#Different first meeting

[thatmexisaurusrex]

CHAPTER 9 IS OUT NOW!

Excerpt:

Tommy opened the front door, ruined button-down in hand, stretching as he walked up the stairs. And. Saw. Evan? He was sitting in the kitchen staring worriedly at his phone. Or. He was. Until he started to glare at Tommy. Shit. “I forgot to send a text,” said Tommy, apologetic, “I’m sorry. I fell asleep on Eddie’s couch after dinner and they just sort of – they let me sleep for a little while.”

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Chasing Fires

This fic is based on this idea originally thought up by @kinardsboy in this post and expanded on in this post I made a few days back. I hope you enjoy this different first meeting AU between a younger Tommy and a younger Evan! 🥰

Chasing Fires

| Pairing: BuckTommy | Rated: M | WC: 46.6K | Chapters: 9/20 |

Summary: 24-year-old Tommy Kinard meets 19-year-old Evan Buckley as Evan tries to steal food at a grocery store. Tommy decides to let Evan crash at his place until Evan figures out what his next steps are, giving Evan the same help someone had given Tommy when he had been kicked out of his house years ago.

Excerpt:

Usually, when Tommy saw someone stealing food, his rule of thumb was no, you didn’t. Tommy had been that kid before. He wasn’t going to make someone’s life infinitely worse due to their own desperation. And this wasn’t Tommy exactly calling the kid out. But. He really was not going to fit that giant bag of chips into his sweatshirt in a way that was going to conceal it. And as Tommy watched the guy struggling to shove the party size bag of Lays Classic of all things into one of his sweatshirt pockets, Tommy couldn’t help but say, “Ramen.” "Ramen?" ... “Easier to hide,” offered Tommy as he remembered when he was about as desperate as this guy must be now, “Full meal too.”

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[himbosandhardwear]

Eddie scans the room, looking for who or what he's not sure, just keeping his eyes peeled for something interesting. It's Saturday night, a packed house, some of the usual suspects but some new faces too.

One in particular stands out, especially considering his Sears Catalog attire and artfully tousled hair.

There's something about his loose body language that draws Eddie's eye. He's out of place but he doesn't act out of place. Eddie can respect it.

Unfortunately, when their eyes meet, he gets a kicked gut reaction that makes it clear this guy is off limits. The guy looks away immediately, probably thinks Eddie is more likely to pickpocket him than buy him a drink. Oh well. No great loss, he didn't come to get laid anyway.

He makes his way to the bar, gets a shot of Jack and a Miller Lite and waits. Teddy will probably show up before too long, maybe they can bar hop. He sips his beer and looks around some more, noting the older Mexican lady who runs the flower stand on the corner. You wouldn't guess it just by looking at her but she can drink anyone in the place under the table. He should really get her name.

Sears Catalog has moved to a table on the right side of the room, standing with a presumed girlfriend. Their heads are bent close together. He looks up and catches Eddie staring. They both look away again. He's really gotta stop doing that before he gets hate-crimed. It's a known problem, his type being untouchable preppy boys. He's sure if a shrink studied him, they would say it was because he didn't think he was worthy of love, or some shit, but he can't help it. The straighter, the meaner, the cleaner cut, the more Eddie falls all over himself. It’s a miracle he ever gets laid. Thankfully there’s always closet cases. He swore to himself he wasn't going to do that anymore though, he needs to have some self-respect, not let asshole jocks use him and drop him the second an emotion is displayed.

“That outfit is hideous.”

Eddie jolts in his seat. He finds Sears Catalog smirking at him like what he's said is the height of wit.

Eddie wastes no time pouring the rest of his beer over the guy's head.

He stares back at Eddie in shock, almost hurt. Fuck him. He doesn't care, he's not letting some dumbass gymrat hone his bullying skills on him. Not today.

The guy's girlfriend jogs over with a handful of napkins, which is when Eddie splits.

“I told you not to use that line!” He hears her exclaim. Eddie stops in his tracks.

“But…but...he didn't even let me get to the good part,” Sears laments. Eddie can't turn back around, he's frozen in place.

“Yeah, dingus, because it's a stupid fucking line. I'm sorry you had to find out like this but not every guy who makes eye contact with you wants to fuck you.”

“I know that! I just thought… I don't know. Let's just get out of here.”

He sounds so defeated. Eddie did that. He assumed the worst and reacted accordingly. Like an asshole. Like a bully.

They're halfway to the door when Eddie's feet unstick themselves from the floor. He rushes to intercept.

“What was the rest of the line?” He shouts.

Sears turns, eyes wide, unsure.

His…friend? Looks Eddie over, unimpressed. “What's it to you?”

He winces. “Just…uh…I guess I thought you should know, some of the guys who make eye contact do want to fuck you, they're just too stupid to realize they're being hit on.”

Sears and Mean Friend make their own eye contact. Mostly ‘Beat it' and ‘Are you serious?’ and ‘Yes, oh my god, please go.’

Eddie respects their bond.

Once Mean Friend has sufficiently rolled her eyes and threatened Eddie with bodily harm should anything worse than beer befall her friend, she stalks off into the night.

“You should take it off.”

“Huh?” Eddie responds, stupidly.

Sears smiles. “That's the rest of the line. ‘Your outfit is hideous. You should take it off.’”

Fuck, it really is a terrible line. Something a middle aged creep would use. If he'd waited long enough to hear it the first time it would've made him laugh though, which would have broken the ice.

“Awful. Zero out of ten,” he says while grinning. “Looks like you already offended one guy.” He looks at Sears’ wet shirt, appreciating his own handiwork.

“I'll keep workshopping.” His hand comes up slowly, like Eddie might react badly again. “Steve.”

It's his honor and privilege to clasp Steve's hand in his own.

“Eddie. And can I say, your outfit looks great. It would look better on my floor.”

Steve practically twinkles at him. “Stop, I'm already a sure thing.”

He uses the hand still in his grasp to pull Eddie forward and smash their lips together.

When their grandkids ask how they got together, Eddie is going to have to lie.

[steddieas-shegoes]

Wrong number AU except Eddie texts Robin on accident with a dick pic that he was definitely meaning to send to his hookup from the night before who told him “just text it to me so I can make it your contact pic” and Eddie was drunk enough at the time to think that made sense

Robin obviously throws her phone at Steve the moment she sees it and tells him to “delete the evidence of dick” on her phone

Steve starts to, he really does, but he notices that the dick is very big and Steve’s a teeny bit of a size queen, okay? He has to get a good look at it before deleting it and blocking the number for Robin

Except he stares at it for so long Robin steals her phone back and starts to do it herself, complaining the entire time about how Steve has got to get laid so he can focus.

Steve steals it back and airdrops it to himself, which is the most ridiculous thing he’s ever done, and Robin is gonna be unbearable about it, but maybe he’ll get laid like she wants-

He’s ignoring her as he shares the contact with himself and shoots off a text

“Probably not gonna get very far with a lesbian, but I’d be interested” isn’t exactly the pickup line of the century, but he’s having a dry spell and he’s gotta shoot whatever shot is available even if it misses

It doesn’t miss. He doesn’t know this guy’s name, but he knows his dick is hard and leaking and that’s enough for Steve to send dirty text after dirty text

Robin leaves eventually and he’s glad for it because now he can put some pressure on his own hard dick without feeling guilty that she’s in the vicinity

And then every night for weeks he texts the guy. And the nights turn to days. And they send TikToks to each other and they ask about each others days and it’s great

And then before he knows it, he’s dating Eddie, and his contact picture is of the two of them smiling into the camera with the beach in the background from their vacation over the summer where they admittedly spent more time in bed than in the sand or waves

[happypeachsludgeflower]

Different first meeting au where Xie Lian became a shrine priest for the ghost king Hua Cheng in hopes that if Wu Ming somehow survived, he doesn’t think he did but he has hope okay??, he would be protected and cared for in ghost city. And Hua Cheng, who doesn’t take care of his own prayers and instead foists them off on Yin Yu because that would cut into his time to search for Xie Lian, doesn’t find out for centuries.

[buddie-fic-recs-this-way]

hi!:))) i literally love all ur recs! if this is too much it’s totally ok!

i was wondering if you know any fics where chris is a baby, or like when they met before the 118, i just love those fics!🫶

thank you, have a wonderful day!:)

hiiii! 😊 aww yay, that makes me so happy!!

oww, baby chris my most beloved 🥹 here's some for both of those!

teen dad!eddie & football player!buck | college au by bisexualbuckley @ (this is one of my favorite series ft. teen buddie and baby chris!)

look how they align by allyasavedtheday @littlespoonevan (different first meeting)

i want your midnights by allyasavedtheday @littlespoonevan (different first meeting)

kink club au by Princessfbi @princessfbi (different first meeting)

—and some self promo bc different first meetings are kinda my thing <3

straight out of left field by browneyedgirl6 (baby chris and different first meeting)

i look out my window, like i'm some deranged weirdo (what if your eyes looked up and met mine) by browneyedgirl6 (different first meeting)

when i lose my grip, you pull me back (you're my universe) by browneyedgirl6 (different first meeting/teen buddie)

with the sex so good that I won't forget it (feelin' the rush) by browneyedgirl6 (different first meeting)

the one where they met because of chris by browneyedgirl6 (different first meeting)

if I asked you to stay, would you? by browneyedgirl6 (different first meeting)

if i lay here, would you lie with me (forget the world) by browneyedgirl6 (different first meeting)

[beyourownanchor6]

—second secret fic is here! this one is for my dearest spotty 🥰 @spotsandsocks happiest of birthday’s! here’s a small gift for you beloved 🫶🏼 special shout-out to the anon who sent in this ask! your idea sparked much joy ✨

rated: t | words: 6.1k | read on ao3

summary

“Oh, you have to meet my wedding planner!"

Adriana rushed over to meet the guy, all but dragging him over to where he was stood, Eddie suddenly face to face with the bluest eyes he’d ever seen, a pink splotchy birthmark above the mans left eye. A shy smile splayed across the guy’s face, Eddie watching as he ducked his head down.

“Eddie, I want you to meet the most amazing man in my life…well a part from my fiancé.”

The man next to her blushed, ducking his head away once more. “Buck, this is my brother, Eddie.”

Adriana all but nodded at Eddie, and this Buck guy, ushering them to shake hands and greet properly. He wasn’t sure which one of them stuck their hand out first, only that when they connected, they just fit.

—or—

Buck is Eddie's sisters wedding planner. Too bad all his plans involve Eddie

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[buddiefanficlibrary]

Look How They Align

The guy is standing with his back to him in front of an open locker. He’s in the middle of changing and Buck doesn’t mean to gawk but then the guy turns to the side and-

That’s definitely the hot dad from Sophie’s school.

“Uh Carla,” he says vaguely, not entirely sure he hasn’t interrupted her. “I’ll have to call you back." He drops his phone back down by his side before she has a chance to reply, staring in dumbfounded bewilderment as Eddie Diaz pulls an LAFD shirt over his – very chiselled – chest.

“You know it’s rude to stare.”

Buck jumps, snapping his neck to the side to see Hen approaching.

“Do we need to get you laid?” she asks bluntly. “Should Karen and I take you out this weekend? I mean, first that dad at the kids’ school and now the new guy? Come on, Buck. Close your mouth.”

He splutters, tries to muster up some indignation at Hen’s comment, but then he catches sight of Eddie again, now buttoning up his over-shirt and instead all he can manage is-

“That is the hot dad from the kids’ school.”

*

In which Buck has a crush on the hot dad of the new kid in his daughter's class. The hot dad who also happens to be his new co-worker. Yeah, this is fine.

LINK

[typicalopposite]

sooooo I saw a reverse tropes post that had really nice guy but he only hates you on it…

AND WHAT IF….

after the cruise rescue. Tommy offers the tour… to them all. And Bucks the only one who calls… and Tommy makes an excuse why he can’t do it. Buck sees Eddie on the phone making the plans for the fight and shows inter(because he wants to see Tommy) and Eddie asks before Tommy gets the tickets… but he makes an excuse that he can only get two. He over hears Eddie talking about Tommy fixing his car and maybe he goes with him And mentions his Jeep and Tommy pulls some… idk how to work on jeeps. Idk some off the wall bs.

at the basketball game he stops playing when Buck gets there… (maybe Eddie doesn’t get hurt here so it can drag out a little more)

and it ends with Buck confronting Tommy instead… and still ends with Tommy kissing him and then like idk maybe things happen the same.. maybe different but yeaaa. 🙃

[steddieunderdogfics]

a meeting between pages by loveinhawkins

@loveinhawkins

pRating: Teens and Up

2,627 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: POV Steve Harrington, First Meetings, Sort Of, (yes i just love doing variations of their stories crossing over in high school), Missing Scene, Season/Series 02, High School, Exhaustion, Tired Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington is a Sweetheart, in which Eddie goes from defensive to intrigued to concerned and perhaps a little charmed, i’m forever in love with ‘first’ meetings i can’t help myself, can’t help writing about winter in spring too apparently, Slice of Life, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Bittersweet, when thinking about what’s to come, One Shot, Originally Posted on Tumblr, Pre-Relationship, Pre-Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Banter, Post-Season/Series 02

Summary:

There’s a table in the school library that’s nestled in the corner, right by a radiator; Steve has claimed it ever since his double block of ‘private study periods’ began. Not that he’s planning on doing any studying: it’s the last day of school before the winter break, and while his face has healed up from the whole Billy Hargrove Incident, he still finds himself feeling wiped at random—like his body’s having a delayed adrenaline crash ever since he pulled Dustin out of that freaky vine-infested tunnel. So really, this spot should be ideal for a couple hours of not having to think. And it would be perfect, if his eyes weren’t instinctively drawn to movement at the front desk. Because for the past god-knows-how-long, Eddie Munson has been in a back-and-forth with the librarian.

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[tair-in-the-stars]

Andreil, but they met at a pet store when their cats decided to attack each other. Neil is a couch for a junior league exy team, and Andrew is a criminology thriller writer. They both absolutely can't stand each other from that meeting alone, but unfortunately for Andrew, Neil is his new next door neighbor, he is also Kevin's apparently super old friend from high school, AND the bastard works at the school where Andrew's nieces go and he's their exy captain. But if we ignore ALL of that, he would have been still doomed because Neil Josten is, unfortunately, the most captivating man Andrew ever met in his life. Intrigue doesn't just happen to Andrew Minyard. So, a blue-eyed pretty man is going to be a problem.

[vladdyissues]

Wow. Thanks for a comprehensive answer about "Danny meets Vlad in college". I absolutely like the idea of ceremony! The cool first meeting! And as you like the AU, I would share some my thoughts: • Several months before Danny went to the Wisconsin college his parents finally share their memories from that period. It was obvious to Danny that at least the part of the college personal will be ignorant to him for his last name, so, Danny would try not to say it in Wisconsin until someone ask. "Who are you?" - "I'm Danny. Just Danny" • According to the last paragraph, It'd be easier to both halfas see each other appealing, maybe, sexy. No parallels to Vlad with The idiot who sent him to the hospital for several years. No about-relatives stuff (we all see parents' friend as a native uncle/aunt). • When after several years of relationship with Vlad Danny finally decide to introduce him to the family, there was a pure shock on faces of all trio (Vlad, Jack and Maddie). "Danny, why didn't you tell me your parents are Jack Fenton and Maddie [her maiden name]?!" // "Danny, why didn't you tell us your boyfriend is Vlad Masters?!" • Plasmius and Phantom explore the Ghost Zone together. At one trip like that Plasmius got hurt badly in the attempt to defence Phantom. His ecto-acne comes back to the weakened body. Danny sent him to the Wisconsin hospital where the old doctor recognizes the patient and the disease. He tells Danny the truth: Vlad had ecto-acne before, he wouldn't survive this time and they don't know how to cure him. Jack and Maddie are the last hope of Danny. The young halfa beg them to help Vlad. The "Masters of all times" stuff next. This is a good chance to the trio to get along again. (Or it is even better way to introduce Vlad to his parents?) But what I don't know at all: what powers Danny would develop to his 19/20 y. without Vlad? Like would he ever try to duplicate without him or other stuff?

Excellent thoughts! I especially like that last one with Plasmius getting hurt and Danny having to go to his parents to save him. ("Please, Dad, I love him!" Lots of great hurt/comfort moments and an opportunity to repair the broken College Trio at long last.

As for Danny's powers, I can only speculate. (It's funny how much of an inspiration Vlad was to Danny in the canon timeline, even as his arch-nemesis. If it hadn't been for him, Danny might not have ever learned how to duplicate himself, and therefore would never have had the means to defeat Pariah Dark 😮) But I think Vlad in this AU would have plenty of time to teach Danny some new and very useful techniques... 😏

[ohhcinnybuns]

What if the motorcycle we see in the first five minutes of BSD Ep. 1 is Chuuya just going for a drive to take in the streets and clear his head? Like, can you imagine if the first five minutes were re-written…

Like, what if Atsushi decides to go for insurance fraud, and jumps in the way of the motorcycle and plays dead like a possum???? Chuuya would probably shake him “awake” and call him a dumbass… and then another dumbass shows up floating down the river while he’s scolding the “dying” kid in his hands 💀 and Chuuya’s like “Whats with all the crazies today?” only to find it’s Dazai and kicking him back into the river while Atsushi watches stunned beyond all reason

[wangxianficrecs]

💙 The Shade of Old Trees by Kryal

💙 The Shade of Old Trees

by Kryal

T, 363k, Wangxian

Summary: “We rest in the shade of trees our ancestors planted.” They called the man in the ice Yiling Laozu, after a folk hero associated with the town in the foothills of the mountains where he was found. No one expected him to be alive! Kay's comments: I have never been less surprised to see that a story was written by a PhD student. The end notes at the end of each chapter are very extensive and just amazing. So much information, so much research, 363k of an incredible story that had me completely hooked. I read it in a week and could hardly focus on anything else, because that story was just so present in the back of my mind and I wanted to know what would happen next. Got introduced to the story by the stunning art by @toffee-arts. I loved the entire plotline of Wei Wuxian having to first learn modern Chinese in order to speak to the scientists (and mostly Lan Zhan) who decided to thaw his supossed corpse. I love how it all came together, how it all wrapped up neatly and the slow burn! The slow burn almost killed me! And how cultivation just awed everyone in modern day!! I just know this story is going to be a favourite I will re-read again and again and there are certainly a lot of details I must have missed during my obsessed binge. Excerpt: Everyone in the observation room tensed. This was, after all, the most delicate point. If it wasn’t going to be possible to remove the ice without beginning to thaw Yiling Laozu, they would have to move very quickly to preserve some of the data they wanted. The cellular damage caused by the freezing process meant that once the ice thawed, the damage would spread rapidly. Lan Wangji glanced at Wen Yuan. “Leave if you need to,” he told the boy quietly. Wen Yuan shook his head. “No, I want to stay…” Lan Wangji wasn’t certain what caught his attention – a flicker of movement from the corner of his eye, a hint of sound, a flash of intuition. He looked up to see Lan Xichen slam into the window. Drop out of sight, stunned by the impact. Beyond, shards of shattered ice fell from black robes scattered across the floor as Yiling Laozu’s body tumbled off the lab table— Twisted. Landed on his feet. Stood. Piercing silvery-grey eyes flickered across the room, wary and confused. Lan Wangji froze. Yiling Laozu was awake. …Yiling Laozu was alive.

pov alternating, modern setting, modern with magic, different first meeting, time travel, time travelling wei wuxian, time travel of sorts, canon divergence, slow burn, worldbuilding, getting together, developing relationship, academia, research, science, bamf wei wuxian, yiling laozu wei wuxian, grief/mourning

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[thesongistheriver]

So a while back, I got an idea, or there was a prompt, or *something* where I was like, "I'm gonna write a fic where Mithian and Elena and Arthur all kind of grow up together, you know, while their king dads are hanging out doing King Things" and I thought it was going to be this cute friendship ™ thing and now it's, like, they're going to help him figure himself and Merlin out and maybe accept magic and look, folx, I don't even know what I'm doing anymore, here have a snippet.

He walked over to them and nodded his head. “Princess Elena, Princess Mithian.” 

They hurried to stifle their giggles and turned. Mithian gave a polite little curtsey, while Elena reached out to slap his arm before apparently remembering herself and turning it into an awkward shimmy. 

Arthur couldn’t fight a grin this time. “Erm, I thought perhaps you might like to see the gardens? It’s a lovely day …” He trailed off when both of their faces fell slightly. “Or, ah. We could visit the shops in the Lower Town?” What the hell do girls like to do? He was going to murder Morgana for leaving him high and dry like this.

Mithian lowered her eyes. “Camelot is quite beautiful. I had rather hoped we might go for a ride in the countryside.”

“I love riding!” Elena crowed. “Just about the only thing I do gracefully,” she added with a roll of her eyes, bumping Mithian with her shoulder.

A wave of relief washed over Arthur. “Fabulous!” he exclaimed, eyes brightening, and added proudly. “You can meet Hengroen. He was a gift for the anniversary of my birth. Just a yearling now, but he’s going to be my destrier when he’s grown and I’m a knight.” 

“Oh, can I ride him?” Eyes wide, Elena clasped her hands together.

“Petal,” Grunhilda admonished, but Elena just waved dismissively.

“You know Father won’t mind me going riding with the prince,” she said, pursing her lips. “You said you had things to do anyway.” Sighing, the older woman nodded and hurried off.

Both girls’ eyes shone with excitement. “Roddy will be so envious,” Mithian said brightly, waving at her brother over her shoulder as he attempted to hide a yawn. “He’d much rather be out with us than listening to the old men talking about treaties and borders.”

Gesturing for them to follow, Arthur led the way out of the council chambers. “At least he gets to compete in the tournament,” he said, hands in the pockets of his breeches. “Wish I could.”

“One day you will,” Elena replied. “And we’ll have to be all boring and wear fancy gowns and sit in the stands.”

Shaking her head so that her dark hair swung over shoulders, Mithian announced, “Not I. I’ll schedule a hunt for myself instead.”

“You hunt?” Arthur asked, incredulous. “Morgana rides, but I can’t envision her with a crossbow to save my life.”

“Arthur, I love hunting,” Mithian said with a smile. 

Elena shrugged. “I’m a terrible shot, but give me a horse and I can rival the wind. Father says my mother was an excellent horsewoman. Suppose I get it from her.”

They chattered eagerly all the way to the stables, and Arthur thought for the first time that perhaps this week might not be all bad.

[star-wars-lycanwing-bat]

Chapters: 4/? Fandom: Batman - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Duke Thomas & Jason Todd, Other Relationship Tags to Be Added, Stephanie Brown & Duke Thomas, Stephanie Brown & Jason Todd, Duke Thomas & Damian Wayne, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne Characters: Duke Thomas, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne, Other Character Tags to Be Added, Barbara Gordon, Stephanie Brown Additional Tags: Duke Thomas-centric, POV Duke Thomas, Good Sibling Jason Todd, Protective Jason Todd, Hurt/Comfort, Families of Choice, Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent, Jason Todd is Good With Kids, Pre-Signal Duke Thomas, Homelessness, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Identity Reveal, Jason Todd Redemption, Red Hood becomes the guardian of children in Crime Alley, With some hard work, Duke Thomas has ADHD Summary:

"Let it be known that I completely detest the implications of what this situation is mirroring," Red Hood grumbles to himself and it's the longest string of words Duke has heard from any so-called Gotham vigilante, let alone the one who's known for shooting more than he is talking.

"The fuck?" Duke mutters, because if he's already going to die, he might as well try and make sense of it.

"I'm not going to care about whatever sob story you have," is what Red Hood replies with instead of explaining, "Where are your parents?"

"Gone," is all Duke says, because it's really none of this guy's business. It's also the truth.

Somehow, Red Hood sounds even more anguished about this information than Duke is, "Ah shit."

(Duke steals the tires off Red Hood's bike and somehow gains a family.)

[beyourownanchor6]

—just a silly little something before i drop the big angst 🥰

rated: t | words: 8k | read on ao3

summary:

“What happened?” Chris asked, looking up from his dinosaurs.

“You know how I’m working to become a firefighter?” Chris smiled widely. “Well as it turns out, we live right across from a fire station. I think the siren is what startled us.”

Christopher’s lit up almost as brightly as the sirens above a firetruck.

“Cool! Can I see?”

“Sure thing buddy, but first, dinner and bed.”

Chris grumbled a little for it, but the promise of pizza had him forgetting about the fire station in no time.

Eddie was sure it’d be the same for him. Once they got used to the loud sirens, the station would just blend into the background. It wasn’t like Eddie was ever going to meet anyone there or and end up close with them or anything like that.

—or—

Eddie gets a new apartment, one that has a window looking right out to a fire station. He definitely doesn’t take note of a particular firefighter with blue eyes and long ass legs.

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