#I’m buddie shipper through and through

[srue-on-fire]

Just blocked a bucktommy fan (or should I say anti-buddie fan?) comment on my post about how I can ship buddie but I can’t demand it to be canon???

Excuse me (your preferable courtesy titles), why are you encroaching on my territory when I’ve never even talked about bucktommy before?

I mean, I refuse to tag or post anything about your ship, canon or not. So, why are you telling me what to do in my own fandom space?? Stop sending anonymous texts.

Like, don’t make me your enemy, dude. You’re doing your thing and I’m not saying shit about it.

[hanlight]

A lot of the online buddie shippers genuinely hate 9-1-1 on abc and I think it would be much better for themselves and the rest of us who actually enjoy the show if they just… stopped watching it 🤷‍♀️

[mishtershpock]

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[httpsdana]

ciaoo!! how about max's girlfriend being the biggest lestappen shipper and makes fun of him and he just plays along with her with all that norris inchindents recently they just purely gossip on their day off. probably like a domestic fluff. cooking and whatnot.

thank you. love your work btw, incredible stuff!!

Rumor Has It~Max Verstappen

・❥・prompt list ・❥・masterlist ・❥・who I write for

y/n leaned over the counter, watching as Max stirs the pasta sauce on the stove, the delicious aroma filling the kitchen. He’s trying to keep his focus on the bubbling sauce, but her relentless teasing has him breaking into a grin every few seconds.

“So… when’s the wedding?” she asked with an exaggeratedly serious tone.

Max side-eyed her, a smirk tugging at his lips. “Who’s getting married?”

“Oh, don’t play clueless” she said, folding her arms as she leaned a bit closer. “You and Charles. Obviously. The F1 power couple the world has been waiting for. Come on, Maxie, we all see the way you two look at each other.”

Max snorts, shaking his head. “You’re insane, you know that?”

y/n gasped with mock outrage. “How dare you dismiss my beautiful ship! I’m practically the captain at this point.”

Max laughs, finally giving up on stirring the sauce to turn and face her, wiping his hands on a dish towel. “Yeah? Well, if I’m marrying Charles, does that mean you’re left alone to dream about me from afar?”

She rolled her eyes, reaching out to poke his chest. “Don’t flatter yourself, Verstappen.”

Max caught her hand, tugging her a bit closer until there’s barely any space between them. “Then stop with the Charles jokes. He’d hate you for it, anyway.”

“Oh, he would not,” she insisted, brushing off his comment. “Charles has a sense of humor. You two are just too shy to admit your feelings. Besides, I’m sure he’s off gossiping about us right now. Maybe with Lando. You know how much Lando loves a good rumor.”

Max raises an eyebrow, stifling a chuckle. “You think Charles and Lando gossip about us?”

“Oh, please,” she said, waving her hand. “I bet they’re talking about all the hot drama from the paddock. Anyways, apparently Lando’s ego has gone from medium to extra-large lately?”

Max sighs, rolling his eyes. “Don’t even get me started on Lando’s ego. Sometimes I think he just loves hearing himself talk. I mean, did you hear him the other day? Talking about how he was ‘definitely the best driver’ and that I got lucky in Brazil for going from 17th place to first?”

y/n let out a giggle, covering her mouth. “I know! I’m like, buddy, calm down. He’s sweet, but there’s a lot of ‘me, me, me’ going on lately.”

Max shakes his head, exasperation all over his face. “I swear, he’s like a puppy. One compliment, and he’s bouncing off the walls. And don’t even get me started on him dating Magui, the influencer who used to be with Joao Felix. The same Magui who cheated on him, like, a million times. Lando swears it’s not serious but come on.”

“Oh, he lives for it,” she said, rolling her eyes. “He’s totally wrapped up in her whole ‘cool, edgy, unattainable’ vibe, but she’s just trying to be relevant. You know she’s doing everything she can to become a WAG.”

Max snickers, pressing a kiss to her forehead. “And I thought we were bad at keeping things private.”

“Please, we’re saints in comparison,” she said, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him in closer. “And speaking of secrets…” she leaned in, voice lowering, “do you know how Alexandra and Charles met?”

Max raises an eyebrow, intrigued. “No, how did he meet her?”

“She was friends with his ex and her sister” y/n said with a sly grin. “Can you believe it?”

Max chuckles, shaking his head. “Guess Charles has a type—and a way of meeting them through friends. Wasn't Charlotte also friends with the girlfriend before her?”

y/n laughed, nodding. “Right? And I swear, Alexandra and Charlotte look exactly the same. It’s like he’s got a specific blueprint for girlfriends or something.”

Max’s arms slid around her waist as he pulled her even closer. “Seems like Charles might have some explaining to do.”

y/n leaned her head against his shoulder, feeling his warmth against her. “it's fun knowing everyone’s secrets. Like how Pierre’s girlfriend, Kika, has that whole beef with Magui. She can’t stand her.”

Max raises an eyebrow, a grin forming. “Why am I not surprised? Didn’t Magui basically try to become a WAG overnight?”

“Exactly. Kika can’t stand it. Magui’s been copying her style, her posts, everything since the two stopped being friends. I swear, she’s just trying to outdo Kika at being the ultimate F1 girlfriend.”

Max shakes his head with a chuckle. “Kika’s a sweetheart; she deserves better than that drama.”

She laughed, tightening her arms around his neck as he hugged her close. “You know, we could give Lando a run for his money in the rumor department.”

Max laughed, kissing her once more. “You know what? I’m okay with that.” He leans down, murmuring in her ear, “As long as I’ve got you.”

She can’t help the smile that spreads across her face as she pulled him in for a proper kiss. This was their little slice of paradise—gossiping, cooking, and just being together with Max, in this lovely, imperfect chaos that’s all her own.

[jeonscatalyst]

This is me being 100% petty, but how does it feel knowing that Jikookers were actually right about almost everything we said regarding the military and the buddy system…. and based on publicly available, factual information at that?

I’m not sure how many people remember, but we spent months pushing back against misinformation being spread by the cult, solos, and Jikook antis… all because they couldn’t handle the fact that Jimin and Jungkook enlisted together. We were constantly fighting off twisted narratives about how the buddy system works, only to be dismissed and called delusional.

Remember when Jungkook confirmed he was a cook? A certain JJK account on Twitter made a post claiming that cooks slept in a separate area and only spent time with other cooks. Somehow, that got spun into the idea that Jungkook couldn’t stand being around Jimin and chose to become a cook just to get away from him. That narrative spread like wildfire, and the antis used it for months to drag Jikook all based on completely false assumptions.

We tried to clarify, we tried to explain that that’s not how the buddy system works, but no one wanted to hear it. We were delusional for even trying to push back with facts.

Now, looking back, it’s almost funny how everything they claimed turned out to be wrong, while Jikookers, the ones who actually took time to research and understand how the system works were right all along. And still, the fandom crucified us, accusing us of romanticizing involuntary military service just because we dared to celebrate the fact that our faves didn’t have to go through such a difficult time alone.

News Outlets: Jimin and Jungkook would be enlisting together.

🐑: “Don’t trust the media. Trust only Taekook. That is totally Hybe paying the media to say that to feed jokers.”

Bighit: Jimin and Jungkook would be enlisting together.

🐑( Jay Mina and minions) : “Don’t worry guys my friends from the 1million and one imaginary group chats I am in said they would be separated after 5 weeks. They are Koreans who have been through the process so they know. Don’t mind jokers, they will be slapped in the face after 5 weeks.”

5 weeks later:

Kmedia: Jimin and Jungkook have been deployed to the artillery battalion in the 5th division.

🐑 : “DON’T trust the media. They are lying. We only trust TAEKOOK”

Jimin writes letter mentioning him and Jungkook are doing fine

🐑: “Don’t mind the queer baiter. Jungkook is definitely not with him and Jokers will be slapped in the face soon. Just wait and see.”

Jungkook: “I cook in the military” ( paraphrasing)

🐑 (the cult and JJKs) : “Cooks sleep in a very different unit. Jungkook chose to become a cook because he couldn’t stand being around #that member LMAOOOOO!!! "

Jungkook: “Jimin and I sing together, shower together, spend time together……..”

🐑: (Ignore him) Those who don’t ignore him: “so what? They are in the same base so they probably see each other once in a while. They all shower together! It’s not a honey moon…… "

🐑: “They don’t room together”

Jimin: “Jungkook and I are in the same dorm.”

🐑: “He is lying. He is a liar just making things up to feed his cult! Jungkook is not around that p!g!”

Jikook: “We slept together, made plans together, Jungkook slept on my arm, Jimin always wasted time when I told him we should go shower……”

🐑: Egg in faces but act all cool

See Jimin at airport traveling.

🐑: “See? They get a vacation and Jungkook chases to spend it farthest from that member LMAOOO”

A few hours later: Jungkook at the airport travelling too💀

These are just a few examples that come to mind, but honestly? It’s frustrating. We were treated like irrational, delusional shippers when we were the only ones trying to speak from a place of reason and understanding. The disrespect and lies were loud. We have been vindicated but it’s crazy how these people just moved on like they didn’t spend 18 months spinning narratives that ended up blowing up in their faces.

[hyper-alice]

So I’m watching another production of TGWDLM right now (go watch it please) and of course I’m going to yap about it as I watch so here

I love the opening choreo and the set is so epic!! I love the glow-in-the-dark green vibe with the painted handprints on the back wall

the way Ted rolls Paul out on a wheelie chair, then the whole cast conga lines a bit just to gather around and collectively call Paul a piece of shit I’m dying lmaoo

Melissa actually asked Charlotte about the softball league while Mr. Davidson and Paul were talking :)

Charlotte: But- we skipped last month… The audience: (gasp!)

Charlotte pulled out the biggest fucking flask ever help

while Melissa and Paul were talking Ted walked up to Bill, talked to him about some folder, then immediately got mad and walked away lmao

and then the way he ran up to ask Paul about beanies

Ted: Get me a chai iced tea okay?! Asshole.

Zoey (clearly not working): HiiWelcometobeanies.

Paul and the coffee shop jerk racing each other to the counter loll

“Yeeeah can I get a grandie caramel frappie in a venti cup 10 pumps of frappie roast, 3 shots of espresso no carmeldrizzl whip on top?”

Emma sounds so deadpan free my girl she just wants to go home

“I’m never coming back here again, that sign’s bullshit!!” (Proceeds to sit down and drink his drink anyways)

Pete is so aggressive I’m crying

I love this Harmony Jones please her running backwards to maintain a convo a few seconds longer

The Homeless Man digging through the trash while Paul and Harmony are talking I love that

HM waddles too what a guy

The audience lost it when Ted came out in a robe with Charlotte lol

“If you don’t like what we’re doing here-” (aggressive sexual dance) “there’s the door!” (angry strut off stage)

Sam (walking on stage past Emma): Mm… harghhh haharghh

Sam (now standing next to Zoey): SCUSEMEMAM!

SOUTHERNSAM SOUTHERN SAM SOUTHERNSAM

“That uniform is so fucking sexy on you” (Sam does sexy model poses at audience)

Bill rolling across stage on the chair and holding whatever the hell he’s using as a steering wheel

“Hey Siri, call Alice” (Siri proceeds to not do as asked and there is another several seconds of Bill struggling to call Alice as the audience laughs their asses off)

Deb: Well then I guess we’re out. Danny: WHFATWHAGTHEFYUCK??

The professor aggressively runs on stage, makes slutty poses while talking, and aggressively runs off stage. 10 out of 10 no notes.

Donna was voiced by one of the guys doing an aggressive high pitched voice while Dan had a pretty low voice. I’m using the word aggressive to describe a lot of this play and that’s a positive

The opening dancing to LDDDD was literally just two people running and jumping across a silent stage lmao yeah I’d be confused too

“I’m not a bad guy.” (Harmony Jones ominously steps closer) “I’ve donated to charities in the past” (she steps closer again) “Not yours…” (she does not break eye contact before bursting into song)

The Homeless Man began gyrating his hips at the start of his verse. Yeah I don’t doubt that that’s Ted at all

The world is my ✨house✨

“The dogs are my food RUFF!OH LOOK a new blouse!” HEY MELISSA REFERENCE?!

“🎶Dancing on the concrete🎶 It used. To hurt. A lot.”

They put Pete and HM Ted next to each other HAHAHHAHAHA IM FINE

During the chorus overlapping bit in LDDDD Harmony Jones was miming conducting that’s so cool I could easily see the 4/4 bar movement

Harmony Jones really pulled Paul to the front of the stage just to push him onto the floor and have everyone stand over him Inevitable style

Amazing ending pose

They said the lights down thing and the HM chucked his hat across the stage as he was running off amazing

(moving props after LDDDD) set change set change

Bill ranting about Alice to Ted buddy he doesn’t care :(

Bill: “-a god dang meteor! 🎶Mamma Mia🎶” (CLAP)

Char didn’t get the coffee in the sugar joke and Bill had to explain it to her lmao I love her

Okay these productions might unironically make me a BillTed shipper this shits getting crazy

“He didn’t get home at all” (everyone staring) “IwouldntknowiwasntthereatallFUCK”

Ted slaying those shoes

Paul: Oh, my reports! I’m gonna get it Ted: HA! Loser!

Mr. Davidson started up his song like a robot powering on I never knew I needed that

What Do You Want Paul? is beyond words PLEASE

Mr. Davidson never walking normally

He did the “too many curves” bit except every curve got shorter and wider as he went down

“Carol I want you to.. get a BBL” GAGGED IM CRYING

“If you leave you’re fired ☺️” (kiss on the head)

I need to stop WDYWP? deserves its own post this is madness

Pete and the guy with the hat were in LDDDD but also appeared in Beanies later so they got uninfected?? Or they were faking not being infected during cup of coffee?? Either way wow Pete apotheosis on stage real

on the topic of Pete and Guy With Hat, then sitting next to each other in Beanies was so awkward lol. GWH waves to Pete, Pete moves farther away. Pete keeps looking over at GWH as he’s on his phone. Beanies is a very awkward place from what I see

Pete was just dying to tip when Emma and Paul were talking lol. Then Nora and Zoey came out from behind doors the second the money went in the jar? I fully believe the people we see die in the coffee shop were already dead they were just pulling some scare factor or some shit lmao. Also Pete really enjoyed the tip song kicking his feet and stuff what a silly

Emma just chucking shit at the customers lmaoo

Nora and Zoeys dance moves I’m crying

LMAO during the “walking through the audience shrub alley way” bit Emma said “that shrub is talking??”

Ted was the only one actually in the trash can lol

“If you wanna stay in our hiding spot you’d better be FUCKING quiet, okay?” I’m starting to think this Ted doesn’t like Paul

Paul tried to whisper “the latte hatte, remember?” into Ted’s ear but Ted kept pretending he couldn’t hear him until Paul had to say it out loud lmao what an ass

Ted: Paul, Paul, Paul- Paul: You’re drunk?

Ted very much struggled to get out of the trashcan, he used Emma to hold onto

Charlotte: I called Sam, he should be able to help us! Paul: I love the cops! 😁 . Bill: Yeah, me too! ☺️

Show Me Your Hands is also wonderfully chaotic, aggressive dancing even more aggressive the guy who plays Jeff’s characters is such a treat

Sam: Put it in your mouth and SUCK IT! Charlotte: Sam, please don’t suck it

Oh yeah Ted is drunk that is not a sober man why is he trying to match the cops’ freak

Charlotte didn’t even have to grab Sam’s gun the cops just pointed at Sam on the ground, did a high pitched Wicked riff and ran lmao

she did still grab the gun and start pointing it at the others tho

they changed the alien insides from blue to green (to better fit the theme probably)

THAT’S NOT HIS BRAIN IT’S FUCKING GREEN!!

Ted is gold

“I vote we go to the panic room and we beg for the king’s help, who’s with me? I got whatever the fuck her name is, I got Bill. Paul?Charlotte?Paul?Charlotte?”

(Charlotte picks up Sam’s gun) “Oh yeah, that’s yours.” “Should she have that right now?”

Ted (after looting Sam’s hat, now refusing to help carry him): Oh no, fuck that man.

The long string of “gates opening” noises (like that one AVPS scene where Ron opens the train compartment door idk that’s the best I can explain it)

The professor pointing the gun at Sam byee

Professor Hidgens shoving the blue green shit in Charlotte face help

“Alexa, be a good girl and dim the lights” is wild

Angry Charlotte I love you

Ted: If I’m gonna die, I’m gonna go out doing the thing I love most. Screwing around with another man- (realizes he put his hand on Sam’s shoulder and jumps up) -‘S WIFE

THE SEX MUSIC STARTING UP AND THE LIGHTING CHANGE IM CRYING

no thoughts just this

Then she drops him and he lays in the fetal position on the floor for a bit

Ted and Charlotte the disaster couple of all time he’s arguing like a child I can’t do this

Ted repeatedly flipping her off as he walks away lmaoo

WHY AM I TIED TO A CHYYEAR??

More banger batshit choreo in You Tied Up My Heart, I can’t get enough of this guy

Swivel chairs are such an enhancement

WHAT THE FUCK NOT THE NIGHTMARE TIME MOTIF PLAYING AT THE SCENE CHANGE AFTER CHAR DIES WGHATT

Bill: I’m gonna kick your head! Audience: Ooooooohhh

Bill just flopping down hard on the floor after the kick-your-head argument lmao

Emma sounds so sad during her monologue to Paul my girl :(((

Paul: You’re the reason I don’t like musicals. :) Emma: Thanks Paul.

That long note Charlotte has at the start of Join Us (And Die). Her actress kept making the note higher!!

Sam immediately beelining for Ted

Ted is the one freaking out the most, this man is losing his shit (as it should be). Also he tried to shoot at Sam with a gun but it was out of bullets lmao

During the “sing Moana” bit Paul and Ted did the “HOUH HOUH” thing at each other

Someone needs to keep alcohol away from Ted all he’s been doing is drinking this whole apocalypse I swear

The professor saluted at Bill when he said “god speed”

Okay shit I’m cutting it off at act one since this is already so long, I’ll probably make a part two of this as I watch but it’s already taken me like three hours to get through act one since I keep pausing help.

anyways if you actually read this whole thing, props to you, reblog like a cat emoji or some shit idk I need to know if anyone actually read this

[tommykinard6]

Indulge me in a little throwback will you?

Now, you all may not know this. But I used to not like Buck. I know, I know. Shocking. First season, I couldn’t stand him. Now, if I watched it back, I might see it from a different lenses. Especially being closer now to his age in the first season. But I truly, could not stand him most of the time.

Also, I think it was the fandom obsessing over him for me. Turned me off before I felt like giving him a chance.

Eddie arrived in season 2 and boom. Favorite character. I adored him. And through him, I started to like Buck more. I felt like he helped bring out the best of Buck. That’s probably why I fell into the Buddie shipping so hard.

I was an avid Buddie shipper for years, until season 7. And y’all, I could write a long post on the problems in that section of the fandom that have existed for years. Very particularly, in fanfics.

But that’s not this post. Maybe another, if you want.

Believe it or not, this isn’t actually a shipping discourse post.

Something has really rubbed me ever so slightly the wrong way since the start of season 8. Now, not to see this hasn’t happened in previous seasons, but it just felt like everyone just didn’t…care about actually listening to Buck.

Even Maddie, the ever loving and listening sister. Feels a bit like she hasn’t had time for him and then also makes a tasteless and sort homophobic joke when he wanted to talk about Tommy and Abby.

Eddie has been crumbling since season 7, and I’ve been hating what they’ve done to his character’s storyline, but to hear him talk to or about Buck sometimes, I wonder if he knows or likes him much.

Buck is lashing out, sure. Saying things he shouldn’t. But this is his family. His family who knows damn well he has bad abandonment issues, who has seen him struggle with his self esteem for years, but they don’t think to look past what he’s saying to the meaning behind it?

I relate to Buck. And I know Buck’s been a favorite of mine now since season 4, but I never realized that I related to him so much. Because I too am used to people thinking they know me more than I know myself. That they know my intentions better than me. I’ve never felt so seen and I’ve never felt so mad to see him getting brushed off by anyone and everyone around him.

I’ve run out of steam, but I’m just gonna say. I need this narrative to start changing. Buck is an adult. Not only that, he’s a 33 year old man who has gone through therapy and life altering realizations about himself and his past to discover the root of his abandonment issues and openly acknowledges that he has them. It doesn’t take any genius to see he lacks some perception of his own worth.

Yet people continue to refuse to give him any grace.

The 118 really pulled together in the last episode as a family. I really need them to pull together to rally for Buck because he’s floundering. And also, someone smack Eddie across the head.

[eddiegettingshot]

hima i don’t expect a response bc i know it’s A Lot and would cause drama lol but i am feeling so so sad for eddie (and just the general state of 911 discourse) bc every time he’s hurting and needs buck to be there for him too, there is a very vocal section of this fandom (are they really in the fandom if they hate every character besides buck and ugly? but that’s another discussion) that is so cruelly racist. it becomes so transparent when it’s positioned as buck is this sweet precious baby who never does anything wrong and has everything wrong happen to him, while eddie is an abuser who is looking to corrupt and punish buck because he has anger issues and is- but don’t make it about race, they say! it makes me so miserable. bc yeah it’s a show. but this thought process translates outside of the show too, whether or not they recognize or admit that. and the fact that when you bring this up they just say “you’re just mad that eddie is straight and that my ship is canon” is so???? it’s been particularly egregious after this episode and it makes me fr want to cry. if buck reacted with that anger it would be a righteous expression of emotion, but eddie is violent? after the weird dismissal of bobby’s death as a fandom shipping battle and this blatant racism it feels so hard to enjoy the show i love on here? the plot line with bucks parents rotted so many bts on this website i swear. but like i said, i don’t expect you to respond to this, but know that i feel the same way you do and i am hugging you through the phone🫂

ok i actually do want to publish this because yeah it is like deeply hurtful every time it happens (and i’m sure there are buddie shippers who are also acting like this i’m just not really seeing them). it’s always gutting to see how obviously racist ppl are and how this majority-white fandom completely encourages and allows it to proliferate to the extent that non-white fans get shit for having issues with it. this too in a space where issues of race are overlooked while we HAVE to talk ceaselessly about white gay ppl… also reflective of real life lmao. that this has been an ongoing issue just fucking sucks and is really painful but. what can u do at this point i guess.

[morgandereks]

I'm not a big fan of getting involved in discourse, but I can help but wonder what happens if Buck and Eddie don't get together?

I've seen people describing people who ship bucktommy and like LFJ as a cult. Small and loud and devoted to a single figure. They've compared LFJ to a cult leader, taking money from those they perceive as naive and vulnerable to validate their delusions. And who knows, maybe they're right. Maybe LFJ is a conartist and his fans are too trusting. Or maybe they're just having fun.

But what bugs me is that some hardline buddie shippers are ignoring their own brand of evangelism. They've berated anyone who's lost the faith (anyone who ships bucktommy), they've got their own prophets who're reading the signs and leading the faithful through the desert to the promised land (buddie canon), they shout heresy at anyone who disputes the gospel (Buck and Eddie are in love).

Some people have thrown so much of themselves into this Truth, getting high on the certainty that they're right. Their reading of the scriptures is all pointing to the advent of buddie canon.

And I’m just wondering what happens if the moment of rapture doesn’t come? Will they still be having fun?

[louferrignojrofficial]

I’m a major buddie shipper, I didn’t ship bt that much (although I could accept that it was canon so I didn’t absolutely hate it if you gwim) and tbh Tommy wasn’t really a character that I was invested in. However I was genuinely so shocked when they broke up?? I was watching the episode and when Tommy went to the loft I was fully prepared for them to go on a date, especially with the way the scene began. Whilst I’m obviously not as sad as you or most bt shippers are, I was completely unprepared for them to break up, especially with the way it happens. I think the fact that I didn’t even ship them and even I’m disappointed with that scene really speaks volumes to the fact that the writing was just bad, there wasn’t much build up the breakup (except the basketball tickets, maybe Tommy not being part of the gc as a reach) and the episode before clearly showed their relationship was thriving, so I have no idea where the breakup came from at all 😭

and also Lou totally deserved better. I’m not really his biggest fan (that’s nothing against him at all, I just don’t really keep up with any actors that aren’t mains) but the fact that not a single person defended him is insane. The way people treat Buck’s LIs is mental and they all genuinely deserve sm better. I personally think that the cast need to get better at defending the people who have to go through this, or at least saying something so that people will stop.

sorry this is so long! I just wanted to say that I agree with yall that the writing for the breakup was just straight bad, and even I (a buddie shipper) am able to see that

thank you for your perspective! i get how people would not be so invested in lou or bucktommy or tommy, regardless of whether they ship buddie as well. so it’s nice to see someone else with more objectivity comment on how abrupt it seemed.

and the hate lou got for months was crazy. like genuinely so insane, people hated him so much and even lou said the worst thing that happened to him was that he got death threats but i’m ??? how is that not a worrying sentiment? that he got death threats for portraying a gay character in a mlm relationship. that people hated him so much to do things like that and much more. the online harassment to him was RELENTLESS.

he didn’t deserve any of that and neither did bucktommy. they didn’t deserve to be hated on so badly, regardless of whether people shipped buck with someone else. i’m gonna forever be bitter about it, and how the relationship ended.

[mishtershpock]

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[deadlydelicious]

Look, I was fine with watching a show were buddie never went canon. I was a tv fan through the 2010s, I’m used to shipping queer ships that will never happen.

But a show in 2025 so blatantly spinning up a media storm around a beloved slash pairing in an attempt to recover viewership after the backlash to a disastrous character death storyline, only for it to come to nothing is where I draw the line. If it had just been the material in the show I’d say fair enough, it was just us with shipper googles (though even that was pushing it) but the buddie press tour this week was not that. It was an intentional effort to drag back fans that they had lost by hinting at a storyline they never intend to carry out.

This was queer bait, pure and simple.

The fact that one of the characters is canonically queer does not negate that. They spent a solid week shopping Ryan and Oliver out to every single press outlet they could to talk about Buck and Eddie’s relationship, to cheekily sidestep questions about buddie, to read thirst tweets about each other to generate buzz. Because they knew that’s what would happen.

They knew killing Bobby damaged their relationship with their longtime viewers and so they thought by leaning on buddie they’d get the viewer boost they needed for the finale.

We were used, plain and simple.

I’m out.

[saveahorserideaneddie]

the “slow burn” issue:

something i’ve seen tossed around a lot by fans and by some of the journalists who cover the show is this notion that the buddie slowburn officially started in s7, and that we are still only at the starting phase of the slow burn because to ABC this is only s2 of the show, not s8.

i find the logic in that to be flawed in various aspects, and it frankly makes me a little angry to see people who call themselves buddie shippers perpetuating/supporting this narrative because it makes me wonder if they truly actually want to see buddie go canon.

my first gripe with this argument is the notion that the show “restarted” when abc took over:

if this were the case, then does that mean that we as fans are expected to completely disregard the previous six years of canon in order to watch the show go forward at abc? does this mean that all of the development the characters have gone through over the years, the traumas, hardships, and pains are just nullified because nothing that was intentionally set-up and written into the story counts anymore? the argument is that buddie scenes were not being intentionally written in former seasons the same way they have been in season 7 and 8… we know this is untrue based on multiple cast interviews on previous arcs, as well as tim minear himself stating that he has written them the same, and to his credit- he has; buddie secens in s7 and 8- with a few exceptions of course- ultimately to me have not felt any more subtextually romantic than they have in any other season. this difference lies in the fact that we have received a lot more buddie scenes since the shift to abc, but the intention behind them has not changed and you can tell in most of the writing (again, barring a few exceptions)

my second issue w this take, is that (in the tweet that inspired this post), the journalist and a few replies i also saw screenshots of made the argument that a buddie slowburn couldn’t have started until buck was canonically bisexual.

i have qualms with this for many reasons, namely that no one before s7 even thought to entertain the idea of anyone other than eddie being buck’s bisexual awakening- aside from the “he’s always known” route that wouldn’t have necessarily gone over well in the fandom. if that is the crux of thus argument, then technically the slow burn hasn’t started now either since eddie still isn’t canonically queer. the implication that characters have to be out or have things figured out before they can enter into a relationship to me feels antiquated and very much in line with a heteronormative view of relationships that should not be applied to queer meta.

my final issue, is that if this take holds true, and the writers are treating this as if it’s only the beginning of a slow burn, then how much longer do we have to wait?

those of us who have been here since the beginning and have been waiting for seven years- those of us who have gone through both high school and college being told constantly to “be patient.” how many more seasons of the same things we’ve gotten the past seven years (because let’s be for real- there’s not much more they can do in one-on-one scenes w them without stepping into explicitly romantic territory) are we going to have to sit through before the “slow-burn” that apparently hasn’t been happening since s2 (it has) can finally end? season 12? season 14 or 15 to give it another 7 or 8 years? why would anyone in the fandom be content with 14 seasons of stagnation just because a network decided to randomly decide a that pairing who were already a slowburn could officially start being considered a slowburn in the writer’s room?

i’m tired of being told to be patient. there is no reason why buddie should not be canon by midseason 9, especially with the trajectory they’ve been on. buck has literally been WAY beyond the realization zone since 8a ended, for some reason he just hasn’t noticed yet, and eddie’s about to be right there with him. it gets to a point where it’s no longer a “slowburn for the ga who haven’t noticed it until now” (an argument which is frankly bullshit considering the ga HAVE BEEN noticing this for a long time) and it’s just “stalling bc we don’t want to put effort into this anymore.”

idk why seeing a pic of that tweet really pissed me off the way it did, but i guess i’m just tired of being told the whole “it’s only a matter of when, not if” because that’s the same shit i’ve had to hear for 7 years

i’ve been watching this show since i was 15

i’d rather buddie go canon before i turn 30 with 14 years of waiting under my belt just because yall want to say that them going canon in s9 is “rushed” all because you think the slowburn didn’t start until s7.

i understand the appeal of slowburns, and i am not saying that buddie shouldn’t be a slowburn- my point is that it HAS been for years, and acting like it only just started being one is ridiculous

[penofpisces]

Hello! Not sure if this is how these are usually done here, but figured I would do a quick little intro :)

My name is Zero! I’m 27 and Canadian, and I’m hopping onto 9-1-1 Tumblr for the first time!

I’ve been casually following 9-1-1 since Stuck aired way back then, seeing the gifsets of #thosetwogayfirefighters all over the place, I knew I was gonna be hooked. I followed them over the years but got really into the fandom during season 7.

I’m a Buddie shipper through and through, and am a BT-anti. My fave characters are Eddie and Maddie but I love every main character, past and present. Let’s add Karen and Ravi to that list.

I’m a fanfic writer — on AO3 at PenOfPisces. One of my major projects over the summer was Buckfidelity and thanks to my friends and others alike we were able to make it quite a fun time.

I might do a better intro in the future, but wanted to get this out there so I can start making some pals on this app. ♥️

[buckitweride]

This fandom is…whew. I stick around for the fics and gifs because no show has captivated me in recent years like this one but venturing into the tags is a cesspool of negativity. My dash is a relatively safe place but outside of that, it’s impossible to avoid some of the weird pervasive narratives in every corner of this fandom.

At this stage in the show, I definitely would prefer to see the BuckTommy relationship reach a satisfying reconciliation and grow into stability. But if for some reason this show goes on another 10 seasons (as procedurals sometimes do) and Buddie canon is legitimately on the table one day? I’m gonna be excited about that too.

It’s wild seeing bucktommy shippers act like anyone who ships Buddie is crazy for seeing their chemistry. Like… give me a break. We can love Buck with Tommy and still acknowledge that 6 seasons of history, love, trauma, and family bonding do in fact mean something. Entire fandoms have been built on less than what Buddie has established in canon.

But on the flip side, the “buddie canon season 7/8/9 TRUST” crowd is deluding themselves. And I’m not saying that to clown, because when I was binging through 8a for my first watch, I too thought it was imminently possible based on fandom noise. However, stepping back from the hype of it all, most of the “evidence” about the possibility of imminent buddie canon came from interviews and not the actual show. And it makes sense when you think about it. Of course the actors and showrunners are gonna acknowledge and even lean into buddie when it gets them engagement. The general audience doesn’t read those interviews anyway so it doesn’t matter what they say about a ship they likely don’t intend to make canon. It keeps the online community engaged with the show and that ultimately works for them.

It would be healthier for people still wholly convinced buddie is gonna be canon any minute now to accept this and take the show for what it is. There is always fanon to build off the amazing canon buddie moments we do have. There’s no need to disrespect the amazing queer rep we are getting in this show just because there aren’t any imminent buddie canon plans (and may never be).

And for those of us who love Buck and Tommy together, why are some of y’all seeking out opinions of the ride or die buddie shippers? And then getting yourselves upset over what they have to say? Who cares. Seriously. The whole point of fandom is to take moments from the source material and use it as a launching pad for fanon theories. And whether you wanna admit it or not, there’s tons of sand to play with when it comes to buddie. Of course there are also the people who’ve made it their entire personality to warp every canon moment, bts nugget, and interview as proof that buddie is going canon tomorrow. 2+2=whatever they want it to be, regardless of reality. Every fandom has those people.

By all means, call out bullying, racist, homophobic etc behavior when you see it. But seeking out their harmless theories and hopes just to clown on them makes you look mean and petty. And contributes to what makes this fandom so hard to participate in if you’re just here to have a good time and aren’t concerned with “winning” a ship war.

Similarly, dealing with the asinine “queerbaiting” complaints because a ship no one promised would be canon continues to not be canon makes it tough to enjoy fandom for those of us who are drawn to this show because of the queer rep. I’m begging this fandom to get it together. We easily have some of the best material to work with and feels like we are consistently having the Worst Time 🙃

[camerainbow]

Eddie Diaz Rant (Buddie included) *hopecore*

This is a long one but it’s pretty straightforward

I know the Buddies are upset by the finale but if we are assuming Buddie will become canon I’m kind of glad Eddie will have his support network in person when he starts to figure himself out and doesn’t have to confront how repressed he has been when in his former hometown (and away from Buck).

I think it’s a good thing to show people that you can figure out parts of yourself in your chosen home instead, I’m glad he got Chris back so that Buddie can be coparents as they’ve been set up to potentially be.

Yes the PR tour of Buddie stuff now feels like a distraction to that finale but I think it was kind of like: don’t lose hope Buddie shippers, even if it’s not now, it will happen. Grief doesn’t have to be the thing that causes you to find yourself (or realize someone is your partner who you hadn’t considered before) and it seems kinder to have Eddie figuring out himself in a later stage of grief after rebuilding his life in his ideal home: Los Angeles.

I do agree the El Paso storyline did feel like a lot for just getting Chris back but at least Eddie now knows his most supportive family is his chosen family (and Aunt Pepa as a more fitting maternal figure than what is in Texas, and someone who can step into the void Bobby’s death created within his support network). Also we got that great episode from the moving storyline of Buck supporting Eddie by subletting from him and he didn’t have to lose Chris’/his home when he sacrificed stuff to get his son. The progression of Buddie seemed stilted with the absence of Chris if I’m being honest, I’m looking forward to them in person again.

Buddie not being partners through the 118 in next season means they get to contextualize their relationship in a different way than before which is exciting(!) and I think Eddie will realize better the depth of Bucks love for him without the partner label. Also out and proud homosexual Hen being his medic partner (if we assume Chimney as Cap) will be exciting and I hope we see more of their relationship like we did in 8x17 (clearly the best episode of late S8). We might get to see more of Eddie channeling Bobby to find “another way” when presented with only two options during an emergency (though I see Chim also channeling Bobby).

I’m personally so glad we avoided the awkwardness of having to see the logistics of Eddie going back, selling that house, and Buck being asked to leave. Though yes I am mourning a sooner Buddie roommates reality :/

Once we saw the direction they were going with the El Paso storyline I kind of dreaded a rushed feelings realization if there was gonna be one in S8. I’m happy it will be explored more in depth and not be a sudden moment/cliffhanger, it feels more honest to the character. Even though it frustrates me as we grow more and more impatient. But we must remember Buck has only been canonically queer since S7, and they have only been on ABC for two seasons now. Queer slow-burn storylines when both of the characters begin their character arcs on the show as “canonically” (assumed) straight have to take longer than other slow-burns by design (for the general audience to accept).

After seeing the Buddie argument in the kitchen, I think the aftermath of Chris visiting creating the impression of it being all better would be a little too storybook. And although I didn’t really care for the regression of Buck’s feelings in this finale episode (he shut down again seeing his 118 family not heeled since he knew Eddie was leaving still), it did feel real for him to still be processing the grief and loss of his old normal.

The amount of shifting around (Chim to Captain, Eddie back but working with Hen presumably, hopefully more Buck Ravi bestie-ism) will be very interesting to watch in S9!

Most of what I’m worried about is honestly Athena’s storyline since we didn’t really see her actual thought process for selling the house, I don’t know how we will see them (her and the 118) interact in the future out side of work, we can assume they will be a family but since not every shift includes police response, will she be getting less screen time?

Let’s remain hopeful to the possibilities! I think this set up allows us to process Bobby’s death more over the hiatus and doesn’t use a queer storyline for shock value in a finale!

I totally understand anyone who steps away from the show for their own mental wellness, it’s a lot if you feel strung along, but there’s always hope as the show is not over. Be kind to yourself and don’t fall into a spiral of doom if you can help it <3