#Bobby and Athena are Bucks Parents

[emolionsrawr]

bobby: so, what are your intentions with buck?

tommy: *nervous sweating* uhm-

athena: *bangs her hands on the table* ANSWER THE QUESTION

tommy: *cries*

buck: stop scaring my boyfriend!

micheal: shhh *eats popcorn*

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Here’s part one of the first Grandpa Bobby sorry, this one will come in parts and this first part is more Bobby and May centric.

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“When May finds out she’s pregnant she tells Bobby first because she’s not sure how Athena and Michael are going to react but she has no doubt about Bobby. And she’s right. He’s all, I love you, what can I do to help, this is exciting and scary, do you need anything, let me make you something to eat, do you need a blanket?”

Thanks for the prompt @mattoidmeerkat

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Step By Step: Pt. 1

Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh. Shit.

Pacing the floor, May was sure that she was going to wear a hole in the bathroom; stopping abruptly she framed her hands against the side of the sink, letting out the long breath she had forgotten she was holding, watching as it moved her bangs slightly against her forehead.

A plan. She needed a plan. A doctor. She needed a doctor. Help. She needed help.

Her mom was going to freak, despite the leaps and bounds their relationship had made over the last few years, she was going to be pissed. Her dad was out, murder was never on the agenda for today. She loved David, but she felt like giving the poor man a heart attack this soon after the wedding wouldn’t have her winning any step-kid-of-the-year-awards. That left her with one option: Bobby.

Bobby had a plan for everything.

Picking up the tests and shoving them quickly in her purse May ran out of the bathroom, waving a quick goodbye to Josh and Maddie who were posted up outside the breakroom waiting for their shifts to start.

Her mind swarmed with thoughts as she made her way to the firehouse. Could she really do this? What was she going to tell Harry? What was she going to tell Darius? What was she going to tell anyone?

The ride to the station was a far shorter drive then she wished it was in that moment. Looking up at the building she couldn’t help but smile, despite what the world thought about her family, May had spent some of her favorite times in the firehouse. Most people didn’t know that it was her own hideaway during finals: she had a mostly quiet place to study, a minimum of five people who were ready to quiz her at any given moment, and a step dad who always made sure she had a hot meal.

She gets why everyone loves it here, because she does too.

“You’re going to love it here too.” she said as she looked down towards her flat stomach.

Her eyes went wide as she threw the door open; nope, that didn’t just happen.

May walked as calmly as she could as she entered the garage door, it was nearing 7 am, meaning A shift had come off call about forty-five minutes ago. She had heard Bobby sign off so she knew that the team should have mostly cleared out by now. She waved to a few of the B shift that she had met in passing before she walked up the stairs to the Captain’s office.

Breathing in slowly she knocked on the door, hearing a muffled “come in” as she let out the breath and pushed open the door.

“May! What are you doing here? Is everything okay?” Despite the small concern in his voice at her surprise visit she couldn’t get past the excitement on his face when he saw her.

She wasn’t sure how to answer his questions; what was she doing here? Was everything okay?

She also couldn’t decide if it was best to just shove the tests at him and run or beg for forgiveness and ask him to protect her from her mother.

So she did what she had been wanting to do for what felt like hours, she cried, and once the tears started there was no stopping them.

Bobby was out of his seat and in front of her before she realized what was happening, “May I need you to talk to me, what’s wrong?” He was doing a visual search for injuries and she could see the wheels turning as he tried to put the pieces of the puzzle together.

“I’m so sorry,” she whispered to him between sobs as she brought her hands up to cover her face, “I’m so sorry”.

“Hey, hey, none of that, come here.” He replied back as he pulled her into a hug, letting her tears turn the navy of his LAFD polo black.

“I’ve got you, it’s okay. Whatever it is, it’s okay.”

When the tears had subsided enough that he felt comfortable pulling away, he reached over his desk and handed her tissues; allowing her to put herself back together before he started talking again.

“How do you feel about breakfast? There’s a great diner down the street, and I can be done here in about five minutes. I just need to sign off on Buck’s accident report.”

She couldn’t help the snort that came out at her stepfather’s comment. Her brother was a walking accident.

The diner was surprisingly empty for 8 a.m. on a Wednesday, so they chose the booth closest to the back before settling in. She wanted to look up at him, to meet his eye, but she knew she would spill as soon as she did.

“Well, hello, Captain,” instead May chose to look up at the waitress as she introduced herself.

“Good morning, Betty,”

“Now I know this isn’t your pretty little Sergeant,”

“No ma’am, this is my wonderful stepdaughter May.”

May could feel her insides churn at the praise. Was he still going to think she was wonderful? Was he still going to love her? She was currently glad that she didn’t have anything in her stomach, or she would have lost it right then.

“Well, aren’t you as pretty as your momma!”

Gulping down air, May managed a smile at the older lady. “Thank you,” she whispered.

“Grape juice for my favorite fire captain, and what can I get for you?”

“Just an orange juice, please,” she was able to answer before the waitress walked away.

She was doing her best to avoid the conversation for as long as possible, “Grape juice?”

He chuckled as his eyes scanned the menu. “If I drink coffee after a shift, I’ll never get to sleep,” he replied.

She appreciated the bogus conversation more than he knew. Grape juice had been a staple in the Grant-Nash household since Bobby moved in. How many years ago had that been now?

She also knew that he didn’t need to study the menu. She was sure the crew ordered from here at least three times a week.

Before she could get to lost in her head, Betty returned and sat their drinks down in front of them. Her eyes locked with the orange in the glass, and she watched as the purple sloshed across the table as Bobby sat it down after taking a sip.

The smell hit her all at once, and before she knew it, she was out of the bench and making her way across the restaurant; where she found herself locked in the bathroom for the second time that morning.

She let her stomach settle, as she leaned against the door. It had been three hours, and she was already tired of all the running around and hiding, especially in bathrooms.

She was hiding from her mom and dad. She was hiding from her brothers, from Darius. At this point, she was hiding from a couple glasses of juice and a sweet old lady in a diner.

After she was sure that she wasn’t going to dry heave and taking what felt like the thousandth deep breath of the morning, May found herself sliding back into the booth.

She snaked her eyes up to take a chancing glance in Bobby’s direction, his own eyes still roaming the menu.

It all came out before she could stop it, “I’m sorry!” It was a loaded apology, and she wasn’t sure which thing she was apologizing for first.

She could sense his eyes on her before he asked, “Have you told your mom?”

She met his gaze softly before whispering, “I haven’t even told you.”

“Do you want to tell me?”

“I’m…I’m pregnant.”

“Humm,”

She looked up at him, and he chanced a look up at her. Their eyes meeting for a second, before she looked away.

She moved her mouth, but she couldn’t make the words come out. That was the first time she had said the words out loud, and all he had said was ‘humm.” She wasn’t quite sure what to do what that new information.

She hadn’t noticed before, but during her trip to the bathroom, he had exchanged their drinks. His strawberry milk sat closer to him on the side of the table, and what she assumed was a sprite now sat in front of her.

He picked up his menu and sat it on the edge of the table, before he looked up at her again. This time holding his gaze there, “what can I do to help?”

She could feel the tears flowing before she thought to stop them, and at this point, she had no more energy left to hold them in, “I don’t…I don’t know.”

The next thing she knew, he was out of his seat and sliding in the booth next to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. Shouldn’t she be done crying by now?

Again, her voice was only slightly above a whisper, “I don’t know what to do, dad.”

His hand stilled only slightly before continuing to rub circles on her shoulder, “why don’t we start with a doctor and maybe your mom?”

“Can we go in that order?”

She felt him chuckle against her and press a kiss to her forehead, “whatever you need, step by step.”

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[sarcastic-nerd]

Buck: *doing something stupid*

Athena: When he's being an idiot he is your son

Bobby: *rolls his eyes* BUCK! Don't even think about it

[ih8lovesongs]

This episode has me UNHINGED!

[hisbucky]

Bobby: Athena, are you seeing what I'm seeing? Athena: What I'm seeing is none of our business until he wants to tell us himself. Bobby: Right, of course. Buck can tell us that himself when he's comfortable. Athena: Right. Of course I'm right... Bobby: ...But you know, maybe a background check can't hurt. Athena, texting: I'm already on it.

[watchyourbuck]

it’s the contrast from Buck’s real parents in the front looking upset and disappointed,,,, to Buck’s adoptive parents in the back, looking joyous and proud.

frames people,,, frames.

[eddiespornstache]

Athena and Tommy 100% have the sort of mother and son in law relationship where they get along like a house on fire and are teamed up against Buck at all times

Buck complains to Bobby, “How come she likes him better than me, her own son?” and Bobby has to remind him that technically and legally he is not actually Athena’s child

[murdersansy]

They are his parents your honor.

(They are probably talking to the buckley parents. I hate them.)

My current hyperfixation 9-1-1! I also have been practicing and evolving my art since the last time I shared something(which was a while ago.) I freaking love Buck to no ends.

[styxhuntress]

My favorite 9-1-1 Buck Headcanons that we have all basically accepted as unofficial canon

bobby having paperwork already filled out for when buddie happens

Hen having a betting pool organized around when buddie gets together and Athena winds up being the one who wins

Literally everyone knowing buddie is in love way before they do

Eddie, Bobby and Athena all having an intense hatred for the Buckley parents and have get togethers to plan for supporting Buck whenever they are gonna be around

Buck absolutely loves getting flowers

Eddie/Tommy or whoever you ship with Buck loves giving him little kisses on his birthmark

Buck who had never been really looked after loves being taken care of

Buck absolutely melting whenever he gets truly heart felt compliments or praise

Clipboard!Buck being absolutely adorable and/or hot to Eddie and/or Tommy

Clipboard!Buck being the rest of the crews worst fear and Ravi’s personal nightmare.

Buck being the favorite adult to all the 118 kids

Buck regularly meeting up with May and the two of them having an off-screen sibling relationship

Buck being absolutely adored by Eddie’s Abuela and Tia Pepa

Bobby and Athena are Buck’s unofficial parents

[scottishaccentsareawesome]

(After the Madney wedding reception and Buck’s accidental outing)

Bobby:…Buck would like us to be nice to Tommy. Athena: Absolutely, I can do that. Bobby: Buck would also like us to be civil to his parents. Athena:…We are Buck’s parents. Bobby: His other parents. Athena: Oh, those assholes? Hell no!

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Thinking many thoughts about Buck on a motorbike - especially as the only other time we’ve seen him on one he was being stunt rider Buck in Buck begins and it led to his escape from PA!

Something something about motorbikes representing risk taking but the beginning of new journeys for Buck

[emolionsrawr]

hen: right okay buck, it's your first pride parade today and i just wanna make sure you have everything, water?

buck: check!

hen: snacks?

buck: check!

hen: pride flag painted on face?

buck: *looks in the mirror* check!

hen: sun spray?

buck: check! i also have plasters, just in case

hen: okay you're good! bobby! you ready too?

bobby: *wearing a dad hugs shirt* yep!

buck: *tears up* i love your shirt

bobby: *hugs buck* thanks bud, right we should go! we're meeting tommy there right?

buck: yeah! we're meeting athena there too, let's go!

hen: you kinda need to let bobby go for us to leave buck

buck: *blushes* oh right oops okay, let's go! *runs to the jeep*

bobby: do you think we should tell him athena's wearing a free mum hugs shirt too?

hen: don't you dare

bobby: copy that

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A little late to the 911 season 6 finale game, but my running thoughts that no one asks for or cares about:

1. They just clear hit Buck with an ambulance

2. Chim should really stop getting stabbed with things

3. Bobby and Buck have had a ROUGH season

4. Chim. Ohh that’s so much blood.

5. Hen and Chim are about to crush Eddie. Of course not on purpose but

6. Look at Ravi being a little hero.

7. Not caps walkie! Shit.

8. Athena. I need you to get to your husband.

9. Oh Athena calling for Captain is too much for my heart to take.

10. Eddie is just not having a good time.

11. If I didn’t already know how this ends. I would be in full Chimney panic mode

12. ATHENA GET YOUR MAN

13. Hen you’re not supposed to throw up anything that color.

14. NOOOOOOO

15. Buck just wants to save everyone like everyone saved him

16. ugh and then everyone going to save Bobby despite their concussion and broken ribs

17. Ugh again, I’m crying. I love when everyone comes together

18. GO BUCK GO

19. NO! FLASHBACK! That’s so cool. And I’m crying more

20. Hen “no you’re not” bless her

21. Someone get Hen her CT scan

22. where did the ring go?

23. Awww Athena and Maddie. A friendship I could get behind seeing more of

24. Alrighty Buck look at you go, honestly the real MVP of the day

25. Why did she come back? I don’t like her.

26. Not him delivering this baby

27. Cue Buck’s existential crisis.

28. Love that kid the way I wasn’t. It wasn’t said but it was there.

29. “Because I could” insert ugly tears

30. Buck’s couches are really taking a hit in this show

31. No kissing.

32. Chimmmmm

33. I’m liking this rooftop vibe

34. Meditation though? I agree with Hen and Eddie’s facial expressions

35. Chris is his dads biggest cheerleader. Though I don’t know how I feel about her either

36. HEN AND KARREEEENNNNNN

37. I wanna grow up to be Hen.

38. Hahaha not Buck’s couch again

39. Aww yay they finally get their vacay

40. Bobby’s shirt for the win

41. Season 7 better start with some crisis on a cruise ship because I will never get enough of those two working together

[whineandcheese24]

my unpopular opinion for the day: i don't like the way the 911 fandom shoehorns the firefam into a nuclear family situation. Bobby may be a father-figure for Buck, but he is not really his father and Athena is definitely not his mother. neither of them raised Buck, or even knew him when he was a kid, and that's kind of a big part of being a parent

the thing that pisses me off is the mom!Athena thing, because it feels like the only reason people say that is because of Bobby and Athena's marriage. Buck and Athena never had that kind of relationship. she may affectionately scold him, but like Bobby she didn't raise him, and unlike Bobby, she doesn't feel any kind of responsibility towards him. she loves him and cares for him, and he's part of her family, but that doesn't make her his mom. in fact, Buck already has a mother figure, and it's MADDIE. frankly, Maddie is more of a parent to Buck than Bobby is

and this goes for Maddie, May and Harry too. Bathena are not parent-figures for Maddie. Athena is Maddie's friend, and Maddie's on-screen relationship with Bobby is almost non-existent, same with Buck and Maddie's on-screen relationship with May and Harry. they're not siblings, as far as we know they barely know each other.

I just hate the way people want to shove Buck and even Maddie into the Grant-Nash family like a little nuclear family cutout. Bobby will always feel responsible for Buck, more so than he does for the rest of the firefam, and Bobby is one of the most important people in Buck's life. but being a parent isn't just about a relationship dynamic, it's about child-raising, and money, and teaching.

[iamharryhale]

Captain: I’m your captain tonight, we’ve got a problem.

Captain: I can’t fit this many people on my boat.

Buck: No, no, I was told you could take 30.

Buck: I have exactly 30 guests.

Captain: Plus 6 not gonna help, you gotta drop a few people.

Buck: Come on, there’s must be something we can do here.

Captain: Well, we have bigger boats, but this is the best I can do on 2 hours notice.

Athena, coming over to them: What’s the problem?

Eddie: Apparently Buck started planning my birthday party 2 hours ago.

Buck to Eddie: No! I did not.

Buck to Athena: Apparently, we have too many people for his boat, so…

Athena: That’s crazy, I’ve seen more people clinging to a floating door.

Captain: I’m sorry, ma'am, it’s a safety issue.

Athena, pointing at him: No, you’re going to have a safety issue if you don’t take me away from this well.

Captain: Ok, little too much finger, little too much attitude.

Bobby: What’s all this?

Eddie: 2 hours of Buck's hardwork going down the drain.

Captain: Look, I can’t fit more than 30 people on the boat. I was just explaining to the lady here.

Bobby: First of all, that lady is my son…

Buck: He wasn’t… he wasn’t talking about me, dad.

Captain, pointing at Athena: I was talking about her.

Bobby: Oh, her… oh, it’s her now.

Bobby: Well, her happens to be my wife.

Bobby: You got a problem with her. You got a problem with me.

Athena: No, no, Bobby, calm down.

Captain: I didn’t have a problem before, but now I’m starting to.

Bobby: No, your problem is about to get a lot bigger.

Athena, placing a hand on his arm: No, Bobby. I know you think this is what I want, but it’s not.

Bobby: I got this, Thena.

Athena: No, love, I was just being stupid today.

Athena: I love that you’re calm, that you think first and you act second. I need that in my life.

The 118 family: 🥹

Captain: Yeah. So walk away, grandpa.

Athena turns around and punches him: Nobody call him grandpa!

Christopher: I do.

[mattzerella-sticks]

We lost Madney wedding planning 😢 Henren bonding with Mara 😢😢 Bathena shenanigans with Harry (and May?) 😢😢😢 and Buck coming out to his loved ones 😢😢😢😢 by skipping to the wedding due to the shortened season.

This ain't just a fanfic gap it's a CANYON!