser lo mas educada posible.

en la cena fue incomodo, no solo porque el padre de la familia se habia negado a presentarse, sino que todos la miraban fijamente como si fuera un peligro, una bestia.

Mas que nada sentia la mirada del niño wheeler que se llamaba mike, la miraba fijo sin ninguna emocion mas que solo curiosidad.

y dime Lisa, ¿de que trabajas?- pregunto Nancy con una sonrisa.

No trabajo.., tengo 16- dijo ella con una sonrisa incomoda.

Mike en respuesta escupio el agua y recibio un regaño por parte de su madre.

Es que nos sorprende que solo tengas un año mas que nuestro hijo, digo te ves mas grande- dijo el padre con cierto tono agrio.

Si lo se, seguro para usted es mas que raro. Digo si no quiso ni saludarme, seguro te di miedo,no?.- dijo lisa con una sonrisa sarcastica provocando tension en la mesa.

bueno lisa ¿que tal si nos esperas un rato?, hare el postre si quieres puedes tomar aire fresco- dijo karen intentandi alivianar la situacion.

Lisa asintio y fue afuera del hogar a tomar aire.

Prendio un cigarillo y miro a las estrellas brillar como nunca, ama las estrellas.

Pero su calma se interrumpio al sentir unos pasos detras suyos encontrandose a mike que intentaba que no lo notaran.

Hola..- dijo mike con una sonrisa.

Ella le correspondio y al notar la inecesaria distancia lo llamo para que se acercara. El con cierta desconfianza se acerco y la miro detenidamente.

Le parecia peculiar cada razgo que tenia en su rostro, todo era nuevo para el y de alguna manera le fascinaba.

¿Que miras niño?- pregunto graciosa lisa provocando que mike se pusiera nervioso.

Solo eres un año mayo que yo no te hagas la grande- dijo el ofendido.

Lo se, pero soy mas alta y se que eso te asusta- dijo ella acercandose mas a el para que note la diferencia de altura.

El miro para arriba encontrandose con sus ojos celestes y su pupila mas grande que la otra.

t-tengo novia- dijo mike decidido.

Mierda, no te estoy coqueteando- dijo lisa con una fuerte risa que provoco escalofrios a mike.

ella se puso al lado de el nuevamente y miro las estrellas.

¿Y donde esta tu señorita?- pregunto lisa tranquila.

Ella se mudo, pero somos pareja igual- dijo el un poco incomodo.

esta bien mike tranquilo, si me gustaras ya te hubiera besado- dijo ella simple entrando a la casa.

Dejando a mike confundido.

Despues del postre que fue algo incomodo porque ninguno hablaba, ella se despidio de la familia y fue a su casa.

dejo toda su ropa en el sillon viejo y fue a su cuarto pequeño.

Se acosto y fue a descansar despues de todo fue un dia muy largo..

[babygramgr]

The pumpkin cake & the dates cream cheese frosting

Έχει περάσει καιρός που έχω να «ανεβάσω» συνταγή. Δεν είναι πως δεν μαγειρεύω…. Παραμαγειρευω θα έλεγα, και έχω φτιάξει πολλες και νόστιμες συνταγές τον τελευταίο χρόνο. Απλά- εκτός απο πολύ δουλειά- με είχε (έχει;) πιάσει μια αρνηση με τα social media και μια ανάγκη απομάκρυνσης απο αυτά, όποτε πήρε η μπάλα και το blog μου! Επίσης βαριόμουν χαχα!

Αυτή τη συνταγή όμως δεν ��ινόταν να μην τη γράψω. Ήταν και πολύ εύκολη και νόστιμη, και dairy free (αν παραλήψεις το frosting) και gluten free και sugar free! Δοκιμάστε την αυτό το μήνα που με το Halloween ίσως σας περισσέψουν κολοκύθες και δεν θέλετε να τις πετάξετε, και θα με θυμηθείτε. Ειδικά το frosting, είναι beyond this world!

Για το κέικ:

• 250 γρ αλεύρι αμυγδάλου

• 200 γρ κολοκυθιά βρασμένη (σε μορφή πουρέ)

• 120 γρ μελασα Emelia

• 3 αυγα

• 1 κγ βανίλια

• 1 κ σ κανέλα

• 1/2 κγ Nutmeg

• 70ml coconut oil

• 1 τσιμπιά αλάτι

• 100 γρ άμυλο καλαμποκιού (corn flour)

Για το frosting:

• 9 χουρμάδες medjoul χωρίς το κουκούτσι

• 150 ml ζεστό νερό

• 120 γρ cream cheese χωρίς καραγενανη

• 2 κ σ ghee

• 1 τσιμπιά αλάτι

• 1 κγ βανίλια

Για το κέικ: κοιταχτε. Θεωρητικά ρίχνεις πρώτα τα υγρά στο μίξερ και μετά αφού ανακατευτούν ρίχνεις και τα στερεά. Αλλά δεν θα σας πω ψέματα. ΒΙΑΖΟΜΑΙ. Έχω να πάω σε παιδικό παρτυ σε 40 λεπτά! Άσε μας κουκλίτσα μου (στον εαυτό μου) τώρα με τα στερεά και τα υγρά, ριχτά τώρα ολα εκεί μέσα μια χαρα θα βγει. Και βγήκε ! Τα ρίχνουμε λοιπόν ολα μέσα στο μίξερ, αλλά αν θέλετε να είστε καλά παιδιά εσείς ρίχτε τα με το σωστό τρόπο , θα βγει όντως ένα τσακ καλύτερο. Και αφού ανακατέψετε, τα βάζετε σε φόρμα του κέικ και ψήνετε για 35’ στους 175. Η κορη μου είπε πως η ζύμη πριν ψηθεί μοιάζει με εμετός σκύλου. Οκ παραληψτε αυτό το σχόλιο, απλά σας το αναφέρω πως αν σας θυμίσει και εσάς αυτή την όμορφη εικόνα, μην πτοηθείτε! Πριν το βγάλετε απο τη φόρμα , βάλτε ένα μαχαίρι στη μέση του κέικ και βεβαιωθείτε πως βγαίνει «στεγνό». Αφού κρυώσει, το ανάποδο γυρίζουμε προσεκτικά στην πιατέλα που θελουμε να το βάλουμε

Για το frosting: μουλιάζετε του χουρμάδες στο ζεστό νερό για 10-15’. Έπειτα του βάζετε στο μουλτι ή το μπλέντερ να γίνουν σαν πουρές . Αφού γίνουν πουρές οι χουρμάδες, προσθέτετε το cream cheese και το ghee και τα υπόλοιπα υλικά και ανακατεύετε αρκετά μέχρι να γίνουν όλα «ένα». Το απλώνετε στο κέικ, αφού έχει κρυώσει το κέικ.

tip 1: μπορειτε να χρησιμοποιήσετε και άλλο γλυκαντικό στο κέικ αν θέλετε (πχ μέλι ή maple syrup), αλλά θεωρώ πως η μελάσα ταιριάζει πιο πολυ απ όλα

tip 2: αντί για ghee μπορείτε να χρησιμοποιήσετε κανονικό βούτυρο, αν δεν έχετε, αλλά η γνώμη μου είναι πως του δίνει «κάτι» το ghee. Απογειώνει τη γεύση του frosting.

tip 3: αν δεν χρησιμοποιήσετε αμέσως το frosting, μπορειτε να το φυλάξετε στο ψυγείο (όπως και το υπόλοιπο γενικά που θα περισσέψει - αν περισσέψει- το κρατάτε στο ψυγείο για 5 ημέρες. Και απλά το βγάζετε 10’ πριν το απλώσετε στο κέικ να μαλακώσει.

tip 4: διατηρείται στο ψυγείο όλο μαζί όπως είναι.

[seecarrun]

Toddler meal Sunday! Some of my favorites from the week 👍

[callmebrycelee]

9-1-1 REACTION

There are two types of 9-1-1 viewers. There’s the viewer who tunes in every week to watch our beloved 118 respond to one bizarre emergency after the other. Then there’s the other type of viewer. This viewer watches to see what’s going on with Sergeant Athena Nash and Captain Bobby Nash and the rest of the gang. It should be no surprise I fall into the latter group. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the emergencies. Who can resist a tsunami slamming into the Santa Monica Pier or Buck pulling a tapeworm out of a guy’s ass? While all of that is fun, I enjoy watching the character development.

This week was the best of both worlds. We got a mass casualty event at a mega church and a creepy call involving a woman buried alive by her husband. We also saw Bobby reunite with his mother and older brother, and the return of Tommy Kinard. But, as usual, I’m getting ahead of myself. This reaction is for the season 8, eleventh episode “Holy Mother of God” which originally aired on March 20, 2025. The episode was written by Taylor Wong and Derek Cioch and directed by the goddess herself, Aisha Hinds. Without further ado, let’s jump into the episode.

We begin the episode with Buck. He’s just finished moving out of the loft he’s been in since season 2 into Eddie’s house. I thought it was interesting that he hired movers instead of enlisting the help of Bobby, Chimney, Hen, and Ravi. I’m sure Athena and Karen would’ve lent a helping hand. Or maybe he did ask, and they all said ‘no’. Buck doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to put his things away and shows up at his sister’s place with an overnight bag and some homemade baked goods. He asks if he can stay there overnight, and Maddie doesn’t hesitant to invite him inside. I thought this part was adorable. It reminded me of a kid asking their parents if they can sleep with them.

Title card.

We then get our first emergency of the episode. We head over to a church where a pastor (played by Lesley Ann Warren) is performing miracles on her congregants. Things are going okay until people start falling out and not because of the Holy Spirit. The 118 arrive without masks which I found odd considering they didn’t know what they were walking into, and Buck figures out there’s a carbon monoxide leak due to a generator inside the church. Thankfully, no one is injured but one of the congregants ends up climbing the cross on top of the church and Buck has to rescue her. The moment where the two are reaching for each other reminds me of that painting where God is reaching for Adam. It’s a mostly comedic scene until we find out that the pastor and her son are actually Bobby’s mom and older brother, respectively.  

“I just thought you were moving into Eddie’s house not ours.” – Howie “Chimney” Han”

Next, we head back over to Maddie and Chimney’s place. Buck is camping out on the sofa … again.  Chimney makes a snarky joke about it and Buck tells his sister that he can go stay in a hotel. Maddie tells him she likes having him there. It makes her feel safe. She gets this faraway, distant look in her eye and Buck reminds her that Amber Braeburn is not coming back. In true Maddie fashion, she changes the subject by telling her baby brother that eventually he’s going to have to sleep in his new place. Buck tells her the reason he’s having a hard time adjusting to his new place is because he doesn’t feel like it’s his place. It’s Eddie’s place. The house is just a reminder that his best friend is gone. Maddie suggests he make new friends.

“We don’t speak because every time we do, I get this kink in my neck that last for, like, a month.” – Bobby Nash

Meanwhile, over at Bobby and Athena’s new place, which is still under construction, Athena receives the news of Bobby’s family being alive pretty well. She asks him when he was planning on telling her that his mother wasn’t dead. Bobby says that he never said that she was. Still, Athena feels that the lack of ever mentioning his mother is what lead to her thinking that she was dead. Bobby tells her he doesn’t like thinking about his mother and doesn’t want her in his life. He explains that his mother is a fraud and a con-artist, and he’s embarrassed by her. He then tells Athena the last time he spoke to Ann Nash was right before he and Marcy got married. The next time Ann reached out to him was through a letter she sent after the apartment fire. Bobby is clearly hurt by his mother and Athena believes there’s a reason they were brought back together.

“Yeah, I am a fun guy, but you’re just now noticing this?” – Ravi Panikkar

Buck takes Maddie’s advice and approaches Ravi at the firehouse. He asks Ravi to hang out and the latter is highly suspicious of Buck’s intentions. I want to pause here and say I’m not a fan of how the show treats Ravi. Ravi has been somewhat of an outside since he joined the 118 and, much to my annoyance, this episode he is used as a plot device. My boy deserves better. #JusticeForRavi.

Charlie Nash (played by Sean O’Bryan) shows up at the station looking for Bobby. It’s been years since they’ve seen each other, and the brothers fill each other in on what’s going on in their lives. Bobby tells his older brother about Athena and Charlie mentions that he’s been married (and divorced) three times. He goes on to say that he’s pretty much devoted his life to following their mother around. Charlie tells Bobby that Ann wants to see him and invites him to lunch. Bobby is reticent but Charlie says that he and their mother will only be in town for three days. Charlie hands Bobby his card and gets up. He tells Bobby that their father would be proud of him. As Charlie leaves, Bobby reaches for the business card and starts to get a pain in his neck.  

Bobby and Athena go to Ann’s hotel room the next day before heading to lunch. Ann tells them that their reservation isn’t until three, so they have plenty of time to chat. It doesn’t take long before Bobby and his mother are trading barbs. Athena tries to play the referee while Charlie just sits back and watches the two of them snipe at each other. Bobby disengages and Ann uses the opportunity to cozy up to his wife. She asks Athena about her religious affiliation. Athena tells her she is Southern Baptist. Okay, I want to pause here. Having grown up Baptist, I’ve long believed there are two types of Baptists. Southern Baptist (white people) and Black Baptist (black people). While I was growing up, a lot of the Southern Baptist churches around where I lived were synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan which is why I found it jarring that Athena referred to herself as a Southern Baptist.

“He made his own choices, and I will not apologize for leaving.” – Ann Hutchinson

Ann tells Athena that Bobby’s father was a Roman Catholic and that he used to drag Bobby and Charlie to Our Lady of the Sorrow – which doesn’t sound like a particularly joyful place. She makes a snide comment about Tim Nash needing to absolve his sins which immediately gets under Bobby’s skin. Charlie reminds Ann of her agreement to not bring up their dad. Ann is resentful of her youngest son’s deification of her ex-husband. She reminds Bobby that she protected him against his father. Bobby reminds her that she left. Ann reminds him that he chose to stay. Bobby tells her that he had to stay because someone needed to take care of his dad.  

Things start to get really heated between mother and son and Athena suggests they start over. Bobby says it’s a little too late to start over. Charlie confesses that he lied to Bobby about their mother wanting to see him. He just wanted to play the peacemaker, which is admirable, albeit extremely misguided. You can’t expect two people who haven’t been on the same page in a very long time to suddenly let bygones be bygones. Bobby is upset because he thought his mother was finally going to take responsibility for abandoning him.  In a beautiful moment, Bobby tells his mother that he’s worked so hard and so long to accept his failings along with those around him. He’s worked on forgiving himself and those who have hurt him. He then calls Ann a fraud. Not as a preacher but a mother. Mike drop.

“You know, I’ve been fighting the urge to call you for months.” – Tommy Kinard

Buck and Ravi go to a bar and have shots. Lots of shots. Buck spends most of their hang talking about Eddie much to the annoyance of Ravi. Ravi sees Tommy sitting at the bar and sees an exit strategy. He brings Tommy over to Buck and peaces out. His plot device services are no longer required. Well, ladies, gents, and non-binary icons – it’s the moment a lot of us have been waiting for. We finally got the reunion of Tommy and Buck and it did not disappoint.

The two quickly catch up. Tommy is surprised to hear that Eddie has moved back to El Paso. Buck is surprised to hear that Eddie stopped speaking to Tommy after the breakup. I felt really bad for Tommy in this moment. I don’t believe Buck would’ve minded Eddie remaining friends with Tommy but I guess this bit of information was mentioned to show Eddie’s loyalty? Tommy tells Buck that’s been fighting the urge to call him for months. Buck is delighted by this news. Tommy also says that he even drove by Buck’s loft. Buck tells Tommy that he’s recently moved. He asks Tommy if he wants to see it.

“You know, I don’t have to want to sleep with everyone I have feelings for and I don’t have to have feelings for everyone I sleep with.” – Evan Buckley

Crash cut to Buck and Tommy bursting through the front door, smashing into walls, tearing at each other’s clothes. It’s all done in silhouette which made the whole thing so much sexier. Shout out to Aisha who completely understood the assignment. The chemistry between these two reaches a fever pitch and Buck wakes up the next morning to so much food. Seriously, Tommy. That breakfast you made could’ve fed the entire 118, A and B shifts. Buck goes into the kitchen and hops on the counter, legs open with a wicked cast of Fuck Me hair. Our boys looks satiated and ready to eat a lot of carbs so they can go for round two. The mood sours quickly when Tommy mentions that the competition – aka Eddie – is gone. Buck takes immediate offense to the joke and goes for the jugular and basically says that he didn’t have to have feelings for Tommy to sleep with him. Way harsh, Tai. The message is received loud and clear, and Tommy makes his second exit but this time feels different than the last. Ugh! Two steps forward, one step back. Maybe the third time will be the charm.

“He’s been trying to bury me alive for 42 years.” – Suzanne Caldwell

Our next emergency was an odd one. A man’s life alert pendant makes a call to 9-1-1 saying that he has fallen and is unresponsive. The 118 arrive on the scene and they find the man named Elmer Caldwell (played by Ron Orbach) working in his garden. Elmer is experiencing shortness of breath and Hen and Chimney tend to him. Elmer says that he didn’t call for help, but Buck tells him that his pendant did. Elmer says the pendant is a nuisance and that his wife makes him wear it.

Speaking of wife, things take a horrific turn which a hand shoots out of the dirt and grabs Bobby’s ankle. Turns out, Ms. Caldwell (played by Miriam Flynn) is buried in the garden by her husband, but very much still alive. Elmer’s wife says the last thing she remembered was that she was eating sweet potato soup, but it had a funny smell. She started to get dizzy. Hen posits that she was poisoned by cyanide. Buck and Ravi restrain Elmer while his wife says that she gave up everything for him. In a shocking twist of fate, Elmer kills over and dies, and his wife lives. As she is loaded into the ambulance, she laments not getting out of her marriage sooner. Bobby hears what she says, and he starts to understand what his mother must’ve felt dealing with his alcoholic father.

“As much as everyone seems to want me to be hopelessly pining for my best straight friend, it just isn’t like that.” – Evan Buckley

Buck talks with Maddie about his night and morning after with Tommy. In true Buck fashion, he starts to spiral over what Tommy said and wonders if Tommy’s felt that way the entire time they were together. What I liked most about this scene is that Buck makes a reference to his straight best friend. This particular line of dialogue felt very pointed. It serves as a message for a certain group of folks who have been terrorizing the rest of us viewers for nearly seven years.  Just in case you still haven’t picked up on the fact that Eddie Diaz is a heterosexual male even though we’ve been dropping solid hints since season 2, let us just outright say it. Buck tells us that it’s ridiculous for Tommy to think he’s pining for his best friend and you know what? I believe him. I think Buck thinks Eddie is attractive but that’s all. He is not in love with his best friend. He’s in love with Tommy. What I like most about this scene is that Buck has zero issue acknowledging that he crossed the line with his comment.

Maddie, per usual, gives her baby brother some shitty advice. She first suggests he should move out of Eddie’s house which doesn’t seem feasible at this point. She next suggests that he should be alone which I don’t think is the right choice either. Buck clearly wants to be in a relationship. He’s been ready to give himself to one person for a very long time now. Also, he’s been alone for at least three months already since the breakup. Are you saying he needs to be alone even longer, Maddie?

“It would take a miracle. Yes. All right. I recognize the irony.” – Ann Hutchinson

Bobby shows up to the church his mother is ministering at. He stands in the audience and watches as she admits to her congregation that she doesn’t have the power to heal. She collapses on stage and Bobby rushes to check on her. At the hospital, Bobby and Athena wait to hear news about Ann. Charlie provides an update. Ann is stable and fighting with the doctor. Bobby asks his older brother if their mother has collapsed before. Charlie tells Bobby that their mother is sick. Terminal. Bobby asks Charlie when he was planning on telling him. Charlie says never. He wanted to respect their mother’s wishes. He tells Bobby that when he showed up at the church, he believed it was a sign. A chance for mother and son to finally reconcile.

“It was wrong and I have been guilty of breaking half a commandment.” – Bobby Nash

Bobby goes to see his mom and asks her how she is feeling. She says she is fine but needs to be released because she has a speaking engagement in Las Vegas. Bobby confesses he knows about her cancer and tells her she needs sustained treatment which she cannot get if she is traveling all over the country. He asks her to stay in Los Angeles with him. Ann tells him she has Stage 4 cancer, and that treatment isn’t going to help her.  She tells Bobby that him being at church meant so much to her. He tells her he came there to apologize. He didn’t want the words he said to her to be the last thing he said to her. Bobby apologizes and tells Ann that he hasn’t been fair to her. He says she was right to leave when she did. Ann apologizes for not saving her husband and says she’s missed Bobby. Bobby says he has missed her, too.

In our final scene of the episode, Buck returns to his new house and finally gets to work unpacking his things. Again, why isn’t anyone helping him? Maddie? Chim? Hen? Where y’all at? Buck also puts sheets on his bed which made me wonder, did he and Tommy raw dog the mattress? Yikes! We end the episode with Athena answering a call at The Odyssey ship. I will not be reacting to that episode. I still don’t know how I feel about Doctor Odyssey, but I will say that Joshua Jackson and Angela Bassett had some great chemistry.

We’re on a roll here! This week’s episode was so enjoyable. We haven’t really had a Bobby-centric plot all this season. I love that we got to meet his mother and his older brother which means that of the seven main characters (Athena, Bobby, Buck, Hen, Chimney, Maddie, and Eddie) we have officially met all the parents. I had my doubts about Bobby’s mom being a megachurch pastor, but it worked for the episode. I’m glad that Bobby got some closure, not only regarding he and his mom’s relationship but his relationship with his dad. I do hope we get to see Ann and Charlie again because I absolutely adore Lesley Ann Warren aka Miss Scarlet from Clue. I also think the actor who played Bobby’s brother, Charlie, did a great job as well. It was an interesting dynamic with him being the older brother who is supposed to be the protector but Bobby is the protector.

As for the reunion, I’m cautiously optimistic that Buck and Tommy will end up on top by the end of the season. Something that series creator Tim Minear said last year has really stuck with me. In an interview, he talked about giving Buck and Tommy the rom-com treatment. Well, we’re already over two-thirds through this rom-com. We got the meet cute and then the misunderstanding. In the last third of the movie, we get reconciliation which usually leads to a happy ending. I really hope we get a happy ending. Even the staunchest of Tommy detractors must admit that he and Buck’s chemistry is off the charts. I think every line shared between these two was very intentional even though a certain ship is trying to spin it in their favor. When Buck talked to Maddie the second time, what I heard was a confirmation of a certain character’s sexuality and a declaration that Buck was not in love with that character. In my opinion, this moment marks a major shift in the fandom and I cannot wait to see what happens next. Until next time…